CNet TV presenter Natali Del Conte speculated that Google Voice may be launching to the world today, albeit just a rumour, it did trigger a response from Craig Walker, one of the co-founders of GrandCentral (what Google Voice used to be called), he tweeted:
“no, this is not true. Sorry to disappoint. We’re cranking 24/7 to get there, but not tomorrow for sure”
Now whilst it’s dissapointing that its not coming as soon as today, I back up Lifehacker’s view that it is both intriguing and exciting to learn that he dismissed merely the date being as soon as today…i.e. there’s a good chance it could be soon, very soon.
For those who aren’t aware, Google Voice is like having your very own personal switchboard. It assigns a unique phone number to each user and calls to that number can then be directed to any other phone line. The service also provides a hub for all messages. The online command centre also enables a user to customise greetings for friends and family or ward off unwelcome callers. Amongst other things, Google Voice also converts voice messages to text – making life easier all round.
I talked to Wesley Chen at Somesso.com about getting Google Voice in Europe and he said that it will not be here for quite some time to come. The differences between operators would be the biggest reason for that. Mind you, this was four weeks ago, so things might have changed, but I doubt it at this moment.
Uff. I think it would be impossible in Argentina. Here each company tries to keep it own micro monopoly, and it’s not good for them I think.
Anyway, I hope it works some day.