pedophilism Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I got my invite two days ago. But it's not available in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I got mine yesterday. It's sweet. Free text messaging from my computer, lazy to the max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortFuse Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 haha awesome. I still have like a million gmail invites wooohoo ahha but no voice invite :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 google voice is pretty cool but not too sure how secure and private it is.. anyone else have an opinion about this? another way for google to get in your business? by the way.. shai.. you figured out how to use the record feature? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Jefe Uno Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Just got my invite the other day and signed up.. I'm not sure what to think so far. I still need to set things up, but at least I can use my cell phone for personal calls, and use this new number for business related ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R@ndomH3ro Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I got a Google voice invite, but I cant even use it cause I am overseas. GAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-walk Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I only have a cellphone and I rarely even use the fucking thing so I see no real point in this for me at least. Seems kind of cool though if you have multiple phones and need to organize them all through some sort of central hub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn1_fuckos Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 edit* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 google voice is pretty cool but not too sure how secure and private it is.. anyone else have an opinion about this? another way for google to get in your business? They already handle my email, so what difference does a few phone calls from prospective employers here and there really make? I'm sure I agreed to something ridiculous in the TOS but unless I hear my voice or my messages on a Google commercial and don't see a check...it's just another cool free service. by the way.. shai.. you figured out how to use the record feature? I do not know about this record feature, unless you're talking about playing back messages. Then yes, I've done that. Anyway, it sounds like they're rolling this out for real now. It's good for me because I don't have a cell and when I do I rarely answer it. If you don't need it or think it's cool or don't get it, pass it by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 shai.. i just found out how to record calls this will be fun.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 Oh, that. Yeah, I'll have to give that a shot sometime. I don't know why or when, maybe if I get back into crank calling people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I JUST TRIED IT AND IT DIDNT WORK.. BUT WHEN I READ THE FINE PRINT, IT DEPENDS ON YOUR STATES PRIVACY LAWS..OR SOME SHIT..I DUNNO...ILL TRY IT AGAIN.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Tib3- Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 I know google always has terms and conditions that say they own the info in your emails or whatever. I'm sure they can do whatever the fuck they want with your voicmail, call history and recorded conversations now. Plus they've been know to just give up your info to the government without a warrant for "national security" purposes. Knowing all this I still want a number I can use to put on business cards and give out without worrying about giving out my # to strangers or possible phsyco females. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 People will always look a gift horse in the mouth, it's human nature. I know a couple people that work/have done work for Google, and the only thing that concerns them is that they hire people mainly on contract...so there's no real future there for something like 50-75% of the workers. My concern is the fact that they are gathering a metric shit ton of information per day and not being very clear about what they plan to do with it. Sell it? Give it away? It seems like if you use the internet you're participating in what Google does, willingly or otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydoses Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 this is pretty cool. but personally, i would never use it. i have a cell phone, if it rings i either answer it, or i don't. i don't need google to help me screen or direct calls to my phone, considering i only have 1 number anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Can somebody please explain what the fuck yous are talking about? I clicked on the link and I still don't get it. You didn't grow up with the Internet, that's perfectly natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 The only thing i dont like is if i want to dial out with my g voice number i have to dial into my number and then dial their number...everything else is ballin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 It's too dope to pass up, but I'm sure those text transcripts of your voice mail are being scanned for keywords to be used in marketing and other situations. Since legally they own it they can do whatever with said info. Lets say you pissed off someone that had access to all your private information, you would be fucked. Not only google employees, but john Q law and politicians, they give that shit up without warrants. I think under the current terms and conditions for using gmail they are the rightful owners of that email, meaning whatever they do with it they don't need your permission to do it. That's the reasoning behind offering these free services, collecting information then turning around and making money from it. Or using said info to target you for specific advertisements and find the best places to put it. I'm not saying it's completely sinister and appreciate it enough to use google's mail and request my Voice account. I just think it's an interesting topic especially since this is a new frontier. Even at the peak of the united states postal services power to censor publishers and whatever, they didn't have the means to control this much information and tap your private conversations at will. Now a private company has it, nobody finds this alarming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolute.despair Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 i requested and invite when i saw this thread about an hour ago and already got it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 Like I said, they're stepping it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayorMeanBeans Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 i got mine about a week ago, now im in panama, texting these chicks back in the states like, 'i ain't forgot about you ladies', "even though im in panama ill be in touch" hahaha thanks google for making it seem like i went out of my way for some poon. it appreciates that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwel Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 alright guys.. clue me into the perks of this. I got my invite a few days ago (didn't even know i signed up). I only have 1 phone, my cell. What would be the benefit of having this? I mean, I can see how this would benefit me if I had multiple phones (ie. work, home, cell).. but as I said, I only have a cell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortFuse Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 same I got it today. No time to fiddle with it yet but looks like fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 taken from sd: "Come Monday Googlevoice + Asterisk pbx will Allow Free incoming/outgoing USA VOIP service After the huge disppointment I got from the Gizmo5/GV integration/debacle I started thinking of downloading and modifying an opensource softphone to allow me to use one program to receive and dial out using Google voice. While looking, I found out that this will be happening without my help. Asterisk pbx which is an opensource PBX/SIP solution will have that integration rolled out by Monday. Hurray Using asterisk pbx, we will be able to piggyback on the sip server of Gizmo5 using the free account (this is only needed because GV sip forwarding is only allowed to a Gizmo 1747xxxxxxx phone number). We will not need to give G5 our GV credentials!!! Simply create a G5 account, or use the current one. DO NOT integrate with G5 & GV. Install asterisk pbx set it up to connect to G5 SIP server for incoming calls. Set Asterisk pbx, which will reside on your own computer, to connect to GV and dial out for free!! Dialing out will be using the same method currently used by G5 to make GV calls, streaming instructions directly form asterisk pbx to GV server. No 3 minutes limit!!! With asterisk pbx, we will even be able to use an SIP ATA adapter to connect a regular phone." more info: http://nerdvittles.com/?p=630 Now this is a beautiful solution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 It's cool, except that it's not really a solution for most people (on a scale of one to ten setting up a Asterisk PBX and SIP server is about an 8 or 9). I could probably get it to work but it would take a while. Maybe I'll set it up tonight and call you, MG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 im enjoig the fact that googlevoice can make text messages to international phones for free! FTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 You just need to know what provider the number is linked to and use their send a text feature once...on all the ones I've used it will give you a email directly to the phone so you can use your own email account. But now I want to take a shot at this SIP thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Maybe I'll set it up tonight and call you, MG. yeah, try it. my brother's using my cell phone at the time being, so i'll pm you my work cell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HydrogenPeroxide Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 I got my invite about a month ago, but they still don't have support for Canadian numbers. I would be all over this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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