[COLUG] New Service: GrandCentral

[Rob Funk]

Josh wrote:
> GrandCentral is to phones, what GMail is to email, almost. 
> GrandCentral gives you one phone number and allows you to forward all
> your calls to your home, cell, work phones depending on time; to record
> multiple voicemail announcements and play them for different inbound
> callers; to call people in your address book via the web; and to record
> phone calls that go through their system.

Sounds a lot like some VoIP providers (e.g. Gizmo, www.gizmoproject.com), 
but without the direct VoIP part.  :-)

> Note that there are no 614 numbers available at this point.  There are,
> however, 740 numbers.

OK, that part is different; I think getting free/cheap VoIP with a 
relatively local area code is rare, though I'm sure Duane could correct 
me on that.  :-)

>  (740 is north of Columbus - Centerburg, Mount
> Vernon, etc.)

740 is actually all of central and southeast Ohio that isn't the immediate 
Columbus area.  The 740 region used to be 614, back when Ohio had only 
four area codes and all area codes had a 0 or 1 as the middle digit.  
(740 is my area code in Licking county, east of Columbus.)
  http://www.nanpa.com/area_code_maps/display.html?oh

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