I might also add quickly that Google Voice is available on the iPhone as well by simply going to http://google.com/voice in your iPhone Safari browser - no need to worry about downloading an app!
However, on a much larger scale, is it not conceivable to think that Google will eventually begin making headway in the entire telecom industry?
I mean, what other telecom giant is offering anything close to Google Voice?
Google Voice does not use VOIP - it makes calls through the standard public switch telephone network. When you place a call to someone using Google Voice on your device, it essentially routes the call through the Google cloud, which then sends the call out to its final destination. This way, the person receiving your call sees the call coming from your Google phone number rather than the number given by your wireless carrier.
This technology is quite amazing in that it really doesn't matter what phone carrier you use, or how many companies you switch to (Verizon, AT&T, etc..) your Google Voice number remains the same.
And let's take this one step further - could we not possibly see in the near future a mobile phone being offered for free from Google and one that functions solely off Google Voice?
I think it's very conceivable seeing the latest technology at work on my iPhone, and how it syncs directly to the Google Voice application on my computer as well.
Google Voice, when managing it from my computer, actually reminds me of Gmail. It has a very similar interface with a lot of the same functionality such as "archiving".
So looking ahead, I don't think it's a far fetched idea to see a free data phone (like the iphone) being offered by Google that runs on Google Voice, and of course would be driven by Android (Google's mobile OS).
Here's a video for those of you interested:
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