Do you want to keep your landline phone but also have the option of redirecting calls to your cell phone or any other mobile device when you are not at home?
That is what Google promises to do with its new landline phone service called Fiber Phone, since your landline phone will live "in the cloud."
The user who contracts this service will be able to continue with their current landline device, keeping the number or choosing one new.
The service will offer call waiting, caller ID, emergency services or the option to transcribe voice messages to text and receive them as a new message on mobile devices.
According to Google, the Fiber Phone will cost US$10 per month and will allow unlimited national and local calls, offering Google Voice rates for international communications.
The landline of the future
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"While mobile phones have propelled us into the future, landline service remains important to many families," said John Shriver-Blake, head of Fiber Phone, in a company blog.
"Landline telephony may be familiar, reliable and provide high-quality service, but its technology has not kept pace."
Shriver-Blake added that the Fiber Phone will allow users to "access the phone from the street, the office or wherever they are", being able to use it from any phone, tablet or computer.
The Fiber Phone will be available for now only for Google customers in the United States. It will arrive in American cities gradually.
If you live in the US, for now the only option to know when this service will arrive in your city is to register on a company website and wait for updates.
It is not yet known when the Fiber Phone will arrive in other countries.
This gradual expansion of the Fiber Phone is similar to the launch of other Google Fiber projects, the technology giant's initiative to provide high-speed connection to internet.
Updated on: 31/03/2016 00:00:00
Source of Information: BBC tecnología
