[evilbit]

the main reason i use android over iphone is the seamless integration of google voice, and gv already gives me access to my sms & vmail from the browser.

imho, the solution isn't to build yet another android app but to make google voice a natural/default choice for android users. if you have an android phone and haven't tried google voice yet, i highly recommend you give it a shot. having used it for the last few years, i can't imagine ever going back to carrier sms/vmail.

[jdeibele]

I agree. The killer thing about Google Voice is that it lets you block calls via a web interface.

It's not hard to figure out how to block all "private" and "unknown" calls. So that means surveys or telemarketers or whoever have to use a number that you can block.

The Google voice extension for Chrome works very well for texting. Nice to use a full-size keyboard.