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mazilo
From Mazilo
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join:2002-05-30
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reply to joyful
Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number

I didn't encounter any problems with GV outgoing calls during the morning and afternoon sessions. Perhaps, it was just a flux.

joyful

join:2009-07-10
Irvine, CA

reply to mazilo
Yes, it is working now from GV site. I think during the day, it was probably too busy. Now in the evening, it is less busy.

Still, the promise working with Gizmo5 was a bad deal. The original promise was calling out from GV for free. But that promise did not live long.

mazilo
From Mazilo
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reply to joyful
said by joyful See Profile :

Yes, except you can not really make call from its web site. When I last tried googlevoice site, it merely displayed "we got an error."
I just went to my GV page and click the CALL button to place a call to a US PSTN # with no problem.

joyful

join:2009-07-10
Irvine, CA

reply to pandora
Yes, except you can not really make call from its web site. When I last tried googlevoice site, it merely displayed "we got an error." From Gizmo5 account, you can call out, but they charge you $0.02 per minute, not free.

If I were google, I would fix those misleading information right away, since so many people with the expectation to make free calls and free incoming calls would be so disappointed, some attorney may intereste in representing them.

justgold79

join:2008-01-13
reply to macman4hire
They were probably making a small amount of money on interconnect fees, like nu)mbr (now inumbr) was, just not enough,

»phoneboy.com/1672/how-does-numbr-make-money


burgerwars

join:2004-09-11
Northridge, CA
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·RoadRunner Cable

reply to pandora
I just got back a Google Voice invite that I requested with a Yahoo mail account. It only took three days. The invite was in my junk mail folder.

Another request I did on June 21st using a GMail account still hasn't arrived. Nothing there, including in the junk mail folder.

So I guess Google treats Yahoo Mail customers better than their own.

pandora
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Outland
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 reply to soitgoes2
Re: Google Voice Now Allows You To Change Your Number

said by soitgoes2 See Profile :

And how long would you have been waiting if I didn't donate a spare invite to you?
Thanks again for your kindness long ago. Today your question (above) was answered. I received 2 google invites. One was just put into use for my spouse.

It appears Google Voice is catching up on earlier requests.
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"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use."

CommSoft8086

join:2004-03-12
North Falmouth, MA


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reply to andre2
said by andre2 See ProfileSome people get them quickly, but there are other people who signed up over a year ago still waiting for their invites. Go figure.

»www.google.com/support/forum/p/voice?hl=en
I wonder if they're distributing invites based on the likely place that you'll request a number. There's little point (particularly during the beta period) to have a cluster of users in large metro areas...

andre2

join:2005-08-24
Brookline, MA

reply to sream
said by sream See Profile :

said by andre2 See Profile :

But the "It's open. Just took a few days." part made it sound like it was now publicly available, 11 days after they started sending out new invites. And GC/GV hasn't let registered users give out their own invites for a long time.
Took me less than a week after signing up at that link.
Some people get them quickly, but there are other people who signed up over a year ago still waiting for their invites. Go figure.

»www.google.com/support/forum/p/voice?hl=en


ropeguru
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reply to burgerwars
said by burgerwars See Profile :

said by sream See Profile :

said by andre2 See Profile :

But the "It's open. Just took a few days." part made it sound like it was now publicly available, 11 days after they started sending out new invites. And GC/GV hasn't let registered users give out their own invites for a long time.
Took me less than a week after signing up at that link.
On June 21st, I decided to try for a second Google Voice account using another e-mail address for the sign-up/invite. No reply as of yet.
Am in the same boat you are. Created a request for a second number using an email addy on a different domain. No response as of yet.

jay_rm

join:2002-04-12
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reply to burgerwars
said by burgerwars See Profile :

On June 21st, I decided to try for a second Google Voice account using another e-mail address for the sign-up/invite. No reply as of yet.
I just received a GV invite over the weekend and grabbed another number.

Unfortunately, I don't know if the invite was from the request I entered a few weeks ago -or- from a request I entered a YEAR ago, when they first closed it up.
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burgerwars

join:2004-09-11
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reply to sream
said by sream See Profile :

said by andre2 See Profile :

But the "It's open. Just took a few days." part made it sound like it was now publicly available, 11 days after they started sending out new invites. And GC/GV hasn't let registered users give out their own invites for a long time.
Took me less than a week after signing up at that link.
On June 21st, I decided to try for a second Google Voice account using another e-mail address for the sign-up/invite. No reply as of yet.


sream
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reply to andre2
said by andre2 See Profile :

But the "It's open. Just took a few days." part made it sound like it was now publicly available, 11 days after they started sending out new invites. And GC/GV hasn't let registered users give out their own invites for a long time.
Took me less than a week after signing up at that link.

zaldy

join:2007-12-07
reply to andre2
11 days since you get an invite after registering?

andre2

join:2005-08-24
Brookline, MA

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reply to ropeguru
But the "It's open. Just took a few days." part made it sound like it was now publicly available, 11 days after they started sending out new invites. And GC/GV hasn't let registered users give out their own invites for a long time.


ropeguru
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reply to andre2
But before, each registered user could give up to, I think, 10 invites to who they wished. Now, you have to register in order for Google to actually invite you if they want to.

Hence why sream See Profile stated "There's no invites like before."

andre2

join:2005-08-24
Brookline, MA
reply to sream
It still says "Google Voice is currently available by invite only."


sream
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join:2002-08-17
Portage, MI
reply to csellebrecht
There's no invites like before. It's open. Just took a few days.

»www.google.com/googlevoice/about.html

csellebrecht

join:2002-02-07
San Marcos, CA
reply to macman4hire
If anyone has a invite for google voice, I could sure use one...

Thanks..
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