Can you help us get into GV so that we can try this out?
Jason Devitt
· 6 months ago
I wish we could David! We have no idea when Google Voice will be open to all.
Pete
· 1 month ago
Part "2" is where all of this fails for me. how do I add "zd0gvw1x@vm.skydeck.com"? Google sais that its sending the email for verification, but don't see how I respond to it. Can you help?
CopDoctor
· 1 month ago
Same here..how are we supposed to verify the email??
Jason Devitt
· 1 month ago
Pete and CopDoctor, we forward the verification email to the email address that you use to login to Skydeck - just like your voicemails, going forward. If you haven't gotten it yet, check your spam folder and add skydeck.com to your whitelist.
CopDoctor
· 1 month ago
Oh man....I feel dumb lol...all 9 requests were in my spam filter...darn gmail haha. Thanks Jason, love the service!! Keep it up!
Jeff Bonforte
· 6 months ago
Sweet. I'm doing this today. Nice work Jason.
Lone
· 6 months ago
Alright, I joined but I don't see were to connect to the mashup...?
Lone
· 6 months ago
I scanned the page - found where to look :)
Jonathan Hirai
· 6 months ago
What about call screening, blocking or routing?
Jason Devitt
· 6 months ago
Jonathan,
You can still screen calls if you tell Google to call your cell phone back before taking a voicemail. You lose routing, since by definition all calls go to your cell phone first. You lose blocking for now; Skydeck will add support for call blocking independently if enough users ask for it. If those features are important to you, this is not a solution for you.
Walter
· 6 months ago
As one who began using GV/Grand Central in 2005, I'd vote in favor of call blocking. It's a great feature. As for the mash-up of these two services, it's makes a lot of sense, although I won't be able to use the app until I've replaced my Java-based phone. Now, can you just do something about the flash website?
Seree
· 6 months ago
Well...this does sound like a cool concept. However, I am concerned with privacy issues. I wonder if this backup of my calls and texts are similar to backup to web services of files on a home computer where once your data leaves your home network you lose your privacy. Lew enforcement agencies or the government can access your data without getting a search warrant against the user because the user no longer "owns" it once it leaves the home system. I would encourage everyone to read the privacy and terms of service before jumping onto anything like this.
Jason Devitt
· 6 months ago
Seree, we take privacy very seriously and I would urge everyone to read our privacy policy. Our position is that this is your data, and we will never share it with anyone without your permission - or a warrant.
jason
· 6 months ago
i want this mashup
Mnb
· 6 months ago
want this too
Eric
· 6 months ago
Bummer, it looks like sprint charges .20 cents per minute for call forward no answer and call forward busy...http://tinyurl.com/p39dbj
My contacts have been deleted randomly and changes made on skydeck dash board have been deleted as well or no longer appear on the dashboard. Is there any support for these kinds off issues? Not happy about my contacts being deleted, you only find that out when you are looking for them. I would suggest that the sync push only one way and use an app to sync with any new updates. I have seen this same issue with other sync products. Developers need to think more about roles and which sync is going to be the master writer for any data that is being synced.
Jason Devitt
· 6 months ago
Julian, I believe our support team has reached out to you directly. None of your contacts have been lost. We do see problems when people sync Google Contacts to Skydeck, sync Skydeck to their phone, and sync their phone to Google Contacts independently - the round robin confuses all three. We're working on a way to detect that.
Not that we know of. Since Sprint is the only cell phone company that charges a fee for call forwarding, we expect the charge to go away at some point.
PatrickKaine
· 5 months ago
Great video, very clear and with a solid reason to use Skydeck.
What if I have a company cell phone ?
Jason Devitt
· 5 months ago
Thanks Patrick. It should work fine, unless your company places severe restrictions on downloading 3rd party software to your phone.
During setup, we give you the option of importing your call history from your cell phone account to get you started. You probably won't have access to that, but as I said it's an optional step.
DJ
· 4 months ago
Jason,
I'm a long time GrandCentral (And now GoogleVoice) user, GoogleVoice has infact become my one and only number. Why have you pitched skydeck to ONLY cellphone and some fixed line users ?
Jason Devitt
· 4 months ago
DJ, to answer that question properly I'd have to post our whole business plan in the comments to our blog. Briefly, we think you're the exception, not the rule.
DJ
· 4 months ago
Jason, With all due respect. It takes one to know one.
Connor
· 5 months ago
If I could get into google voice, this would be awesome!
Jake
· 4 months ago
If you want a google voice account, you will need to either scrounge the internet for an invitation or request one from google.
Those who haven't already requested their invitations just missed out, Google sent out invitations to everyone who had been waiting. I suggest you request an invitation RIGHT NOW so the next time they mail out invites you will be included.
Rick
· 3 months ago
I was a paying user of SkyDeck. I recently got an email saying that my account type was no longer going to be available. There doesn't seem to be any new "paid" feature sets - just the free one. What's the deal? Are you closing up shop? Merging with Google?
Jason Devitt
· 3 months ago
None of the above Rick. We cut one premium feature - in favor of mashups like this one with Google Voice - and we will soon announce some new premium features. Thanks for being a customer.
DupliMark
· 3 months ago
I'm all about mashups... but it doesn't explain why I can't choose a "premium" account when I'm logged in. I made the mistake of downgrading because I didn't think it'd matter if my account was going away and now I can't get the cool features back again. How do I go about upgrading again?
Tab Cocovillea
· 2 months ago
App development for iPhone being worked on? Thanks.
All Comments
You can still screen calls if you tell Google to call your cell phone back before taking a voicemail. You lose routing, since by definition all calls go to your cell phone first. You lose blocking for now; Skydeck will add support for call blocking independently if enough users ask for it. If those features are important to you, this is not a solution for you.
That could add up fast. Any way around this?
https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googlevoic...
What if I have a company cell phone ?
During setup, we give you the option of importing your call history from your cell phone account to get you started. You probably won't have access to that, but as I said it's an optional step.
I'm a long time GrandCentral (And now GoogleVoice) user, GoogleVoice has infact become my one and only number. Why have you pitched skydeck to ONLY cellphone and some fixed line users ?
Those who haven't already requested their invitations just missed out, Google sent out invitations to everyone who had been waiting. I suggest you request an invitation RIGHT NOW so the next time they mail out invites you will be included.