[Hidden-tech] Google Voice

[Pete Chilton]

I guess I thought it worked with invites like Gmail did when it first  
came out.

Also, I understand that it doesn't improve reception. I am in  
Greenfield so I don't have trouble. It just came up within that  
discussion thread.
Well, I guess I'll just have to wait for Google.

Thanks.

Pete



On Aug 27, 2009, at 8:09 AM, Joseph Steig wrote:

> Google Voice does nothing at all that would improve cell phone  
> reception at your home!
>
> And no, you can't do invites as you could with GMail. You can sign  
> up for Google Voice and eventually they will get back to you with a  
> number. Google Voice provides a "one number to rule them all" that  
> you can use to flexibly redirect calls to other numbers, like your  
> home number, your mobile etc. And it's got free voicemail  
> transcription and a bunch of other features, with more to come. But  
> calls out require the use of another device (landline, mobile phone  
> etc). Essentially what it does it produce a conference call between  
> your device and the number that you are calling. What's the good of  
> that? International calls for cheap, mostly.
>
> The devices that do improve mobile phone reception are called  
> femtocells. Verizon, AT&T and T-mobile have launched these (or are  
> just about to) .
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femtocell
>
> They work by connecting to the broadband in your home and making use  
> of that to provide range limited mobile phone coverage. I believe  
> that if you have a Verizon one, for example, AT&T phones won't be  
> able to make use of it and vice-versa.
>
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> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 1:13 AM, J. Cohen  
> <ht at westernmasswebdesign.com> wrote:
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> Pete Chilton wrote:
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>
> Google Voice was mentioned in the discussion about improving cell  
> phone reception at your home.
> Does anyone have an invite they could spare?
>
> I looked for Google Voice invites in my account, but I don't think  
> there is any way to invite people.
>
> Josh
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