(3:24:05 PM) kristinmhogan: whats google voice
(3:24:09 PM) kristinmhogan: im intrigued
(3:24:51 PM) jay judah: so it used to be called GrandCentral, and its what i use to manage the front door buzzer at our apartment
(3:24:56 PM) jay judah: i used it before google bought it
(3:25:09 PM) jay judah: basically, they give you a phone number and you can set it to forward to any number of other phones
(3:25:29 PM) jay judah: so my number is 323-843-4323
(3:25:56 PM) jay judah: if you call it, it forwards to my cellphone. i can also set it to forward to my work phone, my home phone, whatever
(3:26:30 PM) kristinmhogan: hm
(3:26:37 PM) kristinmhogan: google is baller
(3:27:00 PM) jay judah: they also have their own voicemail system, where, say you call me, google voice asks you to state your name. i pick up, it announces “Kristin is calling. press 1 to accept, 2 to send to voicemail, 3 to listen in on voicemail, and 4 to accept and record the call”
(3:27:44 PM) jay judah: if you text my number, i can set it to forward texts to as many other phones as i want. it can transcribe voicemail
(3:27:47 PM) jay judah: i dunno, its nuts
(3:27:59 PM) jay judah: you can switch phones mid-call — say, from house line to cell phone
