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icbolsh
06-25-2009, 02:37 PM
Google Voice has announced that they are starting to give out the invites today. They announced it on Twitter and said it will be on NBC news today. They also said that they have a massive invite list so please be patient. I hope I'm near the top of the list.
gerbick
06-25-2009, 02:52 PM
Nice. Just wish they gave invites to people already in Google Voice to dole out to friends like Gmail started out.
epage
06-25-2009, 03:09 PM
Whoohoo, more bug reports for Dialcentral ;)
silvermountain
06-25-2009, 03:11 PM
when and where did ppl get on the list, i wish i knew where they went becuase i read about it months ago but didnt know i had to sign up for it (foolish) assuming that ppl with gmail would some how get an invite of sorts...

I think I signed up about two months ago.
Laughing Man
06-25-2009, 03:20 PM
https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googlevoiceinvite/
javispedro
06-25-2009, 04:51 PM
Did they open it for non US residents already?
linuxeventually
06-25-2009, 06:04 PM
I foolishly didn't sign up back when it was GrandCentral because I only had a desktop. Then when I got my laptop Google had purchased them and had taken down signups. Then around when I got my tablet this google mystery invite system. Hope they send out invites soon.
ebrindle
07-02-2009, 04:49 PM
Got my invite on the 26th... wohoo!

Anyway gv web setup wasnt difficult.

So add me to the noobs that will indeed be adding to the bug jar.

Doesnt work at work (but they filter out a lot - and limit things to port80), didnt work in airports/hotels, but did at home...

Time to RTFM. ;-)
silvermain
07-03-2009, 11:36 AM
Still no go if you don't have a US ip :(
Lord Raiden
07-03-2009, 12:04 PM
So, is Google Voice something along the lines of Skype, but without the "big brother" spying? :)
GeneralAntilles
07-03-2009, 12:29 PM
So, is Google Voice something along the lines of Skype, but without the "big brother" spying? :)

No. See Google's about page (http://www.google.com/googlevoice/about.html), and the wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandcentral).
Lord Raiden
07-03-2009, 01:55 PM
Well, I did read the Wikipedia article before posting so as not to sound like a 'tard, but what I read made it sound an awful lot like Skype. I guess maybe I'm still not totally understanding the concept. o_0
crasbelize
07-10-2009, 12:48 AM
I got my invite today.

weeeeeeeeee.

I think I put a request in late last year.
wesgreen
07-10-2009, 11:12 AM
I got my invite today.

weeeeeeeeee.

I think I put a request in late last year.
mine took just as long. i'm impressed with the fact that they had manhattan area codes available. the voicemail transcription service is nice.
EIPI
07-10-2009, 11:39 AM
I am a little bummed. I got my invite last week, and was not able to use it since it's open to US IP's at the moment. Now, it says that the invite is no longer valid. :(

I tried going through a US proxy, but that did not work either. Oh well - hopefully they officially open it to Canadians. Knowing us, we'll settle for nothing at all, and display a big smile ;)
silvermountain
07-10-2009, 08:26 PM
Put my request in maybe four months ago....still waiting for the invite.

/cry
tso
07-10-2009, 09:20 PM
Well, I did read the Wikipedia article before posting so as not to sound like a 'tard, but what I read made it sound an awful lot like Skype. I guess maybe I'm still not totally understanding the concept. o_0

while skype is a voip service that can make and recive pots calls at local rates, google voice is about having a single number attached to multiple physical phones.

and yes, you can get much the same effect by having multiple skype enabled devices...

btw, i am a bit surprised that they choose to route via gizmo rather then provide its own sip server...
VulcanRidr
07-13-2009, 11:48 AM
So, is Google Voice something along the lines of Skype, but without the "big brother" spying? :)

I wouldn't say "without the big brother spying...It is google, after all... :)

In essence, Google Voice is a front-end to all of your phones. You can route calls from google voice to any combination of home- and mobile phones. For instance, say your best friend calls your GV number. You can program it to ring your mobile and home phone simultaneously. Or your wife's sister calls, you can set it up to ring her mobile, then if no answer, ring the home line, and so forth.

--vr