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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 04:46 PM
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Did you guys setup a Google Voice account today?

Got the invite in gmail today. Still trying to understand the usefulness, but at least I reserved a number.

http://www.google.com/googlevoice/about.html
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 04:47 PM
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um can you send me an invite!!!!!
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 04:48 PM
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I thought this thing was closed, I didn't know it was open again!
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 04:49 PM
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It doesn't look like you can invite others like you could with gmail.
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 04:51 PM
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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Is there more information on this? What exactly is it besides what is stated on the website?
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 04:53 PM
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 04:56 PM
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From what i can tell, you get issued a phone number. Then you setup where that phone number rings (home, office, mobile or all 3 at once). It does VM to text and SMS transcription and has this cool feature called Listen In (like a home answering machine where you can hear the VM as someone is recording and jump right on to talk to them). Block call feature will send a "You have reached a number that has been disconnected" message to whoever you list to block. It has a lot of features.
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Speed_Racer
From what i can tell, you get issued a phone number. Then you setup where that phone number rings (home, office, mobile or all 3 at once). It does VM to text and SMS transcription and has this cool feature called Listen In (like a home answering machine where you can hear the VM as someone is recording and jump right on to talk to them). Block call feature will send a "You have reached a number that has been disconnected" message to whoever you list to block. It has a lot of features.
Sounds like a good thing for small businesses....
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 05:02 PM
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I heard that you will be able to port your current phone number over to google later this year.....now that is cool!!
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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I want!!
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 08:26 AM
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I want!!
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This looks awesome
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 08:39 AM
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i got the invite 4 days ago. set it up just now, pretty sweet. i got to pick a sweet phone number too, last four digits are "0001"
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 08:45 AM
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doesn't appear to have any option to invite or at least not on mine atm
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 08:45 AM
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i want an invite
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 10:35 AM
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google never ceases to amaze me. its not often that im very impressed by a service, and when i am its usually google. they target all the sweet spots and charge nothing.

cant wait for chrome to come to macs!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 12:24 PM
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 12:35 PM
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google never ceases to amaze me. its not often that im very impressed by a service, and when i am its usually google. they target all the sweet spots and charge nothing.

cant wait for chrome to come to macs!!!!!!!!!!
It's already available on Mac. Also it's built of the same technology as Safari so you might as well use Safari 4 cause it's almost identical to Chrome.
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by #1 Stunna
It's already available on Mac. Also it's built of the same technology as Safari so you might as well use Safari 4 cause it's almost identical to Chrome.
He might be talking about the new Chrome OS
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 01:04 PM
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I wonder how you can get invited...or at least how someone can invite you.

I want...I want....
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 01:10 PM
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I reckon you can try this if you haven't already..

https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googlevoiceinvite/
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 01:13 PM
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I haven't received my invite yet On top of that I applied for a position there and they haven't called me

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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 02:39 PM
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Must Have Invite!!!!!
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 03:36 PM
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i can give someone my invite...they sent me one for some reason then when i went to sign up they said it's not available in canada
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 03:39 PM
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^^ sell it on ebay
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 08:24 PM
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 05:47 AM
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Send it to me let me know what info you need
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 11:18 AM
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I would like an invite if anyone has the ability to send one!
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 12:15 PM
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I had it back when it was called Grand Central. I use it all the time when I give my number out. The best part is free SMS and voicemail transcription.

Let me see if I have anymore invites.
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 12:19 PM
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 12:49 PM
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 01:23 AM
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 09:20 AM
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not available in Canada?....poop.
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 03:02 PM
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w00t I just got my invite now to pick a sweet # haha
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 07:08 PM
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 09:26 PM
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i just got my invite now to pick out a sweet #!!!
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 09:46 PM
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Just got my invitation and set up the account...I have to say that this will become my favorite thing
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 09:49 PM
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 09:50 PM
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I tried taking a 5309 in my area code but they were all taken....
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