Make Phone Calls From Gmail!

[beej]

can u receive incoming calls to an international number through Google voice
(my sis lives in France and i wanna be able to call her without any hassle)

from google voice
"International numbers are not supported as forwarding phones"
(unless its a VOIP line of course)

[avi2018]

When you signed up for Gmail did you choose Canada or US?

Highly doudt it makes a difference just picks up where the ip address is.

[Yordai Dooma]

Finally!  My "call button" just showed up.

[Chaikel]

It works when I'm signed in from the US, but not IL

[beej]

It works when I'm signed in from the US, but not IL

same here

[beej]

It works when I'm signed in from the US, but not IL

although the option to fwd your google voice calls to gmail chat DOES show up it the google voice settings. i  tried it and my gmail inbox started ringing.  BUT for some reason even though i turned call screening off,  when i click answer the recording says "to accept press 1, to  send to voicemail  press 2" and i have no way of answering because there's no keypad to select an option. i guess i'll have to stick with the really old fashioned 1900's way of communicating. the telephone.

[Chaikel]

Cool. At least I can make outgoing now.
Thanks for the tip!

[Dan]

Cool. At least I can make outgoing now.
Thanks for the tip!

How do you do that?

[Yordai Dooma]

If you are outside the US, you will likely want to see this before you screw things up: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2010/08/dont-click-this-button-in-google-voice.html

[Chaikel]

How do you do that?

You have an option in Google Talk to forward to Google Talk. Enable that option, click call, type the number you wish to call, and use phone "Google Talk". It will show up as a voice call in Gtalk. Click "answer"

[beej]

Cool. At least I can make outgoing now.
Thanks for the tip!

oh right. dint think of that i'll try it out.

If you are outside the US, you will likely want to see this before you screw things up: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2010/08/dont-click-this-button-in-google-voice.html

im still not getting the "call phone" option in my inbox even though my default language is set to english. (im in IL)

[beej]

Cool. At least I can make outgoing now.
Thanks for the tip!

yup it  works.
now lets work on incoming. is  anyone else having this issue with having to press 1 to accept even with the option turned off?
there's gotta be some sort of desktop keypad available for download so that you can press 1 to accept when it rings in your inbox. (im talking about out of the US)

[Chaikel]

I wonder if you use your system sounds as a mic (sound card dependent) and play the sound of a 1 being pressed if that would work

[beej]

i can't say i fully understand exactly what you mean but i doubt it would work

[Dan]

None of you guys in Israel have Gizmo5?