Try Google Voice: Redesigned With Cheaper International Calls
Google Voice is amazing! The service provides a U.S. phone number, selected by the user from available numbers in selected area codes, free of charge to each user account, but the calls are not fully-free altogether. Also, there are different ways to access Google Voice depending on which mobile device you have.
Highlighted Specs:
- A single number for all, yes your one Google Voice number allows you to make calls/send text messages
- Now access cheaper International calls and make them directly from your handset
- Voicemails are mechanically transcribed to text so you can read them like email
- Google Voice integrates with your phone’s native address book or Google Contacts easily
- Send and receive free text messages through the Google Voice app without any charges
- Set up different greetings for different callers and customize each of them
- You can also block callers as per your wish
So what’s new with the new improved version?
- Send SMS to multiple recipients, up to 5 at a time. Just click SMS at the top of your inbox and start typing names or numbers
- Google Voice now comes live for iPhone and Palm WebOS
- The Google Voice Extension gives you easy access to voicemail, calling, and texting – all from a button on your browser. Plus, get notice of new voicemails and simply click-to-call when a phone number is published on a website
- You can now use Google Voice with your existing mobile phone number and get low priced international calling, and several other useful features
- You now have the ability to invite a limited number of friends to Google Voice
- The Google Voice app for Blackberry and Android-powered phones allows you to make outbound calls from your Google number, read transcriptions of your voicemails, make low priced international calls, and send free SMS
- If you’re not happy with your Google number, you can now switch to a new number for a $10 fee. Also the old number will remain active for 3 months
- Google Voice’s keyboard shortcuts allow you to do common tasks, like make a call or send a text message with just a few key strokes
Note: Visit Web-based version on m.google.com/voice (iPhone, Palm WebOS, Nokia S60, Windows and others); and Download application from m.google.com/voice (for Android and Blackberry.)