[COLUG] New Service: GrandCentral

[Robert Grimm]

They had 614 numbers at one time. I have had one since a few weeks  
after the Google buyout. They probably ran out. I wouldn't be  
surprised if they get some again.

On Feb 20, 2008, at 9:44 AM, Josh wrote:

>
> Howdy All,
>
> Google has a new service, presumably which runs on Linux, called  
> GrandCentral.  This is actually a company they bought, and looks to  
> be in perpetual beta.  It works like GMail used to work, where you  
> need to get invites from others, etc... though you can request  
> invites from the front page.
>
> 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.  They also  
> have a visual voicemail like the iPhone, but we'll see how long it  
> is before the visual voicemail patent troll strikes them.
>
> So far it's free, but in perpetual beta as they "have no concrete  
> business plans" for it.
>
> http://www.grandcentral.com
>
> Note that there are no 614 numbers available at this point.  There  
> are, however, 740 numbers.  (740 is north of Columbus - Centerburg,  
> Mount Vernon, etc.)
>
> Also, being Google, I wouldn't discuss over this service any plans  
> for world domination, taking over cheezburger factories, etc. that  
> you wouldn't want others in corporate america or government to hear.
>
> Cheers,
> -J
>
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