Remember the recently announced and released Google Voice integration on Sprint? Sounded like an awesome idea, and in theory it is. But as things continue to play out, it’s becoming apparent that both Sprint and Google have a massive cluster on their hands. Both Sprint and Google Voice forums are chock full of disgruntled users facing any and every problem under the sun. Everything from crippled accounts to voicemail security holes to overseas calling being...
It’s been a long, long, looooong road — a submittal, removal, argument, and dry spell signaling there was no hope. But it appears that all is well in the world. Google announced via their blog that Apple has just released the official Google Voice app for iOS into the App Store. Features: Voicemail transcription Display your Google Voice number as caller ID when making calls. Free text messaging to U.S. users Cheap rates for international calls Push...
Reach back into the catacombs of your brain cavity and try to remember a little app called Google Voice Mobile. It was a nifty little app that at the time, aimed to make Google Voice integration on the iPhone a reality. Well, we all know how that ended up. GV Mobile was struck down as was Google’s own official Google Voice app. Fast forward many months through countless back-and-forth arguments and various investigations by several different organizations and the...
TechCrunch showed off a Google Voice desktop app last week. For me, it was kind of a surprise as Google is more or less all things web. Desktop apps are sort of anti-Google. Then again, I’ve seen stranger things. Anyway, numerous people fell in love with the idea of the GV App, though not the notion that Google wasn’t sure if they were ever going to release it. That obviously won’t do. Once the masses have seen it, they want it. That’s the gist...
UK readers: Get up off your butts and shout! Google’s Eric Schmidt came forth at the Guardian Activate conference and stated that Google Voice is indeed coming to the UK. For those who still don’t know, Google Voice is a pretty awesome service that allows you to share one number across multiple land and cellular lines. Besides that, transcribed voicemails in SMS or email form further add sustenance to the service. Unfortunately, Schmidt wasn’t as...
