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Google Voice Tips for More Productive Communication

Carl Natale 1st July Communication 3 Comments

    Last week was a big week in the world of phone services. The Apple faithful got their hands on the iPhone 4. New Droid phones were announced. And Google Voice announced that anyone can sign up for its free service.

    What, you don’t know about Google Voice? That’s probably because it has only been open to people who get invited to use it. You had to know someone who knew someone who invited them.

    Not anymore. No one has to wait for an invitation to use this service which can help you organize your telephone use.

    How does it do that? Well, at the heart of it is the free number you can create and use to make free calls in the United States. And cheap international calls. But sorry, for now you have to be in the United States to use it – or at least have a United States number. Click Here to Read Article …

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    Google Voice: How it Can Change How You Use the Phone

    Carl Natale 23rd June Communication 17 Comments

      Google announced yesterday that Google Voice is now open to everyone with a U.S. telephone number. Until now, you had to get an invite from someone who was invited to use it.

      What is it? It’s a nifty Internet phone service that works with your existing phones and gives pretty good competition to Skype. Here’s what makes it so awesome:

      • You link your existing phone numbers (land line, cell phone, work phone) to the Google Voice number. When someone calls it, all those phones ring.
      • Google Voice stores your voicemail and can send you SMS and/or e-mails with transcripts of the message.

      Not so awesome:

      • The transcription is far from perfect. But you can get enough info to identify the caller and listen to audio of the message.

      You can also view a list of voicemail messages and delete unwanted ones. Yes, you can do that on an iPhone. But this allows you to do it from your computer or mobile device.

      Speaking of mobile devices, you can use the Google Voice mobile app to send SMS messages without charges from your cellular carrier.

      And all that is free. (You do pay to use it to call landlines and international numbers.)  If you’d like to see more about the service, you’ll be happy to know that Google’s put up some video demos of its key features.

      Will you start using Google Voice?  Have you been using Google Voice and – if so – how does it work for you? Click Here to Read Article …

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