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by crazychrome 4315 days ago
i don't think it's going to work. google had gvoice for years and marketed it with free phone calls and voicemails, and it didn't take off. i had a similar project 5~6 years ago, which fell apart. my conclusion is that free call is not attractive at all to general public. if you are competing again telcomms (excluding MIM apps), you need a product that is 10x better, and "free" is not a magic word. or, find your niche! (e.g. crowdfunding project funders, consider my disapproved kickstarter project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1015114671/1150193072?t...)

good luck!
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nacs 4315 days ago
> my conclusion is that free call is not attractive at all to general public

Well Google has the free calling built into Gmail and Hangouts now so I wouldn't be so sure about that.

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crazychrome 4314 days ago
let me rephrase my words: free call is not attractive at all to general public as a standalone product. it's a nice-to-have feature, not a deal maker.
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