http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/19/google-voice-now-lets-you-port-your-own-phone-number/
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I read reports from tech blogs this morning about this with some saying "this is what's going to make Google Voice take off".
No way.
I think it's still very confusing for people how to use it, and you are right, it's confusing people also who are calling in.
It is going to take a lot of efforts for Google to grow this service mainstream.
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Don't get too excited. According to this Engadget post, this feature came and went. Apparently, they caught an early glimpse of a test by Google.
I've been waiting for this as long as I've been using google voice. It's the great promise of being able to make the phone number I've had for like 20 years bounce around to any phone that I happen to have.
There's one problem. I don't love Google Voice any more. The biggest issue is that it seems to confuse people who are calling.
And while it integrates well with Android phones, it hasn't so much with the iPhone. Though in fairness, that may have changed recently. I haven't tried it in a while on the iPhone.
Finally, call quality can be spotty depending on the signal. Yes, even spottier than AT&T's voice signal.