Google Voice

• Dec 20, 2009

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Update:
Google voice is now free to all. no more invites.
still US only..


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Google Voice Blog


Just like Gmail its by invite only at first, i just got mine invite the other day.. i been waiting a damn month already. does anyone else have this, or heard of it yet?

its a free phone # from Google. the one i have i picked out myself.. *its (801)-999-(last 4 digits of my current number) W00T!! :eg:

pretty cool service so far.. it has the option to premaban numbers. then when they call back it tells them *number is not in service & wont even ring on my side.. its pretty sweet.






So is there anyone else?

 

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• Jan 16, 2010

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What are you going to use this for... prank phonecalling?

 

• Jan 19, 2010

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Yup, I've got one. It works really well on my Droid. I love how it transcribes voicemails. So cool!

 

• Jan 19, 2010

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So how does it work? do you ring your number then, ring out using their service?... btw its not untraceable!

 

• Jan 19, 2010

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bobhaha said:

So how does it work? do you ring your number then, ring out using their service?... btw its not untraceable!

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Recieving calls get routed through your new number. So if someone calls your google number, that number redirects to your cellphone (and/or work, home, etc) without them knowing. I'm sure you can trace it somehow, but the average person can't do it, so w\e.

Outgoing calls do the same (you can disable this though, like I did). When you call someone, your phone actually calls your google number and then that google number redirects to the person you intended to call thus showing your google number on their caller ID.

EDIT: iPhone users don't get to do this... the application got rejected by the app store

 

• Jan 19, 2010

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haha ok cool!

 

• Jan 20, 2010

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Jailbroken iPhone users can take advantage of all of the main Google Voice features, there's an app called "GV Mobile +". Shame GV isn't available in the UK yet, though, I'm having my number ported at the moment and it's not exactly fun waiting...

 

• Jan 20, 2010

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I'm waiting for my google voice invite. Hope I get it soon

 

• Jan 20, 2010

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Shoot, I need to get myself an invite. It seems really useful.

-Trevor

 

• Jan 20, 2010

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twhite828 said:

Shoot, I need to get myself an invite. It seems really useful.

-Trevor

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Sign up on the website. The invites (from google) usually get sent out two weeks after signing up. voice.google.com

 

• Jan 20, 2010

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I may want to get a new phone for this service, what is the recommended carrier(s) and phone(s)? I would rather stay w/ Verizon btw, good coverage. -Glenn

 

• Jan 20, 2010

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scopeguy20 said:

I may want to get a new phone for this service, what is the recommended carrier(s) and phone(s)? I would rather stay w/ Verizon btw, good coverage. -Glenn

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DROID! Get the Droid! In my opinion it's a lot better than the iphone. It's what I have. Plus (besides the Droid eris) I think its the only phone with Android that is offered by Verizon.

 

• Jan 30, 2010

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scopeguy20 said:

I may want to get a new phone for this service, what is the recommended carrier(s) and phone(s)? I would rather stay w/ Verizon btw, good coverage. -Glenn

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I believe you can use Google Voice with any phone. If you want to dial out via GV number you'd need to dial the GV number first tho. the app for Android / jailbroken iPhone makes the dial out automated. and u can text using GV for free I believe.

When a call comes in to your GV number it fowards the call to your phone, so it shouldn't matter what carrier service you have.

There is a pretty sweet workaround to using GV and some other stuff to get free phone calls. here it is: Google Voice + Sipgate + MySipSwitch - Asterisk = Free Inbound/outbound Calling No Server required - SlickDeals.net Forums

thanks,
Kendall

 

• Jan 30, 2010

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So what exactly is the point of it? :thinking:
Sorry for my ignorance but I don't really get it.

 

• Jan 30, 2010

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There's a little feature that came with my phone called Block Numbers that does the exact same thing without using someone elses services...

 

• Feb 6, 2010

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I saw this story a few days ago about using GV on Iphones

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Google Voice finally gets on iPhone with browser Web app | Mobilize - InfoWorld

So far nobody i know has it yet..
they are still waiting on the invite from teh google.
i was thinking that when i chose my # that maybe i should have gotten one that was out of state.. maybe like got myself a florida number or something.


as for the service, i have been using it for over a month now and i haven't had any problems with it. i use GV a lot since i have been able to.