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and I thought to myself. Wouldn't it be cool they had a Google Voice -- for android. And well let's just say that Google's way smarter than me because when I went and looked at me under marketplace sure enough there was booming voice for android and it's free. Google Voice is a website offered by Google that alleged secret phone number for yourself that allows you to route calls wherever you want. You can screen all the block calls and it got a great voice mail service to transcribe the voice mails and send you email or text message with the text of the voice -- which is totally awesome. Recently they rolled out some new features including super chief international calling rates as some other neat features that make Google Voice a powerful application. You can check out all these features a hula com forward slash voice the one drawback to -- Who was website it was it was a bit awkward to use or your phone especially for making calls. They have a mobile version of the site that was hardly perfect but this new android -- for Google Voice -- your phone to a little box office. So exactly how to work from our sponsors. Netflix.com is your place to -- dvds online. They've got -- 100000 titles include blue today he never tried shifting and there are no late fees at all -- went sort of lowest form I nine. And he sign up you get a no risk two week free trial membership. To check at a www. netflix.com or plus age. So in order to use the Google Voice that you're gonna need Google was account unfortunately at the time this review it's invite only but remember when Gmail as it might only. More more people beginning invites every day so go to Google dot com -- voice sign up and wait patiently once you've been invited to -- sector count and your phone number on the website. Then download the app in us dollars after -- downloaded the -- the first let me run -- the apple running through a simple setup. It'll ask you identify the phone matching it to the phones you set up on the website. Then ask you -- you should handle calls on this found. Options include using Google Voice for all calls which means that when you call for herself on who appeared in person you're calling that the number is your Google Voice number in their caller ID and not your actual cellphone number. But if you have the same cellphone number for years and don't wanna cause confusion people are calling you may not wanna choose this option. It would be great Google allowed you to pour yourself number -- voice but as of right now it's not an option yet but the rumors that it's coming you can specify to have Google Voice only be used for international calls which is a great way to benefit from Google's low low calling rates the other two options are have a phone asking you wanna use Google Voice before each call which -- found to be a little annoying. Or not use Google Voice at all which kind of defeats the purpose of the -- but it's a nice option have a yes they provided in the short -- that you can place on your phone's home screen to easily toggle between these various options for handling calls. What you got your options that you're good to go at first glance the apple be totally underwhelming. When you already this year Google Voice in box which right now may be empty but as you use Google Voice will fill up with SMS messages and voice -- The inbox works in a similar way to Gmail with a familiar interface the real power comes when you dial out. You'll see a little window that says you're using Google Voice and what's happening here's your phone is calling Google who then calls the person you're calling all behind the scenes. This makes accessing Google's ridiculously cheap international rates totally transparent -- now this is a VoIP applications don't -- Call quality is indistinguishable from a regular cellphone we're talking T-Mobile -- not NE TT. Google Voice also lets you send and receive SMS messages from your Google Voice number totally for free and -- we love for. You can listen or read your voice -- from the Google Voice app which is great if you're like me hate dialing -- check your voice now. No I know that iphones had visual voicemail forever but this one's better because the transcribe -- on the tax. The transcriptions are sometimes amusingly inaccurate but generally get the gist of the message. The culmination of a Google Voice account and the move was -- is super powerful and can make your life much easier managing the way you get calls and save you some money in the process. So here's a breakdown -- pros and -- Pros transcribe voice mails and get them via email or some less free text messages super cheap international calling rates. Cons it's important existing number and you probably not saving money and domestic calls this is one of my favorite after just to make it to -- Download this -- if you -- android phone which is already powered by Google gonna make no sense not to sign up removal was account and the coupon now much more powerful. Have any other application

Belmont. It seems Tekzilla viewer David needed some help jump starting his Google who recently came up with a helpful tip. He writes. While Google in -- stocks like to show options for inspiration. I noticed something I hadn't seen before wonder Kerry -- I chose it and was given a Google malicious mind -- style search tool that Google was already good enough. Happy -- David. Thanks for the tip. No wonder really is a cool hidden feature that we'll take

lovely tax holiday I am Veronica Belmont we receive this Google calendar tip from Matthew W an Ottawa he writes. With all the Gmail features being announce people myself included. Might have missed a handy little feature in Google calendar that -- weather information in your calendar automatically based on your current location. In calendar go to settings and add your

War. Boxer Bechtel had been a buzz for quite some time about Google's android mobile device platform and today Harkin and and the pre sales on T-Mobile G one formerly working model -- dozens of until October 22 but are inside connections scoreless Ryan block editor at large for gadget and co -- of GD GT. The thing that people are most excited about is the fact that Google Google basically completely open source via. So when this device launches on October 2 rule is it. On the day or thereabouts going

device yet there's no corporate you know enterprising support. It's all very Google -- right so if you want to use exchange if you want to use Blackberry. Enterprise server. Time. You can use this

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