You may be able to request a google invoice invite or a google voice invite for a friend through this link https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googlevoiceinvite/. You would probably get the google voice invite after 2 weeks of being on the list.

Just sign up for the google voice invite. Also most networks now have a “call a few numbers free” item available for plans. Use this and your google voice number and you have free unlimited calling to any number in US and Canada. You may also get some discounted calls apart from these 2 countries.

Some users may have difficulty in login into google voice and get the error ‘Invalid Request’. We think this may have to do with the fact that GrandCentral login is not moved to their Google Accounts login. They may get this problem although they can login to GrandCentral without problems.

Such users may not have been upgraded to the google voice therefore they are unable to login into the google voice login. Users will have to be patient a little. Soon their GrandCentral inbox will show the notice when they are ready. That is when users may be able to link their GrandCentral account with their Google Voice login account.

Whats is new in google voice for iphone version 1.1.0.636?

* Support for iPod Touch
* iPod Touch and iPhone can now make calls using Click2Call
* Do Not Disturb setting
* Text forwarding is automatically disabled when registering for Push notifications
* Added Text forwarding setting to the app
* Easier to make calls from the phone Address Book
* Removed annoying OK dialog every time you send an SMS
* Fixed crashes caused by text messages that begin with a space character
* Fixed bug that caused the entire Inbox to load
* Fixed bug that caused Contact pictures to get mixed up
* Improved access to Contact groups
* Improved speed of Contact search

US users must have know by now about Google Voice by Google. Now google voice users have access to their Google Voice account right from their iPhone. This means that with Google Voice for the iphone, users will be able to;

1) Receive push notifications for new text or voicemail messages.
2) Send free text messages to U.S. numbers and make international calls at cheap rates.
3) Listen to your voicemail, read transcripts and manage your Google Voice inbox.
4) Display your Google Voice number as caller ID when making calls.
5) Call contacts from your iPhone Address Book or enter new numbers on the dialpad.

A Google Voice account is required to use this app. To sign up go to www.google.com/voice. Like mentioned before, google voice is only available in the United States.

Apple has begun to pull all Google Voice-enabled applications from the App Store saying that the apps “duplicate features that come with the iPhone”. Apple has also blocked Google’s official Google Voice application itself from the App Store. Google Voice allows users to send free SMS messages and get cheap long-distance calls over Google Voice’s lines. It is also easier to switch to a new phone service.