WOW 16

WOW 16 - Google Voice

Good Afternoon Friends,

Today when I logged on to my GMail in the morning, I was overjoyed to look at an invitation sent from Google for Google Voice. I had applied for an invite sometime during the last week of June 2009. To get an invite for yourself, click here or navigate to https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googlevoiceinvite/.

History:

GrandCentral was taken over by Google and re-launched as Google Voice on 11th of March, 2009 (If it was 12th, it would have been more memorable to me coz I was born on 12th of March.) Google voice came to be popular around 25th of June, 2009 when it went public.

Looking forward:

Though I was happy in getting the invite, I couldn't start using Google Voice yet coz it is available only in US as of now. I shall be covering Google Voice in detail with all its features when it is launched in India. Keeping fingers crossed so that Google retains all the existing features and adds a few other features by the time Google Voice is launched in India.

List of features available as of today: (List taken from the site: http://www.google.com/googlevoice/about.html)

One number for all your calls and SMS

* Call screening - Announce and screen callers
* Listen in - Listen before taking a call
* Block calls - Keep unwanted callers at bay
* SMS - Send, receive, and store SMS
* Place calls - Call US numbers for free
* Taking calls - Answer on any of your phones
* Phone routing - Phones ring based on who calls
* Forwarding phones - Add phones and decide which ring

Voicemail as easy as email, with transcripts

* Voicemail transcripts - Read what your voicemail says
* Listen to voicemail - Check online or from your phone
* Notifications - Receive voicemails via email or SMS
* Personalize greeting - Vary greetings by caller
* Share voicemail - Forward or download voicemails

More cool things you can do with Google Voice

* Conference calling - Join people into a single call
* Call record - Record calls and store them online
* Call switch - Switch phones during a call
* Mobile site - View your inbox from your mobile
* GOOG-411 - Check directory assistance
* Manage groups - Set preferences by group

Danish :)