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by xtrimsky_ 5178 days ago
How about google voice ?
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amper5and 5178 days ago
+1 for GV. What's cool is that there are libraries in many languages to allow you to use it in creative ways:

* java: http://code.google.com/p/google-voice-java/

* C++: https://github.com/mastermind202/GoogleVoice

* C#: http://code.google.com/p/sharp-voice/

* obj-C: https://bitbucket.org/joeygibson/gvoice/wiki/Home

* Python: http://code.google.com/p/pygooglevoice/

* PHP: http://code.google.com/p/phpgooglevoice/

* javascript (node.js): https://github.com/amper5and/node-google-voice

I dont know how many of those are still maintained. Disclaimer: I am the author of node-google-voice, which is still maintained.

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christiangenco 5178 days ago
Don't forget ruby: https://github.com/jeffrafter/google-voice

Though now it's looking a bit stale. Google CL needs to put some pressure on the rest of google to open up more APIs.

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xtrimsky_ 5178 days ago
I use google voice for everything, I find it important to be able to receive text messages on my Google Voice account. (I don't have a text messaging plan)
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christiangenco 5178 days ago
Another vote for google voice here. For the life of me I can't find an API that's capable of texting my GV number.
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christiangenco 5178 days ago
Scratch that; Twilio totally works with Google Voice.

Thanks Kevin for following up with me! That was awesome.

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