Google Voice - Features and Benefits
By using Google voice you can do voice calling, voice texting and also voice mailing.
Google voice is an online telephonic conversation system used for voice calling, voice emailing and voice Messaging. Google voice is free for all G-Mail users however some features are needed to be paid for usage like making international calls and many others. Google has also launched Google Voice Lite which can be used only for voice-mailing purposes.
How to setup Google Voice
In order to use Google voice one needs to download it from the Google play store (Android users), or can simply sign in from the Google voice sign up page and can sign in by following the instructions given. You will need to provide a number in order to do voice calling and also for receiving voice calls. Lastly you need to verify your phone and phone number in order to use the services. Google voice will share a numeric OTP which you need to enter in order to verify the number provided by you is correct or not.
Google Voice Features
The following are the features available in Google Voice-
Google voice call recording.
Conference Calling.
PC to PC free voice calling world wide.
Call Blocking.
Google voice messaging.
Customize voicemail greetings.
Is Google voice for free
Like almost all google apps are for free, Google voice app is also free but some features in google voice are in paid versions such as number importing, international Google voice calling. Google voice charges a very less amount in case of doing international calls depending upon which country you are calling.
Availability
Both android and iphone users can use Google voice services. Google Voice is available to all G Suite customers in 11 countries through an additional license. The countries are namely; Canada, Denmark, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.
Few Benefits of Google Voice for Personal Use are listed below:
You save money because you are billed only for add-on services
You enjoy entry level VOIP services
Google Voice integrates with other Google services like Hangout Meet, Gmail and Google Calendar which is a definite advantage
You can make and receive calls anywhere, whether you are at home, office or traveling.