Will Google Voice be a Telstra killer?
Google is set to take on the telcos with the launch of Google Voice – a service that turns voicemails into email or SMS, allow a user to be contacted via a single number and provides cheap local and international telephony.
The company announced the initial stage of the rollout in the US today.
A spokesman for Google Australia told Mumbrella: “We do plan to make this service available internationally, but don’t have a specific time line for Australia.”
Google expert John Battelle, predicted:
“If it’s effortless, if it works without having to call someone to help me make it work, well, it’s a huge, huge hit.”
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Not sure if it’ll be a telstra killer – it’s more of an innovation challenge.
If the major telco’s see it as a serious threat I think they’d end up innovating something similar or just making voicemail free wouldn’t they?
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Rowan
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