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Google Voice with your existing number

I've come to love Google Voice with all its insanely cool features such as voice mail transcripting and personalized greetings. However, up until now Google Voice has required subscribers to get a new phone number to gain access to the features.

We've learned that by simply forwarding unanswered calls from your mobile to your Google Voice number, you can have Google Voice manage your voice mails. However, by doing this you are forfeiting some other features such as SMS.

Today, it's all going to change. Google is now offering the ability to keep your existing number. Hooray! I'm going to experiment with the new feature later on this afternoon. I only hope that I can now take advantage of the features I'm desperatly wanting to use.

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Comments (2)

Oct 27, 2009
Adam Beam said...
Nice post Blake. But I don't think I'll switch my number. I use Google Voice for work, and I like it ringing both my work phone and my cell phone. Call recording is also a great feature for journalists. I just used it this morning to interview someone.
Oct 27, 2009
Blake Amick said...
Thanks for the comment Adam. I really like that I have the ability to set it to ring to different phones upon command. As a student, I haven't found a need for it since the only phone I ever use is my mobile. In a few months when I start my career, I can definately see the benefits of transitioning all contacts to my GV number.

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