Google Voice anyone?

I recently heard about this service and I'm not sure what to think. Has anyone used it?

How is it on the eXpo? How does this affect your service plan? How was the quality in terms of reception of 2nd person's voice, their ability to hear you, speed, etc etc.?

I just heard about it so I really don't know much. I hope others will add some additional info.

Thanks for the reply. Sure does answer my question. I was more just looking for any comments more than anything else. Thanks again for the input.

i use google voice on my phone for texting i dont have it in my plan but since i have the internet why not use it i have the phone calls forward to the phone and any text that i get pops up i have it set to check every 5 mins and if you r texting w/ someone you can go back and forth from the phone or your computer

I've been using google voice for some time now. I actually use it for my primary voicemail. I really only use it for that and for call screening. You can change your voicemail number on your phone to be that of your google voice number and then when you either reject a call or let it go to voicemail it will call your GV number. When you get a voicemail you can have it text and/or email you to let you know. It does a decent job of transcribing the voicemail, but it could use some work.

The part about screening calls is pretty nice too. Just give someone your GV number instead of your cell# and when they call you can have it set to where if they aren't in your contact list it will make them say their name before it calls you. You can also use your GV number to get unlimited free phone calls if you have AT&T or another provider that offers a service similar to AT&T's "A-List". You make a list of any 10 numbers you want and you get calls to/from those numbers for free. Well if you enter your GV number and have people call that number, it will show up to AT&T as your GV number and not the person who is calling you. So no matter who is calling you, it will be free. Plus since you get charged for calling your default voicemail, if you use GV as your voicemail, it would be free too.

I would also like an invite if anyone would be so kind as to send me one. PM me.

All the people I know who use it had to wait at least 3 weeks from their request until they received their invite. Some of them had to waid close to 2 months. Seems kinda elitist to me.

That's cool. Can you report back in a few days to let us know how you like it?

Boy Genius has just anounced Google Voice is available to everyone in the USA without invite