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| Re: Features of GV Google voice is awesome I have been using it for a year now I love it and it's free. | |
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 nklbPremium
join:2000-11-17
Ann Arbor, MI
kudos:2 | I've had an account since the GrandCentral days I've had an account since it was GrandCentral, and this service is quite useful.
Granted, there used to be frequent service issues, but I haven't experienced ANY issue in the past year.
Check the terms of service as to whether or not you can use this to get free calls- I know at least with T-Mobile MyFaves it is against the ToS to use something like this to get around using your general minutes. | |
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|  AlcoholPremium
join:2003-05-26
Climax, MI
kudos:3
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| Re: I've had an account since the GrandCentral days said by nklb:I've had an account since it was GrandCentral, and this service is quite useful. Granted, there used to be frequent service issues, but I haven't experienced ANY issue in the past year. Check the terms of service as to whether or not you can use this to get free calls- I know at least with T-Mobile MyFaves it is against the ToS to use something like this to get around using your general minutes. I've had it since GC too, but i barely use it. Just have it as a show off number or when posting phone number on craigslist or unknown sites.
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| Re: I've had an account since the GrandCentral days When i had TMO i used them as a Fav. I had 300 minutes per month and ended up with unlimted by making all my calls thru GV and all my calls coming into it.
But the topic on that is moot now due to Favs have gone away unless you stay on your calling plan that is more expensive than the prices now.
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| | User beware Before you go ahead and sign up multiple times thinking that you'll get a ton of free phone numbers, think again. Each GV number has to be linked to a physical phone number, and it cannot be another GV or Gizmo number. And don't think you can just assign your number to a new GV account and pull it back to your old one. Google is not that stupid. I had the experience of my real number got stuck with a second GV account, and I couldn't move it back to my original GV account as Google wanted a physical number. If this already happens to you, grab a skype-in number as your "temporary" physical phone number.
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|  FBGuyyippee ki yayPremium
join:2005-03-19 | Re: User beware or go to »phone.ipkall.com/ and get a free DID for a SIP account. | |
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 tenpin784I Went To The Dark Side?
join:2001-03-30
New Durham, NH | No 603 No New Hampshire area code numbers though. Told my friends about it, but none of them could get 603 area codes (although, I was able to get one about 10 months ago when I got voice).
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| | | Re: No 603 Yeah I cant get a 478 (Middle Georgia) | |
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·WOW Internet and..
| Re: No 603 216 of Cleveland, OH is not available either. They're issuing 440 which are many other cities than CLE. But it all works though.
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|  jbgroup1Non ConformistPremium
join:2000-05-04
Dayton, MD | No 212 either | |
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| | Awesome This is awesome.
Have been using Google Voice for over a year now, and while it still needs a lot of work to become more user friendly has quickly become one of these things I can't live without.
I can now use any phone or device I want for voice and text messages no one has to know the difference. Also sending text messages for free if you have internet access anywhere in the world it's simply amazing.
Go Google! | |
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|  MSaukMSaukPremium
join:2002-01-17
Sandy, UT | Re: Awesome Google Voice+Android EVO 4G=Awesome!
Love my google voice.
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| | | I've got GV on my Android-based Samsung Moment, LOVE it. | |
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| | But no intl sms I wish they'd also offer international SMS.
They kinda do, as SMS to some countries do come through and work fine, but sometimes they don't, and lately this feature has been turned off for more carriers (attempt to send SMS to international number would get message that it's not successfully delivered)
Apparently Google doesn't know how to bill for it (I suppose it's "we don't know what's per-sms charge)
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|  Fir_Na_TineGiggity GiggityPremium
join:2001-01-03
Clementon, NJ | Re: But no intl sms said by bugabuga:I wish they'd also offer international SMS. They kinda do, as SMS to some countries do come through and work fine, but sometimes they don't, and lately this feature has been turned off for more carriers (attempt to send SMS to international number would get message that it's not successfully delivered) Apparently Google doesn't know how to bill for it (I suppose it's "we don't know what's per-sms charge) Yeah i used that feature all the time to text my wife for free in the Philippines. They shut it down June 1st without any warning. I'd be willing to pay if its cheaper than Verizons international texting, but sadly they didn't have a pay per ready to go. I use Skype now for that.
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| | | | Re: But no intl sms Paying international sms are coming.
It was possible to text for free to some places with Google overlooking that usage, but it got to a point were they had to stop it before a proper billing system is put in place.
They say that their international sms fees will 'very low'. We will see. | |
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 HallPremium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH
kudos:1 | GV transcribing Everyone, please submit your non-personal voice mails to Google to help "improve" their transcribing service. Currently, IMO, it sucks ! | |
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| MSaukMSaukPremium
join:2002-01-17
Sandy, UT Reviews:
·Vonage
| Re: GV transcribing I agree that their transcribing is really bad! Hell about the only thing I like about it is it always makes me crack up when I get a voice mail as it says some crazy funny stuff
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| | | | Re: GV transcribing Yeah, I never got a transcribed voice mail that I could understand. And when a friend with a heavy foreign accent leaves a message, it gets hilarious.
They have a loooooong way to go. | |
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| |  TJ19971Blues fan with a cameraPremium
join:2003-10-11
Sioux Falls, SD
1 edit | I agree with this as well. The only reason I keep this feature active is I get a good laugh with every voice mail.
Other then this I really love Google Voice.
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|  pcdebbRIP dadkinsPremium
join:2000-12-03
Brandon, FL
kudos:4 | said by Hall:Everyone, please submit your non-personal voice mails to Google to help "improve" their transcribing service. Currently, IMO, it sucks ! I turned off that feature the day they introduced it. yea it's super hilarious to see what it transcribes.
I've had this since it was grandcentral. I've never had issues with it at all, and it has an app that I use on my blackberry so i can make calls from the number on my phone.
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| | Gate entry I have the phone at the security gate at my apartment forwarded to my google voice #. I can be anywhere in the world and people can contact me and have conversations from the front gate.  | |
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| | | Re: Gate entry Thats awesome!! | |
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| pcdebbRIP dadkinsPremium
join:2000-12-03
Brandon, FL
kudos:4 | said by hoyleysox:I have the phone at the security gate at my apartment forwarded to my google voice #. I can be anywhere in the world and people can contact me and have conversations from the front gate. i hate my gate to my phone once, but could never buzz anyone in (have to dial 9). there are key codes that google uses while on a call and it would never let me do anything, i kept recording the call at the gate tho lol
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Tobester
join:2000-11-14
San Francisco, CA | Sound Quality not up to par with landline While I love the no-cost feature of domestic call with Google Voice, I have experienced choppy conversations in ~ 70% of my calls.
I certainly would not recommend the service as a primary business line due to the poor quality experiences. | |
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| | No way to cancel Still cannot cancel GV if you no longer want it. | |
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| | | | Re: No way to cancel Do you have a useful something to post, or just padding your count? Google locks you in for life on their services and gives you no out. There is no reason to make it that a person cannot cancel their "extras" if they do not want them. | |
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·WOW Internet and..
| Re: No way to cancel nope tired it. That doens't work. I havent used my account in over a year now and the number doesn't show up in the control panel or locked to my cell phone anymore but I can use the actual number GV assigned me before Google took over.
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| | | | | | Will not work that way. You cannot remove your "forwarding" phone number from the account. Only way, is to cancel your complete Google account, which has now been said and done. | |
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 RacerbobPremium
join:2001-06-24
Webster, NY | Magic Jack and Google Voice ( great partners !) We use MagicJack here , however MJ has no local numbers in our area code , so I give friends and family my Google Voice # to call and that number is associated with my MagicJack phone. So my dad who lives 5 miles away gets no long distance charge on his home phone when he calls my local Google Voice number. Google Voice is an awesome service and I do not mind paying my $20 a year to Magic Jack. | |
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| "GOOGLE" - beware! Be careful how much "in bed" you really want to get with Google apps.
This is a company turning to collecting info of any type about you and will sort it and sell it to anyone! Offering pictures of your property is one thing but collecting wi-fi info presumabily ip addresses as they are cruising by and probabily more info is outragious!
The public should protest these intrusions into your privacy by having nothing to do with Google apps except their search engine, maybe they will turn to other ways of making money than sell your privacy to the highest bidder. | |
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| | | Re: "GOOGLE" - beware! and VZ did that with the NSA.  | |
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·Callcentric
| GV>Gizmo5>Voip.ms This integration is fantastic if you already have a G5 account of course. With the Voip.ms virtual SIP inbound DID for 25 cents per month and inbound calls are $.0002 per min outbound at .0125. You just have GV call G5, G5 sip forwards to your Voip.ms virtual number. I also set up a sub account for my smart phone(free) and a sip program running on the smartphone. If in a open wifi area inbound and outbound are all at that same rate just mentioned. All outgoing calls of course are spoofed to the Google Voice phone number. If not in a wifi area it would just ring the cell phone, home voip.ms phone. My smartphone was bought off of e-bay for about $50 and is a t-mobile prepay with no data plan averages about $8 per month, home phone about $3.00. This is my $11 per month Home and Smartphone plan. Others have done better but even a nub like me could get this up and running with a bit of fiddling.  Now that Starbucks is going to have free wifi for everyone I am sure no one there will be impressed with me talking on my outdated smart phone...but they should be(umm I ment McDonalds). | |
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Phatty
join:2000-05-10
Valley Park, MO | Number Portability Now they just need to release the option to transfer a number over to Google.... I have an old cell phone number that I would never give up and would love to transfer it over to Google now that I have a work provided cell phone. | |
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| | Dont get it I dont get it. When you call a number it calls your home phone. I might as well just call with my home phone. | |
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| Re: Dont get it it's set so you can forward the GV number to more than just one number. So basically you turn it into your "home number" and it points to your house, your cell and any other number you want it to go to.
I use mine for my business. The number goes to my store, my home office and my cell phone. All without anyone knowing where I am at. Plus I can keep all of my private life separate from my work life due to not giving out my cell phone number.
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