Google will shut down GrandCentral on December 31

Filed under: Web services, Google, VoIP

When GrandCentral evolved into Google Voice, it was only a matter of time before the old GrandCentral website went to the big page archive in the sky. Google's killing off the old, redundant site on December 31st, 2009. Why the heck is this news? After all, GrandCentral users can all upgrade to Google Voice. Well, it turns out that GrandCentral's website has something that Google Voice doesn't: your old data.

In an email to GrandCentral users, Google suggested you download anything you want to save, because it's all gone at the end of the year:

All GrandCentral accounts were upgraded to Google Voice earlier this year, but since that time, you've still been able to log-in to your GrandCentral account and listen to old messages there. You will no longer be able to log-in to your GrandCentral account after December 31. Because of this, we strongly suggest downloading any messages or contacts that you want to keep in the next 43 days.

GrandCentral was excellent while it lasted, but now it's time to move on and make way for Google Voice. Just make sure you do it before you run out of time!

Google will shut down GrandCentral on December 31 originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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