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I just got a number through Google Voice. Can anyone tell me the difference between GV and Ring Central? Is GV VOIP?
Any and all responses are welcome.
Any and all responses are welcome.
Google Voice vs. RingCentral
- Thread starter Bob_The_Insurance_Guy
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I also recently got a google voice number. I am not sure what to do with it though.
The cool thing about it is it translates your voicemail into text so you can read your voice messages. It's probably 80% accurate, good enough for most voicemails, but you have to actually listen to them every once in a while to make sense out of them.
Near as I can tell though, google voice is simply a free ring central. It's one number people call, which in turn, rings any number (or numbers) that you want it to ring.
I've never used Ring Central though, and don't know what you want to do, so I can't be any real help. I did figure out it doesn't do what I wanted..... which is:
Someone calls, I don't answer, call transfers to google voice to take the voicemail, it transcribes it and emails it to me. This almost works, but the transfer to google voice adds another 4 rings to the sequence, which makes it take to long. Instead, I use a service called PhoneTag, which does this, but I pay $$$$ for.
Dan
The cool thing about it is it translates your voicemail into text so you can read your voice messages. It's probably 80% accurate, good enough for most voicemails, but you have to actually listen to them every once in a while to make sense out of them.
Near as I can tell though, google voice is simply a free ring central. It's one number people call, which in turn, rings any number (or numbers) that you want it to ring.
I've never used Ring Central though, and don't know what you want to do, so I can't be any real help. I did figure out it doesn't do what I wanted..... which is:
Someone calls, I don't answer, call transfers to google voice to take the voicemail, it transcribes it and emails it to me. This almost works, but the transfer to google voice adds another 4 rings to the sequence, which makes it take to long. Instead, I use a service called PhoneTag, which does this, but I pay $$$$ for.
Dan
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I like Ring Central. Not too expensive and all calls are emailed to me. It's also very easy to hear calls via your email.
I'll try the Google thing but I'm not ready to give up Ring Central yet.
I'll try the Google thing but I'm not ready to give up Ring Central yet.
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How is Phone Tag? I have no idea how Google can give away a free phone number. It is tied to your computer like Magic Jack works?
Anyone know the sound quality of Google Voice versus Ring Central?
What is the best bet for a long distance in-bound line? Thanks.
You can make calls from google voice through your regular phone without an internet connection. You just dial in to your voice mail and press a button and dial the number. Anywhere in the US for free...call quality has been excellent (can't tell a difference) in my experience. I just wish it didn't take so long to get through for clients. Now it works like a regular phone if you turn off all the cool stuff like the voicemail to your e-mail, etc.
jsanchez001
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Google voice ROCKS
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how do you guys have google voice .. it's not available yet unless you are a GrandCentral user ... are you all grandcentral users?
here is what the google voice website said:
"Google Voice is currently available for GrandCentral users only, but will be open to new users soon. In the meantime, please leave us your email address and we'll notify you as soon as Google Voice becomes available. To learn more about Google Voice, check out our feature videos."
here is what the google voice website said:
"Google Voice is currently available for GrandCentral users only, but will be open to new users soon. In the meantime, please leave us your email address and we'll notify you as soon as Google Voice becomes available. To learn more about Google Voice, check out our feature videos."
