Google Voice, Skype or TalkTalk

Image via WikipediaThis morning, when I logged into my Google account, I got a little pop-up ad saying that I had $0.1 Google Voice credit. Prices seem cheap and I want to see whether it will be worth me using GoogleVoice instead of Skype for my calls. I have already posted a comparison of VoipCheap, Skype and Gizmo here. It looks like Google have set themselves up in direct competition with Skype so I am going to try to work out when I would be better off using GoogleVoice.
We tend to call friends and family in Mexico, France, Norway and occasionally Spain.

Prices in pence per min incl. VAT

Table	GoogleVoice	SkypeOut*
Mexico (Landline)	6.5	6.4
Mexico (Mobile)	12	20.7
Mexico-Guadalajara (Landline)	1.3	2.1
Mexico-Mexico City (Landline)	1.3	1.4
Mexico-Mexico City (Mobile)	12 ?	20.7 ?
Mexico-Monterrey (Landline)	1.3	1.4
France (Landline)	1.3	1.4
France (Mobile)	9.7	13.2
norway (Landline)	1.3	1.4
norway (Mobile)	13	13.8
spain (Landline)	1.3	1.4
spain (Mobile)	12	17.7

There's very little in it when comparing calls to landlines but Google Voice does seem to be cheaper when calling mobiles. I will check sound quality but unless it is way better than Skype, I will stick with the devil I know.

EQO mobile: the way I see it

Well it has markedly improved. It is easier to install and it doesn't use Skype anymore so you do not need to leave your computer running Skype.
But now you have an additional company to buy credit from instead of Skype credit. The other down side is that now you cannot IM for free Skype users sitting in front of their computers. You can only communicate for free with people who have installed EQO mobile on their phones and this is not entirely free as you have to pay your network provider for data transfer (unless you have an all inclusive deal). I think that EQO mobile has now lost interesting functionality. O.K. it was a pain to have your computer on all the time but at least you could communicate with the millions of Skype users. Additionally, the costs of EQO calls to Mexico for example are higher than they use to be with the Skype set-up.