Google Voice Allows For Your Existing Number Lite Version of Google Voice Loses Features But Keeps Your Number

Available in Beta for some time now, Google Voice is a free Internet
based phone forwarding service by Google that promises to give you more
control over your communications. If up until today only new Google
numbers were allowed to link all your phones, Mountain View came
forward today and said that a lite version of Google Voice is now
available and that it allows users to keep their existing number.

Previously known as GrandCentral, the Google Voice service makes
voicemail as easy as email, allows for free US long distance, low rates
on international calls. More to it, there are many calling features like
transcripts, call blocking, call screening, conference calling or SMS
that you can take advantage off. Oh and did we mention that you can come
up with custom voice mail greetings for every number that calls you?
However, for those willing to trade some of the Google voicemail
functionality, the new Google Voice Lite there's now the option to
register the number you've been using ever since.

Like it? Well, Google Voice is an invite-only service so you'll have to
request an invite or ask a friend with a Google Voice account to send
you an invitation — then you'll be able to register with either
your existing number or the Google number for additional features.