Here’s what we do know…  Google has recently secured one million phone numbers!

Here’s what we don’t know…  When they are going to launch.

What’s Google Voice?

To put it in Lord of the Rings terminology, if your cell phone is one ring (pun fully intended ) your home phone another, and your office yet another, then Google Voice would be the one hanging from Frodo’s neck.  It’s The One Ring .  Yeah that one!

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One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

But instead of the darkness,  Google Voice brings the light and does so in a big way!

From Google’s Website:

One number for all your calls and SMS

• Call screening - Announce and screen callers
• Listen in - Listen before taking a call
• Block calls - Keep unwanted callers at bay
• SMS - Send, receive, and store SMS
• Place calls - Call US numbers for free
• Taking calls - Answer on any of your phones
• Phone routing - Phones ring based on who calls
• Forwarding phones - Add phones and decide which ring

Voicemail as easy as email, with transcripts

• Voicemail transcripts - Read what your voicemail says
• Listen to voicemail - Check online or from your phone
• Notifications - Receive voicemails via email or SMS
• Personalize greeting - Vary greetings by caller
• Share voicemail - Forward or download voicemails

More cool things you can do with Google Voice

• Conference calling - Join people into a single call
• Call record - Record calls and store them online
• Call switch - Switch phones during a call
• Mobile site - View your inbox from your mobile
• GOOG-411 - Check directory assistance
• Manage groups - Set preferences by group

Excited yet? You should be.  Stay tuned, as soon as it opens up I’ll let you know.  (Right after I secure my phone number).

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