Get Your GrandCentral Beta Invitation Here!

on February 17, 2008 10:33 AM | Permalink | Comments (32)

I am currently in the keen Google GrandCentral beta.

If you live in the USA, and if you want an invitation to the beta, post a comment here and I'll send out invitations until I run out.

Here's some information on what GrandCentral does for managing your communication:

GrandCentral offers many features that complement the phone services you already use. If you have multiple phone numbers (e.g., home, work, cell), you get one phone number that you can set to ring all, some, or none of your phones, based on who's calling. This way, your phone number is tied to you, and not your location or job.

The service also gives you one central voice mailbox. You can listen to your voicemails online or from any phone, forward them to anybody, add the caller to your address book, block a caller as spam, and a lot more. You can even listen in on voicemail messages from your phone while they are being recorded, or switch a call from your cell phone to your desk phone and back again. All in all, you'll have a lot more control over your phones.

Take a look at these additional fine features:

GrandCentral is the communications wave of the future: One phone number to unite the rest of your life -- even if you change phone carriers or add new numbers for contact. If you have any questions, let me know!

32 Comments

By Kathakali Chatterjee on February 18, 2008 12:52 AM

Wow David!

Looks like an array of grand features!

Too bad I am not in USA now - :-(

By Gordon Davidescu on February 18, 2008 9:01 AM

David,

If GrandCentral were a food I would say it would make for an absolutely scrummy meal! I'd love something like that. :)

By David W. Boles on February 18, 2008 10:10 AM

Hi Katha!

Yes, you must have a USA phone number of some sort to use the service right not, but if you want to check out the beta now and, perhaps, set it up upon your return, let me know!

By David W. Boles on February 18, 2008 10:12 AM

Gordon --

Your invitation has been sent!

Let me know what you think of the service!

By David W. Boles on February 18, 2008 10:28 AM

UPDATE:

I'm checking IP addresses to make sure they are not forged or coming from outside the USA.

By David W. Boles on February 18, 2008 10:29 AM

UPDATE:

You also must follow all the terms of our Comments Policy to get invited:

http://urbansemiotic.com/comments-policy/

By Gordon Davidescu on February 18, 2008 10:41 AM

Looking great thusfar. :) I'm looking forward to trying all the awesome features.

By David W. Boles on February 18, 2008 10:47 AM

Gordon --

The things I am loving so far are the Call Screening feature and the ability to push future calls from unwanted callers into the Spam bin.

Oh, and choosing to ring your home phone or your cell phone is wondrous!

Did you get an NYC number?

By Gordon Davidescu on February 18, 2008 10:54 AM

I wouldn't have it any other way! Why get a Seattle number when (G-d willing) I will be back in New York in a matter of 6 months, I say.

By David W. Boles on February 18, 2008 10:59 AM

I agree with you, Gordon! Smart move! Which area code did you pick?

By David W. Boles on February 18, 2008 11:11 AM

UPDATE:

I removed the Contact Form as a request avenue because too many of those emails are coming up with faked IP addresses. I need to confirm you are in the USA or else it is a wasted invitation.

If you decide to register here, make sure you conform to our Comments Policy as previously mentioned.

Thanks.

By Gordon Davidescu on February 18, 2008 11:13 AM

646 seemed the only option but I love 646 because it's like 10 more than 3 times better than 212! :)

By David W. Boles on February 18, 2008 11:15 AM

Gordon --

I used to be 212, 718, 646 and 917.

212 rocks, 718 was okay. No one understands 646. So this time I went with 917.

917 used to be reserved only for cellular phones and pagers until that was deemed illegal -- so now several businesses in Manhattan use 917 as their area code and that's why I went that way! :grin:

By epboilermaker on February 18, 2008 4:15 PM

What couldn't there be to love by mixing Google and telecommunications? If you have another invite, I'd love to try!

By swarby on February 18, 2008 4:33 PM

David,

I'd love to get an invitation. I'm about to get a new cell phone for work, and I think that this would be great to get in case I need to switch jobs and lose this new number. I'm in area code 801 - you can check my IP to make sure I'm in the US. Thanks so much (in advance!)

Shane Warby

By David W. Boles on February 18, 2008 4:49 PM

epboilermaker --

Your invitation was sent.

By David W. Boles on February 18, 2008 4:50 PM

Shane --

Thanks for the detailed information. You're invited! Let us know what you think of the service!

By cosmican on February 19, 2008 12:59 AM

David, I am now changing my carriers, and wanted to use Grandcentral to be my only number. Can you please send me an invite. I appreciate it!

- Seshu
cosmican at gmail dat com

By nubbin78 on February 19, 2008 1:34 AM

I'd love an invitation as well. I just signed up for a Wordpress.com account, so I'm not sure that this will post my first and last name (as stipulated in the comment policies). However, my name is Jesse Jones, and I'll thank you in advance!

By vectorz2 on February 19, 2008 3:00 AM

David, please send me an invitation as well.

TIA!

By David W. Boles on February 19, 2008 4:51 AM

Seshu --

Your invitation is sent! Your websites are excellent!

By David W. Boles on February 19, 2008 4:52 AM

nubbin78 --

Thanks for the email and thank you even more for registering. The invitation is sent.

By David W. Boles on February 19, 2008 4:52 AM

vectorz2 --

Invitation sent.