I've been using Google Voice for quite awhile, for several reasons: 1) voicemail to text translation - far from perfect, but close enough so that I have an idea of the message. 2) Allows me to abstract my cell phone number- I give my GV number out to businesses as well as friends- and when I get phone calls that I don't want, I can mark the caller as a "spam" call and they will get a "Number not in service" message. 3) I have integrated GV with an *almost* free text messaging service, which can save money on the cell phone bill. 4) Desktop integration- I have a GV extension installed in my browser, so I can make a phone call (using my GV # as the Caller ID) by highlighting a phone number and right clicking. The same behavior is also exhibited when clicking on a clickable phone number link. I can also send and receive SMS messages in a similar fashion when at my computer. All in all- it allows me more control than just using my cell phone number. Cheers, MK On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 1:37 PM, David F. Farkas <david at farkas.com> wrote: > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > > Hi Mavens... > > Is anyone using GoogleVoice? > > Pros? Cons? Opinions? Issues that are not obvious? Advantages / > Disadvantages of using a GoogleVoice phone number? > > Thanx! > David > > -- > > !¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡! > > DAVID FRANKLIN FARKAS > www.HouseHealing.com > Remote Healing for Real Estate, People & Business > > Email: david at HouseHealing.com > VoiceMail: 866 4 FARKAS (866 432 7527) > Web Site: www.HouseHealing.com > Newsletter: http://www.househealing.com/contact-us/subscribe/ > > FaceBook: www.facebook.com/d.f.farkas > FB Page: http://tr.im/HouseHealingFan > Twitter: http://twitter.com/HouseHealing > > Snowmen Fall From Heaven... Unassembled > > > !¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡! > > No trees were destroyed by sending this message. > However, many electrons were sorely inconvenienced! > > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -- Sincerely, Michael Klatsky --- TnR Global, LLC VP-Systems http://www.tnrglobal.com PO Box 550, Greenfield, MA 01302 michaelk at tnrglobal.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20100617/4746a4fd/attachment.html