Google Voice still in private beta, but invites on their way

I have been using this since it first started as Grand Central. It's a great free service, with a local Phone Number, Voice Mail and Call forwarding for your other Phone Numbers. And I believer Google Plans to keep it free when they take it out of Beta and offer it to the general Public. Check it out...

Google is beginning to send out invites to people who signed up to try Google Voice. The service is still in private beta, but this is the first time new users will be able to gain access to the service since Google purchased the technology from GrandCentral. Up until now, only former GrandCentral users have been able to use Google Voice.

Google Voice allows users to route all of their phone calls through a central phone number. For instance, if you have a home phone, cellphone, and work number, you can link them all to Google Voice and just give out a single number to your contacts. When they call your Google Voice number, all of your phones will ring. You can also use the service to check your voicemail online, transcribe voicemails and forward them to your email account, screen calls, or perform a whole slew of other nifty features.

Go there...

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