# Google Voice invites? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 30, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820 "2010-04-30T02:14:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lasound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9e8a1a/32.png) [@lasound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lasound)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/1 "2010-04-30T02:14:18Z")
I’m needing a google voice invite. Just found out its “invite only”, but it’s impossible for me to be patient any longer. Any tips on getting an invite. I did submit my email address to google, but this doesn’t seem to be an overnight thing. can invites be transferred? I’ve seen a few discussions on the topic here so I thought I’d give it a post. thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Pseudocode](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/59ef9b/32.png) [@Pseudocode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pseudocode)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/2 "2010-05-01T13:57:29Z")
Invite sent to the email in your profile. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/3 "2010-05-01T15:00:09Z")
I have one GVoice invite left; if anyone wants it, PM me your gmail address. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/4 "2010-05-01T17:16:00Z")
> [@fubbleskag](#): > > I have one GVoice invite left; if anyone wants it, PM me your gmail address. This has been taken. ---
**Author:** ![manila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/5 "2010-05-01T17:22:08Z")
Ahh I was slightly too late for **fubbleskag’s** kind offer, if anyone else has an invite available It would be most appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![CWN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@CWN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CWN)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/6 "2010-05-02T14:57:47Z")
> [@manila](#): > > Ahh I was slightly too late for **fubbleskag’s** kind offer, if anyone else has an invite available It would be most appreciated. I sent you a PM if you still need one ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/7 "2010-05-02T18:04:10Z")
What is Voice and how is it better than say, Skype? If perhaps a demonstration is required, feel free to shoot me a private message to get me in on this. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/8 "2010-05-02T21:56:55Z")
Me too, pretty please. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/9 "2010-05-02T22:08:32Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > What is Voice and how is it better than say, Skype? If perhaps a demonstration is required, feel free to shoot me a private message to get me in on this. Look it up on the Google Voice website. There are two versions. One of them simply replaces your cell phone’s voicemail with Google voicemail emailed to you and texted to your phone. The other version gives you a new phone number, which you can have rung through to any or all of your phones at the same time. If you don’t answer it, this also then goes to google’s voicemail which is sent to your email and texted to your phone. I use this version so I don’t have to give out my home phone number to crazy clients, and so I don’t have to give out 2 different phone numbers to people so I don’t miss their calls. The website explains it better and has demos. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/10 "2010-05-02T22:13:48Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > What is Voice and how is it better than say, Skype? If perhaps a demonstration is required, feel free to shoot me a private message to get me in on this. > **[Google Voice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Voice)** > > Google Voice is a telephone service that provides a U.S. telephone number to Google Account customers in the U.S. and Google Workspace (G Suite by October 2020) customers in Canada, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the contiguous United States. The service is configured and maintained by users in a web-based application, similar in style to Google's email service Gmail, or Android and iOS applications on smartphones or tablets Users... > [@](#): > > Google Voice is a telecommunications service by Google[1] launched on March 11, 2009. The service is provided to a U.S. phone number, chosen by the user from available numbers in selected area codes, free of charge to each user account. Inbound calls to this number are forwarded to other phone numbers of the subscriber. Outbound calls may be placed to domestic and international destinations by dialing the Google Voice number or from a web-based application.[2] Inbound and outbound calls to U.S. (including Alaska and Hawaii) and Canada are free of charge.[3] International calls are billed according to a schedule posted on the Google Voice website. ---
**Author:** ![Taenia\_spp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@Taenia\_spp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taenia_spp)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/11 "2010-05-03T03:33:50Z")
I also have some invitations left if anyone needs it; send me a PM. What does it do? I use it almost exclusively as a free SMS service, thought it’s also useful as a call screening interface and the ability to make/place calls from your computer (and headset). ---
**Author:** ![Taenia\_spp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@Taenia\_spp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taenia_spp)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/12 "2010-05-05T20:28:22Z")
Sorry, no more invites. ---
**Author:** ![adobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@adobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adobe)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/13 "2010-05-06T15:21:34Z")
If anyone has any invites left, please PM me. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![hende](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/aca169/32.png) [@hende](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hende)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/14 "2010-05-07T17:57:25Z")
I have 3 invites. Send me a PM if you are interested. ---
**Author:** ![JocoseBanter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@JocoseBanter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JocoseBanter)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/15 "2010-05-07T18:19:16Z")
I got Mighty\_Girl and have two invites left. PM me if you’d like one. ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_W](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Steven\_W](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_W)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/16 "2010-05-09T02:37:07Z")
I would love to have one! My Birthday is coming up and I’m getting old ☹ …yeah, trying to illicit some sympathy and perhaps a gift (wink, wink). ---
**Author:** ![JocoseBanter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@JocoseBanter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JocoseBanter)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/17 "2010-05-09T03:50:20Z")
I’m out of invites for the moment. So don’t PM me unless you think I’m a really interesting person. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![rgr\_grover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a88e57/32.png) [@rgr\_grover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rgr_grover)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/18 "2010-05-11T01:19:34Z")
Anyone have an invite to send me? I missed out on Hende’s offer–too slow, I guess. Would like to try this with a new Ooma system. Please contact via e-mail in profile or via PM. Thanks… ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/19 "2010-05-14T23:48:33Z")
If you have a .edu address, get your Google Voice invite from here: [http://www.google.com/googlevoice/students.html](http://www.google.com/googlevoice/students.html) Feel free to come back and spread invites once you get yours. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820/20 "2010-05-16T01:12:40Z")
Here’s another Google Voice invite. First person to click on this link and activate gets it: [https://www.google.com/voice/inv/6GQ9sCXQvzl87TLVJX5s6HGrwI87155b0d0d8f62bb](https://www.google.com/voice/inv/6GQ9sCXQvzl87TLVJX5s6HGrwI87155b0d0d8f62bb) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-voice-invites/537820.md?page=2)