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Your Circles, now in Google Voice

29 points by 3lit3H4ck3r 15y ago

fudged 15y ago
Question: are users still limited to following 5K people on Google+? Also, to have a person in your "creepers" circle, you necessarily need to 'follow' them on Google+. Is this not a poor design choice?
- 3lit3H4ck3r 15y ago
  To speak to the first first question, I believe the answer to be in the affirmative. To speak to your second point/question; honestly, I was thinking the same thing. Creepers circle? Why not just "un-follow"?
  - dkhenry 15y ago
    You can mute people who aren't in your circles.
    - 3lit3H4ck3r 15y ago
      True. >"for example, calls from your “Creepers” circle can be sent straight to Voicemail" Maybe I just got caught up in the term used. Perhaps these are folks that for whatever reason one must interact with but like to manage communications? In my personal use a "creepers" circle would be named "co-workers" insert humor here.
      - Kadrith 15y ago
        I have a list in GV for people who frequently dial the wrong number. It plays a special VM telling them that they often dial the wrong number but to leave a message if this is correct and I will get back to them, eventually. I would probably use this for a similar setup.
agscala 15y ago
What if the same person is in both my "allow to call regularly" and my "straight to voicemail" circles?
- loceng 15y ago
  Google will implode, of course. Edit to add useful response: I imagine they should alert you to the conflict / prompt you to ask you if they should be removed from the one in order to be added to the other, or to cancel the action..
jsight 15y ago
That blog may have the worst design for a Blogspot blog that I have ever seen. What were they thinking? EDIT: I guess I'm getting downvotes for this so others must disagree. Make sure to go to the homepage (http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/ http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/) for the full effect. For me it is almost unreadable.
- ebun 15y ago
  I think you got downvoted b/c it was off topic
bgentry 15y ago
Wait, Google made an update to Google Voice? I think it's literally been at least 2 years since they made any real changes to it. Has it been resurrected?
- jamesfrank 15y ago
  Is it lacking any major features? I've been using it happily since the GrandCentral days and don't feel like I'm missing much of anything.
  - jaggederest 15y ago
    One feature I miss: select all only selects the items on the first page. Maybe I get too many calls, but when I have 500+ items in the inbox and I want to clear them out, it's a hassle.
    - newman314 15y ago
      I can second this. Had to install a script to automate this. You would think that Google could get this implemented without too much hassle given that's the behavior in Gmail.
  - tadfisher 15y ago
    MMS.
    - 3lit3H4ck3r 15y ago
      MMS is supported for Sprint subs.
    - mrtimo 15y ago
      MMS goes to email, if you have SMS to email enabled. Does not show up in GV however.
      - tadfisher 15y ago

29 points by 3lit3H4ck3r 15y ago

Question: are users still limited to following 5K people on Google+? Also, to have a person in your "creepers" circle, you necessarily need to 'follow' them on Google+. Is this not a poor design choice?

3lit3H4ck3r 15y ago
To speak to the first first question, I believe the answer to be in the affirmative. To speak to your second point/question; honestly, I was thinking the same thing. Creepers circle? Why not just "un-follow"?
- dkhenry 15y ago
  You can mute people who aren't in your circles.
  - 3lit3H4ck3r 15y ago
    True. >"for example, calls from your “Creepers” circle can be sent straight to Voicemail" Maybe I just got caught up in the term used. Perhaps these are folks that for whatever reason one must interact with but like to manage communications? In my personal use a "creepers" circle would be named "co-workers" insert humor here.
    - Kadrith 15y ago
      I have a list in GV for people who frequently dial the wrong number. It plays a special VM telling them that they often dial the wrong number but to leave a message if this is correct and I will get back to them, eventually. I would probably use this for a similar setup.

agscala 15y ago

What if the same person is in both my "allow to call regularly" and my "straight to voicemail" circles?

loceng 15y ago
Google will implode, of course. Edit to add useful response: I imagine they should alert you to the conflict / prompt you to ask you if they should be removed from the one in order to be added to the other, or to cancel the action..

jsight 15y ago

That blog may have the worst design for a Blogspot blog that I have ever seen. What were they thinking? EDIT: I guess I'm getting downvotes for this so others must disagree. Make sure to go to the homepage (http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/ http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/) for the full effect. For me it is almost unreadable.

ebun 15y ago
I think you got downvoted b/c it was off topic

bgentry 15y ago

Wait, Google made an update to Google Voice? I think it's literally been at least 2 years since they made any real changes to it. Has it been resurrected?

jamesfrank 15y ago
Is it lacking any major features? I've been using it happily since the GrandCentral days and don't feel like I'm missing much of anything.
- jaggederest 15y ago
  One feature I miss: select all only selects the items on the first page. Maybe I get too many calls, but when I have 500+ items in the inbox and I want to clear them out, it's a hassle.
  - newman314 15y ago
    I can second this. Had to install a script to automate this. You would think that Google could get this implemented without too much hassle given that's the behavior in Gmail.
- tadfisher 15y ago
  MMS.
  - 3lit3H4ck3r 15y ago
    MMS is supported for Sprint subs.
  - mrtimo 15y ago
    MMS goes to email, if you have SMS to email enabled. Does not show up in GV however.
    - tadfisher 15y ago