Put the HighTech back into my LowTech Phone -Google Voice
Shortly after I switched from my voip back to a two wire, POTS line from ATT I became aware of a new free service being offered by GoogleIts called google voice.
So its a service which will give you a free phone number in the area code of your choice. Mine is 213 245 1027 .
Its not like a yahoo phone number, or skype etc,, Its not another voip to computer service. Its a number which you can use to follow you to whatever phone you happen to be at.
Examples, if you are working from home, one day, someone calls me on my google phone, my home phone will ring, the next day, if I am traveling, my cell will ring. The next day, I am in the office, my same google number is called, my my office rings.
Ok OK, follow me numbers have been arround for a while.
What about.
someone leaves me a voice mail, google transcribes the voice mail into a text message (or email) and sends that text of that voice mail to my blackberry. No more having to call in an actually listen to the message.. just flip open the blackberry and read it.
SMS mesages are sent to my browser, and I can reply to my sms using my web browser et .
I can call you with my normal blackberry,(same backend number) but it will show up on your phone as my google number. (if I want) Voice mails (mp3 files) are emailed to me.
The call blocking/ routing features are great. I can choose to filter out people from getting to me live, by automatically sending them to voice mail, or if I choose, block them completely, and they will hear... that my phone number has been disconnected !
In a nutshell, the service puts you back in control of how and who you talk to. People you want to get to you, all your phones ring. People you don't, can get the complete run around.
Some other features like keeping a log of all your received/ placed missed calls, oh, how about the ability to change phones without the other person on the line knowing.. say you are on your cell, and you notice the battery is going dead, press a button on your cell, the call is transferred to your home phone...
Say you would like to record a call... well thats part of the service as well.
Just the tip of the iceberg for what google seems to be doing with their service.. I guess the bad news is...for now.. that apple has decided to opt out and not provide a google with the ability to work with Iphones. . like I can with my blackberry.. Oh boo hoo. ! Maybe att is thinking about providing the service themselves. ? who knows.
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That is my story today.
Bob
posted by Bob Lee @ 8:18 AM
2 Comments:
What stops this from working with iPHones ?
Also do you still (as with Grand Central) have to press "1" after answering a call to actually answer it ?
apple wont allow the widget to be installed on their iphone, So when you call from your iphone your normal cell number will show up to other caller, plus it won't be logged in your own google voice log.
Re press 1, that can be turned off or on based on caller or groups of callers, or everyone. Its a feature which allows you to screen your calls and send that person to voice mail or take the call. But like I said, you can turn it off.
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