Google Voice - Not For Mumblers

So it's been a couple weeks since I've installed Google voice with my Google number. I haven't used it much, but over the past couple of days, I've given it out to a lot of auto dealers as my contact number whenever I ask for the "Super Special Internet Price."

Long story short, I'm getting tons of voice mail (because I don't pick up) from sales people, and I've concluded that Google voice is not for mumblers. After they leave a message, I get it sent as text to my phone and then through Gmail.

The voice-to-text translations can be either hilarious or very frightening. So far, a couple of dealers:
- "want to have my boy"
- are "destitute in stables"
- and are "headhunters" that "be out of the mine"

And I've also been called a lady. Anyone else having fun with Google voice? What's the general consensus?

(Can't begin to imagine what would come out the other end of drunk dialing.)
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Transcriptions are pretty much useless. But I like everything else.

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Originally Posted by sunkast

Transcriptions are pretty much useless. But I like everything else.

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I agree with you on that one. They're actually amusing.
I gave up on Google Voice and moved back to Youmail Visual Voicemail. Transcriptions are not free, but almost 100% accurate.

My favorite transcription so far:

"Error date rape. Mary choral 3 Tuesday..."

Actual message:

"Aaron, Dave Raybee. Marion (location) quarter til 3 Tuesday..."

When will there be Europe support? Come oooooooooon! We use BBs in Europe too :P

I had a co-worker, Will, call me to tell me that he was having trouble with a server, but he had to go pick up his kids and could I start looking at the problem, he would be home by 6 so I could call him. No, he didn't mention any other people in the call.

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Hey Andy, It's. Well hey, give me a call. I'll give me a favor and so we need some help with your central point on spoons, but. Thank you Esther, I think I spruce up pretty hard to. I can't get into it now. I don't know if that's sparkle talk a little kid. Hey, what's up. Anyways, I thought that there. Not sure yet, so I want to know if you get a chance to look at. I'm on my way home. You have to pick up the kids. I figured if feedback at stored we haven't. Hey Eric, Yeah, give me a gray area. If I get home and I should be home at 6 if you can jump on A. O. L. Call me on the phone too. I'll be home til 6. Just wanna call the cellphone's probably love you so I don't know how that until 6. Anyway, if you are telling you know if you're gonna bail who you're talking to so Office, 36 So, okay. Later.

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Holy mother, that was hilarious. So kids, love, see you at home...what's going on with you and Will? Also, "sparkle talk" is an actual thing. I swear.