GrandCentral: I *must* have it!
I started hearing about a service called GrandCentral. From what I had heard, they basically issue you a phone number that you link up to all of your phones (home, cell, office, etc). You setup rules on how to forward the calls to the correct/preferred phone.
I finally got around to reading the specific features, I wish I had tried to sign up sooner! It's better than I thought. Unfortunately, it appears that the service is only being offered to existing users right now. I hope they open it up for new users again quickly.
Here are a few features that I am currently drooling over:
CallSwitch: "To switch from one phone to another without hanging up, just press the (*) button while you're talking. Your other phones will ring and you can pick up the one you want and hang up the other. Best of all, your caller won't even hear the switch."
ListinIn: "Like a home answering machine, GrandCentral lets you listen to voicemail as it is being recorded. You can pick up the call at any time just by pressing the star (*) key. No need to wait until a voicemail is done to hear it and no reason to accept every call. Just ListenIn."
WebCall: "Add a WebCall button to your website or blog for people to call you. Your number stays private and you can use all the normal GrandCentral screening, blocking, forwarding, and other features that put you in control. The WebCall button takes care of connecting the call to you after getting the caller's number. Choose from different button styles and in the near future you will be able to create your own personalized buttons."
Check out all the rest of the features.
I finally got around to reading the specific features, I wish I had tried to sign up sooner! It's better than I thought. Unfortunately, it appears that the service is only being offered to existing users right now. I hope they open it up for new users again quickly.
Here are a few features that I am currently drooling over:
CallSwitch: "To switch from one phone to another without hanging up, just press the (*) button while you're talking. Your other phones will ring and you can pick up the one you want and hang up the other. Best of all, your caller won't even hear the switch."
ListinIn: "Like a home answering machine, GrandCentral lets you listen to voicemail as it is being recorded. You can pick up the call at any time just by pressing the star (*) key. No need to wait until a voicemail is done to hear it and no reason to accept every call. Just ListenIn."
WebCall: "Add a WebCall button to your website or blog for people to call you. Your number stays private and you can use all the normal GrandCentral screening, blocking, forwarding, and other features that put you in control. The WebCall button takes care of connecting the call to you after getting the caller's number. Choose from different button styles and in the near future you will be able to create your own personalized buttons."
Check out all the rest of the features.