I hated google voice. It's a cool concept but overall sucked.

I guess it really depends on what you are going to use it for. I had it linked with my cell phone and was no convenient at all. The text that it sends to your phone when you get a voicemail write out what the message says and 99% of the words are incorrect.

One cool thing was the fact that you could check your voicemails online and listen to them.

I'd say give it a try and see how it works for you.

EDIT: I'm jealous that you got that phone. Let me know how you like it.