Google Voice "Soon" for Europe

Google is currently testing its telephony service Google Voice in Europe, ahead of a planned launch outside the United States for the first time, the company’s European Director of Business Development, Jens Redmer says.

Redmer couldn’t give a precise launch date. He said that the launch didn't hinge on engineering issues, but rather regulatory issues.

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Google confirms that if you’re outside the United States and you set your language to U.S. English in Gmail, this feature might become available to you.


When Google announced it was rolling out the ability to make Google Voice calls within Gmail, there was the slight caveat that users outside the USA couldn’t use it.

Google Voice being tested in Europe ahead of international launch