GVoice

GVoice addresses users of Google’s service for phone calls, with a standalone application software dedicated to one sole objective.

While you can conveniently access the Google Voice service from your favorite browser, GVoice provides a separate program that brings you the very same functionality encased in a very basic graphical user interface.

Actually, GVoice was only created to keep the service alive and kicking on your desktop without needing to have your web browser open. This way, you can always have access to the service, thus you can’t miss messages, for instance.

For starters, Google Voice is Google’s telecommunications service that has a very wide array of subscribers, numbering millions, that offers a plethora of features and very low costs for international calls. You can easily call your friends and family for free if you live in the United States of America or Canada, for example.

For security reasons, you can also block incoming calls from specific phone numbers and even Google-detected telemarketers. Texting is also more facile as you can do it online and even manage your SMS collection. Moreover, you get voicemail transcripts, listen to your voicemails online or set up personalized greetings for your most special calling numbers.

Call recordings can be performed and stored in the cloud, while phone numbers can be changed or ported. GVoice brings you closer to your loved ones in an instance just by using your Google account and, in some cases the funds stored in your Google Wallet.

GVoice is not a revolutionary piece of software, but it makes a nice companion for the Google Voice service subscribers. While it is far from the best-looking computer program, its simplicity does not impede you in managing your account, initiate phone calls, organizing your contacts or send SMS.