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    1.4 Million People Have Google Voice, But Not That Many Actually Use It

    Google Says They Gotta Block Some Numbers to Keep Google Voice Free

    Active Military Personnel Getting Priority, 24 Hour Google Voice Activation

    Palm Pre Gets Unofficial Google Voice App

    Google Voice for Android: Better, But Not Perfect

    Google Voice Coming VERY Soon?

    Google Voice Provides Services in Uncovering Lost Cell Phones

    Android App of the Week: GV Dials Numbers With Your Google Voice/Grand Central Number
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    Image of 1977twenty3 1977twenty3
    11/02/09

    In reply to 1.4 Million People Have Google Voice, But Not That Many Actually Use It
    Google Voice is best used for SMS messaging and to save on wireless minutes.

    I cancelled my AT&T SMS plan and gave out my Google Voice phone number as my "only" number. I then blocked my caller ID (iPhone settings) so that no one will ever call or text my ATT# if I happen to call them without using "GV Mobile" or the dialer from the browser.

    In Google Voice settings I forwarded all incoming GV messages to my Gmail account, and I check all SMS & voicemails through the iPhone safari browser at gmail.com or "AppGmail" (which seems to be quicker), but the iPhone mail app works fine if your don't care about conversation sorting. SMS/Voicemail/Gmail alerts come in using "PushGmail" app. It's nice being able to get SMS and email in one place since it's essentially the same thing.

    I set all the incoming calls to ring my ATT iPhone, work phone (during 8am-5pm), and MagicJack (for when I am at home). I only answer my iPhone when I am out which allows me to get the "cheapest" 450 minute plan.

    I also cloned my Magicjack SIP settings to my iPhone "Siphon" app which runs in the background with the "Backgrounder" app. Worked perfectly to send and recieve calls when at a hotel in South Africa using the hotel's wifi.

    Personally I'm holding out for a GSM (sim card) Android phone without a physical keyboard and with screen size same or bigger than iPhone. Slingbox/Logmein on Android would totally rock too. #google
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    tande04 approved this comment 1977twenty3 was starred 1977twenty3 was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @1977twenty3: Start looking for the X10/racheal then. Flat out amazing looking phone. Don't know if the real thing is going to hold up in the end but its certainly an android phone fitting your bill. #google
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    Image of 1977twenty3 1977twenty3
    12/04/09

    @tande04: Just noticed your reply, thanks for the tip. Doing research on it now...
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    Image of mricyfire mricyfire
    11/02/09

    In reply to 1.4 Million People Have Google Voice, But Not That Many Actually Use It
    i think it is awesome, but not a lot of people have this new number...it is catching on though.

    also if it would come out for the iphone than it would be easier to use. #google
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    tande04 promoted this comment mricyfire was starred mricyfire was unstarred
    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/02/09

    @mricyfire: Eh its out for the iPhone. Or at least it is and still is if you jailbreak.

    I don't know if that would really make a difference. Its kinda like google wave that way. Ground breaking stuff, just no one knows how to really use it. #google
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    tande04 was starred tande04 was unstarred
    Image of Joe Joe
    11/02/09

    In reply to 1.4 Million People Have Google Voice, But Not That Many Actually Use It
    I'm sure if Apple approved the GV app, we'd see the usage spike. #google
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    tande04 promoted this comment Joe was starred Joe was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @Vroomtrap: I just said it above but I'll say it again, I don't really think so.

    The numbers already show that a lot of people have it and don't use it. I think if anything an approved apple app would just make the "have it don't use it" number spike. #google
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    11/02/09

    @tande04: Hm possibly. I know would definitely use it more if I could use it as a dialer out of my iPhone--Apple wont let that happen though.

    You might be right though. #google
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    11/02/09

    In reply to 1.4 Million People Have Google Voice, But Not That Many Actually Use It
    What really disappoints me is the inability to make and receive calls through the computer. I'm stuck in the computer lab a lot, so I'm away from my office phone and my cell phone has absolutely no signal down there. #google
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    11/02/09

    In reply to 1.4 Million People Have Google Voice, But Not That Many Actually Use It
    Right now I only use the number on my Craigslist ads. Oh and for my kid since its easy to remember. #google
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    tande04 promoted this comment Razta was starred Razta was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @Razta: Great idea. Never thought of that. #google
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    Image of BabylonAndOn BabylonAndOn
    11/02/09

    In reply to 1.4 Million People Have Google Voice, But Not That Many Actually Use It
    One of the several reasons I haven't fully adopted this is an annoyance I discovered shortly after setting it up. Someone would call my GV number, and it would ring at home and on my cell. If I was out and didn't answer my cell quickly enough, then someone at home would pick up - instead of getting me they'd get my wife, and they'd have to call again so she wouldn't pick up.

    Unless I'm missing something, this is a big PIA. #google
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    tande04 promoted this comment BabylonAndOn was starred BabylonAndOn was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @BabylonAndOn: Yeah those are all settings you can change, which is the big draw. #google
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    Image of JPropaganda JPropaganda
    11/02/09

    In reply to 1.4 Million People Have Google Voice, But Not That Many Actually Use It
    The greatest thing Google Voice did was make it so your cell voicemail could be set up through Google Voice. Now when people call my normal number and leave a VM, I get a text with an almost correct version of what their message was.

    I never listened to voicemail in the first place. #google
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    Image of jetRink jetRink
    11/02/09

    @JPropaganda: I have provided a translation of your comment for people fluent in Google Transcription:

    Hey thing to go wasted with tickets that yours your cell voicemail. 3. Setup your Google Voice. Yeah, don't give a call, normal number and leave a fee. I am I get text message with almost Creek person with a message for us. Never listen to the voicemail in first place.
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment Edited by jetRink at 11/02/09 11:48 AM jetRink was starred jetRink was unstarred
    Image of JPropaganda JPropaganda
    11/11/09

    @jetRink: Just made my way to reading this comment (thanks Giz for finally providing notification of responses!) MADE. MY. DAY. #google
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    Image of fastm3driver fastm3driver
    11/02/09

    In reply to 1.4 Million People Have Google Voice, But Not That Many Actually Use It
    You guys should make a post explaining how to use Google voice should be used now and in the future. #google
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    Image of MichelleDatsun MichelleDatsun
    11/02/09

    In reply to 1.4 Million People Have Google Voice, But Not That Many Actually Use It
    I'm one of those people that barely use it, so I'll give my reasons why.

    1. I don't want to have to give out ANOTHER phone number to my family, friends, business contacts, etc.

    2. The documentation sucks. I read through what I think was all of the documentation but I'm still not sure of all the features. But it doesn't matter much because of #1.

    The only thing I would really use it for is to block calls. I love that I can block certain phone numbers like a landline phone system. Why cell phones don't have this feature is beyond me.
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    matt buchanan promoted this comment MichelleDatsun was starred MichelleDatsun was unstarred
    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    11/02/09

    In reply to 1.4 Million People Have Google Voice, But Not That Many Actually Use It
    I'm waiting to get my Motorola Droid before using it. Silly Apple blocking the iPhone app. I'll vote with my money, thank you very much. #google
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    11/02/09

    In reply to 1.4 Million People Have Google Voice, But Not That Many Actually Use It
    I have it, and to be completely honest, I haven't really used it. I mainly use it to give my number to people/companies whom I don't want to have my real number and have calls forwarded to my cell phone. #google
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    Image of mattycakes mattycakes
    11/02/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: : Same, I'm using it for my start-up business at the moment since it's cheaper than having to buy a dedicated line and I'm running the whole shindig from home. #google
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    tande04 promoted this comment mattycakes was starred mattycakes was unstarred
    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/02/09

    @mattycakes: Yeah those are the only places where its ever made sense to me to use it.

    I tried it for awhile that way but my problem is I keep forgetting the damn GV number. Not only that but I forget to check the voice mail so that if I do miss one that doesn't forward its like a month before I know. #google
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    11/02/09

    @mattycakes: Is it wise to make any part of one's new business hinge on a service still sort of in its early adopter phase? Just a thought. #google
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    Image of mattycakes mattycakes
    11/02/09

    @Fractal the Meek: Probably not, but I'm not hinging my business on it. My business cards still reflect the original phone number actually and so nothing is really dependent on GV.

    However, it sure is fun as hell to try out new things when they become available. #google
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    Image of broadwayblue broadwayblue
    11/02/09

    @tande04: Why didn't you choose a number that was easy to remember? To me that was the #1 feature. To be able to have a number that spells something or an easy string like 330-333-0333. Who cares if the number is in Winfield KS? #google
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    tande04 promoted this comment broadwayblue was starred broadwayblue was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @broadwayblue: I didn't know you could do that on GV now.

    My number was an old Grand central port so I didn't (or didn't think about) the option of choosing a different state. I picked the easiest one to remember. I just don't use it and so don't remember it. Everytime I look at it I do say to myself "that is easy to remember" but I never end up remembering it. #google
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    Image of mosammey mosammey
    11/02/09

    In reply to 1.4 Million People Have Google Voice, But Not That Many Actually Use It
    I think that is trend with most Google products. Everyone signs up for the new service in the beginning, and then just stop using that service after a little while. #google
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    tande04 promoted this comment mosammey was starred mosammey was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @mosammey: I don't know about that. Gmail for me at least took over every other email that I had.

    I think GV is just a conundrum. It was that why when it was grand central too. There were a couple of neat things to use it for (best is getting around the myFavs from T-mobile) but for the most part it never really clicked. Even when google bought them most people said it was just to improve their voice recognition programs.

    Its almost too little too late. If it was still a world without number protability for cell phones it would make more sense. #google
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    Image of cjudge cjudge
    11/02/09

    In reply to 1.4 Million People Have Google Voice, But Not That Many Actually Use It
    I use it everyday even though I currently have an iPhone, it'll be interesting to see how the adoption of Android impacts Google Voice adoption numbers... #google
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    tande04 promoted this comment cjudge was starred cjudge was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @cjudge: Maybe.

    I've got an android phone and I never use it. #google
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    10/13/09

    In reply to Google Says They Gotta Block Some Numbers to Keep Google Voice Free
    Leave it to Google to make some incredibly cool yet complex piece of free technology that nobody really quite knows how the heck to handle.

    On that note, anyone got a Wave invite?
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    OCEntertainment was starred OCEntertainment was unstarred
    Image of kaplanfx kaplanfx
    10/12/09

    In reply to Google Says They Gotta Block Some Numbers to Keep Google Voice Free
    I don't understand how ATT would even claim "net neutrality" here. First off, aren't they anti net neutrality? Secondly, net neutrality only applies to usage of bandwidth. As far as I can tell google is providing no bandwidth here, it uses either your internet service (for the web interface), or your own phone service, either landline or cell.
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    GreyHammer promoted this comment kaplanfx was starred kaplanfx was unstarred
    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    10/12/09

    @kaplanfx: if they do it its ok. if someone else is doing it then its not.
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