[Q] how to configure google voice for voicemail? - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I want to replace my t-mobile voicemail with google voicemail service.
Does this mean that if people call my regular t-mobile number, their voicemails will be left on google voice? The thing is, I configured my Voicemail service to use Google Voice, and I tested by having my brother call my t-mobile number. However he still went to my t-mobile voicemail! Did I configure it incorrectly or am I missing some key component?

Download Google voice from the market, then run through the setup again and sync it with your gmail account, then it will ask you if you want to use Google voice as your default voicemail and disable t-mobile voicemail. Then that should do it.
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Damonkashu said:
I want to replace my t-mobile voicemail with google voicemail service.
Does this mean that if people call my regular t-mobile number, their voicemails will be left on google voice? The thing is, I configured my Voicemail service to use Google Voice, and I tested by having my brother call my t-mobile number. However he still went to my t-mobile voicemail! Did I configure it incorrectly or am I missing some key component?
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go to browser google voice settings and activate ur google voice mail by entering code shown there.....that will ring ur phone if done correctly(imp). and just follow the prompt....that should do it....i think that's what i did..

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[Q] Missing my visual voicemail from iphone since i got my streak.

Hello I recenlty got my Dell Streak from Best Buy. I have since used QDL and upgraded to the latest 2.2 sofware and rooted the phone. I really like and love this phone. The new software has corrected almost all of my concerns with the phone.
But.... LOL, Theres always a but.
Iphone 3gs was my first AT&T phone. It came preloaded with visual voicemail. A feature i soon came to love and adore. Before that I had a very long history with the Palm Treo on sprint which only had a voicemail indicator. BUT the streak has abosolutley no voicemail features whatsoever. No icon to tell you that you have pending voicemails. No visual voicemail. Nothing. I searched the app market and didnot find any solution at all. Also call me stupid but im not even sure how to check my voicemail on AT&T. I'm sure i can probably just call my number and put in a pin or something. But screw that.
This is a basic cell phone function. How could this be left out!
I guess im asking if there is a solution out there that i am not aware of, or if any developers can make a fix for this. Heck i would even pay for such an application. I know I can't be the the only person who has noticed this feature missing on the Streak.
Visual voicemail isn't supported by all devices. When I went from my blackberry to the streak the visual voicemail was gone from the services on at&t account online.
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Have a look at Hullamail. It works great for me on O2 in the UK. From the app it notifies you if you receive new voicemail or missed calls and you can then view and listen from the app or set it to email you which you can then pickup and listen to the mp3 either on your phone or from your PC etc.
HTH
Stuart
You may want to sign up and try Google Voice.
As far as accessing your voice mail on AT&T just open the dialer and long press on 1 (one). If your VM isn't set up follow the prompts.
Mine has a vm icon. I'm on Steve's 1.5.0. I don't think I've never had a vm icon though. I just pull the menu down and click vm and it calls.
PhoneFusion+ is a free service to ATT customers. ATT reps will tell you but BB reps don't have any idea (at least not the ones who sold me my Streak). It gives you visual notification of calls missed/voicemails. Also lists your voicemails visually with contact info and time of call. It actually call forwards the call to its server and plays the outgoing message stored on your card. Voicemails are then sent back to your card so you can view/listen w/o having to dial into att to retrieve.
If you want the entire text of the voicemail, they will do that for a monthly fee. You can try that part free for 30 days. I found it to be very inaccurate so cancelled text VM, but kept and use the rest of the app.
PhoneFusion+ is in the Market.
+1 Google Voice
It's really a must have for any Android phone.
http://www.google.com/googlevoice/about.html#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOZU7BOeQ58&NR=1
nickshertzer said:
+1 Google Voice
It's really a must have for any Android phone.
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Yes it is Pity it only works for you guys over the pond, But heres Wishing
Google Voice FTW!
Android and Google Voice are like Peaches and Cream. If you're not using Google Voice on your Streak you're missing out. Free to sign up, you pick your number. It's AWESOME!
I too had the iPhone previously and Google Voice definitely fills the visual voicemail void.
treylemkn said:
Android and Google Voice are like Peaches and Cream. If you're not using Google Voice on your Streak you're missing out. Free to sign up, you pick your number. It's AWESOME!
I too had the iPhone previously and Google Voice definitely fills the visual voicemail void.
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Ok, so I have a google voice account... how the heck do I set the voiucemail for my cell phone line to go to my google voice account?
voodoomurphy said:
Ok, so I have a google voice account... how the heck do I set the voiucemail for my cell phone line to go to my google voice account?
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Install the Google voice app from the market, run it and follow the prompts. If you get a message that the forwarding change has failed go to your google voice page on your computer and click on settings, then voice settings. Click on the voice settings link and when that page loads click on activate voicemail and follow the prompts there. Make sure your carrier is listed properly.

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So I've used google voice on my past phones, but for some reason whenever I get a voicemail on the Thunderbolt, it goes to my verizon account voicemail. I have changed it to default to google voice in the setting under call, I have set up my google voice like before. I'm not sure what else to do. I've uninstalled, changed the settings and everything like a million times too. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Thanks.
Verizon handles voicemail a bit differently. With GV you were able to set up voicemail automatically on some carriers, but for Verizon, you have to do an extra step.
Dial *71<Your Google Voice Number> and press Call. You'll hear a series of beeps and now phonecalls that go to voicemail will go to GV now.
Okay. I'll try that. Now when I switch ROMs and wipe my phone do I have to do that every time then?
Atrix4G Rooted!
Now it says please enter the number you wish to dial followed by the # sign whenever someone calls me...so I don't think it worked lol.
Atrix4G Rooted!
nevermind.
I'm having the same issue. Did you find a solution?
Call vzw there's a few other numbers you can dial I think but I can't remember them
I used *71(GV number), *90(GV number), and *92(GV number) and everything works fine. There was another thread on this a few days ago.
Ya that's them
*71 and *90 are redundant. *71 is no answer/busy forwarding (both conditions), *90 is BUSY only forwarding, so if you're using *71, *90 isn't necessary.
*92 not sure what that's supposed to do, it's not quickly found on VZW's website.
Additionally, apparently call forwarding (conditional) behavior is not the same in every VZW market. Go figure.
What about visual voicemail? It works with the Google voice app, but it does not show up under the "messaging" visual voice, even though I set it in settings to goole voice and not carier. Any ideas?
andydumi said:
What about visual voicemail? It works with the Google voice app, but it does not show up under the "messaging" visual voice, even though I set it in settings to goole voice and not carier. Any ideas?
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The stock Visual Voicemail app will NOT work with messages on Google Voice. They are two separate applications that cannot be linked.
Just check your messages in GVoice. Yes, this means you can't use the home screen messaging widget for voicemail, but such is life when using Google Voice.
Remember, using Google Voice takes away revenue from the carrier, since you aren't paying for their voicemail service. So they have no incentive to provide native support for it. You're pretty much on your own when you switch to GVoice.
Lipmonger said:
The stock Visual Voicemail app will NOT work with messages on Google Voice. They are two separate applications that cannot be linked.
Just check your messages in GVoice. Yes, this means you can't use the home screen messaging widget for voicemail, but such is life when using Google Voice.
Remember, using Google Voice takes away revenue from the carrier, since you aren't paying for their voicemail service. So they have no incentive to provide native support for it. You're pretty much on your own when you switch to GVoice.
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Cool. God to know. Its not a big deal to use the Voice widget, I was just curious if I was maybe missing a setting. So its a limitation imposed by Verizon and not HTC if I read your comments correctly? Which means with a proper rom in the future I should be able to use the feature?
Your Gv voicemails are on a completely different system. I don't think it will be possible to use the built in vvm app for that ever.
Then why would they put it as an option under the Settings/Call/Voicemail options? I am not saying I don't believe you, it just seems odd to include it as an option for provider, then not use it in the app.
Oh I guess you can then. Surprise to me.
Oh wait you're talking about the phone settings. That's nothing to do with the vvm app. Thats just telling your phone what number to dial when you hold 1.
The gv app adds that option when you install it.

[Q] Is there any reason to use the Google Voice app if Sprint is already integrated?

1. My Sprint number is tied directly to Google Voice via the built-in integration.
2. I have the EVO 3D.
Is there any reason why I would want to use/install the Google Voice application when I already get everything directly through it anyhow?
I'm pretty sure that in order to receive texts, you have to have the app installed.
readingkeeper said:
I'm pretty sure that in order to receive texts, you have to have the app installed.
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Not if you leave it set to text your phone as well.
To the op only reason I have the app is to get voicemail
Thanks for the responses. I get and send text messages via the phone and it all shows up in Google Voice (the web portal). Voicemail is transcribed for me and then emailed directly - and I can still check it from my phone by holding 1. So it sounds like I don't need to install the app. Thanks for confirming
What about for international calls?
1) If someone calls me internationally, can I pick up with Google Voice wifi and not have to pay as much?
2) If I call a international number, is it cheaper if I initiate the call through the web UI?
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Not if you leave it set to text your phone as well.
To the op only reason I have the app is to get voicemail
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Where do i do that? Online or through app?
Online through voice settings I believe.
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Voicemail. I hate the stock voicemail interface.
Yup........voicemail. You pretty much get Visual Voicemail with it. How else are you supposed to retrieve your voicemails? Dialing your own number? This is 2011.
I decided not to install the app cause the MMS issue. All my texts/mms work fine but I dont receive visual voice mails. I still wont install the app cos its a pain in the ass to open the app for everything.
Might be a dumb question but how can I get the text to not go through voice and go to the stock messaging app so I don't have to open up voice to read my text I'm on mikg 2.3 and have an EVO
Your mom uses XDA
johnny tsunami said:
Might be a dumb question but how can I get the text to not go through voice and go to the stock messaging app so I don't have to open up voice to read my text I'm on mikg 2.3 and have an EVO
Your mom uses XDA
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Your text will always go through Google voice once integrated, but there is a setting in the app and web page that lets them come in as regular texts as well. Mms always goes straight to the phone even if you integrate and install the app.
I prefer Google Voice for visual voicemail mostly because GV gives you free text transcription.
What I do is just have the option for text notification so my texts still go through the stock message program and I pretty much ignore GV for anything else. Now whenever I miss/ignore a call and I get a voicemail, I get a text from myself letting me know I have a voicemail and I can then open the app. A bit of that text also contains some of the transcribed voice message left and who it was from. This also helps save battery/data (unlimited plans yes I know) since I don't have to leave GV logged in all the time etc.
My only complaint is that I would like the text notifying me of the voice message to look as though it came from the person that called me instead of myself.
use it to answer you sms through google voice web page,
ie google.com/voice or the google voice extension. also phone calls too
I did not see a reason to use the Google Voice app for my integrated number. My texts and mms go though the native app, I get a text with the transcribed voicemail or I press and hold 1 to listen to them.
However I setup the Google Voice App with my other Google Voice number. So I can send and receive texts and listen to voicemails for a secondary number.
Also with the return of Sipdroid I setup the same Google Voice Number that is in the Google Voice App, now I have 2 fully functional lines.
For those that love the Google voicemail but hate the merged text messaging, you need to login to Google voice, unnassociate your phone and install the "lite" version.
Do not chose the Integrate with Sprint option.
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Disable inbox notification in GV app and enable text notification. Everything is logged in GV but text come through your regular app. I still have to checkout voice mail. I believe if voice mail notification is set to text to your phone, everything will be notified though regular messaging app and you can open GV app to get your voice mails.
Yup, like donnie said. I can delete texts off my phone, but they're also backed up on Google voice.
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Just confirming, if you enable text notification and disable inbox notification in GV application, you get everything through text message. You will have to open GV application to listen voice mail but for text default application will be used. Everything is still logged into google voice.
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Google VoiceMail Question ??

I have had Google Visual VoiceMail forever on my T-Mobile account, works great and would recommend it to everyone. I also have a Thunderbolt with Verizon and have been using their stock voicemail service. Can I add my Verizon Thunderbolt to my Google VoiceMail? I am not sure about having two different carriers sharing the same Google VoiceMail number?? I have not tried yet, don't want to screw up my settings and be pissed off at myself for a week. It is great being able to get my voicemail messages from my laptop. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Vinny
Yes
The short answer, yes. The long answer, yes.
You have Google voice on your phone (I'll assume you just said yes). Go through the setup process (Your phone needs to have the same gmail account as your T-Mobile Google Voice account set up on the TB). When it comes to the part where it tells you it is going to setup the settings for your phone, it will kick out saying something like "some carriers don't allow automatic set up". It will also give you a link to the GV help Center. Follow it on your phone and do what it says. Then, hit next/ok all the way through to the end of setup. Go to Settings/Call/Voicemail Service. If it says Google voice, you're done. If not, choose it.
Under Voicemail settings, it will give your voicemail # (rather than #86) and your gmail acct #.
Done.
All google voice does is set up a forwarding rule with your carrier to send any missed calls to Google's voicemail number instead of your normal one. You can actually do this by hand by entering a combination of digits, but the app streamlines it for you. Google voice doesnt know where the calls are calling from. Then of course the app on your phone just checks in with the Google Voice server the same way it does with the Gmail server, so all functionality is the same. You could install the GV app on 100 phones and they would all have access to your voicemail.

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Anyone know how to disable and/or uninstall stock voicemail? I want to use Google Voice but can't seem to set it up.
You may need to go on a pc and set it up from there. I used to use Google voice but switched back a while ago so I'm not sure. Download and install the app and check the settings but I think you may have to enable it from the actual Google voice website.
I had trouble with Google Voice, but YouMail works like a champ for me.
Soulmatic said:
Anyone know how to disable and/or uninstall stock voicemail? I want to use Google Voice but can't seem to set it up.
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Usually there is a voicemail setting in the phone >settings page. From there you assign a voicemail phone number to dial aka your google voice number. Some phones have this in the dialer app or similar settings. It sucks if it's missing since the voicemail button in the dialer won't work and wont allow itself to be modified most of the time. If those settings are missing like they are in the GS5 (im buying a g3 today) then you will have to disable Sprint voicemail and use the phone to setup call forwarding to your google voice number. The google voice app from the Play store will ask you to merge your gvoice number with your sprint number and pick either as the ONLY number. I don't do that part. It will ask you eventually to dial *__________ which is the call forwarding part. If it's integrated into the phone settings it doesn't ask that part usually. You can then call sprint and have them disable the voicemail for your g3's number.
You can also go to google.com/voice and add your number to GV. It will just give you instructions on setting up call forwarding and asking whether to use one number for both services. If you have that sprint phone number setup with another gv account it will be switched to the new one. A real number can only be linked to one GV phone number at a time.
Soulmatic said:
Anyone know how to disable and/or uninstall stock voicemail? I want to use Google Voice but can't seem to set it up.
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Is Google Voice set up as integrated with your Sprint account? or are you using it as a separate service?
I to had issues with Google voice and it actually sent me a message stating that is was disabled. I went back and set everything up again, but then when I received a voice message it went to Sprint VM. I like Google voice, but I think I will just stick with the Sprint VM for now. You do need to go into your Google web page and set it up from there. I did change plans so that is why it went to the Sprint VM instead of using Google voice.

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