Google Voice . . . Just the First Step

By now everyone know what Google Voice is. Google's new voice service to rule all your phone number is very inticing to many people. That being said others are a little afraid, rightly so, that Google will have too much control over your information. While this is may be true I do not share this viewpoint. I am very happy that services like this YouMail and others are starting to become mainstream with everyone getting smart phones now.

Why you ask? This is just the first step to revolutionizing phone networks. Think about it this way. . . Does it really matter what internet service provider you have? Well is some cases yes, Comcast, becasue they block certain ports and have some other unwanted "features." But it actuality they are just pathways, or dumb pipes, for us to use to consume content on the internet. We choose wat email (gmail) we want, and other services from thrid party companies on the internet already. For the case of the cell phone network we are starting to see the need to be on specific carriers hang in the balance. With a service like Google Voice, you dont need to worry about have to port your number or anything it is in you control, similar to the way if you change internet service providers you will not need to change your email. And you will never use the comcast, or verzion email address given to you, the same way you will never use the number that they assign to your mobile phone. Another factor contributing to this is the fact that the Federal Government has seen fit to examine if handset exclusivity with respect to certain carriers (every good phone and att) is counter productive and hurts the consumer. Just wait and see we will move more and more towards the model of the internet soon enough. Eventually each carrier will just use the others network and we will always have full coverage and we will basically choose a carrier based on if we like them or not for specific service services or they will just be packaged in with our cable and internet like a FULL COMMUNICATION package or something like that.