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Re: Google Voice

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VanguardLH wrote on 8/9/2016 12:20 AM:
> 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.

True or false: I can call only other Hangouts users with hangouts.

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