Google Voice – The Joy Continues ( Mostly )

I have really been getting a lot of use out of Google Voice since I last posted about moving your mobile voice mail to Google Voice.

I have started moving all of my voice traffic onto this number, and most importantly, have found a hot new desktop application that makes it so simple to dial from your Mac desktop. Voice Mac is a must-have if you are using GV. It allows you to both dial out and send / receive SMS ( text ) messages from your GV number. The SMS chat window is especially nice for viewing text message conversations right from your desktop without having to use your phone at all.

I am not sure if there is a Windows equivalent out there. I did not really look all that hard, but could not find one in my cursory search.

One odd thing I have found is that when I use GV, it seems to be taking a long time to disconnect the call from my home phone. It seems that the “hang up” message is being delayed for some reason.

I would really like to have the ability to add another number to my account at some point, but for now what I have is working just fine.