Google Voice

[KScorp]

I just recently found Google Voice. It seems like an interesting service, seeing as how it provides you with a phone number, voice mailbox, and many other features such as caller blocking, call screening, and even forwarding a call to multiple phones depending on the time of day or who's calling (which is what drew me in in the first place).

 

I just got an account for myself (for the phone number and other features, when I eventually get a phone), and another account for my parents specifically for the very cheap international calls to countries most of my family lives in. (2 cents/min)

 

Does anyone actively use Google voice? Any complaints about it, or praise for it? Favorite feature?

[NIKO]

i have google voice as my default voicemail, visual voicemail rules

[Greek Mavro]

Google voice can be hacked and you can make outgoing calls and incoming calls for free..default is only incoming calls is free...google --sipgate and google voice hack--

 

as of 7-8-2010 sipgate is unavable but it will be back shortly

[NIKO]

if you have an android phone, you can call phones for freeee on goog voice

[Harry]

I call outgoing and incoming domestically for free on Google Voice, I do not know what you are talking about, Greek. Only international cost, if I recall correctly.

[KScorp]

Yeah, it says domestic and Canada calls are free. I wonder what android phones Sprint has, it might be an interesting thing to look into.

[bethy]

I have Google Voice too, I like that I can respond to texts online as well as on my phone and that they are all logged on the site.

[Greek Mavro]

u have to use google voice with sipgate to make calls like skype (from your computer)

[kool]

Yeah, it says domestic and Canada calls are free. I wonder what android phones Sprint has, it might be an interesting thing to look into.

 

If I recall correctly, Sprint has 3 Android phones out right now with the Samsung Epic 4G coming soon.

 

If you want a Sprint Android phone now, your choices are the HTC Evo, HTC Hero, and the Samsung Moment

[trakaill]

as a similar thing, Ive been using magic jack! Its pretty awesome!

 

It does add to your boot time though the only negative