https://aaron.blog/tags/google-voice/Recent content in Google Voice on The Dangling PointerHugoen-usTue, 27 Oct 2009 15:08:09 +0000https://aaron.blog/google-voice-voicemail-for-your-cell/Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:08:09 +0000https://aaron.blog/google-voice-voicemail-for-your-cell/<p>Google just announced today (or yesterday?) that you can now have Google Voice's voicemail replace your cell phone's voicemail.</p><p><a href="http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/google-voice-with-your-existing-number.html" rel="noopener">http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/google-voice-with-your-existing-number.html</a></p><p>What this means is you can now have all of your voicemails handled by one service provider.  This feature only works with cell phones (most US carriers supported) but not landlines, VoIP or SIP phones yet.</p><p>I switched my iPhone voicemail over to Google Voice today for a trial period.  I'll see if I like it and report back.  My first attempt wasn't perfect - it took nearly four additional rings after I ignored a test call for Google Voice to pick up.  A total of eight rings is way too much for most callers to wait to leave a message.</p>https://aaron.blog/two-weeks-with-google-voice/Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:33:09 +0000https://aaron.blog/two-weeks-with-google-voice/<p>I finally got my Google Voice fka GrandCentral invite last week.  I have to admit, I got really giddy like a kid getting candy when I saw the invite come through e-mail.  So, I signed up, put my phone numbers in and have had two weeks to try it out.  The verdict so far?  It still needs some work but I love it simply because its free and super convenient.</p>