Is Google in the Process of Adding VoIP to Google Voice?

Whispers around the web are starting to build up a case for true VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) support making its way to Google Voice in the very nearly future. Last week Gizmo5, a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calling service, announced to its users that it would be shuttering its service come April 3rd and users would not be able to add calling credit to their account afterwards this week. If you are wondering how that connects, Gizmo5 was acquired by Google back in 2009. As is the case with many startups bought out by larger companies, the end of the original service on the whole coincides with the launch of a new one.

Further suggesting the ability is slowly being built into Google Voice are reports that adding "@sip.voice.google.com" to the end of a GV number allows users to place VoIP calls to that number. The ability isn’t working for all, now.

We have a feeling it won’t be too much longer until we see the capabilities emerge, at which point Google Voice will be an online calling service to be reckoned with. VoIP has been long rumored as an addition to a service already featuring number portability, visual voicemail, and SMS functions, and should please more than a few GV subscribers.

YES! However, just make me a little black box to plug in at home. Stamp "Google" on it and let me use my gv account to call out from home. I hate having long calls on a cell phone. I would happily pay for this service.

Non-blantant

Google’s already doing this in a non-blantant, avoiding the FCC as much as possible way that it can. Sounds like VoIP is a natural then step.

So how will this go over with carriers in taking away from their voice minutes? Or could it be possible that they would charge a little more for data without voice if it ever got to the point you could do all of your calls over VOIP? Or have the carriers deep down said screw it….its coming and theres nothing we can do to stop it…speaking of VOIP in general and not just Google.

I would LOVE to replace my landline with just a VOIP adapter on top of my home internet. Everyone I know has my GV number, which already rings my home & cell definitely :D