Comments on: Use Your Cell Number With Google Voice Thanks To A New Mashup http://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/27/use-your-cell-number-with-google-voice-thanks-to-a-new-mashup/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thomas R. Hallhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/27/use-your-cell-number-with-google-voice-thanks-to-a-new-mashup/#comment-55500 Thomas R. Hall Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:20:43 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=55725#comment-55500 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Use Your Cell Number With Google Voice Thanks To A New Mashup http://bit.ly/1fuT67 (via @GearDiarySite) LOVE this new feature. See comment.</span></span> Use Your Cell Number With Google Voice Thanks To A New Mashup http://bit.ly/1fuT67 (via @GearDiarySite) LOVE this new feature. See comment.

]]> By: Thomas R. Hallhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/27/use-your-cell-number-with-google-voice-thanks-to-a-new-mashup/#comment-50961 Thomas R. Hall Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:17:33 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=55725#comment-50961 When I first read the news this morning about Google Voice using a non-Google number, I was a bit let down. I was hoping this was the full number porting that we have all been waiting for. However, I think that Dan's points accurately reflect why this is good. Until you get everyone moved to using your new Google Voice number (or full porting is available), you still had to have your voicemail on your other phones available only on those devices, or do weird "hacks" in Google Voice to send certain numbers directly to voicemail. Now, with this new feature, I have forwarded all of my mobile numbers directly into Google Voice so I only have one voicemail inbox to check and all of my voicemail messages transcribed for me - including ones not sent to Google Voice directly. It's too bad that you cannot access SMS messages the same way, but unfortunately there is no way to "forward" those as a standard phone feature (unlike the call forward when unavailable feature voice calls use). But it's a good first start. This is enough to make me move totally to my Google Voice number as a primary number. Very happy to see this feature. When I first read the news this morning about Google Voice using a non-Google number, I was a bit let down. I was hoping this was the full number porting that we have all been waiting for. However, I think that Dan’s points accurately reflect why this is good. Until you get everyone moved to using your new Google Voice number (or full porting is available), you still had to have your voicemail on your other phones available only on those devices, or do weird “hacks” in Google Voice to send certain numbers directly to voicemail.

Now, with this new feature, I have forwarded all of my mobile numbers directly into Google Voice so I only have one voicemail inbox to check and all of my voicemail messages transcribed for me – including ones not sent to Google Voice directly.

It’s too bad that you cannot access SMS messages the same way, but unfortunately there is no way to “forward” those as a standard phone feature (unlike the call forward when unavailable feature voice calls use). But it’s a good first start.

This is enough to make me move totally to my Google Voice number as a primary number. Very happy to see this feature.

]]> By: mentalambiguityhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/27/use-your-cell-number-with-google-voice-thanks-to-a-new-mashup/#comment-50955 mentalambiguity Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:14:46 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=55725#comment-50955 I like it, but I ran into an issue. I just set it up, and when I called, it took something like 8 rings before it went to the voicemail. Four were the carrier, and then four were different, aka the Google Voice number. Could be a setting that I need to adjust somewhere, but it's definitely annoying. I like it, but I ran into an issue. I just set it up, and when I called, it took something like 8 rings before it went to the voicemail. Four were the carrier, and then four were different, aka the Google Voice number. Could be a setting that I need to adjust somewhere, but it’s definitely annoying.

]]> By: Carly Zhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/27/use-your-cell-number-with-google-voice-thanks-to-a-new-mashup/#comment-50952 Carly Z Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:25:44 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=55725#comment-50952 One step closer to true number porting... I can't wait until Google lets you port your number to GV. I've had a boston-based cell phone for years because that's the number everyone knew. And AT&T wouldn't let me set up any sort of second line/voicemail/forwarding system for even a few weeks to make the transition to a new, local number easier. So now I am hoping to swing my 617 number to GV and keep it forever, and then get a local number for my "offical" cell phone. Then I can finally stop paying MA sales tax on my cell phone every month... One step closer to true number porting…

I can’t wait until Google lets you port your number to GV. I’ve had a boston-based cell phone for years because that’s the number everyone knew. And AT&T wouldn’t let me set up any sort of second line/voicemail/forwarding system for even a few weeks to make the transition to a new, local number easier.

So now I am hoping to swing my 617 number to GV and keep it forever, and then get a local number for my “offical” cell phone. Then I can finally stop paying MA sales tax on my cell phone every month…

]]> By: Larry Greenberghttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/10/27/use-your-cell-number-with-google-voice-thanks-to-a-new-mashup/#comment-55501 Larry Greenberg Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:57:16 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=55725#comment-55501 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Use Your Cell Number With Google Voice Thanks To A New Mashup http://bit.ly/1fuT67 (via @GearDiarySite) This is awesome!</span></span> Use Your Cell Number With Google Voice Thanks To A New Mashup http://bit.ly/1fuT67 (via @GearDiarySite) This is awesome!

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