Comments on: Google Voice Makes the Phone Less Loathsome http://smarterware.org/1032/google-voice-makes-the-phone-less-loathsome Use your head (and great software) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:44:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: paulo http://smarterware.org/1032/google-voice-makes-the-phone-less-loathsome/comment-page-1#comment-396 paulo Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:45:09 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1032#comment-396 I currently use Google Sync to sync my iPhone with Goggle Apps contacts. I wish they would just let me combine my accoutns but that is a no go as of now. Does anyone know if there any script that would sync the contacts from the Goggle Apps contacts to Gmail contacts? Any ideas are much appreciated. I currently use Google Sync to sync my iPhone with Goggle Apps contacts. I wish they would just let me combine my accoutns but that is a no go as of now. Does anyone know if there any script that would sync the contacts from the Goggle Apps contacts to Gmail contacts? Any ideas are much appreciated.

]]> By: Alan Bradford http://smarterware.org/1032/google-voice-makes-the-phone-less-loathsome/comment-page-1#comment-395 Alan Bradford Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:08:05 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1032#comment-395 I am so glad I didn't give up on my Grand Central account. The gripes I had with the previous service are obsolete with the release of Google Voice. I love it so far. The ability to make calls direct from my cell phone is great. Now I don't feel stupid sharing my GV number with people. It was weird telling people to "use this new number, but keep my other one in your address book too in case you need to text me..." I discovered a little trick yesterday with my cell phone. I frequently make calls when driving, so to have to manually type in the number in the GV menu when placing a call is inconvenient, not to mention dangerous while driving. I have not made it a habit to memorize a phone number since the advent of speed dial and voice recognition on cell phones. (<i>Can't wait until we're able to say someone's name and have GV recognize/dial people from our contacts.</i>) I found out that my phone (LG enV2) is able to place a 2-second break when dialing a number. This dialing sequence could then be saved and assigned to a contact. For example: Let's say I want to call the manager at Taco Bell to complain about a hair in my grilled stuffed burrito. The manager's number is (XXX) XXX-XXXX: Type my GV number into my phone Add a 2-sec pause Type "2" (the GV menu command to make a call) Add another 2-sec pause Type (XXX) XXX-XXXX into my phone, adding the # key at the end Create a new contact and save this really long number in case I need to complain about more stray hairs in my food. I can't wait to see more features added. Until then, this has become my new primary phone number. I am so glad I didn’t give up on my Grand Central account. The gripes I had with the previous service are obsolete with the release of Google Voice. I love it so far.

The ability to make calls direct from my cell phone is great. Now I don’t feel stupid sharing my GV number with people. It was weird telling people to “use this new number, but keep my other one in your address book too in case you need to text me…”

I discovered a little trick yesterday with my cell phone. I frequently make calls when driving, so to have to manually type in the number in the GV menu when placing a call is inconvenient, not to mention dangerous while driving. I have not made it a habit to memorize a phone number since the advent of speed dial and voice recognition on cell phones. (Can’t wait until we’re able to say someone’s name and have GV recognize/dial people from our contacts.) I found out that my phone (LG enV2) is able to place a 2-second break when dialing a number. This dialing sequence could then be saved and assigned to a contact. For example:

Let’s say I want to call the manager at Taco Bell to complain about a hair in my grilled stuffed burrito. The manager’s number is (XXX) XXX-XXXX:

Type my GV number into my phone
Add a 2-sec pause
Type “2″ (the GV menu command to make a call)
Add another 2-sec pause
Type (XXX) XXX-XXXX into my phone, adding the # key at the end
Create a new contact and save this really long number in case I need to complain about more stray hairs in my food.

I can’t wait to see more features added. Until then, this has become my new primary phone number.

]]> By: Arthur Vanderbilt http://smarterware.org/1032/google-voice-makes-the-phone-less-loathsome/comment-page-1#comment-394 Arthur Vanderbilt Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:19:07 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1032#comment-394 When you are eventually able to port your cell number to Google Voice, will you need a new cell number or can GV manage the cell and the GV connection together? Because, that would be nice. When you are eventually able to port your cell number to Google Voice, will you need a new cell number or can GV manage the cell and the GV connection together? Because, that would be nice.

]]> By: Chuck Reynolds http://smarterware.org/1032/google-voice-makes-the-phone-less-loathsome/comment-page-1#comment-393 Chuck Reynolds Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:12:59 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1032#comment-393 I actually had some similar thoughts about Google Voice, you can check them out here: http://creynolds.tumblr.com/post/87132465/home-phones-google-voice-android I'd love to hear your thoughts I actually had some similar thoughts about Google Voice, you can check them out here: http://creynolds.tumblr.com/post/87132465/home-phones-google-voice-android

I’d love to hear your thoughts

]]> By: Ian Hatch http://smarterware.org/1032/google-voice-makes-the-phone-less-loathsome/comment-page-1#comment-390 Ian Hatch Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:52:08 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1032#comment-390 My biggest annoyance with google voice is related to my biggest annoyance with Grand Central: Grand Central was US only, so I never got onto their beta, so now I don't have Grand Central OR Google Voice! Do you know if it's possible for two people to add one phone to their account? It seems simple enough to architect, and really useful for the shared home phone. My biggest annoyance with google voice is related to my biggest annoyance with Grand Central: Grand Central was US only, so I never got onto their beta, so now I don’t have Grand Central OR Google Voice!

Do you know if it’s possible for two people to add one phone to their account? It seems simple enough to architect, and really useful for the shared home phone.

]]> By: Jesse Middleton http://smarterware.org/1032/google-voice-makes-the-phone-less-loathsome/comment-page-1#comment-389 Jesse Middleton Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:30:20 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1032#comment-389 Gina, You can use a Google Apps account but you must configure it as a Google Account first. I wrote a blog post on how to do this. My Google Voice account is linked to my pure at srcasm dot com account. http://srcasm.com/2009/02/18/overview-signing-in-with-google-accounts-mobile-help/ Gina,
You can use a Google Apps account but you must configure it as a Google Account first. I wrote a blog post on how to do this. My Google Voice account is linked to my pure at srcasm dot com account.

http://srcasm.com/2009/02/18/overview-signing-in-with-google-accounts-mobile-help/

]]> By: netfortius.wordpress.com/ http://smarterware.org/1032/google-voice-makes-the-phone-less-loathsome/comment-page-1#comment-386 netfortius.wordpress.com/ Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:42:31 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1032#comment-386 tested it for a few days - w/background noise (open space, cafeteria, airport, etc.) the voice-to-text is failing some of the time: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31853643@N05/3380447939/" rel="nofollow">inbox sample</a> tested it for a few days – w/background noise (open space, cafeteria, airport, etc.) the voice-to-text is failing some of the time:
inbox sample

]]> By: tiemposbuenos http://smarterware.org/1032/google-voice-makes-the-phone-less-loathsome/comment-page-1#comment-385 tiemposbuenos Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:23:21 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1032#comment-385 Sounds very interesting, but I'm assuming this is only supported in the U.S. and in English? I live in Brazil and 99% of my voicemail is in Portuguese. Sounds very interesting, but I’m assuming this is only supported in the U.S. and in English? I live in Brazil and 99% of my voicemail is in Portuguese.

]]> By: patrickkaine http://smarterware.org/1032/google-voice-makes-the-phone-less-loathsome/comment-page-1#comment-383 patrickkaine Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:34:58 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1032#comment-383 Interesting findings: On gmail chat, if my wife sends me an SMS it comes from a 406# too. I have saved that number as a second mobile number for her and just send texts to the 406# when she's at the computer (so it looks like a chat session). Seems that everyone could have their own 406 for Google Voice and Gmail SMS. (I checked and our SMS numbers are not the same, although they could be in the future?) Interesting findings:

On gmail chat, if my wife sends me an SMS it comes from a 406# too. I have saved that number as a second mobile number for her and just send texts to the 406# when she’s at the computer (so it looks like a chat session).

Seems that everyone could have their own 406 for Google Voice and Gmail SMS.

(I checked and our SMS numbers are not the same, although they could be in the future?)

]]> By: Gina Trapani http://smarterware.org/1032/google-voice-makes-the-phone-less-loathsome/comment-page-1#comment-379 Gina Trapani Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:52:41 +0000 http://smarterware.org/?p=1032#comment-379 <i>Can you select your phone number or does GV select one for you?</i> When I signed up for a GrandCentral invite way back when, I requested an area code and got it, yes. Can you select your phone number or does GV select one for you?

When I signed up for a GrandCentral invite way back when, I requested an area code and got it, yes.

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