Does Throttle Affect Google Voice?

[gplantam]

I plan to get a smartphone to use only for Google Voice (or Skype). This will be my primary phone, used for many domestic calls each day. I'm guessing I'd use 5GB/month.

I plan to carry a mobile hotspot. Many mobile hotspots can throttle your speed after using 2.5GB.

So, will the throttling affect my ability to make GV calls?
What if I use 15 minutes of GPS navigation in addition to phone calls?

(I hope to get answers from people who have actually tried this scenario.)

[Null0]

I plan to get a smartphone to use only for Google Voice (or Skype). This will be my primary phone, used for many domestic calls each day. I'm guessing I'd use 5GB/month.

I plan to carry a mobile hotspot. Many mobile hotspots can throttle your speed after using 2.5GB.

So, will the throttling affect my ability to make GV calls?
What if I use 15 minutes of GPS navigation in addition to phone calls?

(I hope to get answers from people who have actually tried this scenario.)

You are apparently unaware that google voice is not a VOIP service.

Outgoing and incoming calls still use traditional phone service and thus use minutes.
(gmail calling, while related to google voice, is a separate service, and does not have a supported app for smart phone use)

[telmesrin]

There are voip services that integrate with GV. PBXes / Sipdroid (sip provider/android app) and GrooVeIP (another android app) are two examples. Throttling can affect those services if it lowers bandwidth too much. You'd have to check with the provider to see how much it gets throttled. Regardless, one way you can reduce your data usage is to use wifi whenever possible. You can also have GV forward to additional numbers (eg. a landline) and use that when you're able. You could even have a backup cell to use only when the throttling happens, if it turns out that it's too slow for voice.

Personally, I use GV and forward to a PBXes account when I have wifi, and to my cell number (Page Plus) when I don't.