The Phone Has Left the Station With GrandCentral

Nowadays it seems like everyone has at least two phones that they use, a cell phone and a home phone. Many others also have work phones added into the mix. Giving out and remembering two or more phone numbers can be a real hassle. To fix this a great new free service called GrandCentral has debuted as a Beta.

GrandCentral, recently acquired by Google, has everything anyone would need to make everything about phones easier for both the caller and the recipient.

The free service gives it’s users one phone number that can be used to ring up to six phone numbers at one time. All a caller needs to do is call the one new number and all registered phones will begin to ring all at once.

With it's own voicemail system, instead of checking three diffrent voicemail boxes the user only needs to check one, central voicemail box for added convenience and ease of use.

Some of the features that are included with this service include: Greetings, RingShare™ Call Screening, Notifications of Voicemail via Text Message or E-Mail, and Caller ID. The ring share feature allows the user to select a custom ring that the caller hears while waiting for the person to answer the phone. Call Screening allows the user to force those callers who do not have a Caller ID to enter their phone number to complete the call. All of these features add convenience and personalization for the callers who may otherwise need to remember 3+ numbers, now all that needs to be remembered is one, simple phone number.

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