It’s been brought to my attention that Skype offers a lot of features similar to Google Voice’s. Skype also allows Skype-to-Skype sending of files, even from a mobile phone. That’s cool. The problem is, if I go with either Google or Skype, I get one number I’m supposed to have all of my current contacts use. What if I want to switch services? Do I have to start over with a completely new number?

Thinking about Google Voice, I wish I knew someone in the loop that got invites and could give me invites. Had to wait for Gmail to become public, I’ll never get a membership to the country club, and the local union won’t give me journeyman status. Life is one big party that I’m not invited to.

Lark

I remember hearing a while ago about this cool new service called Grand Central, that gave you a lot more control over your phone, be it cell phone or land line. Basically they gave you a number, which they forwarded calls from to your actual number. Coolest feature I was aware of? You could listen to messages as people were leaving them, and choose whether or not to “pick up” and talk to them.