Google is going to become your new phone company , perhaps reducing your phone bill to zilch in the future . Google has launched Gizmo5 , an online chat company that is akin to Skype . Users could make and receive calls that bypass the per - minute billing on smartphones . For $ 6 a month , Gizmo5 residential users got 300 minutes a month of outbound calling anywhere in the United States , unlimited incoming calls on their home computers or even home phones ( using a broadband-to-phone network conversion box ) and E911 service ( which means 911 calls work like landlines calls do , once you register your home address ) . Examples : ` ` If AT & T is Coca - Cola , Google is now 7-UP ''
Google is going to become your new phone company , perhaps reducing your phone bill to zilch in the future . Google has launched Gizmo5 , an online chat company that is akin to Skype . Users could make and receive calls that bypass the per - minute billing on smartphones . Examples : ` ` If AT & T is Coca - Cola , Google is now 7-UP ''