New number: (973) 233-4763
I'm switching to Google Voice! So you can call or text me at that number and I'll get it.
I want to play with this, so def try sending me some texts or whatever.
i saw that they're going to have number porting for Google Voice - that's when I'll try it.
To be honest, i have a phenominal number that I'm not giving up. the only person who has a better number than me is Jeremy, who has, literally, 800-0000. That beats my 200-0001.
Haha, gotta love a vanity number. I just can't resist the features of Google Voice. I'm thinking this is my new permanent number.
Wait for serious? So delete the old one???
you can keep the old one in there, but this number is my primary for mobile/home/work. if you need to text or call me, use the new one.
I just gave your number out to telemarketers. LOL
likewise!
Doh! Gotta change my number now. ;oP
So Ian, when you call out, what number is displayed?
If I call through Google Voice, it's 973-233-4763. You can do that a few different ways:
1. Initiate the call from the Google Voice website. They dial out as you, and connect you.
2. Call your Google number from any of your phones, press 2, and dial the number. (this can easily be programmed into a contact with pauses)
3. The coolest way: Assign a virtual number in the 406 area code. Google has a bunch of numbers in 406, and they assign a unique number for each of your contacts. If you call that number, it comes from your Google Voice number. To get the virtual number for each of your contacts, as of now, they have to send an SMS message to your Google number. The SMS comes from the 406 area code, and if you reply or call back it will always call the same person.
It's pretty sweet!
send me a text message yo
wow. each of those seems kind of complicated (and I normally like complicated). But getting new phone numbers for all my friends/family in the 406 area code would be difficult, and dialing google then dialing the number i want to call sounds extremely difficult when not in front of pen and paper.
you automatically get the 406 number when they text you. like since you texted me earlier, i updated my cell phone's contact for you with the new 406 number google assigned. now whenever i call or text you, i'll use that number and it'll go through google. i think they may make this process a little easier in the near future. (like not requiring the text message to get the 406 number assigned)
For setting up the "dial google first" deal, it's not bad if you just put the phone number into your contact like so: 9732334763,2,9735551212#
(Snore).... Oh sorry, your conversation put me to sleep.
Oh wow! http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS113571+18-Mar-2009+BW20090318
Heard of Ooma? I use them as my home phone service now. Sounds like they're coming up with a pretty intriguing Google Voice integration.
this is cool too: