Google Voice SMS

Google Voice is a telecommunications service by Google launched on March 11, 2009. The service provisions a phone number, chosen by the user from available numbers in selected area codes, free of charge to each user account. The service also features centralized voicemail and index able, automated voicemail transcription, accessible by PC or phone.

Google Voice provides automatic blocking of known numbers, e.g., telemarketers, the ability to switch lines in mid-call, differentiated voice mail greetings based on caller, SMS forwarding, and call recording.

Google Voice has retained many of Grand Central’s features, with several additions.

•   A single Google forwarding number to all of the user's phones

•   Free calls and SMS in the US and Canada

•   Calling international phone numbers for as low as US$0.02 per minute

• Call screening. Announcement of callers based on their number or by an automated identification request for blocked numbers

•   Listening in on someones recording of a voice message before taking a call

•   Blocking calls from specified numbers

•   Send, receive, and store SMS online

•   Answering incoming calls on any configured phone

•   Call routing. Selection of phones that should ring based on calling number

•   Voicemail transcripts. Reading of voicemail messages online

•   Listening to voicemail online or from a phone

•   Notification of voicemail messages via email or SMS

•   Personalized greetings based on calling number

•   Forward or downloading of voice mails

•   Conference calling

•   Call recording and online archiving

•   Switching of phones during a call

•   Viewing the web inbox from a mobile device/phone

•   Customize preferences for contacts by group

•   Ability to change your number for a fee

•   Specifying an existing phone number instead of the Google Voice number on initial setup for use with limited functionality, such as some voicemail functions. and using the voice mail system for the user's phone number (mobile devices only)