How do I make good use of Google Voice?
November 9, 2009 · Posted in Google Voice
It seems pretty useful with all the fancy features, but I can’t really think of any good reason for me to use it. How do I make Google Voice useful? What do you use it for? I only have a cell phone and make occasional calls and texts. Thanks!
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well if you go on the google voice website they REALLY explain every feature and you can decide on how to use them to suit you. For instance, being that I have tmobile, i can set the number to my googlevoice account on my faves, that way i can use it at ANY time and my calls will always be free!
and i know this sounds weird, but can you email me an invite to joine google voice at itshardtosayidowhenidont@gmail.com? and if you have anymore questions after you look at the website you can ask me. thanks!
Step 1
In your google voice account settings, you have to select the Transcribe Voicemails option. This will allow google voice to record or SMS your voicemails to you. It is under settings in the general account settings. After setting up this option, it will become available.
Step 2
Whenever you receive a voicemail, it will be transcribed to your google voice account. It will also include the audio file of the voicemail so you can listen to it to make sure there are no mistakes.
Step 3
Google voice will continue to get better and recognize more words. This will help prevent mistakes.
Step 4
It will also let you search your SMS/text messages. It will store a backup/history of all of your text messages. Through the interface, there will be an option on the main page to search your SMS history.
Step 5
It also allows you to use the new feature ListenIn. This allows you to listen to a voicemail being left on your phone so you can decide whether or not to answer it. To use this, simply press 3 when someone calls you as long as your phone is set up to work with google voice.
Step 6
Through the google voice page, you can forward all of your phone calls to a different phones or to one phone. For instance, you can forward your home phone number so that it will ring on your cell phone. When you log into google voice, click the Phones tab and then settings to change these options.
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(1) Google Voice is an answer for one phone number for life!! That means you can switch mobile phone carriers without fear of having to port it over or tell your contacts about your new number.
(2) Many mobile phone carriers allow for a add-on service so you can call unlimited to 2 or 3 numbers without it going against your minutes. You can setup Google Voice number for your friends and family and make all outgoing calls to the Google Voice # so that all your calls will basically unmetered.