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VoiceCentral Black Swan out of beta – Best app to access Google Voice on your iPhone for FREE [Updates]

By Alok Saboo on March 18th, 2010

The last time I wrote about Black Swan, I remember calling VoiceCentral Black Swan as one of the best Google Voice iPhone application. After using it almost 2 months, I am convinced that I was not exaggerating. The last time I wrote about it, Black Swan was in a closed beta and hence not many...

Tags: Black Swan, free text messages, google voice, iPhone apps, Riverturn, VoiceCentral, VoIP iPhone

GVMax – Most comprehensive Google Voice Notification system [Tutorial]

By Alok Saboo on February 26th, 2010

I already have published some tutorials on how to Push Google Voice notifications to iPhone (or read here). While they all were great, today I will introduce the most comprehensive Google Voice notification system – GVMax. GVMax is a great service developed by Hani (as a hobby). While GVMax has always been a great service,...

Tags: google voice, GVMax, iPhone apps, Mobile VoIP, mVoIP, Prowl, Push notification, Text Message

VoiceGrowl allows you to Push Google Voice Notifications to iPhone [Tutorial]

By Alok Saboo on February 16th, 2010

We have already seen two great ways to push Google Voice notifications to your iPhone. But, it looks like some users were having difficulty in using the Mail2Prowl service. So, today we have another tutorial to push Google Voice notifications to your iPhone – VoiceGrowl. Step 1: Installation VoiceGrowl works exactly like Mail2Prowl that we...

Tags: free text messages, google voice, iPhone, Prowl, Push notification, SMS

VoiceCentral Black Swan edition brings Google Voice back to your iPhone [Review]

By Alok Saboo on January 29th, 2010

There was a lot of furor when Apple booted all Google Voice apps from the App store. So if you did not want to jailbreak your iPhone, you pretty much could not use Google Voice on your iPhone (yeah, yeah…you had the GV mobile version, but it was not even close to true apps. Even...

Tags: Black Swan, free text messages, google voice, HTML5, iPhone apps, Push notification, Riverturn, VoiceCentral

8 ways to use Google Voice Smartly [Tips & Tricks]

By Alok Saboo on January 25th, 2010

Google Voice, without a doubt, is one of the biggest development in the VoIP space in the recent past. You can read my earlier posts to find more details about all the Google Voice features and how you can make free calls to USA and Canada. In this post, I will detail some of the...

Tags: cell phone minutes, google voice, iPhone, Push notification, sip support, Text Message, voicemail

Is consumer VoIP under threat from telcos and regulators? [Interview]

By Alok Saboo on January 20th, 2010

In the last part of our discussion with Ruslan Zalata, co-founder of GTalk2VoIP, we talk about the SIP protocol and its possible integration with the operating system and the future of VoIP. So, without further ado, let us get started. The interview extract follows (AS – Alok Saboo; RZ – Ruslan Zalata): AS: In some...

Tags: ChromeOS, Flash2VoIP, google voice, Gtalk2VoIP, H323, IAX, Instant Messenger, SIP, Sip settings, Skype

Why Google, Microsoft, or Yahoo may NOT provide SIP support? [Interview]

By Alok Saboo on January 16th, 2010

In our last post, we discussed how GTalk2VoIP brings SIP capability to your instant messengers. Continuing our discussion with Ruslan Zalata, co-founder or GTalk2VoIP, today we will talk about SIP strategies of Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. The interview extract follows (AS – Alok Saboo; RZ – Ruslan Zalata): AS. GTalk2VoIP is essentially filling a gap...

Tags: Fring, google voice, Gtalk2VoIP, iPhone, Microsoft, Mobile VoIP, mVoIP, Nimbuzz, SIP, Symbian, Talkonaut, Yahoo

Google Voice invites up for grabs [Invites]

By Alok Saboo on October 15th, 2009

Firstly, let me wish all my Indian readers a very Happy Diwali. On this auspicious occasion, here’s a small gift from TruVoIPBuzz – a Google Voice invite!! If you were not so lucky to grab a Google Voice invite yet, don’t worry!! Google has been generous and offered its subscribers some invites to give away....

Tags: Diwali, giveaway, google voice, Google Voice invite

Easiest way to Enable Google Voice Push Notification on iPhone – Revised [Tutorials]

By Alok Saboo on October 7th, 2009

Our earlier tutorial on enabling Google Voice push notifications on iPhone/iPod generated significant interest. The earlier method required a lot of effort and an always-on computer that could push the messages to your iPhone. Despite the obvious issues, there was a huge interest – well the savings were significant. Today, I will present an extremely...

Tags: free sms, free text messages, google voice, Growl, iPhone, iPod Touch, mail2prowl, Mobile VoIP, mVoIP, Prowl, Push notification

GVISapp – Access Google Voice without Jailbreaking your Phone [iPhone]

By Alok Saboo on September 1st, 2009

Apple’s rejection of a native Google Voice app has caused a furor in the blogosphere. Not only has Apple rejected Google’s app, it has also removed other apps such as VoiceCentral, GV Dialer, or GV Mobile from the app store, leaving you with little option to use Google Voice. If you have a jailbroken iPhone,...

Tags: google voice, GV Mobile, GVdialer, iPhone, iPhone apps, Mobile VoIP, VoiceCentral

Google Voice enables Unlimited FREE Calls to Canada [Updates]

By Alok Saboo on August 19th, 2009

A quick update for all you Google Voice fans. Google Voice has restored the unlimited free calling to Canada feature. Free calling to Canada was available in Grandcentral (earlier avatar of Google Voice), but Google decided to remove that option in Google Voice. But starting today, Google has re-enabled the unlimited free calling option to...

Tags: free calls Canada, free international calls, google voice

How-to Enable SIP Support with Google Voice [Tutorial]

By Alok Saboo on August 14th, 2009

In spite of my last post on why you should not use Google Voice as your primary number, I firmly believe that Google Voice is a great service and a must have for everyone. For all its greatness, the lack of SIP support in Google Voice stuck out like a sore thumb. Today we break...

Tags: Gizmo5, Gizmoproject, google voice, SIP, SIP number, sip support, Unlimited Free Calls, x-lite, xGVout

8 Reasons Why you should NOT use Google Voice as your primary number? [Opinion]

By Alok Saboo on August 5th, 2009

@mjgraves made an interesting tweet earlier about why he was not ready to use Google Voice as his primary number. His tweet inspired me to think the pros and cons of using Google Voice as your primary number. We are all familiar with the positives of GV like ability to make free calls within USA,...

Tags: Free Calls, free sms, free text message, google voice, Grandcentral, iPhone, Mobile VoIP, Privacy, Reliability, sip support

How Google Voice fits perfectly in Google’s Business Strategy? [Opinion]

By Alok Saboo on July 31st, 2009

I recently hit upon a post by Judy Shapiro, ex-AT&T head “Bell Head”, arguing why Google Voice does not fit into the Google’s core business and this diversification reminded her about the unrelated diversifications AT&T undertook in 1980s. I have very high regards for Judy, but could not quite agree with her point this time....

Tags: Business Model, Core Competence, Diversification, Google, google voice, Strategy

Thank-You Apple for Blocking Google Voice App? [Opinion]

By Alok Saboo on July 28th, 2009

By now, I am sure, you would have heard of the latest storm in the telephony world. Apple rejected the official Google Voice iPhone application from the App store and also removed other Google Voice iPhone apps from the app store. The entire world is crying foul and decrying Apple for stifling innovation. As an...

Tags: Android, App Store, Apple, google voice, iPhone, iPhone apps, Mobile VoIP, Monopoly, Palm Pre, Smartphones, VoIP iPhone

How to enable Google Voice push notifications on iPhone 3GS [Tutorial]

By Alok Saboo on July 24th, 2009

UPDATE: This post has been revised. Read here for even more simpler trick to push Google Voice notifications to iPhone. Google Voice is slowly changing the face of communication. We already explained earlier, how you can save your cell phone minutes using Google Voice. Today we explain how you can use Google Voice to even...

Tags: free sms, free text messages, google voice, GV Mobile, iPhone, iPod Touch, Mobile VoIP, Mobile WiFi, mVoIP, Push notification, VoiceCentral, VoIP iPhone

Use Google Voice to save your Cell minutes [Tips & Tricks]

By Alok Saboo on July 17th, 2009

As Google slowly rolls out the Google Voice invites, we are busy figuring out how to make the best use of this great service. We already talked about how you can use Google Voice on your iPhone. Today, we will discus a great way to save your precious cell phone minutes using Google Voice. Please...

Tags: cell phone minutes, google voice, iPhone, Mobile VoIP, mVoIP, Save Minutes, Save Money

The Google Voice invite winner is…[Contests]

By Alok Saboo on July 14th, 2009

Firstly, thank you very much for your participation in the Google Voice invite contest!! I must say all of you deserved an invite, but unfortunately I have only one invite to give away. So, I used the random number generator to determine the winner. And the winner is.. John Shapiro. Hopefully, this should help him...

Tags: Announcement, google voice, Google Voice invite

Google Voice Invite Giveaway [Contests]

By Alok Saboo on July 10th, 2009

If the number of emails I have received requesting the elusive Grandcentral (and now Google Voice) invite is any indication, I am sure you all have been dying to have one yourself. Google is (very) slowly giving away some invites to its latest service. However, here’s your chance to get a Google Voice invite RIGHT...

Tags: giveaway, google voice, Google Voice invite, Grandcentral, Twitter

Best App to use Google Voice on your iPhone [Tools]

By Alok Saboo on May 23rd, 2009

If you are convinced that you should start using VoIP on Mobile, using Google Voice on your mobiles is one way to start. If you are not aware of what we are talking about, find out the power of Google Voice/ Grandcentral accounts. With more than a few options available to use Google Voice (erstwhile...

Tags: free sms, free text messages, google voice, GV Mobile, GVdialer, iPhone, iPhone apps, Mobile VoIP, mVoIP, SMS, Text Message, VoiceCentral, VoIP iPhone

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