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Google Voice is a free service from Google to use as a centralized phone number with many features including text transcription of voice mail. Google Voice is currently only open for Grand Central members and Google will invite those who signed up after Google purchased Grand Central.
Twitter has given us a hint of when to expect the invites: “GV invites still
coming…don’t be discouraged:) Starting with the GrandCentral list and
moving on to the GV list. Will take a while.” tweeted Google Voice manager Craig Walker.
Google has reserved one million phone numbers from Level 3 Communications. It’s an IP-based phone managing service that routes home, office and mobile calls through one phone number.
A phone connection is required for the service. Google Voice users call into their voice mail service from any phone.
Once there, they can push a button to get a dial tone and call a
different number. It doesn’t require special equipment to connect to the Internet.
Google
Voice features one number, screening, call-blocking, voicemail
transcription, SMS support, conference calling,
GOOG-411 integration, and call recording, low cost international
calling. They also integrated GrandCentral with Google accounts and
Google
address books. Google reportedly will make their money from the fees
for international calling.
The call blocking service, sends the caller “We’re sorry the number that has been disconnected or no longer in service.”
You can still sign up for an invitation via the Google Voice web portal
The results of the Vlingo Consumer Mobile Messaging Habits Report are down right dangerous.
Despite Driving While Texting (DWT) bans in seven states and the District of Columbia as well as reports of accidents caused by DWT, 26% of mobile phone users continue to text behind the wheel.
Drivers in Tennessee are the worst offenders, with the highest percentage of respondents(42%) who admit to DWT, while Arizona has the lowest percentage (18.8%).
The Vlingo Report also reveals that text messaging has grown steadily over the past 12 months across all age groups, with nearly 60% of mobile phone users now texting, compared to 54% in 2008.
Alltel Wireless, and SpinVox, the leading provider of Voice-to-Screen messaging, launched a new service called Voice2TXT. The launch makes Alltel Wireless the first of the five largest U.S. carriers to offer its customers the ability to receive voicemails in text form.
Voice2TXT is available on any Alltel Wireless SMS text message capable phone and quickly converts incoming voicemails to text messages in the customer’s inbox. This innovative service allows the user to discretely respond to voicemails in any setting without having to dial and listen to voicemail messages. Voice2TXT also allows customers to store and forward converted voicemails as regular text messages as well as retrieve the original voicemail should they choose to do so.
The service is available in a variety of pricing options: $4.99 per month for 20 voicemail conversions (each additional is 25 cents); $9.99 per month for 50 conversions (each additional is 20 cents); and $19.99 per month for 100 conversions (each additional is 10 cents). For more information visit www.alltel.com/voice2txt.
