GrandCentral phone number unification
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This has nothing to do with art, but, man, the internet is getting so good. I just read this Times article about GrandCentral, and immediately signed up for it. What it does it pretty rad. It lets you sign up for a phone number (you can pick your area code - I picked 917 - and then it let’s you choose from like 30 numbers) that, when called, will ring all of your other numbers at once (work, cell, home, etc.) It’s in beta testing right now so it’s free. After beta is over, it’s free for two numbers. A premuim plan is a little pricey for the casual user - $15 per month.
I only have one phone number, but I signed up anyway because of the other useful bit of funtionality this service provides. Pretty soon I’m going to be moving from DC to New York, and I suppose I could change my phone number and it wouldn’t be that big a deal. But it would obviously be a pain and I still get opportunities from time to time that would stop coming if I were to change my phone number. GrandCentral let’s me link my current number to a 917 number. Problem solved.
The other cool thing is that when people leave you voicemail when they’ve called you using the GrandCentral number, you can manage all the messages from an email-style inbox on the GrandCentral website. I have a real problem checking my messages because I get really fucking bored going through them one by one. This kind of functionality is long overdue and it’ll be good for those of us who can’t afford an iPhone.