I'm guessing now that maybe I don't see it the phone option for you because I don't see you in the chat client list -- you may not be signed up/logged in for Google Chat (which can also be accessed with iChat).
As was said, may be a bit obscure just now. --Don Ellis On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Scott Granneman <[email protected]>wrote: > That's SMS, man. I did get some SMS messages from you. > > Here's the info: "On Wednesday, Google introduced the ability to place > phone calls to landlines and cellphones directly from Gmail. In order > for the feature to work, users need to be signed into their Gmail > account in a Web browser. It also requires that users download and > install the voice and video browser plug-in. (This plug-in also lets > users conduct video and voice chats from Gmail.) How does it work? > The feature is somewhat buried in the Gmail chat client, which is to > the left of most users' inboxes. There is a tiny little phone icon. > Press it, and a dialer opens up in the Gmail window." > > Scott > -- > R. Scott Granneman > [email protected] ~ www.granneman.com ~ granneman.tel > Full list of publications @ http://www.granneman.com/publications > My new book: Google Apps Deciphered @ http://www.granneman.com/books > > "There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, > makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part; you can't even > passively take part, and you've got to put your bodies upon the gears > and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and > you've got to make it stop." > ---Mario Savio, leader, Free Speech Movement, U. of > California-Berkeley > > On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Don Ellis <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ok, I see "Start Voice Call" in my SMS pop-up. Tried it, but I couldn't > see > > it dialing out (and didn't see you answering either). > > --Don Ellis > > > > On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 1:30 PM, Scott Granneman <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> Amy, that's what Google did yesterday - you can now call landlines & > >> cell phones with Google Voice, but only through Gmail. That will > >> obviously be added to GV as well. > >> > >> Scott > >> -- > >> R. Scott Granneman > >> [email protected] ~ www.granneman.com ~ granneman.tel > >> Full list of publications @ http://www.granneman.com/publications > >> My new book: Google Apps Deciphered @ http://www.granneman.com/books > >> > >> "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." > >> ---Pablo Picasso > >> > >> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:16 AM, amycsj <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > I am on google voice. But it's not computer to landline, it simply > >> > bridges your existing phones to other phones. > >> > > >> > http://www.google.com/support/voice/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=115073 > >> > http://www.youtube.com/googlevoice > >> > > >> > When I open a web browser, the phone numbers are highlighted. > >> > If I click on them, the computer will offer to dial that number from > >> > one of my phones (home, office, cell) that I have previously put in my > >> > preferences. Then when I click it, it rings that phone, e.g. my office > >> > phone, when I pick that up, it rings the number I'm dialing, the > >> > google drops out of the loop, and the I pay phone charges as if I hand > >> > dialed it by hand. > >> > > >> > If people call my google number (which is free), that is forwarded to > >> > any number I specify. I can change the number, or have day calls to > >> > one number and evening calls to another, etc. > >> > > >> > I like Skype better because it allows the computer to phone connection > >> > that Google Voice doesn't have. I also use my skype number as my main > >> > business number. I can pick it up on the computer or forward it to a > >> > series of phones where I'm likely to be. > >> > > >> > Amy > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > On Aug 25, 8:10 pm, Don Ellis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I tried the previous version a couple of years ago. Click on the > number > >> >> and > >> >> it calls your phone back to make the connection. Don't think they had > >> >> direct-from-computer back then. > >> >> > >> >> Guess I'll have to try this version pretty soon. Sounds like > something > >> >> I've > >> >> been wanting for years (and had variations of over the years, but > never > >> >> quite this). > >> >> > >> >> --Don Ellis > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Mike B. <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> > I see that Google has released an app that lets anyone call a phone > >> >> > number straight from your computer for free (at least in the US). > I > >> >> > downloaded the .deb file, but haven't installed it yet, because I'm > >> >> > not sure how to uninstall it afterwards. > >> >> > >> >> > Has anyone else tried it? What do you think? > >> >> > >> >> > It works for Win/OSX/linux. > >> >> > > > -- Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug
