Google Voice ከ Skype ጋር

የአገልግሎት ሁኔታ

Google Voice: በሥራ ላይ። Skype: ከአገልግሎት ተነስቷል። ከገበያ የተነሳ የሸማች አገልግሎት ቀድሞ ያሉት ጥቅሞች ምንም ይሁኑ እጩ አይደለም፤ መለያዎች መሸጥ ያቆማሉ፣ ጥቅም ላይ ያልዋለ ክሬዲት ይቀየራል ወይም ያበቃል፣ ድጋፍም ይቋረጣል። የተጠቀሙበት አገልግሎት ስለተዘጋ እዚህ ከደረሱ፣ ማድረግ የሚገባው ንጽጽር አሁንም በሥራ ላይ ባሉ አገልግሎቶች መካከል ነው።

የግንኙነት ክፍያ

Google Voice: የለም። Skype: ክፍያ ይጠየቃል። የግንኙነት ክፍያ የጥሪው ርዝመት ምንም ይሁን ምን በእያንዳንዱ ጥሪ ላይ የሚጨመር ቋሚ መጠን ነው፤ ስለዚህ በደቂቃ ክፍያ ንጽጽር በጣም ርካሽ እንዲመስሉ በሚያደርጋቸው አጭር ጥሪዎች ላይ በንጽጽር ከፍተኛ ይሆናል። አምስት ሳንቲም የግንኙነት ክፍያ ያላቸው አስር የአንድ ደቂቃ ጥሪዎች ከርዕስ ዋጋው በሚገምተው መጠን በሃምሳ ሳንቲም ይበልጣሉ፤ አንድ የአስር ደቂቃ ጥሪ ግን በአምስት ሳንቲም ብቻ ይበልጣል።

የክሬዲት ማብቂያ

Google Voice: አልታተመም። Skype: ጊዜው ያበቃል። የሚያበቃ ክሬዲት በምንም የዋጋ ሰንጠረዥ የማይታይ ወጪ ነው፤ እና አንድ ጊዜ በሚሞሉት መጠንና በምን ያህል ያልተደጋገመ ሁኔታ እንደሚደውሉ ልክ ያህል ይጎዳል። ለአስቸኳይ ጊዜ የተገዛና ጥቅም ላይ ሳይውል የቀረ ቀሪ ሂሳብ በእንቅስቃሴ አልባነት ደንብ የሚወሰደው በትክክል ያ ነው።

መድረኮች

Google Voice የሚሠራው በiOS, Android, Web ላይ ነው። Skype የሚሠራው በiOS, Android, Web, Windows, macOS ላይ ነው። ይህ ከሚገባው በላይ ብዙ ንጽጽሮችን ይወስናል፤ በእጅዎ ላለው መሣሪያ ላይ የማይገኝ ምርጥ አገልግሎት በፍጹም እጩ አይደለም። እና አማራጩ ስልክን ለአንድ ሰዓት ከጆሮዎ ጋር መያዝ ከሆነ፣ ዴስክቶፕ መተግበሪያ ከሚመስለው በላይ ይጠቅማል።

በGoogle Voice እንደታተመው

• per minute for paid destinations.
• none (Google documentation describes per‑minute rates without separate connection fees).
• Support pages describe a maximum balance of $70.00 and adding credit for international calls, but do not explicitly document a fixed expiry period for unused credit.
• $10 credit or subscription (business plans) depending on use; personal users can buy smaller call credit amounts.

በSkype እንደታተመው

• per minute
• $0.049 per call to US/UK/India/Mexico landlines; $0.089 per call to many mobile destinations (Skype Credit, USD, VAT not specified).
• Skype Credit becomes inactive after 180 days without usage but could be reactivated via a dedicated link; Microsoft Q&A notes 180‑day inactivity rule, and users reported expiring balances around the migration to Teams.

በGoogle Voice እንደታተመው

Requires a personal Google account in the US or a supported Google Workspace account; sign‑up and number provisioning are limited to certain countries.

በSkype እንደታተመው

Users needed to create or sign in with a Microsoft/Skype account; paid calling required adding Skype Credit or an active subscription.

በGoogle Voice እንደታተመው

Business offerings have Starter ($10/user/month), Standard ($20/user/month), and Premier ($30/user/month) plans with unlimited domestic calling; personal users can use a free tier plus paid per‑minute international calling credit.

በSkype እንደታተመው

Offered Skype Credit as pay‑as‑you‑go, and various monthly subscriptions such as country-specific minute bundles and 'Unlimited World' plans for international calls; existing subscriptions are being converted to credit as Skype is retired.

Google Voice

• United States, landline: Most calls from US Google Voice numbers to US landlines are free; some destinations cost $0.01/min.
• United States, mobile: Most calls from US Google Voice numbers to US mobiles are free; some special destinations cost $0.01/min.

ምንጭ፣ እንደተመዘገበው፦ Google Voice Help: Buy credit to make calls / calling rates lookup; detailed per‑country tables are accessed through an interactive tool.

Skype

• United States, landline: $0.023/min (Skype Credit, VAT/tax not specified).
• United States, mobile: $0.023/min (Skype Credit, VAT/tax not specified).
• United Kingdom, landline: $0.023/min (Skype Credit, VAT/tax not specified).
• United Kingdom, mobile: $0.100/min (Skype Credit, VAT/tax not specified).
• India, mobile: $0.015/min (Skype Credit, VAT/tax not specified).
• Mexico, mobile: $0.035/min (Skype Credit, VAT/tax not specified).
• Nigeria, mobile: $0.224/min (Skype Credit, VAT/tax not specified).
• Philippines, mobile: $0.168/min (Skype Credit, VAT/tax not specified).

ምንጭ፣ እንደተመዘገበው፦ www.skaip.org/call-rates/us; www.skaip.org/call-rates/gb; www.skaip.org/call-rates/mx; www.skaip.org/call-rates/in; Zippcall Skype calling rates overview 2025.

Google Voice

• Offers a single Google Voice number for calling, SMS, and voicemail across multiple devices.
• Supports domestic and international calling from apps and the web.
• Personal accounts in the US can place free calls to most US and Canada numbers, with per‑minute tariffs for international destinations.
• Business tiers integrate with Google Workspace and provide admin features, call routing, auto‑attendants, and reporting.
• Allows purchasing call credit for long‑distance and international calls without subscribing to a business plan.
• Provides Chrome extension and web interfaces for click‑to‑call from the browser.
• Syncs call history, voicemail, and messages across web and mobile apps.
• US‑only availability for personal sign‑ups is explicitly noted in app descriptions.

Skype

• Offered paid calling from the app to landline and mobile numbers worldwide using Skype Credit or subscriptions.
• Provided free Skype‑to‑Skype voice and video calls over the internet.
• Supported instant messaging, file transfer, and screen sharing alongside calls.
• Available on multiple platforms including mobile apps and desktop clients.
• Offered country‑specific and global flat‑rate subscription plans for frequent international calling.
• Integrated with Microsoft accounts and later migrated paid calling into Microsoft Teams Free with a web dial pad.
• Call rates depended on destination country and number type (mobile vs landline).
• Consumer Skype service is being retired, with end of service set for May 1, 2026, while the dial pad remains via web for paid users.

Google Voice

• Business‑plan analyses highlight that unlimited international calling is only available as an add‑on and that international rates can be higher than some specialist VoIP providers.
• Reviewers note limited availability for personal accounts outside the US and select Workspace markets, which restricts adoption.
• Some small‑business users criticise the lack of certain advanced call‑centre features compared with dedicated cloud‑PBX competitors.

Skype

• User reviews and tech press have long reported dissatisfaction with major UI redesigns of the mobile app, including complaints that the new interface made the app harder to use.
• Criticism over call quality variability, especially on slower or unstable internet connections, appears frequently in third‑party reviews.
• Some users complain about confusion around credit expiry and the 180‑day inactivity rule for Skype Credit.
• Reports of confusion and concern among users about what happens to existing Skype Credit and subscriptions during the announced shutdown and migration to Teams.