Finally I’ve been accepted into the Google Voice program which will allow me to finally forward my calls for free. Google Voice lets you add in all your phone numbers into one central location. When someone calls your Google Voice number, all your phones will ring. You can choose custom rings for each number, custom voicemail greetings and even choose which phone number the call will be forwarded to depending on the person. Overall Google Voice offers plenty of great features that makes it a priveldge to get an invite for.

I waited nearly a year to finally get a free invite into Google Voice. Unfortunately though, this service is mainly for the USA only as far as I can tell.

Google Voice also makes for a great Skype alternative. Using Gizmo SIP with Google Voice your free Google Voice number will ring your computer, so if you travel abroad for instance, you can still recieve incoming calls using the same number you use in the USA. When you are in the USA and not at your computer, use the number to ring your cell.

After downloading Gizmo from http://gizmo5.com:
Add your Gizmo SIP number to Google voice:
http://www.google.com/support/voice/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=115122

Take calls using Gizmo:
http://www.google.com/support/voice/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=115123

Just how did I get a Google Voice invite anyway?
I signed up at Google.com/Voice and then they sent me an email confirming me into the program.