Google Reveals Fiber Phone Landline Service
Google added a cloud-based home phone service to its fiber broadband service. Google Fiber customers can pay $10 per month for Fiber Phone service, which includes unlimited local and long-distance calling, Google said. For international calls, customers pay the same…
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rates as Google Voice. Customers can port their old phone number, Google said. Like Google Voice and the Project Fi mobile service, Fiber Phone can transcribe voice messages to SMS or email, and customers can receive calls on their landline phone, cellphone, tablet or laptop, Google said. Fiber Phone will be available only in select markets to start, but Google said it will eventually roll out the service to all of its Fiber customers. Landline service is still important, Google said in a blog post announcing the service. “Landlines can be familiar, reliable and provide high-quality service, but the technology hasn’t always kept up.”