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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?
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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.
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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.
is their an app that can give you Visual Voicemail like iphone?
I love the android, but the voicemail system sucks.
will this maybe be something that will be in ICS?
have you looked into google voice?
I'm interested in this also. I miss my iPhone's visual voicemail.
Google Voice and YouMail look like viable options...
Does anyone here actually use either?
a lot of people use google voice. the transcriptions are pretty weak but the voicemail service is pretty convenient.
+1 for Google Voice
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Try AT&T Messages. It has visual voice mail with transcription and it also serves as a hub for all your messages/calls/voice mails. I have been using it for a while its very good and free also.
like everyone said, use google voice. gvoice is da bomb
daraj said:
Try AT&T Messages. It has visual voice mail with transcription and it also serves as a hub for all your messages/calls/voice mails. I have been using it for a while its very good and free also.
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I tried this, it seemed to be slow, and freeze. It would not open at all for the first week. I could get in online, but on the phone it kept saying try later. Its an awesome concept, but implementation is poor on the current version.
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Google Voice is the best. Voice Voice mail + free SMS + cheap international call (free to Canada) and deep integration with Android than any other platforms.
+1 to Google Voice if you *need* that type of functionality.
Google voice works great. Visual voice mail plus transcriptions, access from any web browser, it can email or text you the messages, etc. The transcriptions aren't perfect but 80% of the time I don't even need to listen to the message.
I'm using AT&T messages, and I love it.
It works flawlessly, with no slowness etc. My phone is on stock rom, and unrooted.
The only thing I don't like is that you also get notifications for sms, even though I prefer the stock sms app, so I end up with double sms notifications. I consider it a small price, since I've been dying to have a good visual voicemail app for a LONG time.
I have used google voice in the past, but had several annoying issues with it, and honestly just didn't like it.
cincy1020 said:
I'm using AT&T messages, and I love it.
It works flawlessly, with no slowness etc. My phone is on stock rom, and unrooted.
The only thing I don't like is that you also get notifications for sms, even though I prefer the stock sms app, so I end up with double sms notifications. I consider it a small price, since I've been dying to have a good visual voicemail app for a LONG time.
I have used google voice in the past, but had several annoying issues with it, and honestly just didn't like it.
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stock SMS app, settings, uncheck notifications.
you get an alert from ATT app, then just open stock app
Pirateghost said:
stock SMS app, settings, uncheck notifications.
you get an alert from ATT app, then just open stock app
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Hi:
Thanks so much for the suggestion.
I had already thought of that, but the problem is that if I turn off the messaging notification, it disables the slide to missed text on the lock screen, which I love.
I am stuck crossing my fingers that At&t decides to update the program so it has more options.
Thanks anyway
At&T Messages prevented my phone from lighting up when a text was received.
I uninstalled it and things went back to normal. Drove me nuts trying to figure out why.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1298506
yeah, i just uninstalled AT&T Messages because I wasnt getting notifications and missed a bunch of texts.
Okay using Google voice now, and it's awesome. for some reason the first voicemail I got, GV transcribed the whole message, then after that all other messages said they can't be transcribed, whats with that?
the transcriptions are pretty bad, unless the person speaks clearly and slow. I woiuldn't worry about the transcriptions. I see them as a bonus if they work
So the visual voicemail they showed at the ICS presentation, was that just for Google Voice?
He said something like Google Voice mail integrated into the call log. I bet it is.
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I am coming from an iPhone 3GS (ios 5) to the ATT GNote (stock ROM) and I am confused by the various voicemail app options available for the GNote. I was happy with the iPhone voicemail (visual voicemail?) and would prefer similar functionality (or better) on my GNote.
My GNote has two apps that came with it -- Messages and Messaging. Does one of these apps have good voicemail functionality, or should I consider other apps?
What are the options available to me (without rooting) and what are the advantages/disadvantages of each?
the messaging app don't do voicemail the at&t messages does but it also lumps phone calls and text messages into the same app,I like the at&t messages app because it gives me voicemails in text,another option is visual voicemail,there is another post going about getting that to work.
I have read favorable reviews of the Google Voice app and the AT&T Visual Voicemail app.
How do these two compare with each other as visual voicemail apps and with iPhone visual voicemail?
Does AT&T Visual Voicemail installation requiring rooting?
Use the AT&T visual voicemail app. not root required and I have it working fine on my Galaxy Note & Galaxy SII.
Use the one from this forum called. VVM_GSLEON3.apk that's the one I used and its 100% working.
marose1 said:
I have read favorable reviews of the Google Voice app and the AT&T Visual Voicemail app.
How do these two compare with each other as visual voicemail apps and with iPhone visual voicemail?
Does AT&T Visual Voicemail installation requiring rooting?
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ATT Visual VM is the easiest and is most like Iphone visual voice mail.
Google Voice is another category. Visual voicemail is just one component of google voice. Visit Google's website dedicated to google voice if you want to explore what else it does.
Else; for simple visual VM; use ATT's solution.
There is no comparison between gv for VM and att vvm. GV is way better, but I'm using att right now because our business has a GV number and I'm one of the forwarding phones.
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youmail
I use youmail, have never had any problems with it its a great visual voicemail service, its free, has a ton of features
ps I have also used Google Voice for vm and did like that as well !!
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There is no comparison between gv for VM and att vvm. GV is way better, but I'm using att right now because our business has a GV number and I'm one of the forwarding phones.
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I also use GV and find it much better. But GV is not Just Visual Voice mail. If you just want VVM there are alternatives. To use GV just for the VM feature (which many people do) is sort of overkill. An Avg user may be intimidated with the setup compared to coming from the rather simple iphone VVM.
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I also use GV and find it much better. But GV is not Just Visual Voice mail. If you just want VVM there are alternatives. To use GV just for the VM feature (which many people do) is sort of overkill. An Avg user may be intimidated with the setup compared to coming from the rather simple iphone VVM.
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There is GV lite. It's sort of the point.
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To clarify, while Google Voice does have other functionality available, you can choose to only use the vm feature.
Also, on the Note, many of us have noted that the standard setup fails when it tries to change your vm dial number. In order to install it correctly, you should do it from the Google Voice web page instead of from within the app.
I use Google Voice.
It sets up with ease and is backed by GOOGLE.
Nuff said for me!
Does anyone were to get the apk for visual voicemail, I have Saurom rom.
Search the market. Im pretty sure its there
It wont show up on the market for the note.
This is the link to the thread in this form for it and it does work IF ATT has you set correctly.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452330
Visual Voicemail
I was trying to use visual voicemail on my GS2 Skyrocket and then again on the G-Note. In both cases, it was a b#$% to set up and it did not work reliably. Had to go to the At&t store a couple of time and have them reset a bunch of stuff.
I ended up using my Google voice number for voice mail. You can set it up to forward to that number. You get way better performance and feature, i.e. you can listen to your VM on a computer too. It can also email or text you a transcript of the voicemail, etc.
The only weird thing is that when someone calls it seems to call you twice, but it's just re-directing to Google Voice the second time.
I'm running Peetr's Hybrid rom and noticed that It doesn't have a built in voicemail handling app. So if someone leaves me a voicemail I just get a really wierd text message instead. I was using PF voicemail for call forwarding and voicemail since I was having major service coverage issues and that will tell you missed calls no matter what. But I don't want to use that anymore since it's slow and I'm having problems with it. So my question is. What do I use for voicemail? Is there anything similar to that visual voicemail app that originally came with my phone? Free would be great but if it works I would shell out a couple bucks.
I'm wondering the same thing. I'm using the AOKP JB Rom (thx 3bill) and get multiple text messages for each voicemail. Personally, I loved the visual voicemail that came stock and I'm hoping there's a way to port it in. You can still check your voicemail though just by dialing yourself. BTW, how do you like that Rom as I haven't tried it yet but am loving the AOKP one?
Well this rom is about as good as it gets for me since I have a locked bootloader. But it is very nice compared to stock. I'm using Google voice right now for voice mail and it works pretty good so far. I just wish my texts didn't show up in it at all.
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I use Google Voice. It's very configurable. When a voicemail comes in it can notify you by text, e-mail, etc. plus the standard functions you had with visual voicemail that came with the phone. The key is to go into Google Voice web site settings and prevent it from prescreening your calls and handling your texts.
jrebo said:
I use Google Voice. It's very configurable. When a voicemail comes in it can notify you by text, e-mail, etc. plus the standard functions you had with visual voicemail that came with the phone. The key is to go into Google Voice web site settings and prevent it from prescreening your calls and handling your texts.
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Yep. I just found that out today. I was wondering why the hell it kept asking me to press numbers to answer my calls.
InsanePostman said:
Yep. I just found that out today. I was wondering why the hell it kept asking me to press numbers to answer my calls.
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You can turn that off in settings. Not on the app, but on the website. It refers to feature as 'call screening'.