Monday, February 13, 2012

7 Reasons to Get a Google Voice Number Valentine’s Day


Anybody needing to stay in contact with others needs to know about this. That means pretty much everyone. I’m going to jump right into why you should get a Google voice number:
  • You can place and receive calls to your lovers over the internet to real numbers using Gmail.
  • The other person doesn’t have to own an app or set-up an account on a website.
  • You can send text messages to up 5 people at a time for those of you with more love to give. You can receive text messages as well.
  • It has a visual voicemail system that lets you control playback instead of waiting for prompts.
  • If the speaker is clear enough, the site will transcribe (write out) the message so you can read it when you don’t have headphones to keep that steamy message to yourself.
  • You can screen calls from that person that you didn’t want to go on a date with. You can actually have them announce themselves prior to you accepting their call.
  • It’s all free and there are plenty of smartphone apps that allow you to manage it.

I’ve had Google Voice during my entire college career & I’ve been months without having an activated phone. This has gotten me through situations that otherwise would have been even more detrimental. What’s more is that no matter what phone I change to, I’ll be able to keep my Google voice number which forwards calls to whatever phone number I have at the time. I seldom ever hand out my direct number anymore. Does this sound like something you’d be interested in? Could you use a second number for business purposes? Are you always losing phones, text messages, and/or number? Let me know in a comment. If you have any questions, I’d love to answer em.

2 comments:

  1. I had a Google voice number a while back and it just expired. I need to get a new one. The part I have had trouble understanding is the phone app, is it free too?

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  2. Yep. The phone app is so you can easily manage your messages, voicemails, and calls. It also allows you to easily make calls using your Google voice number so people won't get confused. It will use your minutes, but I have heard of ways using apps like sipdroid that allow you to make calls over wifi or your data that don't take away from minutes. What type of phone do you have?

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