GV Mobile – Takes A Place On My “First-Screen”
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After using Google Voice on and off for the past few weeks, and GV Mobile on my iPhone for a day, I’m pretty much ready to make the move to Google Voice full-time. There are a few reasons for this and the quality and speed of GV Mobile is one of them.
I have a full post on Google Voice going up over on Gear Diary (edit- now posted) but I thought we would take a quick look at GV Mobile since it is the aspect of Google Voice that put me over the top in my decision to move to Google Voice full-time as soon as possible.
After using Google Voice on and off for the past few weeks, and GV Mobile on my iPhone for a day, I’m pretty much ready to make the move to Google Voice full-time. There are a few reasons for this and the quality and speed of GV Mobile is one of them.
I have a full post on Google Voice going up over on Gear Diary (edit- now posted) but I thought we would take a quick look at GV Mobile since it is the aspect of Google Voice that put me over the top in my decision to move to Google Voice full-time as soon as possible.
Google Voice is a rebadged and enhanced GrandCentral. Google Voice is not a voice service as much as it is a voice-management service. It helps organize and enhance the phones numbers and services you already use. Google Voice gives you a single number that people can call. That number, in turn, can ring any number of different phone numbers. Then, if you do not pick up, it gives you one inbox for voicemail (and sms). In addition, Google Voice offers free voicemail transcription. While it does not strike me as being nearly as accurate as SpinVox it is free and, perhaps more importantly, it is fully searchable!
The new GV Mobile app lets me extend all this functionality to my iPhone. With it I can change which phones ring and when, I can access all my voicemail- and I mean not just my cellphone voicemail but ALL my voicemail. And I can even send sms messages through it. Google Voice means I’m no tied to any one number. GV Mobile means I’m not tied to my computer.
Using it today i have been impressed by its speed and the ease of use. I am loving the fact that it let’s me take GV with me everywhere. It is a definite keeper!
Here’s a quick video overview of the app…
Get GV Mobile Free HERE.
Get GV Mobile HERE for just $2.99.
