| In a world where everyone has cellular phones, and | | | | Google Voice line, and calls to your Google number |
| people pass out their numbers like candy at halloween, | | | | are forwarded to the device you choose. You can |
| a new vision has come to fruition. Google Voice is a | | | | have different groups, where different caller ids are |
| service that allows you to obtain a personal phone | | | | sent to different phones. It also has built-in voicemail, |
| number of your choosing that you can give out instead | | | | SMS, and caller blocking! If you are trying to figure out |
| of your personal number. This opens the door to keep | | | | how to screen cell phone calls or block calls on your |
| privacy in, and telemarketers out. | | | | cell phone, this is the way to do it. |
| I received an invitation today to join Google Voice. A | | | | Any unwanted callers that get a hold of your Google |
| service Google provides where users can either: | | | | number can be blocked, by adding the caller id to the |
| - Tie their existing phone number into Google Voice or | | | | block list, or you can screen incoming calls. You can |
| - Get a new free phone number to use. | | | | screen all calls, only blocked numbers, or all calls not in |
| Each choice has its own pros and cons, but each user | | | | your contacts list. Google Voice has an extensive |
| is only allowed to make one choice, and I chose to get | | | | interface that enables you to very easily place calls |
| a new Google Voice Phone number. The benefits that | | | | from your new phone number, and send text |
| come with this choice are many. You can search for | | | | messages. |
| your choice phone number by zip code, area code, | | | | Hope that you are lucky enough to receive an |
| and even words! Yes! You can see you can get a | | | | invitation to Google Voice, because it is one of the |
| phone number with your name in it! | | | | most amazing technologies to come across my desk |
| Other features include linking your existing mobile | | | | in a long time. |
| device, home phone, and work phone to your new | | | | |