Several numbers, different services, one number

This week brought us another interesting Ted Stevens quote:

Stevens: "Let me be just the Devil's Advocate here. Could I just decide I want to keep my wireline and I want to add wireless to it? Can I have two providers on the same number?" Awkward pause: "Um, I don't think that technology exists right now." Stevens: "If I had an IP phone, by definition, I'd have to leave the wire... wireline phone to use it?" Answer: "I think that is the case with the technology today." Stevens: "Is it coming? Why shouldn't I be able to say, just by a little switch on my phone at home that's wired, I'm going off on the wireless now, I want to use this as I ride my motorcycle."

Motorcycles aside, the technology to do what the Senator is asking for does exist in several companies. For example, my employer just bought a company that does exactly this. Take a look at GrandCentral's web site, and you will see that this is exactly what Tedd Stevens is asking for. It's one number that you can put in front of your Mobile, Landline, and VoIP phones. It allows you to determine which calls go to which phones, and gives you a universal voicemail service. It doesn't help with using your phone on your motorcycle, which I think is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard of. [via Boing Boing]