1. Google Voice: What Can your phone number do ? By: Mohamad Alhamada.

2. Overview What is it? Getting Started. Using Google Voice. The Future. Bibliography.

3. What is it? – A company called GrandCentral. – Many Phone numbers: A lot of us have or use more than one phone on a daily basis. – One for All, And All for One: It would be nice to have a single number to give out that anybody can reach us on any of these phones(cell, house, work). – A Number for life: It works like any other phone number, but its not tied to a phone or location, but it tied to you.

4. What is it? – Its Not a phone service nor a VOIP: it uses the carrier’s voice network to place phone calls. – And Don’t forget: Its FREEEEEE.

5. Getting Started. Signing Up. -Dont forget it still by invitation only. -https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googlevoice invite/https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googlevoice invite/ Choosing your Number. – By Area code/Zip code. – By word/phrase

6. Using Google Voice. How to make a phone call: – We need to call Google number from a phone and entering your PIN to access your Google voicemail, you can press the following keys to : (1) - Listen to new voicemail, if any. (2) - Place a call. (3) - Access Goog-411. (4) - Change your settings.

7. Using Google Voice. When you receive calls – Google Voice will announce your caller to you and give you four ways to handle the call: (1) - Accept the call. (2) - Send to voicemail and Listen In on the voicemail. (2) then (*) - Join the call. (1) then (4) - Accept and record the call.

8. Using Google Voice. Features. – Call screening. – Listen in. – Block calls. – SMS. – Phone routing. – Voicemail transcripts

9. Using Google Voice. Cont.Features. – Notifications. – Personalize greeting. – Conference calling. – Call record. – Mobile apps. – Mobile site. – GOOG-411.

10. The future. Google has big plans when it comes to the mobile phone market and its mobile services (G1/ My touch). Google vs Skype. Google vs Microsoft. Google vs Apple.

11. Bibliography. https://www.google.com/voice www.google.com/googlevoice/about.html http://government.zdnet.com/?p=5501 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Voice http://www.40tech.com/2009/09/03/google-voice-5-steps-away-from-perfection/ http://changelog.complete.org/archives/1079-review-google-voice http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/172278/behind_apples_thumbs_ down_on_google_voice.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/172278/behind_apples_thumbs_ down_on_google_voice.html http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/here-comes-google-voice.html www.webmasterworld.com/forum10003/3878.htm http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/08/apple-att-and-google-respond-to-feds- on-google-voice-rejection/ http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/08/apple-att-and-google-respond-to-feds- on-google-voice-rejection/ http://www.apple.com/hotnews/apple-answers-fcc-questions/ http://www.google.com/mobile/