I Got a Ticket...

Well, really it was an invitation. But, I like to call it my golden invitation. It sort of felt like a scene from a Willy Wonka movie. I just knew at any second Gene Wilder or Johnny Depp would spring out with some wee oompa loompas.

I digress. I got my invitation to Google Voice. I posted a video about it a few days ago.

My review: It's really cool.

You get a central phone number that people can call or text. It then rings multiple phones (if you have more than one set up). You can choose to answer the call, send it to a Google Voicemail, or send it to Google Voicemail and listen in on the voicemail. The voicemail is transcribed and emailed to you and texted to your mobile phone.

You can also send as many sms texts as you want.

One other cool feature is that you can actually call from your google phone number from any phone you have selected.

I will say its not all roses. When you call the google number, a pre-recorded voice says something like "Please wait as we locate the Google Subscriber you are trying to reach." This is not the end of the world, but I'd like to see that go.

One note: It is by invitation only right now. You can sign up to receive an invite.

All in all, it is cooler than the other side of the pillow.

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