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Google Voice adds free calls to Canada (from the US)

by Brad Linder on August 19, 2009 at 03:00 PM

Google Voice lets users make free calls to phone numbers in the United States. And starting this week, users can also make free calls to Canada, a feature that was available in GrandCentral before Google bought the service and turned it into Google Voice.

The only catch is that you can only make those free calls if you're in the US, because Google Voice isn't available in other countries yet.

In order to make a free phone call, you can login to your web-based inbox and hit the Call button, use a mobile application, or call your own Google Voice number from a registered phone and hit #2 to place a call.

Tags: canada, google-voice, voip

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mgh_caAug 19th 2009 5:05PM

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Now we just need to get some Canadian phone numbers like Grand Central had!

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deranAug 19th 2009 10:18PM

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when you say "google voice isn't available in other countries yet" are you considering the Gizmo work-around? if you get a gizmo number and set it as your forwarding number, when you dial a canadian number, it should ring your computer via the internet. this negates the need for a US phone number, doesn't it? and wouldn't you be able to use google voice in this manner anywhere in the world where there's an internet connection?

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