Google Voice-The Power of One Number Ringing Many Lines
When Google acquired GrandCentral.com also known as the creator of the service, in 2007, little did the telecom world know that this might later turn out to be one of the few technological advancement that would change the way we communicate. The first innovative step came immediately after its acquisition when Google changed its name to Google Voice.
With Google Voice, you can sign up for a single phone number that rings every phone you own. Then you can hand out the number to everyone you know. This implies that you can be reached irrespective of your locations so long you carry any of the devices you own along with you. It allows your callers to reach you through any of these phones and enables you to receive them in the same manner.
In order words, once you sign up and when someone calls your Google Voice number, your home phone, cell phone, desk phone at the office, and even your Internet voice-over-IP number will ring, all at the same time, no matter where you are. It means you can switch phone numbers at any time, but retain a single Google Voice number for years.
In addition, the service also supports speech-to-text, using Google’s technology, so that voicemails are transcribed automatically and sent to you by email. There are other additional interesting packages that come with the service. When a call arrives, you can press 4 to record the call. You can also listen in while the caller leaves a message, and interrupt to answer. Recorded calls are not transcribed, but you can listen to them online without any extra charges.
For you to take advantage of this service, you must ensure you have a browser on your phone, you have to go to the Web browser on your phone, access Google Voice, select which phone to use, and place the call. And Google Voice simply hands the call off to your wireless carrier.
Google has begun granting access to the service for public use just last week and those who signed up earlier should look out for a message that would notify them about the availability of the service. If you have not signed up and wish to do so,you can do so via Google Voice official website.
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