Google Voice for everyone

[Duvi]

Google Voice Blog: Google Voice for everyone

 

[VDub2174]

Beat me to it

 

[GenericMessage]

Been using it for a year now, welcome to the club everyone! Its SWEET

 

[Dukins]

Thanks much appreciated. Im going to try this out. This will work well as a business only phone line for me.

 

[hucworld]

Google Voice now available for everyone!

Just saw this on phonescoop's site:

Google Voice Blog: Google Voice for everyone

 

[Lupevalenz#AC]

Welcome everyone, to the way you Telephony SHOULD be.

 

[dekcufi]

Been using it for a year now, welcome to the club everyone! Its SWEET

How do you get an acount?

 

[2CupsWithString]

This is super good and powerful, I've been using my GV #exclusively since September.

As you'd expect the app in the market on Android is awesome, but don't forget to to forward your voice mail by using the dial code! (you'll see what I mean when setting up google voice).

 

[Braaainz]

I heard that getting calls via google voice comes across as Landline and will therefore eat into our minutes.

What has been your experience?

 

[Dukins]

Can google voice ring to two phone numbers? I have a phone number forwarding to two different phone numbers but only one number rings. Is there a way around it besides deleting one of the forwarding numbers? Hope that makes sense.

 

[pwnst_r]

Remember, if you call using Google Voice from your phone, it will show your phone's number, not the GV number, yet. It WILL show your GV # if you text via the app though.

 

[pwnst_r]

Can google voice ring to two phone numbers? I have a phone number forwarding to two different phone numbers but only one number rings. Is there a way around it besides deleting one of the forwarding numbers? Hope that makes sense.

You can only associate one phone at a time.

 

[darrylb1]

i don't get it. is it just me?
would someone, like folks who have used this for a year, explain in plain language how google voice is different than what everyone with a cellphone already gets from their carrier?

 

[jnadelman]

Is it true that if someone calls you GV number that it counts as land line minutes? If so, that eliminates a lot of the reasons I would GV in the first place.

 

[Brett]

i don't get it. is it just me?
would someone, like folks who have used this for a year, explain in plain language how google voice is different than what everyone with a cellphone already gets from their carrier?

this should help you out. it describes what you can use it for and how it may benefit you. i just use it as a free visual voicemail app since almost everbody i know has verizon and i have free mobile to mobile.

YouTube - What is Google Voice?

 

[emg75189]

if i only have one phone(my cell) is this worth getting? i mean what are the benfits for google voice with one line?

im not bashing it, just dont know much about it.

 

[dougeetx]

Can google voice ring to two phone numbers? I have a phone number forwarding to two different phone numbers but only one number rings. Is there a way around it besides deleting one of the forwarding numbers? Hope that makes sense.

I had Google voice before it was google voice. Google bought out Grand Central. To get to your question, it can ring up to 8 phones, I believe. I have it ringing both of my cellphones right now.

 

[dougeetx]

Is it true that if someone calls you GV number that it counts as land line minutes? If so, that eliminates a lot of the reasons I would GV in the first place.

Yes, it comes through as a land line.

 

[dougeetx]

if i only have one phone(my cell) is this worth getting? i mean what are the benfits for google voice with one line?

im not bashing it, just dont know much about it.

Here's the best reason to get Google voice. If you change your cellphone or house number for one reason or another, if you've given out your google voice number to your friends, they don't have to get another number from you since they are using your google voice number anyways. Also, let's say you're in Plano, TX (469 area code) and your family is in Louisiana (504 area code). They don't want to spend the long distance to call you (old house phone plan), you can get a local 504 area code number for them to call and it will forward to your phone. No cost to anyone there. :-D

 

[dougeetx]

i don't get it. is it just me?
would someone, like folks who have used this for a year, explain in plain language how google voice is different than what everyone with a cellphone already gets from their carrier?

1) You can get a different area code from a different state making it local for people from that area code to call you.
2) Voicemails are sent to you as a text message.
3) I've had google voice since it was grandcentral.com
4) Privacy. You don't have to give out your real number and when people call it, you can screen the call.