News - Google unveils new communications service

[HEXUS]

Google Voice is intended to help people manage their voice communications, and it?s expected to be offered for free.

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[Jaffo]

"Listen in - Listen before taking a call"

Eh? How's that work then?

[jim]

I'm guessing it means if someone is calling you and can hear that it's ringing, when they innocently shout out that they're calling <insert offensive term here> you can hear what they're saying about you. Probably.

Sounds like an excellent feature.

[Scott B]

It's just a call screening thing like you might use on your answerphone at home. You can chose to put an incoming call onto voicemail and then listen in while it's being recorded and pick up the call if you want.