Comments on: The TechCrunch Quick Guide To GrandCentral http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:28:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: GrandCentral http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1481254 GrandCentral Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:02:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1481254 [...] The TechCrunch Quick Guide To GrandCentral Още по темата : GOOGLE DATACENTERS [...] [...] The TechCrunch Quick Guide To GrandCentral Още по темата : GOOGLE DATACENTERS [...]

]]> By: Ingo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1460154 Ingo Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:11:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1460154 The mobile access "call" link doesn't work from CDMA Treos because the call from GC to my cellphone comes too quickly, while my Treo is still receiving the page update. CDMA Treos don't receive calls while sending or receiving data. I hear that's better with the newer EVDO versions, but the EVDO areas are not near me. The mobile access “call” link doesn’t work from CDMA Treos because the call from GC to my cellphone comes too quickly, while my Treo is still receiving the page update.

CDMA Treos don’t receive calls while sending or receiving data. I hear that’s better with the newer EVDO versions, but the EVDO areas are not near me.

]]> By: Google To Acquire GrandCentral | noisylime http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1459909 Google To Acquire GrandCentral | noisylime Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:32:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1459909 [...] The company may have received too much press attention before the product was ready, and we reported on some backlash from beta users abandoning the service in March. Still, the company pushed ahead, launching a mobile product and other features. [...] [...] The company may have received too much press attention before the product was ready, and we reported on some backlash from beta users abandoning the service in March. Still, the company pushed ahead, launching a mobile product and other features. [...]

]]> By: GrandCentral va être racheté par Google - déjà ?! at Dynamite! http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1459871 GrandCentral va être racheté par Google - déjà ?! at Dynamite! Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:20:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1459871 [...] des services de Google avec ceux de GrandCentral…En bonus, TechCrunch US propose un petit guide pour les utilisateurs de GrandCentral (pour anglophones). Publié par Tim | dans Web et [...] [...] des services de Google avec ceux de GrandCentral…En bonus, TechCrunch US propose un petit guide pour les utilisateurs de GrandCentral (pour anglophones). Publié par Tim | dans Web et [...]

]]> By: Alonzo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1422709 Alonzo Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:48:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1422709 As a seasoned Telecom professional I give this product a rating of "GREAT." Sure there are those concerns of the company and the product being around in a few years but they had the same concerns about Yahoo and Google. Quality is a big issue and maybe in some parts of the country this is a concern...here in Southern Cal I have had no problems. The SMS issue needs to be addressed. The best comment that I read was about the ability to "Always accept a call from a contact" To expand on this, Always accept a call from a contact when answered at a certain phone ie cell" As a seasoned Telecom professional I give this product a rating of “GREAT.” Sure there are those concerns of the company and the product being around in a few years but they had the same concerns about Yahoo and Google. Quality is a big issue and maybe in some parts of the country this is a concern…here in Southern Cal I have had no problems. The SMS issue needs to be addressed. The best comment that I read was about the ability to “Always accept a call from a contact” To expand on this, Always accept a call from a contact when answered at a certain phone ie cell”

]]> By: Craig Walker http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1404883 Craig Walker Fri, 01 Jun 2007 07:21:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1404883 Nikolay: shoot me an email at craig at grandcentral dot com with your account number and the number you want to block. I'll see if the number is being manipulated somehow to avoid the screen. Should work every time. Nikolay: shoot me an email at craig at grandcentral dot com with your account number and the number you want to block. I’ll see if the number is being manipulated somehow to avoid the screen. Should work every time.

]]> By: wasa http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1404160 wasa Thu, 31 May 2007 16:26:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1404160 You don't need to dial out via the mobile site, you can do it via the regular site too, if you happen to be behind a computer. If you want to dial out as your GC number, all you have to do is click on 'call' next to the particular phone number in your address book when you're logged into the GC site. GC calls your phone, you pick up and the call gets forwarded to whomever you want to speak with. You don’t need to dial out via the mobile site, you can do it via the regular site too, if you happen to be behind a computer.

If you want to dial out as your GC number, all you have to do is click on ‘call’ next to the particular phone number in your address book when you’re logged into the GC site.

GC calls your phone, you pick up and the call gets forwarded to whomever you want to speak with.

]]> By: powerleveling http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1403853 powerleveling Thu, 31 May 2007 09:33:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1403853 Thank u for your sharing,it's helpful for me Thank u for your sharing,it’s helpful for me

]]> By: VoipBloggen http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1402662 VoipBloggen Wed, 30 May 2007 05:58:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1402662 <strong>Grand Central - ét nummer for livet...</strong> Jeg har ved en tidligere lejlighed nævnt Grand Central, men hvad er det egentlig? TechCrunch har samlet et lille udsnit af mulighederne til os. Læs resten......... Grand Central - ét nummer for livet…

Jeg har ved en tidligere lejlighed nævnt Grand Central, men hvad er det egentlig? TechCrunch har samlet et lille udsnit af mulighederne til os.

Læs resten………

]]> By: LM http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1402310 LM Tue, 29 May 2007 22:47:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1402310 i use the service - challenge is they are a startup so they might be gone in a year - then you have a phone number that doesn't connect to anyone. i use the service - challenge is they are a startup so they might be gone in a year - then you have a phone number that doesn’t connect to anyone.

]]> By: Max Hyatt http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1402286 Max Hyatt Tue, 29 May 2007 22:22:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1402286 No problems here, just some gripes. I don't have call quality issues (I'm in Atlanta), so I'm lucky there. Some others have pointed out that SMS forwarding would be beneficial. I completely agree, and have stressed my desire for this future in the past. I'm willing to bet that the feature is ready, but is costly to give away for free. As soon as they have a paid solution, it'll be ready. Personally I don't have problems going to the mobile site to access the phone book, so that my GC number shows up. time consuming? yes. Free. yes. So I deal w/ it. I haven't tried the gizmo solution, but plan on it. No problems here, just some gripes.

I don’t have call quality issues (I’m in Atlanta), so I’m lucky there. Some others have pointed out that SMS forwarding would be beneficial. I completely agree, and have stressed my desire for this future in the past. I’m willing to bet that the feature is ready, but is costly to give away for free. As soon as they have a paid solution, it’ll be ready.

Personally I don’t have problems going to the mobile site to access the phone book, so that my GC number shows up. time consuming? yes. Free. yes. So I deal w/ it.

I haven’t tried the gizmo solution, but plan on it.

]]> By: Victor http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1401918 Victor Tue, 29 May 2007 17:04:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1401918 I use my Grand Central account as a way for listeners to my podcast to send me high quality voice comments and questions. The quality of these recordings is much better than K6 , and I can put up a badge right from my web page where they can push a button, enter their phone number, and Grand Central makes a free outbound call to them so they can leave their feedback. My listeners love it and so do I. I use my Grand Central account as a way for listeners to my podcast to send me high quality voice comments and questions. The quality of these recordings is much better than K6 , and I can put up a badge right from my web page where they can push a button, enter their phone number, and Grand Central makes a free outbound call to them so they can leave their feedback. My listeners love it and so do I.

]]> By: Dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1401891 Dave Tue, 29 May 2007 16:44:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1401891 I love my Grand Central number and account...there are a couple of things I would like to see as well: CAller ID "spoofing" - My GC number showing up as the number I am calling from. This is probably the number one detractor from people calling my GC number. Now they have 4 numbers in their address books instead of 1. Love the service, but I can't MAKE people use it, and that is what I want. Not a big SMS guy, but I can see this one being a big detractor for many, many people. Pressing "1" every time my wife calls. Can we please, please have an option to "always accept" a contact? Call Forwarding my other VM: I wish there was a way to forward my REAL cell number to my GC number when I don't answer. I still have to clean up my regular voice mail on occasion because people call that number and leave messages. I know Callwave could do this...shouldn't GC be able to as well? Dave I love my Grand Central number and account…there are a couple of things I would like to see as well:

CAller ID “spoofing” - My GC number showing up as the number I am calling from. This is probably the number one detractor from people calling my GC number. Now they have 4 numbers in their address books instead of 1. Love the service, but I can’t MAKE people use it, and that is what I want.

Not a big SMS guy, but I can see this one being a big detractor for many, many people.

Pressing “1″ every time my wife calls. Can we please, please have an option to “always accept” a contact?

Call Forwarding my other VM: I wish there was a way to forward my REAL cell number to my GC number when I don’t answer. I still have to clean up my regular voice mail on occasion because people call that number and leave messages. I know Callwave could do this…shouldn’t GC be able to as well?

Dave

]]> By: pallet jack http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1401691 pallet jack Tue, 29 May 2007 14:10:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1401691 Getting a "Quick guide from Tech Crunch" for your service is gauranteed - Roud A,B,C Funding - or a sell out Thanks, Mike! Getting a “Quick guide from Tech Crunch” for your service is gauranteed -

Roud A,B,C Funding - or a sell out

Thanks, Mike!

]]> By: Dropjes http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1401602 Dropjes Tue, 29 May 2007 12:42:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1401602 John B: 212 numbers are in very short supply. It's hard to even get one from Verizon if you sign up there, they'll try to give you a 917 or 646 number. Craig: today the dialing out from the address book doesn't work. John B: 212 numbers are in very short supply. It’s hard to even get one from Verizon if you sign up there, they’ll try to give you a 917 or 646 number.

Craig: today the dialing out from the address book doesn’t work.

]]> By: Nikolay Kolev http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1401138 Nikolay Kolev Tue, 29 May 2007 05:30:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1401138 @Craig Walker: your spam blocking feature obviously does not work. I marked the number as spam, I activated the feature to block all spam calls... and half an hour ago I received another call from that caller. @Craig Walker: your spam blocking feature obviously does not work. I marked the number as spam, I activated the feature to block all spam calls… and half an hour ago I received another call from that caller.

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1401008 TechCrunch Japanese Tue, 29 May 2007 03:28:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1401008 <strong>TechCrunch版GrandCentralクイックガイド...</strong> 電話管理サービスの新しいスタートアップ「GrandCentral」のことは、2006年9月のデビュー当時から追跡してきた。この会社は多くのブロガーやメジャーのプレスに認められ、注目されてきた.... TechCrunch版GrandCentralクイックガイド…

電話管理サービスの新しいスタートアップ「GrandCentral」のことは、2006年9月のデビュー当時から追跡してきた。この会社は多くのブロガーやメジャーのプレスに認められ、注目されてきた….

]]> By: John B http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1400969 John B Tue, 29 May 2007 03:02:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1400969 Funny, for something called GrandCentral you can't get a 212 phone number. Funny, for something called GrandCentral you can’t get a 212 phone number.

]]> By: listikal http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1400820 listikal Tue, 29 May 2007 00:27:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1400820 I like the concept, but I guess I really don't feel like getting my new number out to the hundreds and hundreds of people I've already given it to. I like the concept, but I guess I really don’t feel like getting my new number out to the hundreds and hundreds of people I’ve already given it to.

]]> By: bob c http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1400797 bob c Tue, 29 May 2007 00:07:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1400797 addition: I had one spam call. I figured it must have to do with the number's history: the number must be lingering in some databases. Added the caller to 'spam' and registered at donotcall.gov. I addition: I had one spam call. I figured it must have to do with the number’s history: the number must be lingering in some databases. Added the caller to ’spam’ and registered at donotcall.gov. I

]]> By: bob c http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1400795 bob c Tue, 29 May 2007 00:04:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1400795 Love GC and the number. scrolling through my area code until I found a pretty number was particularly handy. I love the online control over the number. I'm not happy with having to press 1 to accept a call. If I pick up a call based on the caller ID, I want to talk to that person immediately. I don't know whether they were prompted for their name or not - but it could be a bit of a put-off for callers from Europe whose English isn't necessarily great. They want to talk to me straightaway. I haven't used it heavily yet. In theory I love it, but I couldn't afford any dropped business calls, or calls sent straight to voicemail. Love GC and the number. scrolling through my area code until I found a pretty number was particularly handy. I love the online control over the number.

I’m not happy with having to press 1 to accept a call. If I pick up a call based on the caller ID, I want to talk to that person immediately.

I don’t know whether they were prompted for their name or not - but it could be a bit of a put-off for callers from Europe whose English isn’t necessarily great. They want to talk to me straightaway.

I haven’t used it heavily yet. In theory I love it, but I couldn’t afford any dropped business calls, or calls sent straight to voicemail.

]]> By: whoopee http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1400764 whoopee Mon, 28 May 2007 23:42:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1400764 more like "one phone number...until we go out of business" the law requiring cell phone providers to honor number retention essentially killed this and if this should become a threat, the telcos will just ask their legislators to make the service illegal this service has no future more like “one phone number…until we go out of business”

the law requiring cell phone providers to honor number retention essentially killed this

and if this should become a threat, the telcos will just ask their legislators to make the service illegal

this service has no future

]]> By: Cortland Coleman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1400609 Cortland Coleman Mon, 28 May 2007 21:17:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1400609 I've been using this service for about a month now and I've been pretty happy. The call quality could be improved, but if you're used to cell/Skype/etc. then it shouldn't be an issue. Callers don't always have to record their name - I turned off this level of screening in my account settings. I like the ability to record different voicemail greetings/messages for different groups of callers - the voicemail greeting my wife hears is different than the voicemail greeting that clients hear. That makes sense and this neat feature allows to truly target your voicemail greetings to particular individuals or groups of contacts. The record-a-call feature and voicemail screening are also big winners - the convenience of which you won't truly appreciate until you use them. I’ve been using this service for about a month now and I’ve been pretty happy. The call quality could be improved, but if you’re used to cell/Skype/etc. then it shouldn’t be an issue. Callers don’t always have to record their name - I turned off this level of screening in my account settings.

I like the ability to record different voicemail greetings/messages for different groups of callers - the voicemail greeting my wife hears is different than the voicemail greeting that clients hear. That makes sense and this neat feature allows to truly target your voicemail greetings to particular individuals or groups of contacts. The record-a-call feature and voicemail screening are also big winners - the convenience of which you won’t truly appreciate until you use them.

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1400598 David Mackey Mon, 28 May 2007 21:08:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1400598 GC seems like a great service. I have setup an account but ran into some hiccups and haven't had time to sit down and iron them out. But definetly following this company closely. GC seems like a great service. I have setup an account but ran into some hiccups and haven’t had time to sit down and iron them out. But definetly following this company closely.

]]> By: Craig Walker http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1400484 Craig Walker Mon, 28 May 2007 19:24:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/28/the-techcrunch-quick-guide-to-grandcentral/#comment-1400484 Nikolay...set the number to "Spam" and never be bothered again! Nikolay…set the number to “Spam” and never be bothered again!

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