Comments on: GrandCentral could make phones lovable again http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/ Startup and Tech News Fri, 16 May 2008 10:58:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Make money web » Blog Archive » Google To Acquire GrandCentral http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-1474033 Make money web » Blog Archive » Google To Acquire GrandCentral Sat, 30 Jun 2007 04:23:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-1474033 [...] less than $6 million in capital from Minor Ventures (the exact amount has never been disclosed), beta launched just last September. Earlier this year mainstream press and blogger attention heated [...] […] less than $6 million in capital from Minor Ventures (the exact amount has never been disclosed), beta launched just last September. Earlier this year mainstream press and blogger attention heated […]

]]> By: Google To Acquire GrandCentral http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-1472000 Google To Acquire GrandCentral Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:00:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-1472000 [...] less than $6 million in capital from Minor Ventures (the exact amount has never been disclosed), beta launched just last September. Earlier this year mainstream press and blogger attention heated [...] […] less than $6 million in capital from Minor Ventures (the exact amount has never been disclosed), beta launched just last September. Earlier this year mainstream press and blogger attention heated […]

]]> By: RazorSharp iPods & Raw Gadgets » Blog Archive » The TechCrunch Quick Guide To GrandCentral http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-1400093 RazorSharp iPods & Raw Gadgets » Blog Archive » The TechCrunch Quick Guide To GrandCentral Mon, 28 May 2007 12:34:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-1400093 [...] followed new telephone management startup GrandCentral since it’s debut in September 2006. The company has deservedly received a lot of blogger and mainstream press: Tim [...] […] followed new telephone management startup GrandCentral since it’s debut in September 2006. The company has deservedly received a lot of blogger and mainstream press: Tim […]

]]> By: The TechCrunch Quick Guide To GrandCentral : Forecast-Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-1400073 The TechCrunch Quick Guide To GrandCentral : Forecast-Blog Mon, 28 May 2007 12:14:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-1400073 [...] followed new telephone management startup GrandCentral since it’s debut in September 2006. The company has deservedly received a lot of blogger and mainstream press: Tim [...] […] followed new telephone management startup GrandCentral since it’s debut in September 2006. The company has deservedly received a lot of blogger and mainstream press: Tim […]

]]> By: The TechCrunch Quick Guide To GrandCentral http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-1400023 The TechCrunch Quick Guide To GrandCentral Mon, 28 May 2007 11:27:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-1400023 [...] followed new telephone management startup GrandCentral since it’s debut in September 2006. The company has deservedly received a lot of blogger and mainstream press: Tim [...] […] followed new telephone management startup GrandCentral since it’s debut in September 2006. The company has deservedly received a lot of blogger and mainstream press: Tim […]

]]> By: Multimedias.mobi » GrandCentral A Little Too “Beta” For Some http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-1288092 Multimedias.mobi » GrandCentral A Little Too “Beta” For Some Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:01:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-1288092 [...] a solid start. They showed a preview of the service at the DEMO conference last year, and we gave GrandCentral a solid review, as did Rafe Needleman and [...] […] a solid start. They showed a preview of the service at the DEMO conference last year, and we gave GrandCentral a solid review, as did Rafe Needleman and […]

]]> By: Interview With Vincent Paquet: GrandCentral’s Founder and COO»TechAddress http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-1103338 Interview With Vincent Paquet: GrandCentral’s Founder and COO»TechAddress Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:06:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-1103338 [...] service, has received a healthy amount of publicity lately from several popular sources including, TechCrunch, CNET Networks’ News.com and Gizmodo. We hope you find the information below [...] […] service, has received a healthy amount of publicity lately from several popular sources including, TechCrunch, CNET Networks’ News.com and Gizmodo. We hope you find the information below […]

]]> By: Jackl http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-1031637 Jackl Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:43:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-1031637 Hello, can this service be used to transfer copies of voice mails from land line phones similar to GotVoice? If so, can you keep these copies indefinately through those emails, or are they erased once your actual phone voice mail is erased? Are they linked in any way after the original transfer? Are they then yours to use however you wish, or dependant on continual use of your GrandCentral account? Hello, can this service be used to transfer copies of voice mails from land line phones similar to GotVoice? If so, can you keep these copies indefinately through those emails, or are they erased once your actual phone voice mail is erased? Are they linked in any way after the original transfer? Are they then yours to use however you wish, or dependant on continual use of your GrandCentral account?

]]> By: Tech from Lifehacker « square10 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-312405 Tech from Lifehacker « square10 Sun, 29 Oct 2006 02:13:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-312405 [...] GrandCentral [via TechCrunch] [...] […] GrandCentral [via TechCrunch] […]

]]> By: Jeff S http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-272083 Jeff S Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:50:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-272083 @Pete I was just testing this last night. I am in Seattle and was talking to someone in California. I was using my Verizon cell phone and he was using a normal land line. He said that the quality was better than usual, a noticeable improvement. @Pete

I was just testing this last night. I am in Seattle and was talking to someone in California. I was using my Verizon cell phone and he was using a normal land line. He said that the quality was better than usual, a noticeable improvement.

]]> By: Pete Mauro http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-258675 Pete Mauro Wed, 11 Oct 2006 20:48:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-258675 Question to anyone who has tested this: how is the voice quality? If this service is based on VOIP then I would be concerned about the bridge from LAND LINE -> VOIP -> CELL or even worse CELL -> VOIP -> CELL! pete Question to anyone who has tested this: how is the voice quality? If this service is based on VOIP then I would be concerned about the bridge from LAND LINE -> VOIP -> CELL or even worse CELL -> VOIP -> CELL!

pete

]]> By: GrandCentral - a couple of questions » at Tom Raftery’s I.T. views http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-241294 GrandCentral - a couple of questions » at Tom Raftery’s I.T. views Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:44:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-241294 [...] This all sounds great and it seems to be getting very good reviews but with the recent telephony problems I have had I have a couple of questions: [...] […] This all sounds great and it seems to be getting very good reviews but with the recent telephony problems I have had I have a couple of questions: […]

]]> By: Joseph Scott's Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-239719 Joseph Scott's Blog Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:04:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-239719 <strong>GrandCentral, The One Number Approach...</strong> Last week GrandCentral went live. You sign up for one phone number that you get to keep where ever you go and get to do lots of awesome things with that number. Similar to buying a domain name so that you have control over your email and web addresse... GrandCentral, The One Number Approach…

Last week GrandCentral went live. You sign up for one phone number that you get to keep where ever you go and get to do lots of awesome things with that number. Similar to buying a domain name so that you have control over your email and web addresse…

]]> By: » One Phone Number For Life with GrandCentral.. http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-237599 » One Phone Number For Life with GrandCentral.. Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:50:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-237599 [...] Source: [...] […] Source: […]

]]> By: Allen http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-233669 Allen Sat, 30 Sep 2006 13:32:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-233669 I just completed an interview with Craig the CEO. http://www.centernetworks.com/interview-with-grandcentral Craig really seems to have a good plan and strategy and discusses the portability issue as well. Thanks Jo above for the explanation as well! I just completed an interview with Craig the CEO.
http://www.centernetworks.com/.....andcentral

Craig really seems to have a good plan and strategy and discusses the portability issue as well.

Thanks Jo above for the explanation as well!

]]> By: Jo, GrandCentral http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-232247 Jo, GrandCentral Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:25:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-232247 Allen, thanks for your comment. Let me try to address it. GrandCentral won’t do anything to prevent you from taking your number with you. The FCC's rules on Local Number Portability seem to slowly be expanding to include VoIP services, but currently your ability to transfer your GrandCentral number to another provider is usually dependent on the provider you are moving to and whether they will support it. We don't plan on going anywhere anytime soon, and have experience in VoIP (Dialpad) and great investors (Halsey Minor). Best, Jo Broussard - GrandCentral Allen, thanks for your comment. Let me try to address it. GrandCentral won’t do anything to prevent you from taking your number with you. The FCC’s rules on Local Number Portability seem to slowly be expanding to include VoIP services, but currently your ability to transfer your GrandCentral number to another provider is usually dependent on the provider you are moving to and whether they will support it. We don’t plan on going anywhere anytime soon, and have experience in VoIP (Dialpad) and great investors (Halsey Minor).

Best,
Jo Broussard - GrandCentral

]]> By: Interview With Vincent Paquet: GrandCentral’s Founder and COO « TechAddress http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-229587 Interview With Vincent Paquet: GrandCentral’s Founder and COO « TechAddress Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:29:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-229587 [...]   The day after GrandCentral publicly launched at DEMO, we had the interesting opportunity to interview Vincent Paquet, Founder and COO of GrandCentral Ventures, Inc. GrandCentral, a Web based phone management service, has received a healthy amount of publicity lately from several popular sources including, TechCrunch, CNET Networks’ News.com and Gizmodo. We hope you find the information below informative. [...] […]   The day after GrandCentral publicly launched at DEMO, we had the interesting opportunity to interview Vincent Paquet, Founder and COO of GrandCentral Ventures, Inc. GrandCentral, a Web based phone management service, has received a healthy amount of publicity lately from several popular sources including, TechCrunch, CNET Networks’ News.com and Gizmodo. We hope you find the information below informative. […]

]]> By: Allen http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-229065 Allen Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:35:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-229065 I posted some comments here: http://www.centernetworks.com/next-stop-grand-central-station I think this has some great potential but my biggest concern (and it appears others have the same concern) is about portability if the service dies. Business cards ain't cheap! Losing a contact could cost you a fortune. I posted some comments here:
http://www.centernetworks.com/.....al-station

I think this has some great potential but my biggest concern (and it appears others have the same concern) is about portability if the service dies.

Business cards ain’t cheap! Losing a contact could cost you a fortune.

]]> By: PutVote.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-227631 PutVote.com Thu, 28 Sep 2006 02:30:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-227631 <strong>Techcrunch » GrandCentral could make phones lovable again...</strong> One phone number for life - the GMail of phone numbers. In hindsight, an obviously great idea... Techcrunch » GrandCentral could make phones lovable again…

One phone number for life - the GMail of phone numbers. In hindsight, an obviously great idea…

]]> By: 2006 September 27 « Rasterbator http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-226997 2006 September 27 « Rasterbator Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:07:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-226997 [...] GrandCentra [via TechCrunch] [...] […] GrandCentra [via TechCrunch] […]

]]> By: What’s Hot at Demo » JenIT http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-226221 What’s Hot at Demo » JenIT Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:10:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-226221 [...] My favorite: Grand Central uses VOIP and a web interface to provide one phone number that can route calls by incoming number to any phone of your choice, manage voice mail on the web, record calls and much more. From the execs harkening from Yahoo! acquired DialPad, GrandCentral has a long and impressive feature set that I reviewed here. [...] […] My favorite: Grand Central uses VOIP and a web interface to provide one phone number that can route calls by incoming number to any phone of your choice, manage voice mail on the web, record calls and much more. From the execs harkening from Yahoo! acquired DialPad, GrandCentral has a long and impressive feature set that I reviewed here. […]

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Demo、これが目玉！ http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-225360 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Demo、これが目玉！ Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:20:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-225360 [...] 僕のお気に入り: Grand CentralはVOIPとwebインターフェースを使って、1つの電話番号にかかってくる電話を好きな電話に転送することができる。音声メールをウェブで管理したり、通話を録音するなど他にも多くの機能がある。Yahoo!に買収されたDialPadの元役員たちにより作成され、GrandCentralは魅力的で多岐にわたる機能を一式備えている。それについてはぼくのレビューを見てほしい。 [...] […] 僕のお気に入り: Grand CentralはVOIPとwebインターフェースを使って、1つの電話番号にかかってくる電話を好きな電話に転送することができる。音声メールをウェブで管理したり、通話を録音するなど他にも多くの機能がある。Yahoo!に買収されたDialPadの元役員たちにより作成され、GrandCentralは魅力的で多岐にわたる機能を一式備えている。それについてはぼくのレビューを見てほしい。 […]

]]> By: pwb http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-224928 pwb Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:50:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-224928 What is it with people that they feel the need to point out that "Jajah has had this since the stone age and Angel.com even before that" or "sheesh, I have this free with Asterisk"? First, no, these services are really not even similar. Second, even if they were similar, it's really not that interesting. The question is, who is going to get some traction. There are lots of similar services and only one or a few become successful. So, save it. What is it with people that they feel the need to point out that “Jajah has had this since the stone age and Angel.com even before that” or “sheesh, I have this free with Asterisk”? First, no, these services are really not even similar. Second, even if they were similar, it’s really not that interesting. The question is, who is going to get some traction. There are lots of similar services and only one or a few become successful. So, save it.

]]> By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » What’s Hot at Demo http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-224668 Techcrunch » Blog Archive » What’s Hot at Demo Wed, 27 Sep 2006 01:03:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-224668 [...] My favorite: Grand Central uses VOIP and a web interface to provide one phone number that can route calls by incoming number to any phone of your choice, manage voice mail on the web, record calls and much more. From the creators of Yahoo! acquired DialPad, GrandCentral has a long and impressive feature set that I reviewed here. [...] […] My favorite: Grand Central uses VOIP and a web interface to provide one phone number that can route calls by incoming number to any phone of your choice, manage voice mail on the web, record calls and much more. From the creators of Yahoo! acquired DialPad, GrandCentral has a long and impressive feature set that I reviewed here. […]

]]> By: Craig, GrandCentral http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-223904 Craig, GrandCentral Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:24:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/09/25/grandcentral-could-make-phones-lovable-again/#comment-223904 Great comments everybody. Let me try to answer a few of them. As Jo and others have mentioned, we do allow you to customize your greetings. In fact, we make it simply by letting you click on the "record new greeting" link and a box pops up and asks where you would like GrandCentral to call you in order to record your greeting. We even let you record custom greetings for different groups of callers (Friends, Family, Work, Others) and let you even record a custom greeting for an individual caller if they are in your address book (just click on the "settings" tab in the persons contact card). That way you can have a personal greeting that plays for the boss, etc., whenever that person calls. Rather than give you disposable numbers, we rather wanted to give you one number for everybody, but then let you quickly and easily block a caller from bothering you at any time. Just mark that caller as SPAM (you can do it when checking messages from your phone, hit the 8 key, or online) and you'll never be bothered by that caller again. As to how we work with electric gates, etc., we're really not in the business of replacing your cell phone, etc., but giving you great features that work across all of your devices and services. As such, you'd just use the phone you currently use to open the gate:) Keep the comments coming! Thanks, Craig Great comments everybody. Let me try to answer a few of them. As Jo and others have mentioned, we do allow you to customize your greetings. In fact, we make it simply by letting you click on the “record new greeting” link and a box pops up and asks where you would like GrandCentral to call you in order to record your greeting. We even let you record custom greetings for different groups of callers (Friends, Family, Work, Others) and let you even record a custom greeting for an individual caller if they are in your address book (just click on the “settings” tab in the persons contact card). That way you can have a personal greeting that plays for the boss, etc., whenever that person calls.

Rather than give you disposable numbers, we rather wanted to give you one number for everybody, but then let you quickly and easily block a caller from bothering you at any time. Just mark that caller as SPAM (you can do it when checking messages from your phone, hit the 8 key, or online) and you’ll never be bothered by that caller again.

As to how we work with electric gates, etc., we’re really not in the business of replacing your cell phone, etc., but giving you great features that work across all of your devices and services. As such, you’d just use the phone you currently use to open the gate:)

Keep the comments coming! Thanks, Craig

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