Google Voice gaining users? First invites.

5 points by proexploit 16y ago ↗ HN

I've been using Google Voice for a long time and never had any invites to give to other users but as of today they've added a few to my page. I remember Gmail starting up this way. Is it just me or are more people experiencing this?

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raimondious 16y ago ↗

I have 3 but I'm not sure when they appeared since I mainly interact with GV through my phone and email.

jclemenson 16y ago ↗

Anyone have a spare invite they'd like to share? Email is my hn username at gmail. Thanks!

drivebyacct 16y ago ↗

I got 3 invitations in the first week. I use Google Voice exclusively for all my calls and a decently high volume of my text messages. My invited users use the service heavily and I've been responsible for getting my brother and both my parents using Google Voice, yet I've never been given additional invites.

drivebyacct 16y ago ↗

Also, to people asking for invites, if you sign up on the list, you will generally receive one within a few days.

Additionally, if you are a student you are guaranteed a free one: https://www.google.com/voice/students (though it took nearly 48 hours for mine to show up rather than the advertised 24 hours)