My first blocked number in Google Voice.
Today I received my first piece of spam in Google Voice. At first I was really PISSED-OFF but then a feeling of serenity passed over my whole body as I noticed the “block” button. Slowly and cautiously I clicked it, making my day THAT MUCH better. Just knowing that I will no longer be getting text messages or spam from that phone number makes me feel so good inside. Sorta like that feel you get after drinking hot coca from a hard day of skiing on the mountain or a cold beer from a hot days hike in the hills. Thank you Google for the Blocked, Pwnt, Owned, Face Palmed, Jacked Up, Beat Down button called “Block” in Google Voice, it is much appreciated.
Why am I so excited? Because Google Voice came through when all other phone providers couldn’t. You can’t block phone numbers on other service providers such as Verizon. My wife was getting these spam calls, sometimes 6 a days. After asking over and over again to stop calling they kept on calling. We had no block features and Verizon said they couldn’t block it and we’d have to “take legal” action against the caller. The problem is we couldn’t get the details of the phone number’s owner without getting a court order, so we were screwed. If the wifey was using Google Voice, it would have been a matter of….right click….block, a.k.a face pwnt, a.k.a pwned.
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I love all the features of Google voice but it is still not completely practical for me because when I am away from my computer I have to dial the phone numbers by hand which is something I have not had to do since I got my first cell phone at least a decade ago. If they would only incorporate a voice command system that is linked to your phone book that would work similar to their 411 system that they already have.
Interesting ideas and good points Paul. I mainly use it for the Blocking ability and so that I don’t have to give people my real phone #. Thanks for visiting, come back soon.
I can’t believe someone would actually claim voice command on mobile phones is the reason they DON’T want to use Google Voice. I have spent hours REMOVING annoying voice-related features from my mobile devices. They never work and are a pain to set up. I don’t like to talk to my phone in public because it annoys me when other people do.
Now the hold-down-a-key-to-call speed dial… That I can’t live without. I use it twenty or thirty times in the average day. I don’t look down to use it. And I don’t annoy people by saying “Mom”, or “Home” in a mechanical voice in public like you do.
Missing that is one reason I don’t call out using Google Voice. Missing the built-in phonebook is the other reason. I’d like it to simply be the call interface on the device, with all shortcuts, red/green keys, and other conveniences intact.
Yeah I am kinda the same way. I don’t like talking to my phone, but making people say their name does keep the spam calls down. I use Google voice for everything now. It’s great. Click / Block / face pwn.