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10 Tips for Supercharging Google Voice by Device Gadget

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Forum Post by mamaoyot from http://devicegadget.com/

Take your Google Voice experience from VoIP to VIP with these hidden feature

1. Calls within Gmail

Recently, Google made it possible to make and receive voice calls right from within Gmail-yes, you can use your Google Voice number without needing to be anywhere near a phone. To get started, log in to Gmail and locate the Chat box in the left-hand sidebar. You should see a new contact called Call Phone; click it.

A small box pops up on the right side of your Gmail window displaying a dial pad, and you may be prompted to download and install a voice plug-in. Then, from the dial pad, you can dial a friend or type in a name from your Google contact list, all without a phone in sight.

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Make calls from Google Voice App for iPhone

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Google Voice app for iPhone is available to download from the Apple App Store. To use the GV app, you’ll need an iPhone with iOS 3.1 or later and a valid Google Voice account. At this time, Google Voice is available in the U.S. and Canada only.

With the native app, you will have access to all major Google Voice features on your iPhone, like:

  • Cheap rates for international calls
  • Free text messaging to U.S. numbers
  • Voicemail Transcription
  • Display your Google Voice number as caller ID when making calls

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Replace Your Landline with Google Voice and OBi100

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Obi100 – The world’s first ATA device with support for Google Voice. If you don’t like to be tied to your PC while making phone calls or want to ditch your landline, get yourself an OBi100 Voice Services Bridge or OBi endpoint. Setup is fairly simple. You’ll be making free domestic calls within 30 minutes. Twenty minutes if you know what you are doing and less than 10 minutes if you already have Google Voice. 🙂

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