Will Google Voice make a big difference in your life?

[Pat Coyle]

If you're not familiar with Google Voice, here's the deal: once you sign up (it's free) you're assigned a phone number with an area code of your choosing. Calls to this number can be set to reroute to any number of phones, meaning you can have one number that rings your office and your cell. If you don't pick up, your voicemail is stored online, where's it's accessible via any Web browser--or it can be transcribed and emailed to you, forwarded in an email, or embedded in a website. Other options: blocking numbers, custom voicemail messages for different callers, call recording, SMS voicemail alerts, call merging, and free domestic calling. Check out GV'sfeatures page for the full array.

Will Google Voice make a big difference in your life? Share your thoughts

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[Joe Dager]

I have used the service for a while. My most common use is to put it in a registration form for an event or on a website that someone may have a question about a product. I typically tell them they are going to get a recording. Not that I get many, but have also used it for receiving testimonials.;) That process is pretty cool, someone calls in, leaves a testimonial, I cut and paste it. The uses are endless, sales people calling in the end of the day or after a sales call to file a report, etc. The transcription is better than what you would think.

It has worked seamlessly for me and am very well pleased. Funny thing, I blogged about it and even included it in an Ezine and few have picked up on the service. Look at the response to this thread. I wonder why?

[Mike Seidle]

I've used Google Voice (and precursor Grand Junction) for several years. It is very, very handy and does what a lot of companies charge lots of money for for free.