When we named this blog Get Google Voice, we never thought it would take so long before people could, well, get Google Voice!
As of today, the service is still limited to people upgrading from GrandCentral – see the previous entry below – and a few lucky stiffs who have gotten invites to the beta program.
It seems Google has been giving out a few more beta invites, because a couple new stories appeared today that are worth a look.
The first was a brief update from Mobile Tech Manor – sounds like a play on Jerry Pournelle’s Chaos Manor in Byte, back in the day. Anyway, there was just one paragraph on Google Voice, but it was a good one:
“Picking up the Pre insured that phones were on my mind all week as it made for the fourth smartphone I have. I got into the Google Voice beta program and so far it has worked flawlessly for me. I no longer worry about missing phone calls or text messages that might be sent to one of the phones I’m not using at that moment. Google Voice gets hold of me no matter which of the four phones I’m carrying. I especially like how calls get announced on the phone; the caller announces themselves to me so I can decide whether to answer or not. It’s a great service so far.”
Google Voice does a lot, but this is a good summary of why it’s going to be worthwhile for so many people. Read more from Mobile Tech Manor here.
In a similar vein, there’s a useful video clip showing off Google Voice as well, from 33 TV in Dallas-Fort Worth. It’s only two and a half minutes long and sums things up pretty well.
Check it out and keep the faith – Google Voice has to be made available to “the rest of us” soon!
About Bud Man
Million-selling tech and environment author; senior manager and consultant for Apple, Microsoft, HSBC, and startups
Google Voice in the news
As of today, the service is still limited to people upgrading from GrandCentral – see the previous entry below – and a few lucky stiffs who have gotten invites to the beta program.
It seems Google has been giving out a few more beta invites, because a couple new stories appeared today that are worth a look.
The first was a brief update from Mobile Tech Manor – sounds like a play on Jerry Pournelle’s Chaos Manor in Byte, back in the day. Anyway, there was just one paragraph on Google Voice, but it was a good one:
“Picking up the Pre insured that phones were on my mind all week as it made for the fourth smartphone I have. I got into the Google Voice beta program and so far it has worked flawlessly for me. I no longer worry about missing phone calls or text messages that might be sent to one of the phones I’m not using at that moment. Google Voice gets hold of me no matter which of the four phones I’m carrying. I especially like how calls get announced on the phone; the caller announces themselves to me so I can decide whether to answer or not. It’s a great service so far.”
Google Voice does a lot, but this is a good summary of why it’s going to be worthwhile for so many people. Read more from Mobile Tech Manor here.
In a similar vein, there’s a useful video clip showing off Google Voice as well, from 33 TV in Dallas-Fort Worth. It’s only two and a half minutes long and sums things up pretty well.
Check it out and keep the faith – Google Voice has to be made available to “the rest of us” soon!
About Bud Man
Million-selling tech and environment author; senior manager and consultant for Apple, Microsoft, HSBC, and startups