Light version of Google Voice offers voicemail service for existing numbers

Google is now offering a light version of Google Voice that allows users to utilize Voice as their primary voicemail provider without changing their phone number, according to a company blog post.

When signing-up for the service, there's an option to chose a new number or use an existing one. Current Google Voice users can opt-in phone numbers they are already forwarding to, as well. The service will text message or email transcribed voice messages seconds after they are recorded, as we saw in our own tests.

Some notable features of Google Voice, like text messages, in-call voice recording, and call forwarding are not available with the new Voice offering. Google says that you can still set up personalized voicemail messages for individuals based on their incoming phone number, however.