Mobile number porting may be coming to Google Voice!
By Will Park on Friday, March 27th, 2009 at 5:55 PM PST In Announcements, Services
Google is apparently hell-bent on rocking the mobile industry with its various mobile services. Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Voice, recently announced as the new face of GrandCentral, has the potential to rethink the way mobile subscribers use their various phone numbers. And, Google’s looking to make the transition to Google Voice even easier – Google will be allowing users to port their mobile number to Google Voice!
Rather than handing out yet another phone number for its users to remember and distribute, Google’s number-porting support will allow for a seamless transition to Google Voice. Google already allows you to take your Google Voice phone number with you to other carriers, should you so choose, so it makes sense that Google support incoming number ports. The Google Voice service is already expected to offer a full-featured web-based interface, and the introduction of number-porting might just smash the last barrier to adoption.
As with anything future-planned Google service, number-porting may or may not materialize for Google Voice. Google is asking for feedback from potential and existing users to gauge whether or not number porting is a worthwhile investment. If you think it might be convenient to port your phone number to Google Voice, let Google know here.
[Via: Lifehacker]
That would be cool. I’ll be porting my mobile number to GV.
checkout GVdialer http://www.gvdialer.com – The first mobile dialer for Google Voice, supporting iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Microsoft, Symbian.
Use Google Voice for your mobile phone and enjoy these great features:
One number – Present your Google number as your Caller ID on outgoing mobile calls. Keep your mobile number private & get people used to your Google number.
Simple calling – Dial directly from your phone’s contacts, speed dial, call log or keypad, and GVdialer will automatically get you connected using Google Voice. When GVdialer is installed, just dial and GVdialer takes care of the rest.
Google Voice access – get instant access to your Google Voice features like Voice mail, Inbox, GOOG-411
Customizable – GVdialer gives you the flexibility to configure when GV would be use – e.g. all calls, international calls, or decide on each and every call
more at: http://www.gvdialer.com
*** GVdialer is not a Google™ service
it is a great idea to port you existing number over to GV..it is nice solutions for those who want to keep their existing numbers..btw, you can use NumberGarage with Google Voice. NumberGarage is a call forward number service where you can port your phone number and forward numbers to Google Voice..