I have been hearing alot of people using the google voice voice mail over the stock voice mail. Can someone chime in and explain what are the advantages of using the GVM vs stock? Also how do you go about this? Any help is appreciated.
In my case, its I go Google VM for the network saving + the many other features of Google Voice.
I rather not lose my Voicemail access between devices & so I like accessing them from anywhere.
Google Voice can be used for just VM but I cant help you there as I've fully integrated. I do recommend going Google Voice entirely though.
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Anyone else?
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I completely integrated, it works great. They are supposed to be working on integrating mms too but so far it doesn't work well
You get another phone number that you can have forwarded to any other phone or multiple phones. You can set people in different groups and set different options for each group. You can have different outgoing messages for each contact or group so your friends here one thing, but your boss hears another. You get great long distance rates using your google voice number. I think it's still free to Canada. Perfect if you don't want to give out your real number or if you want one number to consolidate a bunch of phone numbers. You can block numbers you don't want calling you anymore. If you're going to be busy you can use the "do not disturb" feature which sends people right to voicemail. You get so much more space for voicemails. And they are all organized just like google mail. You can star messages and keep them forever.
So much and it's all free. Why not just try it? Here's the google voice features video
I finally got it setup properly a few days ago and I'm loving it. Blown away by all the features. During setup, using my phones browser, when it got to the part where I called my phone from the website (ON my phone ), and I recorded my greeting from the website on my phones browser , I knew this was some good sh1t.
And I love having the voicemails accessible directly from call log.
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If you haven't already, try adding grooVe IP into the mix to really have your mind blown.
I really like it anyway. The only small drawback is about a 2-3 second delay on (free)voice calls
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Well I guess it depends which way you look at this...
I use (used) google voice strictly for voicemail on the Evo4g but it appears that somehow this works differently on the E3d.
The app essentially hijacked my phone and made itself the default receiver of text messages as well as voice/voicemail. I liked it better when i had the choice which program make all my calls and I much prefer the sense sms app over the one built into google voice.
Maybe i did something different but I noticed even the differences in the setup of google voice...it seems that sprint's carrier integration now allows for all this. Just wish i had the option to choose what part of the app does what.
Thought others might want to know as well. phone is GREAT by the way =]o
Did the same thing for me. Easy fix though. Go to voice.google.com and Deactivate Google Voice on your Sprint phone in Voice Settings. Deactivate call forwarding. Then you can re-enable call forwarding.
I was pissy about this myself. I hadn't tried the fix but unwilling as soon as I get to my pc.
So does this work? Does this just do phone or text as well? any update?
It's not an EVO 3D thing it's a Sprint Google integration thing. You just didn't setup your EVO from scratch after the Voice integration happened.
I love Google Voice integration. I've posted these links in other threads but they are good reads on why you are better off actually integrating and how to still use your default messaging apps.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...e-integration-i-did-it-and-heres-how-it-went/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...ice-sprint-integration-questions-and-answers/
Here are some other cool things I'm able to do now myself. I can make outbound and inbound calls on my google talk using my cell number on my computer wherever I have internet access. I bought an OBI110 and hooked up a phone to it so now I have free VOIP calls whenever I answer or receive calls to my CELL number on this phone. Now I don't have to give anyone a different number and I can still control who gets to reach me at what time of the day. I can answer and receive texts on my computer, laptop, tablet all using my cell number. All my texts are backed up and searchable to my google voice account (even texts I send from my phone using one of the regular messaging apps, not google voice app)
My opinion. Take the time and setup integration right. It's one MAJOR advantage of being an Android user on Sprint now. You're missing out on way more by not setting it up than you would by setting it up.
Oh and for those who don't want to lose your old Google Voice Number, Google lets you keep additional numbers at $20 per number.
So far the SGS2 is great except for one thing, the antiquated voice mail system app.
As much as the iPhone sucked a chubby, it did have that one good feature. I’ve searched the Market and Forum for something comparable but came up empty handed. I’m not looking for Dialers, Contacts, Voice Dial, or anything else fancy; I just want that damn Apple Voice Mail interface.
Does anyone have a suggestion? Would love to see someone put it in the stock Phone/Dialer.
JoeDodds said:
So far the SGS2 is great except for one thing, the antiquated voice mail system app.
As much as the iPhone sucked a chubby, it did have that one good feature. I’ve searched the Market and Forum for something comparable but came up empty handed. I’m not looking for Dialers, Contacts, Voice Dial, or anything else fancy; I just want that damn Apple Voice Mail interface.
Does anyone have a suggestion? Would love to see someone put it in the stock Phone/Dialer.
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i felt the same way until I installed Google Voice, its is great! Does visual voicemail and it transcribes the message as well. A little tricky to set up at first but works great!
joshuadjohnson22 said:
i felt the same way until I installed Google Voice, its is great! Does visual voicemail and it transcribes the message as well. A little tricky to set up at first but works great!
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Google Voice Rocks! .. Add a widget to your homescreen and I've grown to love it more then iPhone Voicemail.app
do you have to use your google voice number or can you use your own number?
ElectronicYank said:
do you have to use your google voice number or can you use your own number?
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you use your own number. it just forwards all unanswered calls straight to your GVoice voicemail
i got a gvoice account a long time ago but never use it. i came from an iphone so i got very accustomed to visual vmail.
can someone link me or help me on setting up gvoice mail?
thanks!
polobreaka said:
i got a gvoice account a long time ago but never use it. i came from an iphone so i got very accustomed to visual vmail.
can someone link me or help me on setting up gvoice mail?
thanks!
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Install Google Voice from the market, and then run it. Just follow the steps.
Don't know why I didn't install this earlier cause it freaking rules.
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Google voice is the best out the bunch. Especially love the transcripts, always makes for a great giggle.
How do i select my greeting for google voice? I set it so that my regular calls get forwarded it to its voicemail, but i dont see any setting for greetings
ChocolateSnow said:
How do i select my greeting for google voice? I set it so that my regular calls get forwarded it to its voicemail, but i dont see any setting for greetings
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From a web browser www.Google.com/voice then go into the settings.
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you can use google voice for free texting from your actual number? I used heywire for free texting, but people that texted my real # weren't notified that I couldn't receive texts, then I split an "unlimited" with a friend for $30/mo
Google voice does it for free from your real # without error?
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you can use google voice for free texting from your actual number? I used heywire for free texting, but people that texted my real # weren't notified that I couldn't receive texts, then I split an "unlimited" with a friend for $30/mo
Google voice does it for free from your real # without error?
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yup. Or you can choose a new gvoice number, like having 2 lines, but ones is totally free! And people can call and text that number, and you will receive it on your device, also you can choose before each call whether to call from your g voice number or your reg number.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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'.
I've been using Google voice visual voice mail for years. Any reason to switch to Verizon's VVM?
Thanks!
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Only if you have money to waste on an inferior product. That would be why.
Well that's not a very good answer, why not offer something more helpful as a reply. While I agree it may not be worth the money for some, it is for others. My answer is if you like what you have been using why change. Since I have not used Google Voice Visual Voicemail share some thoughts on what you like about it.
Google Voice will transcribe your vmail to text which is great for me. Sometimes I can't listen to my messages, but I can read them. I have found the GV transcription is not very good. I have used services that provide much better transcription, but those are not free like GV.
You can access your voice mails anytime on the Web. While transcription may not always be correct, you can keep all your clematis consolidated in one place.
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i've been using google voice for about a year now. transcripts are usually not accurate at all. but, its a free cloud based voicemail.
the transcripts are actually quite funny to read sometimes. if you can read like that.
Yes, for a free voicemail service GV is great for my needs. And as mentioned, sometimes can get a good giggle out of the transcribes. For me they are at least close enough where even if I can't listen, I at least get an idea of what the message subject is(my wife asking wtf I'm not home yet)
Honestly reason for my support gv is my sister passed away like 2 years ago, & my best friend a year ago. One day I had searched for there named and all there voice mail came up. Lol I know that is a morbid reason. But point is, it stored them that long, and was able to download them.
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What are some of the other services that offer visual voicemail like Google, that are paid but have better transcribing?
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What are some of the other services that offer visual voicemail like Google, that are paid but have better transcribing?
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I would also like this info, I was using a free one (can't recall the name) that i loved up to a year ago and they I guess went under. And i never understood how Google works. I just use Verizon's because it's simple.
Thanks for the replies. I just saw that Verizon's vvm was being added by a Dev to his rom and surmised there was a good reason. Not free and not better than Google vvm says otherwise (except that some companies might insist on it for work devices).
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While Google's transcription may not be accurate, it is enough for me to get the gist of the message in a quick format.
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I like Google Voice's transcript. It gives me something creative and funny to read.
I lived at my cabin for a couple years, no cell service for miles, but could wifi off a neighbors satellite internet service. Slow as heck, but GV transcription gave me enough info on voice mails to know if I had to make the trek down the mountain and make a call. Yes transcription is not perfect, but I can almost always figure it out. I don't pay for texting either, and GV is pretty limited in that regard but for the few times my kids text me instead of email I can get and respond, no mms though, and no short codes.
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I lived at my cabin for a couple years, no cell service for miles, but could wifi off a neighbors satellite internet service. Slow as heck, but GV transcription gave me enough info on voice mails to know if I had to make the trek down the mountain and make a call. Yes transcription is not perfect, but I can almost always figure it out. I don't pay for texting either, and GV is pretty limited in that regard but for the few times my kids text me instead of email I can get and respond, no mms though, and no short codes.
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I think this is a really good point, and the reason I have stuck with GV - I can still get messages even when I don't have VZW service (or, if I just am simply not near my phone). And, though I don't see myself leaving VZW right now, if I did, GV is portable. I wouldn't have to do anything but set up forwarding on my new service.
There have been times (not recently, it's hard to "misplace and forget" a phone this big) that I would go to work and leave my phone at home. No worries, I pull up GV and can see if I am missing anything - calls, texts, etc. I can also have different voicemails for different groups, that I can change on the fly (i.e. if I did forget my phone, I would change my favorites group message - girlfriend, maybe parents - to ask them to call my firm instead since I left my phone at home) right from my work comp.
The "only" reason I can think of to switch to VZW VVM is if there is something lacking with GV. If you are happy with it, I say no reason to switch.
Boy do I sound like a shill for GV or what?
Just to add a comment to an issue I experience using GV.
If someone forwarded me a voicemail from their inbox, GV will never receive it and it would be stuck in Verizon's VM. I had no way to get at it.
If there is a work around for this, please let me know. I just wanted to add my experience.
What does everybody do for their SMS/MMS needs?
I have typically used Google Voice for *everything*, but with the Note II, I feel like using the built-in MMS because the stock messaging app (and third-party ones) are just so much better looking. They also allow MMS, which Google Voice doesn't.
I installed Google Voice integration free version, and it actually worked pretty decent on the Note II with CleanRom 3.5. But then I started thinking that maybe I should look for alternative 'universal SMS' apps like Google Voice, but that support MMS so I don't get the situation where somebody MMSes me on my GV number and I miss it. Whatever the solution is, I need a web interface to text from, too.
I am currently on a cruise and use GV to text and stock MMS for pics. They both use data so I turned on the the international data plan for $25. It works like a charm. I can even use GV for voice calls over data. No need to switch SIMs in this situation. I guess if you are traveling to another country for a while a new SIM may be more cost effective, not sure though as I haven't done the math.
I work I a hospital basement with no cell service, but I have data. I use text plus for texting w/o mms, grooveip for voice calls. Google voice will shutdown after too many texts it seems at least when texting by browsers.. I also don't like Google as it never seems to display the first message of the day until someone replies.
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I love Google Voice. I suggest setting it to forward texts to your real phone number (it's in the settings on the web) and then you can use 3rd party apps like GoSMS to reply to messages which will then go through your Google Voice number. It's a little confusing but totally worth it for the convenience of Google Voice.
Samsung is pushing their service called chatON. I am using it. So far so good. It is battery friendly. Just wish more of my friends using it though
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