Gmail = E-mail + Chat + more…! You can now make telephone calls as well!
Gmail is not only about e-mail anymore. Google has now officially announced that users can make calls to telephone across the world from its e-mail service itself.
PC - to - PC voice/video chat had always been available by means of Google Voice, but not everyone gets to sit in front of the computer all through the day. Telephones are a better way to catch hold of someone immediately and now, Gmail has a feature that allows one to call and receive calls from telephones. Also, you will not necessarily have to have a Google Voice account for making these calls. However, international calls will be provided for by means of Google Voice only.
Users can make calls by means of the newly included “Call phone” option. It is very easy to use and all the user has to do is to choose the option, enter the telephone number and dial. The Gmail user will also get an incoming call alert, just the same way as you get an alert when someone messages you… you can choose to attend/ignore the call as you may please.
According to the post in Google’s blog, calls to telephones within USA or Canada are free of cost. Calls to other countries will have some tariff defined and rates will differ based on the country to which the call is placed. Calls to countries like the UK, France, Germany, Japan will be charges as low as 2 cents a minute. However, calls to other countries might be slightly more expensive.
As of now, Skype has been the major player in the internet telephone service provider industry. By launching this service, Google has now jumped headlong in competition with Skype. How the service will pick up is something that we have to wait and watch; however, since Gmail is one of the most successful e-mail services available with a major portion of the world using the same, chances are that this service will do very well indeed!
Tata Photon Plus – high speed wireless internet from Tata Teleservices
Today being the age of the internet, it is rare to find any sector that does not make use of or require this technology. The demand for internet and the internet usage requirements of customers are growing at very high rates today. Almost everyone wants to access the internet for some reason or the other; that too things need to be accessible as swift as lightning to mach the rapid phase of life these days. Internet usage has grown to such an extent that its need is felt by us at all times, irrespective of the duration of hours or location. Such being the scenario, internet solutions such as wireless, high-speed internet services are definitely a boon to the internet users of today’s world.
There are quite a few players who have ventured into offering high-speed wireless internet services in India recently. One such recent launches is the Tata Photon Plus, the mobile wireless broadband internet service launched recently by Tata Teleservices.
The Tata Photon Plus can be accessed by two means:
- USB modem – this is the most preferred mode for individual users who might use either a laptop or desktop PC.
- Router – this is the most preferred mode for businesses or for people who want to access the internet simultaneously in many computers.
Tata Teleservices claims that the Tata Photon Plus offers a maximum speed of 3.1 Mega bytes per second. However, the actual speed might vary based on various factors such as time of the day, number of users accessing the service at any given time, the webpage that is opened, etc.
Any user of the USB modem can access Tata Photon Plus high speed wireless internet connection at any location, even while they are traveling. Although the Photon Plus service is available in only selected cities in India, the device automatically switches over to the Photon Whiz (a wireless internet service offered by Tata Teleservices that provides a speed of 144 Kilo bytes per second) and thus will ensure uninterrupted service wherever you go.
