Google Voice Invites and the Gmail for phones

Following our recent posts regarding Google Voice there still seems to be some confusion as to what Google Voice is. Recently LifeHacker have posted a lengthy insight indicating the functions that Google Voice offers. We will touch on some of the details here but if you want a indepth look check out LifeHackers overview.

Google Voice acts as an interface which can be used to setup all sorts of call settings, it can be used for re-directing phone-calls, so in effect you can choose what callers get through to what number at what time. It can also connect more than one phone to your Google Voice number, this means you can receive a call on your Google Voice number which can trigger phones at different locations to ring.

Google Voice also hosts voicemail which can be accessed on any phone, it also offers a transcription service which converts voicemail into text, however this technology like many other voice recognition technology is said to be a bit temperamental.

Also if you receive annoying calls via your Google Voice number you can block numbers of your choice, obviously this does not help you if you are receiving calls direct to your landlines. Another useful aspect is if you run a business which has employees using company phones you can set up a system that allows calls go to some handsets at some times and other handsets at other times.

As you can see the potential of Google Voice is great and it is still very early days. Be sure to check out LifeHacker and Examiner for more details.