Google Voice is a very smart service by Google which lets you connect all your phones, your Office Phone, Home Phone and Mobile Phone so that you never miss a call from anyone. Even if you are not in a position to take your calls, A voicemail can be sent to you which you later can check either form any of your phones or from Google Voice account.

It looks very similar to Gmail and Google Reader.

Earlier this service was not open to everyone and one had to be invited by a current users of Google Voice, from June 2010, Google Voice is open to everyone in the USA, this service is however not available in another country.

Here are few of the main features of Google Voice.

• Voicemail transcription: You get the transcription of every voice mail you get.
• One number: If someone calls you on Google Voice number, it rings all your phones at the same time, answer the call from any phone.
• Personalized greetings: If you are away and can answer calls, record a message in your own voice.
• International calling: You get the cheapest Long Distance Call rates for International calls.
• SMS to email : You can send SMS any where in the world for free and get the reply in your Google Voice account as an Email.
• Share voicemails: When you get a voicemail that is needed to be shared with someone, just email it from Google Voice account.
• Block callers: You can block certain phone number you want.
• Mobile app: There is a mobile application for Google Voice so that you can use it on the go.
• Conference calls : Lets you handle conference calls more easily.

Watch the Google Voice Video to know about how it works.

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