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I used to use Fring but that was just complete crap as far as call quality went... so, i've been using Skype lately.
the problem with Skype is that the call quality is still a bit "crappy" here & there + the latest update keeps pestering me to re-install it at least once a day(wtf?)
is there anything else out there that i can use on my Thunderbolt that has decent call quality, call land lines as well as get a phone # assigned to me for people to call me?
I use Tango and Qik all the time. They both work well.
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I use Tango and Qik all the time. They both work well.
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i didn't bother with Qik as i'm not interested in video calling & Tango says it's a "free" app that's for making calls to other Tango users.
thanks for trying though.
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i didn't bother with Qik as i'm not interested in video calling & Tango says it's a "free" app that's for making calls to other Tango users.
thanks for trying though.
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If you have a google voice number and account then look at GrooveIP. i suggest you be in strong 3G or 4G coverage for it to work well
Google talk. Its free, better Quality then skype and works with every rom, can use wifi OR data. Search for gtalk 1.3 dowloader in market.
Google voice is free, as good of quality as my regular verizon line. Sets up on your celly, lets you choose which line to use to make calls, and you can foward your cell number to your gvoice vvmail box so you dont have to check 2 vm box's
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Google talk. Its free, better Quality then skype and works with every rom, can use wifi OR data. Search for gtalk 1.3 dowloader in market.
Google voice is free, as good of quality as my regular verizon line. Sets up on your celly, lets you choose which line to use to make calls, and you can foward your cell number to your gvoice vvmail box so you dont have to check 2 vm box's
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my market doesnt show a gtalk or google talk, has a "google voice" but i believe thats something different? just to make sure, i can pay(unless its free) to get a phone # through gtalk?... i do not want to use the # on my thunderbolt. i like how i can call any # from skype and have a # set to my skype account, just the service is horrible.
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my market doesnt show a gtalk or google talk, has a "google voice" but i believe thats something different? just to make sure, i can pay(unless its free) to get a phone # through gtalk?... i do not want to use the # on my thunderbolt. i like how i can call any # from skype and have a # set to my skype account, just the service is horrible.
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Gtalk is only for video calls. Gvoice you can get a free number, and make and recieve free calls through any phone or computer and has free fowarding and vvmail options
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It sounds like google voice is what your looking for, if you use gmail, google +, voice and talk all work together in your gmail act. Which just makes things so much easier. And its all free. You need separate apps to do each thing on your phone for now, but im hoping they integrate them all into g+ soon.
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i ended up finding that gtalk via a google search and downloaded it from here. i tried to install it but apparently it isnt for AOSP ROMs.
as for google voice, i just tried that but it seems its just a voicemail management system and for making international calls. both i dont care to do.
oh well. ;(
I use it as my normal number all the time. I have a cali celly number but live in colo, so my gvoive number is my local colo number which i use all the time.
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i ended up finding that gtalk via a google search and downloaded it from here. i tried to install it but apparently it isnt for AOSP ROMs.
as for google voice, i just tried that but it seems its just a voicemail management system and for making international calls. both i dont care to do.
oh well. ;(
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Ugh u should really read everything completely and study what ur doing Google voice can dial any number inside the US for free international numbers it cost
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Ugh u should really read everything completely and study what ur doing Google voice can dial any number inside the US for free international numbers it cost
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sorry but, when i installed it it was asking about managing my voicemail & then asking if i wanted it set as the default device for making international calls. it then dropped me into some sort of inbox and there were no call options anywhere. i did a google search on it but i just found info on how to use it on your desktop. i guess i'll have to attempt to find more information on the app. i just wish it was more user-friendly.
p.s. noticed a lot of negative feedback on it in market complaining about it being an unfinished app.
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sorry but, when i installed it it was asking about managing my voicemail & then asking if i wanted it set as the default device for making international calls. it then dropped me into some sort of inbox and there were no call options anywhere. i did a google search on it but i just found info on how to use it on your desktop. i guess i'll have to attempt to find more information on the app. i just wish it was more user-friendly.
p.s. noticed a lot of negative feedback on it in market complaining about it being an unfinished app.
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Works fine, theres even an inverted one floating around
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I think its pretty user friendly I've been using it since its inception and idk if they still do but Google had a long video about how to use it in there website. I would suggest setting the Google voice account up from a computer first and then integrating the app
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i got Google Voice up & running yesterday & had been using it to make/receive a few calls. i just checked my minute usage though it seems Google Voice DOES use your minutes(confirmed it on google's site also).
Apparently there's a trick to actually getting it for free but requires downloading a few other apps from market and registering on some gizmo5 website(that seems to be down).
so itseems Skype is my best choice after all.
I'm coming from an iphone 4. I know that makes me sound like a noob but I have grown acustom to visual voicemail since android doesn't have it built in I need an app. Can you guys and gals recommend me one or two thanks.
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I'm coming from an iphone 4. I know that makes me sound like a noob but I have grown acustom to visual voicemail since android doesn't have it built in I need an app. Can you guys and gals recommend me one or two thanks.
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I would recommend Google Voice. That is what I use and have used for quite some time.
+1 for google voice
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I'm coming from an iphone 4. I know that makes me sound like a noob but I have grown acustom to visual voicemail since android doesn't have it built in I need an app. Can you guys and gals recommend me one or two thanks.
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Same here +1 google voice. You can create a "voice mail only" account and not worry about available numbers.
Youmail Old version works well for me.
+10000000 for Google Voice... plus you can entertain friends with the transcriptions.
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+10000000 for Google Voice... plus you can entertain friends with the transcriptions.
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+1 for the entertaining google voice transcripts!
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I'm coming from an iphone 4. I know that makes me sound like a noob but I have grown acustom to visual voicemail since android doesn't have it built in I need an app. Can you guys and gals recommend me one or two thanks.
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If you don't want GVoice or the other mentioned app, AT&T released "AT&T Messages" to cover visual voicemail. Search for it in the marketplace.
I would not use the at&t messages app because it is extremely slow and had major lag issues on the thrill I had. The idea is ok but the follow through is poor.
Add my recommendation to the list lol.
Google Voice
Followed the recommendations and Google voice wins by far.
The only thing is how do you set up a custom message for missed calls?
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you have to log in thru the google voice website and set it up thru there
Another Google Voice recommendation. 9 times out of 10 you just read the transcript and that's it, no need to even listen to the voicemail. Works great, and you can even get voice mail audio and transcripts emailed to you, so even if your phone is off or you left it at home, as long as you can check emails you won't miss any messages.
how do you set up google voice to work with AT&T? I thought you couldn't set it up on AT&T and always select "skip" when I get to voicemail set up..
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how do you set up google voice to work with AT&T? I thought you couldn't set it up on AT&T and always select "skip" when I get to voicemail set up..
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Nope, use the automatic setup in the GV app - worked fine on my Aria a year and a half ago, worked on my SGS2 a couple days ago, but had to enable, switch back to att voicemail in the calls menu, then switch back to GV immediately. Not sure why it took 2 trys to take on the sgs2.
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Nope, use the automatic setup in the GV app - worked fine on my Aria a year and a half ago, worked on my SGS2 a couple days ago, but had to enable, switch back to att voicemail in the calls menu, then switch back to GV immediately. Not sure why it took 2 trys to take on the sgs2.
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Mine took the first time. Restored the app with data via titanium and enabled it in the settings and it has worked perfectly.
Google voice worked without a problem on my gsII... I like it
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I live in Hawaii and some of my friends who leaves me voicemail in my inbox speaks pidgin(an english creole) and google never transcribes it correctly rofl. I'm in class reading my voicemail transcripts like... wtf..... lol...
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Lol, it doesn't even translate standard English that well.
Yep, google voice is the winner in my book as well. Even though the transcriptions are horribly mangled sometimes, you can usually get the gist of things pretty easily.
How to turn your old android cell phone into a free home phone.
REQUIREMENTS.
1. wifi at your house or where ever you want to use the phone.
2. gmail account.
3. Google voice app from the market.
4. Google talk app from the market.
5. groove ip app from the market cost 4.99 one time fee. for app. you can also us sipdroid but it is harder to setup.
6. a not activated android cell phone with wifi. ( your old phone or one off of eBay or even one with a bad esn. )
SETUP INSTRUCTIONS.
1. install all of the requirements on your phone.
2. go to WWW.Google.com/voice on our pc then sign in and click on settings then on yhe phone tab to link a phone number to you account. Set forward calls to google chat this will link your google number to your phone. you can also link your cell number or any number you might want to forward you Google voice calls to if desired. any settings you might want to change can be done here.
3. open groove ip and sign in with gmail account.
4. open Google voice and sign in with your gmail account. Google voice will create a phone number for you. Now hit menu then settings and making calls set this to (do not use google voice to make any calls.) In settings you can also see you google voice phone number.
5. open groove IP to make all you phone calls.
Video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8gPBDtjcnE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Enjoy your new phone without paying a cellphone company.
Good guide. You can also use CSipSimpe, which is free.
Thanks will have to give that a try.
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Nice idea, ty.
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Good guide. You can also use CSipSimpe, which is free.
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What SIP provider are you using for CSipSimple? I have had good success with SiPDroid and trying to cinfigure CSipSimple has been a real PITA. Thanks!
Ciao!
I'm just using IpComms.net with the initial free trial, but I'm honestly going to drop it before it's up. I just ran through it a few days ago to mess around with after I got my GV number, but everyone has my cell # and I'm not really looking to switch that out, but maybe post-graduation it'll be good to have a "professional" number.
BTW Groovetalk is doing a sale today because of the super bowl. $2.10 until 11 pm EST
Groove IP is really easy to use just sign in the Google account and your done. Don't have to set it up.
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Tomsgt said:
How to turn your old android cell phone into a free home phone.
REQUIREMENTS.
1. wifi at your house or where ever you want to use the phone.
2. gmail account.
3. Google voice app from the market.
4. Google talk app from the market.
5. groove ip app from the market cost 4.99 one time fee. for app. you can also us sipdroid but it is harder to setup.
6. a not activated android cell phone with wifi. ( your old phone or one off of eBay or even one with a bad esn. )
SETUP INSTRUCTIONS.
1. install all of the requirements on your phone.
2. open Google voice and sign in with your gmail account. Google voice will create a phone number for you. Now hit menu then settings and making calls set this to (do not use google voice to make any calls.) In settings you can also see you google voice phone number.
3. open groove ip and sign in with gmail account.
4. go to WWW.Google.com/voice on our pc then sign in and click on settings then on yhe phone tab to link a phone number to you account. Set forward calls to google chat this will link your google number to your phone. you can also link your cell number or any number you might want to forward you Google voice calls to if desired. any settings you might want to change can be done here.
5. open groove IP to make all you phone calls.
Enjoy your new phone without paying a cellphone company.
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I've used this for a while and its great. But a LOT of bugs had to be worked out with the x2 in the past for this app(grooveIP) to work properly. The guys at SNRBlabs are awesome and gave great support. Brought it to their attention when the app wouldnt work on Froyo and they gave me several test builds to try and fix the problem, but nothing worked I keep getting updates(even though the app was off the market for the x2) until it would finally work right.
This will not work on the x2 prior to a 2.3.4 update. You will have BAD call quality at best if you don't have at least that update.
This can also be used to make phone calls on any phone for free and not use your minutes.
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i've used this set up for a while to make my old phone a kids' game device and a backup phone in the house.
the lag on conversations is brutal. it's free, sure, but you're getting the call quality of a trans-pacific phone call circa 1997.
lots of "no, no, you go ahead."
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i've used this set up for a while to make my old phone a kids' game device and a backup phone in the house.
the lag on conversations is brutal. it's free, sure, but you're getting the call quality of a trans-pacific phone call circa 1997.
lots of "no, no, you go ahead."
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Is you phone on 2.3 or above it works much better on those android systems.
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it's an OG droid, overclocked running pete's GPA 19. still laggy, but again--free.
True free is sweet. You can also us sipdroid instead of grooveip mite work better but is a lot harder to setup.
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Bump for noobs
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Oh good idea for old phone
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Works great ty
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Works great ty
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Yep yep
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That is awesome. Thanks for the guide.
When using google voice to text is there anyway to send pictures with your text? Or is this not possible at the moment with google voice?
Thanks again.
Sorry no pictures messages at this point.
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I've tried VLingo, Google, several others. All have problems:
1. Terrible with matching Contact name; usally unbelievable off.
2. Many require touching the screen to advance.
Just lookting for something that works, prefereably without a data connection needed, activated by a simple long push on BT earpiece. Free not required.
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I've tried VLingo, Google, several others. All have problems:
1. Terrible with matching Contact name; usally unbelievable off.
2. Many require touching the screen to advance.
Just lookting for something that works, prefereably without a data connection needed, activated by a simple long push on BT earpiece. Free not required.
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I've had good luck with the the built in Google voice dialer since ICS...vlingo was my go to before that. I think there is a dragon one available in the market but I haven't tried it.
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I can't seem to find a clear answer, but doesn't Google Voice require having a Google Voice account with various phones listed and it automatically switches, etc? I would rather not get involved in that.
Tried Google Voice Dialer and it was terrible!
Took out all other voice dialer apps and tried the built-in JP Google Voice. I gave it ten names to dial; it got all ten wrong. Then I tried the same name five times; it got it wrong for four different guesses. It is closer to a random phone number generator than a voice dialer. But it did fine when dictating numbers, but that's not really what I want. I'll keep looking; there has to be something better than this.
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Took out all other voice dialer apps and tried the built-in JP Google Voice. I gave it ten names to dial; it got all ten wrong. Then I tried the same name five times; it got it wrong for four different guesses. It is closer to a random phone number generator than a voice dialer. But it did fine when dictating numbers, but that's not really what I want. I'll keep looking; there has to be something better than this.
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Sounds like you need speech therapy my friend
How about one that doesn't need Internet
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Google Now? lol it's pretty good. It even gets my non-american-named-friends and doesn't require confirmation or network connection. Pretty damn accurate as well.
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Google Now? lol it's pretty good. It even gets my non-american-named-friends and doesn't require confirmation or network connection. Pretty damn accurate as well.
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Is good but it always search the internet first.
There is no way to change it.
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Is good but it always search the internet first.
There is no way to change it.
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I just switched off WiFi and Data and used google now. I said "call Home" and that's exactly what it displayed. Then it prompted me if I wanted to cancel, or skip ahead and call. There was also a red bar at the bottom that was progressing indicating that it would call my home number if no action indicated I wanted otherwise. Perfectly reasonable.
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I just switched off WiFi and Data and used google now. I said "call Home" and that's exactly what it displayed. Then it prompted me if I wanted to cancel, or skip ahead and call. There was also a red bar at the bottom that was progressing indicating that it would call my home number if no action indicated I wanted otherwise. Perfectly reasonable.
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Im using pt-br language and it wont search the phone. I need to click on the phone icon.
It always search internet.
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Im using pt-br language and it wont seatch the phone. I need to click pn the phone icon.
It always search internet.
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Oh. That would have been helpful information. I'm not aware of any solutions then... sorry :/
Thanks, I did a small search and voice action is not activated on pt-br.
And I didn't found any svoice that works... its late.
Thanks anyway.
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I can't seem to find a clear answer, but doesn't Google Voice require having a Google Voice account with various phones listed and it automatically switches, etc? I would rather not get involved in that.
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That's Google Voice, a different product than Google's Voice Search. Since 4.x, it has some great offline performance but it always pulls web results, as someone mentioned.
Try out Nuance / Dragon's newer app. Hopefully, that doesn't stream every word you dictate to a corporation that believes they can do whatever they want with it (like Swype's EULA).
I keep having to login throughout day or after reboot.
Anyone remember if there is a service or something I may of frozen that would cause this? I'm rooted and deodexed.
I'm going to start unfreezing everything tonight in hopes of determining what is causing it.
have a solution for you.
Google voice.
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have a solution for you.
Google voice.
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This. Works great and it's free.
Is it difficult to setup?
I don't want another phone number; don't want someone calling me through google number.
Is there a way to just use Voice as the voicemail service and still have people call me at my normal phone number?
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Is it difficult to setup?
I don't want another phone number; don't want someone calling me through google number.
Is there a way to just use Voice as the voicemail service and still have people call me at my normal phone number?
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not at all.. when i originally got it i just used it for voicemail but later got a number from it but i dont actually use the number. people still call my normal number, nobody knows my GV number at all. i only use it when i dont want somebody having my number (craigslist ad, etc)
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not at all.. when i originally got it i just used it for voicemail but later got a number from it but i dont actually use the number. people still call my normal number, nobody knows my GV number at all. i only use it when i dont want somebody having my number (craigslist ad, etc)
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What app do I use to listen to my voice mails?
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What app do I use to listen to my voice mails?
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google voice.
I just set it up. Wow, I can't believe I never tried this before.
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geswek said:
Is it difficult to setup?
I don't want another phone number; don't want someone calling me through google number.
Is there a way to just use Voice as the voicemail service and still have people call me at my normal phone number?
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Yes that is an option I use GV as my voicemail just fine and I keep my same number.
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geswek said:
I just set it up. Wow, I can't believe I never tried this before.
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lol enjoy. make sure like the screenshots below you set your voicemail settings in the phone to google voice.
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lol enjoy. make sure like the screenshots below you set your voicemail settings in the phone to google voice.
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I did; tested it from office phone and it went right to it.
I love how I can listen to my messages or read transcript from web or phone.
This is awesome.
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I'm loving the Google voice. The only issue I have is that transcript is not instant. I have to click on VM and wait for it to load. I'm going to probably disable it because it's not very good. I don't really care for it. Overall this is awesome. I can't believe I never used it before.