Fwah Moment:Google Voice launched officially to all US users
As a Singaporean i have never found a need for voice mail. A phone to me works because of SMS and Voice. But Google Voice is interesting because it could be the way we should communicate going forward.
Basically, Google bought this company called Grand Central that
- Aggregates the calls of your various carriers (Verizon, At&T and Sprint. Singapore users think Singtel,Starhub and M1) to one unified Google Voice number. So any calls to these carriers goes to this unified number.
- Transcripts your voice mails into text that you can view Twitter like
- Personalized voice greetings for groups
- and so much more
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Gotta be mobile blogger have a good explanation on how he made use of Google Voice Service:
- I forgot both my iPhone 3GS AND BlackBerry Pearl on a recent trip to a friend’s wedding. I didn’t realize I’d left my jacket (with my phones) at home until we were a good 50 miles from home. Rather than turning around, I asked my wife if I could borrow her iPhone 3G for the next three days. She agreed and said she’d be fine without her iPhone since she had her BlackBerry from work. I adjusted my Google Voice settings when we got to the hotel and was able to use her phone as my own.
- I fly Virgin America whenever possible because the airline offers GoGo in-flight Wi-Fi and a bunch of gadgetry on all flights. With Google Voice, I can listen to my voice mail and respond to requests at 30,000 feet. When my flights are about 30 minutes out I send a text message to whomever’s picking me up at the airport to confirm we’re all set.
- PR folks are generally helpful, but there are a few bad apples out there that call way more often than necessary. Before I had Google Voice I’d have to screen their calls via Caller ID. Google Voice allows me to send them directly to voice mail without ringing my phones, transcribes their message and sends it to me as both an SMS and email. I still get to hear their pitch at my leisure, but without having to sink 15 minutes or more of my time into small talk.
- I really enjoy having the ability to forward messages in their entirety in email messages instead of having to play ‘telephone’ with my friends and family.
- Google Voice has really eased my frustration with AT&T. I no longer miss calls at home when AT&T is missing in action since calls ring through to all three of my lines.
So do you think this will be the way going forward?
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