[CarlosT]

Hack: You can still make outgoing calls using Google Voice/Hangouts

1. In Gmail type in your name into the "start a hangout" box 2. In Hangout window click on "add telephone". 3. type in phone number you want to call. 4. Call.

[voyou]

Or just click on the "Call Phone" button next to the "Start Hangout" button in Gmail? That's still there for me, is it not for other people?

[dragonwriter]

> Or just click on the "Call Phone" button next to the "Start Hangout" button in Gmail? That's still there for me, is it not for other people?

Its not there for me, and Google has acknowledged that the outbound call functionality is missing with Hangouts and that that is why the legacy Talk interface is still available and you can freely switch between them, saying that they will retain that interface until the calling features have been integrated into Hangouts. [1] So I don't know why you're special.

[1] http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/20/4348256/hangouts-is-future...

[pgambling]

I tried it, but I didn't see "add telephone" in the hangout window. I also had to use my gmail address to start a hangout with myself.

[CarlosT]

oops.I forgot a step. Step 3: Click "Invite people". Step 4: "add a phone number".

[drivebyacct2]

Or,

1. Use the Google Voice extension. Enter number. Press 'dial'. Your Hangout is now ringing, huzzah