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By: Google Voice Reserves 1 Million Phone Numbers with Level 3 - CrackBerryADDICTED.com

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:54:37 +0000

[...] Voice Reserves 1 Million Phone Numbers with Level 3 As we told you earlier today all the signs are pointing to Google Voice going public soon. I read on NetworkWorld that Google [...]

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:36:37 +0000

What does this do that iSkoot for Skype doesn’t aleady do for for the last year or so?

By: Google Voice Reserves 1 Million Phone Numbers with Level 3 | BerryReview.com »

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:35:36 +0000

[...] As we told you earlier today all the signs are pointing to Google Voice going public soon. I read on NetworkWorld that Google reserved 1 million phone numbers with Level 3 last month. That is a pretty big indicator that they are planning on rolling this out soon but no word on when they will assign these numbers. [...]

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:44:03 +0000

And, to clarify my last comment: If you have your GV number set to display when someone calls you, the incoming calls will count against you, in the cases described above.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:02:48 +0000

Oh, and couple thoughts on minute usage when making GV calls. (I am fairly certain that calls work the way described below…not positive)

- Mobile to Mobile minutes: When calling someone, the GV number is what is calling them…and the GV number is what is calling you/what you are calling (depending on the methods I mentioned above), so even if they are on the same carrier as you (when the carrier supports free mobile to mobile calls), it will still cost both of you minutes.

- Carrier supported favorites: If you don’t have your GV number set as a favorite, then your call to them or their call to you will use your minutes.
If the person you call, or that calls you, doesn’t have your GV number set as a favorite, then the call will use their minutes.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:35:37 +0000

Another option for a BB app is CardKaller (http://www.berryreview.com/2009/03/23/review-cardkaller-the-calling-card-manager-and-google-voice-dialer-for-blackberry/) that we reviewed back in March. CardCaller is more expensive than GV Dialer, but if you use calling cards a lot then that is a good reason to go for CardKaller. If you only use GV, then GV Dialer may be the way to go.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:27:08 +0000

To clarify brian’s comment:
“You can actually change the # displayed to be your GV # or the callers #….”

This is only when you RECEIVE calls. You can either see who is calling your, or see that someone called your GV number and not your cell number.

“fyi, and you can call people with the service so it will display your GV #.”

This calling method requires you make the calls from a browser, or you call your GV number and dial the number you want to call.

By: n8d

n8d — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:07:58 +0000

If you want to call out on your BlackBerry with your Google Voice number:
1: Set google voice as a bookmark in your Browser
2: Log into your Google Voice
3: In your Address Book (on google voice) hit “Call” next to the persons name (do NOT hit the actual phone number)
4: The GV system will initiate a call from their server to your phone (like a call back)
5: Once you answer, the system will then initiate the voice call to the person you chose displaying your GV # on that persons Caller ID

By: Ronen Halevy

Ronen Halevy — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:54:15 +0000

How do you set the number?

By: brian

brian — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:41:38 +0000

You can actually change the # displayed to be your GV # or the callers #….fyi, and you can call people with the service so it will display your GV #.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:40:57 +0000

Yep. Ready for Google to release it’s own app for GV. Currently I’m using GV dialer which works great on my Blackberry, but there’s nothing like a good ol Google application to make you feel good.

By: seymour

seymour — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:15:01 +0000

I second that! I hope it will be available for bb like the Curve!