Google Voice, The Future of Phone Calls

By: Gregg Housh Click author's name for more of his/her articles

Google Voice pushes telecommunications forward.

A renowned pioneer in web technology, creating the most well liked search engine in use today, Google stands at the forefront of corporations pushing towards a future that is inextricably tied to the fast developing sector of the internet.

With some of the most brilliant minds at work under their roof, the services coming from their ingenuity have essentially changed how we communicate with one another. From Gmail to Google Wave, to competition that desperately plays "catch up," evidence of this company's forward-thinking creativity abounds.

One of their more fascinating services is Google Voice, a telecommunications marvel that extends users a unique telephone number from Google, to which any calls to your real telephone - or, if you so choose, multiple telephones will be transferred.

How it works :

* User creates ( assuming it isn't taken ) a new phonephone number or selects one from a pool of numbers provided by Google.
* Once the Google Voice number has been chosen, inbound calls to that number will be forwarded to the assigned telephones.

As an example, take the following scenario as testament to the convenience afforded by Google Voice :

While in the kitchen fixing dinner, you are awaiting a call from your brother about your sister-in-law's pregnancy, knowing that she is's due any minute. Your cell phone, which is your primary way of communication, is upstairs. Yet, your home is also equipped with a land line, with one telephone located just a foot away from the kitchen counter. Without knowing if you are home or not, your brother excitedly dials your Google Voice number, resulting in his call being forward to every telephone assigned to it - including your land line.

With configuration requiring just some steps, use of this service is that simple, gathering our disparate modes of telecommunication under the umbrella of Google Voice.

Additional features include :

* Voicemail
* Call History
* Conference Calling
* Call Blocking
* Voice transcription ( translating your voice mail into SMS messages )
* Call transitioning, which permits you to migrate from one telephone to next in the middle of a call.

Google now permits you to use your existing phone number with Google Voice, a feature that was only just announced. Your existing number may be employed together with a new Google Voice number. To read more about this new feature, visit here

For those who are curious about utilising this service, you can request an invitation today.

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About The Author: Gregg Housh is Technician Manager at Geek Choice. At Geek Choice we solve computer problems like: Slow computer, Virus Removal, Spyware Removal, Computer startup problems, Printer not printing, Not connecting to the Internet, Scanner not working, or the "blue screen of death".