Comments on: Google Voice Review – the Pros and Cons http://www.joeyconway.com/blog/2009/07/29/google-voice-pros-and-cons/ THRILLS AND ADVENTURES! Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:54:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matthew http://www.joeyconway.com/blog/2009/07/29/google-voice-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Matthew Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:37:03 +0000 http://www.joeyconway.com/blog/?p=8#comment-132 There is a very good desktop application designed to do just that called Google Voice Mass SMS v2.5. The company comes out with a new version about every month based on what feedback they get from the users. They are also working on a mobile version. I put the link below: http://dcomp.10spot.me/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=49 There is a very good desktop application designed to do just that called Google Voice Mass SMS v2.5. The company comes out with a new version about every month based on what feedback they get from the users. They are also working on a mobile version.

I put the link below:

http://dcomp.10spot.me/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=49

]]> By: Jacob http://www.joeyconway.com/blog/2009/07/29/google-voice-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Jacob Mon, 31 May 2010 06:22:09 +0000 http://www.joeyconway.com/blog/?p=8#comment-37 Joey - Mass texting from a web interface is now implemented. Joey – Mass texting from a web interface is now implemented.

]]> By: Shelby Markum http://www.joeyconway.com/blog/2009/07/29/google-voice-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Shelby Markum Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:07:25 +0000 http://www.joeyconway.com/blog/?p=8#comment-12 I don't have google voice but after reading this blog I'm going to check it out. Sounds much more advanced that what I have on my Samsung Moment. I'm not sure what program it is, but I'm going to give google a try. Thanks for the pros and cons list. I don’t have google voice but after reading this blog I’m going to check it out. Sounds much more advanced that what I have on my Samsung Moment. I’m not sure what program it is, but I’m going to give google a try. Thanks for the pros and cons list.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.joeyconway.com/blog/2009/07/29/google-voice-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Daniel Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:25:26 +0000 http://www.joeyconway.com/blog/?p=8#comment-6 Pros: *Ability to record conversations Whether or not Google allows mass texting spammers will find a way to do it, I find it a con also. "* No picturemail support – I guess it can be useful, but I’m not sure if there is any point when you can email pictures….and there is always picasa." That's what the Iphone thought, people can always email, except not everyone else has email on their phone. And on top of that, not everyone's email on their phone is constantly checking to see if their is a new email to pull down from the server. Pros:
*Ability to record conversations

Whether or not Google allows mass texting spammers will find a way to do it, I find it a con also.

“* No picturemail support – I guess it can be useful, but I’m not sure if there is any point when you can email pictures….and there is always picasa.”

That’s what the Iphone thought, people can always email, except not everyone else has email on their phone. And on top of that, not everyone’s email on their phone is constantly checking to see if their is a new email to pull down from the server.

]]> By: Ed Felix http://www.joeyconway.com/blog/2009/07/29/google-voice-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Ed Felix Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:59:58 +0000 http://www.joeyconway.com/blog/?p=8#comment-5 They're working on number porting, give it time. Agree with Gary: Mass texting can be easily used by spammers (but would be a nice feature if they could place limitations). In regards to privacy concerns... Google owns you whether you use Gvoice or not. They’re working on number porting, give it time. Agree with Gary: Mass texting can be easily used by spammers (but would be a nice feature if they could place limitations).

In regards to privacy concerns… Google owns you whether you use Gvoice or not.

]]> By: Gary http://www.joeyconway.com/blog/2009/07/29/google-voice-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Gary Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:37:35 +0000 http://www.joeyconway.com/blog/?p=8#comment-2 * No mass texting feature on web interface - thats a good thing. * No mobile application for Windows Mobile - too bad. * No picturemail support - I guess it can be useful, but I'm not sure if there is any point when you can email pictures....and there is always picasa. * No email to text message support - * No statistics/metrics on phone calls/text messages - this is bound to exist, just not to us right now. * No 212 or 917 numbers available, limited combinations of 646 numbers - that is just the way the number lottery works. 212 #s are rare in any phone system that is not a landline - 646 is the new area code for manhattan anyway. One con you missed is porting a number to google voice and out of it. I see that being more useful. * No mass texting feature on web interface – thats a good thing.
* No mobile application for Windows Mobile – too bad.
* No picturemail support – I guess it can be useful, but I’m not sure if there is any point when you can email pictures….and there is always picasa.
* No email to text message support –
* No statistics/metrics on phone calls/text messages – this is bound to exist, just not to us right now.
* No 212 or 917 numbers available, limited combinations of 646 numbers – that is just the way the number lottery works. 212 #s are rare in any phone system that is not a landline – 646 is the new area code for manhattan anyway.

One con you missed is porting a number to google voice and out of it. I see that being more useful.

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