{"id":3926,"date":"2009-06-22T10:26:32","date_gmt":"2009-06-22T14:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=3926"},"modified":"2009-06-22T10:26:32","modified_gmt":"2009-06-22T14:26:32","slug":"google-google-voice-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/22\/google-google-voice-coming-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Google: Google Voice Coming Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"voice-logo\"Google Voice<\/a> is a tool that every small business start up, working professional and high school student are likely to lust after. It is phone and voice management app that Google aquired from Grand Central that provides a single unified number and interface for all of your phone numbers, conference calls & voice messaging. It allows all of your various phone numbers, including sms, to be consolidated into a single number with intelligent routing. The list of features<\/a> is impressive and those using it sing its praises.<\/p>\n

There has been a fair bit of recent chatter on-line about when Google was introducing Google Voice. ReadWriteWeb reports<\/a> that Google has recently acquired 1 million phone numbers for allocation and Gizmodo reports<\/a> of a developer noting its release was imminent.<\/p>\n

Google is apparently confirming these suspicions. Here is what Google Voice Help<\/a> says:<\/p>\n

Google Voice is currently available for GrandCentral users only, but will be open to new users soon. In the meantime, please\u00a0leave us your email address <\/a>and we’ll notify you as soon as Google Voice becomes available. To learn more about Google Voice, check out our\u00a0feature videos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When can I sign up?<\/strong>
\nWe expect to have the service ready for new users in a matter of weeks, and are focused on opening it as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

What if I reserved a number on the GrandCentral site before?<\/strong>
\nWe will be emailing you when Google Voice is open to the public to sign up for the service.<\/p>\n

How much does it cost?<\/strong>
\nThe service is free.<\/p>\n

What do I do if I am already a GrandCentral user?<\/strong>
\nOver the next few days, instructions will appear at the top of your inbox on how to upgrade your GrandCentral account to Google Voice. Thanks for your patience.<\/p>\n

If you have not yet done so, you should visit Google and asked to be notified<\/a> when the service is released.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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