Hey guys, so I have a google account and downloaded the google voice app for droid. Question is if I make a call via google to a different number (both cell and tie line), does it count against my anytime minute? I do have unlimited mobile to mobile, and unlimited to any wireless #. Thing is google voice makes call to a 916 number, and not sure if it's tie line of cell.
Thoughts?
The google voice number that dial out from if you have it set to show the GV number then it will use minutes. receiving calls works the same way.
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How many people have sprint setup to forward :
* Busy Call Forwarding (Busy Call Transfer)
* No Answer Call Forwarding (No Reply Forwarding)
* Unreachable Call Forwarding (Phone Off Forwarding)
to your google voice number? Are there any added fee's or complications you've run into? Did you just have to call customer care? I heard it takes twice the amount of rings as normal to hit the google voice mail is this true?
I could see a huge benefit of receiving my voice mails via email and read them during meetings where I cannot answer and return an answer via email.
Thanks!
I've got mine set up that way since they made it free months ago. I still had a touch pro back then.
Works great.
Edit : Google had instructions on how to do it via phone. Press a few buttons.
I'm not going to quote something I'm not 100% sure of. Go to sprints site and search conditional call forwarding. Then look up your plan and see what it says about call forwarding and fees.
I have the simply everything plan so both conditional and unconditional call forwarding are included. I "think" some thing like everything data with mobile to mobile free calling, might have free conditional call forwarding. That's what you're talking about. Go check and make sure though. One of those there's a 20 cents a minute charge, so make sure.
Search a lot on google voice help. Calling someone that has free mobile to mobile, it's considered a landline call and not mobile. That means out would go against their minutes. Like I said, go research it yourself.
I went so far as to change my sprint number and not giver that out to anyone. I only give out my google voice number. The reason behind that is I want to take full advantage off all the features that gv had to offer. If you use your sprint number, you can only use gv for voicemail.
Go read up, that's what I did. Oh, btw, the transcription accuracy of your phones voice to text is noticeably better than google voice's voice to text. I like gv so far. I'm finding out new things it can do just about every day!
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I reread your question. Conditional call forwarding is what you are talking about. You don't have to call sprint customer service for that. All you do to connect (after setting up the online end and phone end of settings and program) is *28xxxxxxxxxx from your sprint phone. The x's is your google voice number. To disable conditional call forwarding from your sprint number it's *38 call. Seriously though, you need to do the homework yourself because there's way too much info about it to answer in a forum reply.
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I set that up last year on my sprint number, it's nice because even when my phone is off I still get voicemails that might come to my real phone number (I use my gvoice number for everything)
I've got Google Voice as my main number that I hand out to clients and co-workers, and everyone calls me on it. If I have no service, I'll almost always have a WiFi connection, and just have GVoice forward calls to my Sipgate number, which I have tied into Fring.
Free unlimited calls!
Now if only I'd stop using the damned Messaging app and do texting from GVoice instead, and if I could get Sprint's AnyMobile AnyTime to recognize Google Voice access numbers as cellphones...
EDIT: Here's the link for info on how to do conditional forwarding: Manage the Conditional Call Forward feature from your Sprint phone
drmacinyasha said:
I've got Google Voice as my main number that I hand out to clients and co-workers, and everyone calls me on it. If I have no service, I'll almost always have a WiFi connection, and just have GVoice forward calls to my Sipgate number, which I have tied into Fring.
Free unlimited calls!
Now if only I'd stop using the damned Messaging app and do texting from GVoice instead, and if I could get Sprint's AnyMobile AnyTime to recognize Google Voice access numbers as cellphones...
EDIT: Here's the link for info on how to do conditional forwarding: Manage the Conditional Call Forward feature from your Sprint phone
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Wait...
So when I use GV to make/receive a call or text, i can use my "minutes" or get charged differently as the #'s are "landlines" ?
Am I misinterpreting what you said ?
Found this:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/voice/thread?tid=7162282a0c817918&hl=en
I'm thinking about signing up for Google Voice, but it's telling me I either can use my current number or get a Google number and I have no idea which to pick. My main interest is Google Voicemail where I get transcripts, etc... but I don' want to miss out on the features that you get if you use a full Google voice number, even if I don't use them immediately and only use them at some point down the road.
Can I get a GV number, have my busy and unanswered call get forward to Google (for free on Sprint), and have the ability to in the future use my GV number for the other features as well?
Thanks.
i have a gv number and i still get transcripts and such via email when i have voicemails on my regular number
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i have a gv number and i still get transcripts and such via email when i have voicemails on my regular number
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So, I signup for GV and get the number, then call sprint (do I have to call them?) to setup a conditional forward of my number on Busy/Unanswered to my GV number.
Then when I'm using my phone, it's still using my normal Sprint number to dial and receive?
You don't need to call sprint at all. Signup for google voice. Confirm your cell number on google voice online. After everything is setup dial *28 then your gv number on your phone. All of your voicemails will go to google voice now. to deactivate it, dial *28 then gv phone number.
Really? Because when I told google voice to handle sprint voice mail during setup it told me that wasn't possible with sprint yet...
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GV
GV can handle your voicemails without having GV take over your phone. You lose virtual voicemail, but you gain transcribed voicemails and the ability to listen to them online.
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Really? Because when I told google voice to handle sprint voice mail during setup it told me that wasn't possible with sprint yet...
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no it works, that just means that you wont be able to 'listen' in on a phone call and be able to pick up when someone is leaving a voicemail aka screening
or like the previous user above me said.... virtual voicemail
google voice is bad ass, i really like it.
if the 'broke' people or the folks who always buy prepaid was smart...they would just buy an android phone outright on ebay, craigslist or something and get a google voice number
i mean free calls anywhere in the US and text messaging?
damn near free phone.
i use it when i call phones who dont share same carrier... or low on minutes or whatever, etc etc.
the blocking a number feature is bomb too!!! not to mention dedicated voicemail greetings for each user/number
I was wondering if calling with google voice number from the evo uses minutes or uses data...
i have the unlimited mobile but only 450 on landlines.
so i wanted to see if its a call forward to a land line that then connects me to the number i am dialing... dont want to go over my 450
uses mins i believe. there is a way if you have any 3 numbers to use gv unlimited
Google Voice uses regular calls, not data, but it can use data.
Mmmkay, how Google Voice works, is that when someone calls your GV number, it just passes along the call to you (forwarding, in other words). If that person is calling your GV number from a cellphone, it'll then be like you're getting a call from a cellphone, and count towards your AnyMobile AnyTime minutes.
When you "call" someone with Google Voice, what happens is that first Google creates a call from them to your phone, and then from them to your destination (like a conference call) and then leaves the call themselves. Think of it as a someone introducing two friends with each other, and then leaving them alone to talk.
Now, if you want to use data to make and receive calls, that's where it gets tricky. You'll need Google Voice, a Sipgate One account, and Sipdroid on your EVO (Don't worry about when Sipdroid tells you to go off and get some account somewhere like PBXes, you can just ignore that). Get GV and Sipgate setup, then add your Sipgate phone number in GV as a phone to ring on incoming calls (set it up as a landline, not cell phone). In Sipgate, remove all forwarding (voicemail) rules so that it'll never redirect a call to Sipgate's voicemail system.
Now, in Sipdroid, we'll add your Sipgate account. Your Authorization Username, password, Server and Domain are all found on your Sipgate settings page (on the right, underneath the buttons to add phones is "SIP Credentials"). Your "Server of Proxy" and Domain are both sipgate.com. "Username or Caller ID" is left empty since it'd just be the same as the Authorization Username. Port 5060, UDP (should be default). Go ahead and tweak your settings (I recommend setting Preferred Call Type to "Phone") and make sure to change Call OIption to include "Use WLAN" and "Use 3G".
So now, when you have a decent data connection, Sipdroid can take incoming calls from Google Voice (which will technically include "outgoing" calls). Unfortunately, you cannot use Sipdroid, or even the Google Voice app to intiate calls. You'll have to use a computer to do that or fiddle around with your browser to be in Desktop mode, and go to the Google Voice webpage.
Hope that's not too confusing...
I'm just now getting into using Google voice as it seems to be an awesome way for me to call my customers and keep them from having my real number and calling me at crazy times..
So here's my question.Sprint has unlimited mobile to mobile.While using Google voice does it go against my minutes?...For example,if I were to use my regular number to call my fiancée cell phone it would be free.Would it still be free if I used GV to my fiancée cell phone?
I really don't want to go overboard with using this thigh if its going to count towards my minutes.Thanks for any help you can give me.
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I believe it still uses your minutes, ie cell phone will be free, land lines will cost against anytime minutes.
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Here's what I can tell you from my own observations, but I could be wrong:
Google Voice numbers, both actual account numbers (ie, your GV number), and the access numbers (the numbers you call and/or are called by when you make a call via GV or someone calls your GV number, respectively), are all considered landlines.
Now, you can set up your GV settings on the website, so when someone calls you, it will either show their number, or your GV number. If you have it set to the former (show their number), and they call you from a cellphone, it will count as a call from a cellphone.
If you were to set it so the caller ID shows your GV# when someone calls you, it would count as a landline call, and therefore, against your minutes. When you call someone, what really happens is that GV calls your phone from one of their access numbers, and then connects that call to your destination. Because of that, it's counted as an incoming call from a landline, and thus does count against your minutes.
Finally, if you call someone or are called by someone who has their GV settings so that it shows their GV# on the recepient's caller ID, then it will count against the recipient as a landline call, not a cellphone call.
I hope someone corrects me if I am mistaken.
Google Voice works perfect on AT&T. I have an Android on AT&T and added my GV number to my A-List (kind of like a fave 5) so when I use GV it counts as an unlimited call.
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Kinda related and i dont want to hijack the thread, but..
My Girlfriend wants to cancel her voice plan and use google voice to make free calls with her gv number, is this possible for free? or will she get charged by her company because google voice is wasting minutes. or if the calls are being made over the 3g/wifi
Hopefully this can answer OP's question also.
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Kinda related and i dont want to hijack the thread, but..
My Girlfriend wants to cancel her voice plan and use google voice to make free calls with her gv number, is this possible for free? or will she get charged by her company because google voice is wasting minutes. or if the calls are being made over the 3g/wifi
Hopefully this can answer OP's question also.
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Google voice isn't voip... you actually need service for it to dial out...
Call Sprint tell customer care you want "phone to home" for $5 give the rep your Google vice number. Now you can make and receive unlimited calls to that number but you have to have the setting in Google voice show your GV number on caller ID. Post any questions I will check back to this thread.
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Basically I want it to take over the dialer and texting portion. I may be confused, but I could have sworn I sworn I say it being able to do these things. Also, I heard you can use GV to take over your regular voice plan? Or is that Groove IP? Idk
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Google Voice doesn't work as a VoIP service alone. It works as a "forwarding" number to your normal cell #. It costs you minutes. You can configure the Google Voice app in a way that when you dial a number from the default dialer, it will either ask you which # to use, or just use your GV# every time. Texts will be received in the Google Voice app, but you can configure it to forward them to the Messages app, also. If you want a recommendation, I'd say just use the Google Voice app for SMS and don't bother with forwarding.
GrooVe IP (and Talktatone, SIP clients, etc.) all work as VoIP services to intercept incoming Google Voice calls that are forwarded to Google Chat (Google Talk). Incoming calls to your GV# are forwarded to Google Chat (instead of your carrier #), then the app picks them up and routes it to your phone to take the VoIP call (with no minutes cost). GrooVe IP integrates into the dialer really well, but the quality wasn't great or consistent, which is the case with most VoIP calls.
In Google Voice, go to settings -> Making calls -> Use Google Voice to make all calls.
This will "hijack" all calls made from your phone. What happens is when you make a call, it will actually call some random number Google made up specifically for you, then it will get forwarded to the number you actually wanted to dial.
This will use minutes, as mentioned.
As for texts, google voice cannot "hijack" the same way it can for phone calls. I'm guessing it's a compromise google made with carriers to not steal money away from them. You can still receive texts through google voice, but not through the native Messenger app.
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In Google Voice, go to settings -> Making calls -> Use Google Voice to make all calls.
This will "hijack" all calls made from your phone. What happens is when you make a call, it will actually call some random number Google made up specifically for you, then it will get forwarded to the number you actually wanted to dial.
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This, but you can choose what your Google Voice number is. Its only randomly assigned if you tell it to be. For example when creating Google Voice, I got a GV# that's the same 7-digit # as my carrier one, but with a different area code. Simple to remember.
As for texts, google voice cannot "hijack" the same way it can for phone calls. I'm guessing it's a compromise google made with carriers to not steal money away from them. You can still receive texts through google voice, but not through the native Messenger app.
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You can have your GV App receive messages then put them in the Messenger app if you'd like. Its messier though, as it assigns a random # to each contact. I'd say just use the GV App for your SMS.
Yeah, what I meant by random number was that when calling out, it will actually call a Google associated number (which seems random to me) before forwarding it with your GV# as the caller id. If you look at your bill, it will be all to the same number.