{"id":13110,"date":"2010-08-27T13:22:41","date_gmt":"2010-08-27T05:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=13110"},"modified":"2010-08-27T13:22:41","modified_gmt":"2010-08-27T05:22:41","slug":"gmail-voice-versus-skype-how-much-and-who-will-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/27\/gmail-voice-versus-skype-how-much-and-who-will-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Gmail Voice Versus Skype, How Much and Who will Win?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gmail Voice was announced\u00a0 a few days ago. I quickly installed it but have yet to try it out. Today, after recharging my cordless Skype phone, I decided to give someon a call. Here are the findings.<\/p>\n

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BTW, my victim is DK<\/a>. I guess no one would entertain me with such call. Anyway, using my cordless Skype phone, I made the first call out using Gmail. Just to clarify. I am calling to Singapore and if you are calling to other countries, please check the call rate.<\/p>\n

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Gmail Voice Call<\/span><\/h2>\n

The connection sounds as though you are calling a phone locally<\/p>\n

The quality of call is good at my side. No breakout of call. However, it doesn’t feel like a “real” call.<\/p>\n

The party on the other line hears me well but has a feeling of hollowness or if I am talking in a very open area.<\/p>\n

The call lasted 2 minutes plus plus.<\/p>\n

Skype Call<\/span><\/h2>\n

The connection sounds as though you are calling an overseas call.<\/p>\n

The quality of call is good at my side. No breakout of call. However, it doesn’t feel like a “real” call.<\/p>\n

The party on the other line hears me well and mentioned that I sounded louder and feels like a real phone.<\/p>\n

The call lasted less than 2 minutes.<\/p>\n

Cost<\/span><\/h2>\n

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I checked the history of Gmail Voice. I spent 3 minutes on the line and it cost me US$0.06.<\/p>\n

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I checked the history of Skype call. I spent 1:55 minutes on the line and it cost me US$0.081<\/p>\n

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Summary<\/span><\/h2>\n

Based on my side on calling the other party, I could not detect any differences in the quality. However, based on the other party, Skype seems to be a little better but both are still ok.<\/p>\n

If we think in terms of pricing, Google Gmail Voice is cheaper.<\/p>\n

If we think in terms of popularity, Skype definitely wins (at this moment).<\/p>\n

If we think about convenience, Skype will win because there are apps available on phones or software on the computer itself.<\/p>\n

So, what is your opinion?
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