Google Rebrands Grandcentral as Google Voice
Google has finally rebranded its VoIP outfit Grand Central that it
acquired way back in 2007 and it has now become GooGle Voice. Google
Voice offers all the same capabilities that were available under the
original GrandCentral name including call forwarding, conferencing and
recording.
In addition, Google has made some noticeable improvements. New
features include: voicemail transcription into SMS (text) or e-mails
that can be viewed on a PC or mobile phone; search and archive of all
SMS that were sent or received; directory assistance with GOOG-411;
and the ability to screen voicemails by listening live as the person
leaves the message.
There is also another important feature claimed by the company
allowing totally free calls to any USA number including mobile. The
service now works with the free Google account, but will work best
with the address book tied to the free Gmail service, so with Google
Voice, the Mountain View giant may have given users one more reason to
make their Gmail service an almost essential for the calling crowd.
However, if you’re not currently a GrandCentral customer you may have
to wait. Google will be offering the VoIP service to current
GrandCentral users first, and to other customers in the near future.
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