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Will Grand Central support text messaging?
Grand Central does not address this on their website, and they don't provide a way to contact them with questions like this, so... enter Satisfaction!
My question is simply, does Grand Central plan to offer support for text messaging? In other words, will I ever be able to receive text messages that people send to my Grand Central number? If not, then Grand Central is not for me.
My question is simply, does Grand Central plan to offer support for text messaging? In other words, will I ever be able to receive text messages that people send to my Grand Central number? If not, then Grand Central is not for me.
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You can now "suggest" this feature as a priority from a list of others. Vote here and hopefully it'll speed up the process a bit :)
http://www.google.com/support/grandce...
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Inappropriate?Great question, Sobi. And you couldn't find anything about it on their web site?
I’m curious too
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Inappropriate?Wow, I thought I was weird for wondering if GrandCentral supported text messaging. Here's what it said in there FAQ:
Q: Can I receive text (SMS) messages with GrandCentral?
A: We're not compatible with standard text message services (yet)
I was really excited about this service but like you I'm holding off using my account until I find out more about text message support.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed
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Inappropriate?Add me as a me-too for SMS support for GrandCentral. In order for me to really start using GC as my replacement number, this is a must. -
Inappropriate?Yeah!!! I have it, but now my signature says: TXT MSG ONLY: ###-###-#### ... not fun!! we need txt!! :)
I’m hoping it'll be available soon!!
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Inappropriate?Well it sort of does, set the notification from yourphone#@grandcentral.com to forward to yourphone#@messaging.sprintpcs.com (thats if ur a sprint customer, if u have nextel, verizon, tmobile or cingular ur gonna have to find out which one is for ur provider.) I havent tried it from phone to phone yet (waitin for a friend to test it out wit me), but it does work from email to phone.1 Comment Add a comment
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you might have misunderstood the question. the requested feature is to be able to give out your grandcentral number as a place to send text messages to. what you explain is how to get sms notifications on your cell when you get a voice mail in grandcentral. -
Inappropriate?You can now "suggest" this feature as a priority from a list of others. Vote here and hopefully it'll speed up the process a bit :)
http://www.google.com/support/grandce...
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Inappropriate?People just *assume* your phone number supports SMS. This is a killer app for GC or its competitors.
I’m frustrated
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Inappropriate?I wouldn't mind if it translated an inbound SMS into an email and an outbound email to an SMS. That would be a valid workaround in the interim. Eventually GTalk will be the SMS interface on Android phones, I believe.
I’m eager.
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Inappropriate?Agreed. People assume they can text any number. This would be a feature which I'd pay for as well. However this looks to be abandoned. No new features in a long time. What a waste the service is great.
I’m petulant
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Inappropriate?i would like it as well.
unfortunately, since google took over Grandcentral, there has been almost zero development going on...
I’m sad
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Inappropriate?This would definitely put GrandCentral over the top for me. Right now, it's simply not a number I can give out to friends who love to text (and these people happen to be among my most frequent contacts).
I’m anxious
