Google Voice: What Can your phone number do ? By: Mohamad Alhamada.

Overview What is it? Getting Started. Using Google Voice. The Future. Bibliography.

What is it? – A company called GrandCentral. – Many Phone numbers: A lot of us have or use more than one phone on a daily basis. – One for All, And All for One: It would be nice to have a single number to give out that anybody can reach us on any of these phones(cell, house, work). – A Number for life: It works like any other phone number, but its not tied to a phone or location, but it tied to you.

What is it? – Its Not a phone service nor a VOIP: it uses the carrier’s voice network to place phone calls. – And Don’t forget: Its FREEEEEE.

Getting Started. Signing Up. -Dont forget it still by invitation only. - invite/ invite/ Choosing your Number. – By Area code/Zip code. – By word/phrase

Using Google Voice. How to make a phone call: – We need to call Google number from a phone and entering your PIN to access your Google voic , you can press the following keys to : (1) - Listen to new voic , if any. (2) - Place a call. (3) - Access Goog-411. (4) - Change your settings.

Using Google Voice. When you receive calls – Google Voice will announce your caller to you and give you four ways to handle the call: (1) - Accept the call. (2) - Send to voic and Listen In on the voic . (2) then (*) - Join the call. (1) then (4) - Accept and record the call.

Using Google Voice. Features. – Call screening. – Listen in. – Block calls. – SMS. – Phone routing. – Voic transcripts

Using Google Voice. Cont.Features. – Notifications. – Personalize greeting. – Conference calling. – Call record. – Mobile apps. – Mobile site. – GOOG-411.

The future. Google has big plans when it comes to the mobile phone market and its mobile services (G1/ My touch). Google vs Skype. Google vs Microsoft. Google vs Apple.

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