I hope that Google's takeover will improve the quality of Gizmo5 and bring in a strong competitor to Skype.
I tried to replace Skype with Gizmo5, but two major problems made me go back to Skype:
1) Voice quality on the receiver's side is awful, and the caller's side is too quiet.
This may be partly due to my connection– I was using wifi– but Skype worked without issues. I'm not sure whether this is because of the underlying technology, or because of the PSTN link quality.
2) Payments take a couple days to process, whereas Skype payments process in seconds.
That being said, Gizmo5's pricing is markedly better, which is what prompted me to try it out in the first place.
I think Google is definitely capable of fixing the second problem quickly and effectively. And Google's reputation for excellence gives me hope that the overall quality of Gizmo5 will also improve accordingly.
I tried to replace Skype with Gizmo5, but two major problems made me go back to Skype:
1) Voice quality on the receiver's side is awful, and the caller's side is too quiet.
This may be partly due to my connection– I was using wifi– but Skype worked without issues. I'm not sure whether this is because of the underlying technology, or because of the PSTN link quality.
2) Payments take a couple days to process, whereas Skype payments process in seconds.
That being said, Gizmo5's pricing is markedly better, which is what prompted me to try it out in the first place.
I think Google is definitely capable of fixing the second problem quickly and effectively. And Google's reputation for excellence gives me hope that the overall quality of Gizmo5 will also improve accordingly.