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title: "Google Asks Me To Upgrade"
url: https://alexhwilliams.com/post/128818896/google-asks-me-to-upgrade/
description: "I received an email from Google this morning. Looks like Google Voice may be worth a try. I never did give Grand Central a chance. Maybe it’s because…"
published: 2026-08-13
updated: 2026-08-13
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# Google Asks Me To Upgrade

Published 2026-08-13

Jun

23

StandardPosted at 9:52am

I received an email from Google this morning. Looks like Google Voice may be worth a try. I never did give Grand Central a chance. Maybe it’s because I don’t talk on the phone nearly as muh as I once did? Looks like they are offering SMS. Okay, I am going into experimentation mode with this one.

I read the email. Why? It came from Google. They never send promotional email. It caught my attention. Lesson: Send an email to your customers like once every ten years. People will read it.

> We’re emailing you today to let you know you should upgrade your account to Google Voice.
>
>  GrandCentral is now Google Voice. We also added the following features: SMS, voicemail transcripts, conference calling and low-priced international calls.
>
>  As we focus our development efforts on Google Voice, we require that you upgrade to Google Voice now in order to continue using your number. Please log on to your account at [grandcentral.com](http://grandcentral.com/) and follow the instructions in your inbox.
>
>  After you upgrade, you will be able to continue accessing your old messages at [www.grandcentral.com](http://www.grandcentral.com/), but all your new calls and messages will be accessible at [www.google.com/voice](http://www.google.com/voice)
>
>  Thank you.
>
>  The GrandCentral team

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