Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog

Google has recently acquired GrandCentral, a service that lets you integrate all your phone numbers into one account, which is then assigned a unique phone number. This one phone number is yours to keep…for life.

Using GrandCentral, you can choose which of your phone numbers ring by caller or by group, record calls, block callers, or screen callers using a special technology called “ListenIn.” With ListenIn, you can hear what callers have to say before picking up and hear voicemails as they are being left rather than afterwards; you can then decide whether or not to jump in and take the call.

GrandCentral’s voicemail service offers many features, too. You can personalize your greetings by caller or group, forward voicemails via email, automatically route calls to a particular number or to voicemail quickly, using their Quick Rule feature. In fact, there are so many features available at GrandCentral, it’s hard to believe. It sounds like a great service, if you’re okay with Google having your phone number now, too.

GrandCentral is in private beta, but you can request an invite.

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