I’ve had a Google Voice account for some time but it took some deep digging into why there is such hype surrounding the service. After a little research, here is the list i’ve come up with. I will certainly discover many new features (surprised how bad Google’s marketing on the features has been) if i used GV regularly but the reasons below are amazing enough for me to be a regular user.

• Vanity numbers
  559-70-ANAND

• Ring multiple phones at once
  Save your minutes

• Text message history
  Wish i had this the last 10 years

• Switch phones without disconnecting calls
  Great when i walk to the office and switch to a landline

• Add a new phone on the fly
  Perfect when you’re on a vacation without cell reception

• Screen calls
  Take that car warranty spammers

• Record calls
  Call out poor customer service – for quality control of course

• Google Voice Mobile app for iPhone
  You have jailbroken your phone, right?

• FREE calls to Canada
  Priceless

• Call Europe for 2c per minute
  2c more than priceless

• Google contact management
  Perfect for gmail users

• Read transcripts of your voicemails
  Perfect for the iPhone/blackberry generation

• Free conference calls
  I need this way too often

• End 135 years of Graham Bell era
  Wireless open access and handset exclusivity

Do you have other reasons you use Google Voice?