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Ringing in 2017 With Updates to Our Google Voice Apps

posted by on Tuesday January 31 2017, @05:29PM   Printer-friendly
from the all-new-from-google dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

When we first introduced Google Voice our goal was to create "one number for life"—a phone number that's tied to you, rather than a single device or a location. Since then, millions of people have signed up to use Google Voice to call, text and get voicemail on all their devices. It's been several years since we've made significant updates to the Google Voice apps (and by several, we mean around five ;)), but today we're bringing a fresh set of features to Google Voice with updates to our apps on Android, iOS and the web.

Source: https://blog.google/products/google-voice/ringing-2017-updates-our-google-voice-apps/

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  • (Score: 2) by frojack on Wednesday February 01 2017, @04:11AM

    by frojack (1554) on Wednesday February 01 2017, @04:11AM (#461545) Journal

    SMS over VOIP has always been a total crapshoot.

    Not on Google Voice. For me its been 100% reliable, even intercontinental sms via Google Voice.
    There isn't a network blockage here, its a corporate block by the Telegram app and a few others.

    I have the opposite problem. Dialed Calls to my Cell Number will bounce to my Google Voice number (which rings my Cell phone via GV Voip). My cell phone won't even ring - its like AT&T just hands it off to Google Voice rather than even attempting to connect directly to my cell. Probably cheaper for them. Better voice quality too.

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  • (Score: 2) by ilsa on Wednesday February 01 2017, @05:02PM

    by ilsa (6082) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday February 01 2017, @05:02PM (#461690)

    Unfortunately it's US only, so that doesn't help me at all. Also... Google. I'm not about to rely on something Google does only to have them turn around and cancel the service later on.