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Re: Google Voice

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Alek wrote:

> Do you use Google Voice on your personal cell phone?
> 
> I was surprised to see that minutes on a GV call were being counted
> against my plan minutes. I had thought they were free.

For Google Voice:
https://support.google.com/voice/answer/115063?hl=en
Use of carrier minutes
When you use Google Voice on your mobile phone, domestic and
international calls will use the standard minutes from your cell phone
plan. Your call will be routed through a U.S.-based direct access
number.

If you want to get/make free wifi-based calls (VOIP) then you need to
add the Hangounts Dialer to Hangouts.  The dialer doesn't come bundled
with Hangouts because making free calls is contrary to the revenue
platform of cell phones making money off consumption of cellular
services.  VOIP calls are free using the Hangouts Dialer only when using
free wifi connections (which is all that Hangouts Dialer supports), like
your home wifi hotspot or the many others around.  VOIP just means the
call is over the Internet which could be via wifi connects or using data
from your cellular plan.

"Data use: If you're not connected to Wi-Fi when you get a phone call in
Hangouts, you'll use your phone's data plan. Contact your mobile carrier
for details about your data coverage and cost."

If you want to ensure that you don't use any of your data minutes from
your cellular service, disable "mobile data" in your smartphone.  That
means you won't have any Internet access unless you are connected to a
wifi hotspot.  If the wifi hotspot is free then the call is free.

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