Google Fiber Is Now Testing Its Upcoming Phone Services

And if you’ve been following anything Google has been doing over the past few years, how Google Fiber Phone works shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. That application lets users link all of their various telephones, including landline and mobile devices, to a single phone number.

Google Fiber may be trying to become the antithesis to your friendly neighborhood ISP monopoly, but a new test program from the ultra-fast internet provider indicates the company may pursue a traditional triple-play package with the addition of phone service. As of now the only users who are able to use the service are those who have signed up for the company’s Fiber Trusted Tester program. Spam filtering, call screening and do-not-disturb make sure the right pep can get in touch with you at the right time.

If you are among those lucky people, you will receive a special letter from the search engine asking if you are willing to participate in this program. You have one week to reply to Google and, if you agree (and are selected to participate), Google will send a technician out your way to set the service up.

This feedback will help them to enhance the Fiber Phone system once they release it to the rest of their clients, the company’s representatives have written in the official e-mail.

Google is looking to round out its Google Fiber service, and well-entrenched cable companies like Time Warner Cable and Comcast, which often have virtual monopolies in various markets across the United States, should have even more reason for concern. The company might also incorporate the services of Project Fi along with this one. Google Fiber offers internet speeds up to 1 Gbit/s while downloading or uploading data and the TV service offers DVR capabilities.

And you’ll also have to keep your participation in the program hush-hush.