When someone calls you, they call a specific number for a specific line or phone. Each line has its own fixed number attached. Google decided to think a little differently and asked an innovative question. What if a number wasn’t attached to a specific line but was attached to a specific person? This is the concept behind Google Voice.
Using a web browser, you are able to attach your Google Voice number to one or more phones. This can be changed at anytime so that when you are out of town, for example, people can reach you in your hotel room by using the same number they always use. You have the power to decide which phones ring when specific people call. For example, a client calls you and you want to be as accessible as possible. You can have your home, office and mobile phones ring simultaneously. If a friend calls, you don’t want to be distracted at work, only your mobile and home phone rings. However, if an annoying acquaintance keeps calling and just won’t leave you alone, you can tell Google Voice to send that person directly to voice mail.
One great time saving feature of Google Voice is that voice mails are transcribed to text and can all be viewed and listened to on-line.
The sky is the limit with this concept and it is exciting to think of what is to come as this technology grows.