Online tools are really useful but having a desktop version of online tool are more useful and handy, for example we have tweetdeck or seesmic for Twitter, gReader for Google reader and so on.
We have been talking a lot about Google voice and how can we miss desktop application for Google voice. Here is a adobe air based desktop application which will bring GVC into your desktop. Before we talk more about this application, have a look at :
gVoice is a useful and small adobe air based application which will let you make Google Voice calls right from desktop. This application does almost everything what you will do with online site. Here are screenshots of this application:
You can change settings and making calls using this application. This application has all the feature which you are looking in your desktop version of Google voice.
For those who already started with Google voice and for those who haven’t tried Google voice yet, I’m sharing 7 official Google voice video tutorials which will guide you more about it and you can make most out of your GVC account.
How to make cheap international call using Google Voice:
How to forward GVC SMS to Email:
How to conference call using Google Voice:
How to block unwanted called in GVC:
How to send caller to Voicemail :
How to read transcriptions of GV voicemails:
Personalize Greetings message for different caller:
For new Google voice user, above tutorials will be very handy. Do let us know if you find this list useful or not. You might like to share this tutorial on Facebook and join us on our Facebook fan page.
In my previous tutorial I shared how to get Google voice Account outside U.S.A and how to get permanent Incoming U.S.A number now for all who used above two tutorials to get their Google voice account, here are few settings which you should do to receive all Google voice calls and SMS on your Gmail account.
I believe by now you have your Google voice account set up and you have a Google voice number where we can call you. Now all you need to do is, login to your Google voice account and click on Settings> Voice settings at the top right.
Forward Phone call to Gmail:
First setting which you will be configuring is forwarding all your calls to your Gtalk Id. This way when ever someone will give you a call on your Google voice number, you will receive call on your Gtalk.
Under Phones settings, select forwards to Google chat.
VoiceMail and SMS forwarding:
Next setting is to receive an Email alert on your Email account when ever you receive a SMS on your Google Voice account and receive an Email alert for Voice mails.
Under Voicemail and text settings select Email this message to {email address} and under text forwarding select Forward this messages to my Email.
Missed Call alert:
You can also set missed call alert from Calls setting. Select the last option under calls settings which says Send missed calls to my email and click on save.
Now you are all set with your Google voice account. Don’t forget to join us on Twitter @callingallgeeks and on our Facebook fan page to receive more such updates.
Google voice is one free service from Google which will let you make free voice call in U.S.A. This service is currently available only in U.S.A. In this tutorial I will be sharing how you can get Google Voice account and number if you are in any other country including India.
To get started with first you need a U.S.A based incoming number to verify your Google voice account. To get a Free U.S.A based Incoming number, read my previous tutorial on How to get Free U.S.A. based incoming phone number.
Getting started with Google Voice Account:
If you will try to open Google Voice website from any other country apart from U.S.A you will be prompted with message that Google Voice is not available in your country. To get rid of this issue, you need to use a U.S based proxy. You can either take help of any of these free VPN service ( Do check which VPN service offer U.S based IP) or you can use proxy software like HotSopt hotshield and Ultrasurf.
Install Ultrasurf and Hotshield. Start Hotshield and after that Ultrasurf.
Google Voice Account:
Now you are on a U.S based proxy site and you can access Google Voice website. <Link>. Now use your Gmail account to login to your Google voice account and follow the steps mentioned to get a Google Voice account for yourself.
Select Google Voice Number:
First step is to select a Google voice number for yourself, which you can do by adding a word or your desired number. Follow screenshots:
Set Pin number for Google Voice account:
Next step is to set a PIN for your voice account so that you can use voicemail feature of Google Voice account.
Add a forwarding phone:
In this step you need to add your incoming U.S mobile number which we already got using my previous tutorial. That number will also be used to verify your Google voice account, so make sure you enter the number which you have and keep your softphone open, as you will be receiving a call on your phone to verify.
Verify your Phone:
Now on the next screen you will see a code and link to call on your phone. Click on the link and you will be receiving a phone on your softphone. You need to type that code after accepting the code and instantly your Google voice account will be activated.
That’s it and now you can make free phone call to U.S.A and receive call from U.S.A for free using your Google voice account.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask in comment form and if you like this tutorial, don’t forget to stumble and share it on Facebook with your friends.
Google voice is not available in every part of the world and I have been trying to get Google voice account for me in my country (India) and one thing which I need the first is a U.S based number. One way which can help me is I can ask any of my friend in U.S. to use his number to register a Google Voice account for me else second way is take help of online tool to get a U.S. based phone number for free.
In this tutorial I will be sharing how you can use online websites to get a free U.S phone number for yourself.
1) Sign up for Tpad:
After signing up for Tpad, you will be getting a SIP number which is require to login to Tpad. FYI, signing up for Tpad is free
Now download software from this link and install and configure it. To configure Softphone, you can use this tutorial.
Sign up for IPkall
Next step is to sign up for IPkall. While signing up for IPkall, you need your SIP phone no, which will be your Tpad username and SIP proxy would be sipx.tpad.com.
Once you sign up is done, within couple of minutes you will receive an Email with your U.S based no.
That’s it for now. Now wait for next tutorial on how you can use this number to get a Google voice account for countries where Google voice is not present.
