Sprint gives into protests regarding call forwarding fees. Mentions Google’s voicemail service.
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This morning BlackBerryDreamBlog and several other tech sites reported the launch of Google’s new voice-mail service and the fact that Sprint charged a per min call forwarding fee. Well, with announcement of Sprint’s long on going fee finding the light day; many Sprint customers discovered that when they used call forwarding, they were charged a .20 per min fee for the feature.
 Unfortunately, the new Google voice-mail app requires you to forward your unanswered calls to your Google voice-mail number instead of your wireless carrier’s voice-mail number. As soon as Sprint customers discovered this fee, Sprint was inundated with protests. So in an attempt to make nice, Sprint has found a happy medium.  Â
“Conditional call forwarding for busy calls or calls not answered using the customer’s wireless phone will be free, beginning mid-November. (Standard charges will continue to apply for immediate call forwarding.)3 This change will give Sprint customers the opportunity to access third-party voice services, including the new voicemail feature in Google VoiceTM.”
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