Explanation of the features of GrandCentral. Information taken from the GC website.

1. GRANDCENTRAL:
ONE NUMBER FOR
LIFE
Dr. Alisa Cooper
South Mountain Community College

2. One number for all your
phones, for life

3. Personalize your voicemail
greetings by caller or group

4. Know who is calling and
screen unknown callers

5. Hear why someone is
calling before taking the call
Screen callers and hear what they have to say before
picking up
Hear voicemails as they are being left rather than
afterwards
Judge if a call is important enough to merit ducking out
of a meeting

6. Allow people to call you
from your website or blog
while keeping your number
private

7. Unwanted callers won't
bother you again

8. Receive voicemail updates
via email and SMS

9. Share funny voicemails via
email

10. Change phones in the
middle of a call
Change to a landline phone if your cell phone isn't
getting good reception or you want to save on minutes
Switch to a different phone if your batteries are
running out
Transfer a call from your home or office phone to your
mobile when you are heading out the door

11. Call from your address book
or inbox with one click

12. Visual voicemail for your
mobile phone
http://m.grandcentral.com

13. Change settings on the go

14. Gizmo - Phone calls on your
computer

15. GrandCentral
Advantages: Total control over your phone
Disadvantages: Might not be free for long, numbers in
certain areas are limited, Call quality isn’t always the
best
All information taken from the GrandCentral website. http://www.grandcentral.com