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Is Google Voice Doomed To Be 2nd-Class Messaging System?
itwbennett writes "There's a lot to like about Google Voice, including 'voicemail transcriptions, the ability to send and receive unlimited text messages by phone or website, and recording incoming calls,' says Voice convert Kevin Purdy. But when it comes to app integration, Voice is falling short — even on Android phones: 'Most apps that do neat things with incoming texts, like read them out loud when you're driving, can't work with Voice. Tasker, a crazy, nerdy automation tool that can do things like turn your volume up when you get a text from your wife, can't work with Voice.... Online services that text you to verify or remind you are about 50/50.' Google employee Nikhyl Singhal wrote in a Google+ post that 'Hangouts is designed to be the future of Google Voice.' But what Voice users like Purdy are looking for is some sort of 'assurance that Google Voice can work just like any other text messaging system.'"
Here's one from my wife (native Californian female):
Still not so good.
I don't understand... isn't that just how California girls talk?
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my favorite part of google voice is leaving a message for someone who uses it, and they read the transcript as "human-sized mango octopus glovebox get scammed by the hamburglar one sousaphone excoriated in the afterlife," and then they listen to the message to find out what I actually said, and they find out that's actually what I said.
how many pairs of boxer shorts should you own?
Here's one from my wife (native Californian female):
Still not so good.
I don't understand... isn't that just how California girls talk?
No. Notice that the word "Totally" wasn't there, nor was "like", nor "to the max".
"Hey, its me. I, like, just cannot. I'm totally about bye bye, like, do hanging in there. Later has hey, like if you're gonna, you know, I like totally love you to the max. Bye bye".
When our name is on the back of your car, we're behind you all the way!