Is there such a thing: Verizon texting app. - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Here is the deal I have a friend that has Verizon. She has unlimited texting from Verizon to Verizon phones. Since we have sprint phones is there a app that would allow you to text on the Verizon network on order for them to use unlimited messages
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The only thing I can think of would be google voice.
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...LOL.......Verizon txt app
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haha, set your phone to roam only. more than likely you'll send a txt over verizons network.

Problem is the carrier has a block of numbers that the fcc assigns to them and the system would recognize your number as a sprint number not a vrz number.
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What plan do you have OP? AFAIK, the EVO requires an "Everything" plan and those typically include unlimited text messaging to any network.

Sorry OP, but texting doesn't work like that. It will ALWAYS be done through the carrier your phone uses for calls. The only way to get around this is email-to-text (send an email to your target's email-txt number, like [email protected]) or to use Google Voice for texts.

Enter WhatsApp
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/whatsapp-messenger-now-in-beta-for-android/
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Sprint and new Google Voice Agreement

What's so special with the new alliance between Sprint and Google Voice? I've been using Google as my voicemail forever. I guess Sprint wants to offload all their voicemail to them.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1001947
I've read that. Being able to have 2 different numbers is a feature I would hate to lose.
As much as I love Google, getting support is terrible (even with their premier package). I can't imagine what would happen if you had an issue with your number.
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I think the only difference will be you can decide to have all your incoming calls go through GV without having to port your sprint number. Otherwise it just stays just the way it is

[Q] SMS app

Looking for a sms/mms messaging app that uses my data plan instead of my text plan. Search with no luck. Anyone got anything......
That would just be email right?
Otherwise, SMS is always going to come in/send out via your text plan
I guess that would fall into email. Guess I'm looking for more of a chat based app. comes down to i would like to send and recieve messages with out a number trace.
d.weller said:
I guess that would fall into email. Guess I'm looking for more of a chat based app. comes down to i would like to send and recieve messages with out a number trace.
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Try using AIM?
Google voice? That what I use.
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What about "whatsapp messenger".. it looks like it might do the trick.
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Kik messenger... similar to BBM....
The problem with most apps that say they are SMS replacements that use your data plan is that they are actually some type of IM program which would require the person you are trying to reach be using it as well.
I'd recommend Google Voice as it would be using the data plan on your end, but be sending a true SMS so the recipient sees it as an SMS. If they want to pay for a text messaging plan, that's their choice.
Certain IM clients like Yahoo IM can send SMS messages, but I don't think it's as clean, it's just easier for the recipient when they see a SMS coming from an actual phone number.
In any case, you'd end up having problems if you like to send pics via MMS. Google Voice does not support MMS (people have been requesting it for a while, I only hope it's on their roadmap).
Did'nt Go sms have this as a paid option?
Get Textfree...when u make account, it gives you number that shows up when u text somebody, and it uses data...I used it a lot on my ipod touch, not so much on my dinc, but still does the job
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Live profile. It is supposed to work like blackberry messenger but you can use it cross platform (android, iPhone, BB). Downside is that tonuse it, both you and the person you are trying to reach need to have it installed.
Check it out: http://www.liveprofile.com/
Google voice.
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Google voice.
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Wouldn't that be G-talk? Google voice is like visual vm
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spence341 said:
Wouldn't that be G-talk? Google voice is like visual vm
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You can text with google voice. Its what I use and I'm about to drop texting off my plan. It uses data. Google voice ftw.
Google talk!
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Another one here for Google voice. I have about a years worth of messages archived too

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Did this come from an App ?
Someone just texted you, either randomly or you gave them your number. Keep in mind many apps can see your phone number, like the Facebook app for example. The Facebook app in some cases actually lets your friends facebook apps, not Android apps but Facebook apps through the Android app, see your number.
Just ignore it. On other carriers I would recommend blocking the number but it really doesn't matter since you have unlimited texting on sprint. You can block numbers easily on sprint and on google voice though, so if it is bothering you just block the number on sprints website or on the google voice site, depending on which you use.
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lmao I got one of these a while ago. I got a text bombing app and sent them 1000 texts telling them to f off. havent got another text from them
I just bombed that number for reassurance.
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Be sure to add them to your block list as well.
So if I login to sprint I can set call filters?
That Google voice should I set it up?
I thought I didn't need it?
Got a text like this too... Maybe 2 a month. Just found out sprint charged me for one international text. Must be an app causing this. Either way I suggest saving it if you ever receive another, in case sprint wants to charge. Or just bomb the number.
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What's the name of the text bombing app lol?
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I don't recommend bombing the internatioal one.. That could be kinda spendy.
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What's the name of the text bombing app lol?
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Google it my man, found mine within 20 seconds of reading this thread... even came with a QR Barcode, used Google Goggles and didn't even have to mess with the SD card

Google voice integration

To save a few bucks I use Google Voice exclusively. One thing that I hate about GV is that the ui is lacking and the text messages are treated like emails not like text message in the sense that I can have 20 conversation with my Mom or Girlfriend as opposed to the stock messaging app where they are all together. Another annoyance was that I couldnt get the GV notification/notification on lock screens. This app basically uses your stock messaging app to send GV messages. You still cant send mms. You can choose to send either native message or Google Voice. This is a trial version. The developer says this May not work for all roms. Oh yeah you have to be rooted.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mdrtools.apps.gvintegration.free
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GTalk & GVoice aren't designed to "send" media (say a picture) in the same way MMS goes about it.
You could always just use your GMail app and tap labels, to switch to the chats/gv label & read your sexy messages to your mom.....errrrrrr my bad, girlfriend I meant to say.
I save my contacts number. Then I text them Through Gvoice and when they reply I get their Gvoice number and I just save and edit that into their contacts. And I just text them thru the stock messaging app and receive messages there like normal.
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circuit.007 said:
I save my contacts number. Then I text them Through Gvoice and when they reply I get their Gvoice number and I just save and edit that into their contacts. And I just text them thru the stock messaging app and receive messages there like normal.
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Was doing that when I had prepaid plan with unlimited text. Now that I am on the value plan I just don't pay for it at all, hence I use GV and now I can use the stock messaging ap
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I'm currently on the prepaid plan with unlimited text and data with 100mins.
What is ur value plan and how does it save u money. Can u explain further I'm kind of confused. I was thinking about switching plans.
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I pay about 60 for unlimited data and 500 minutes plus free wifi calling, nights and weekends. I got tired of having only 100 minutes paying for. 10/minutes. Or dealing with voip apps which don't always work. I also pay an extra 20/month. Since I can't buy the gs3 upfront. Before I had the payment plan and the unlimited data I was paying about 50/month
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Oh okay that makes sense. Yeah the low voice minutes r hard to not go over but I really need the data. I can't afford that much for an individual plan as I'm a student but I have been trying to get a good deal and get a family plan.
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After using this ap for a month I can say this fails. At first it was too good to be true, then people started not getting my text, I wasn't receiving theirs, I would get duplicates randomly, sometimes my whole GV inbox would start crouding my text message inbox. Needless to say uninstalled now waiting for my GV number to be ported to T-Mobile so tired of GV lol
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That never happened to me I never even use the voice app just the stock messaging one. How did u get our number to port and did cost to port it ?
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Yeah. This app flat out blows.
It cost $3 for google to unlock your number so it can be ported out.
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Does anyone else have issues using GVoice for voicemail? With every other phone I've had its been a 10 second setup, but with every rom I've tried on my S3 I can't get it to work.
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circuit.007 said:
That never happened to me I never even use the voice app just the stock messaging one. How did u get our number to port and did cost to port it ?
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Initially it cost me $20 to port my cell number to GV. Unfortunately, when I switched from Sprint to TMO, I could no longer use my cell number as my GV number.
Although since I have a 808 area code and now live in 843 area code, my new GV number is 843 area code.

Voicemail to Text

Im rooted, running Tx...'s Hybrid Stock. I ean to know if there is a FREE way /app to get my voicemail to text. I hate to pay $3 a month for that feature to work in Sprint's Visual Voicemail. Any ideas?
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I think Google voice transcribes for free.
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49ml said:
I think Google voice transcribes for free.
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This is what I use. You need to set call conditional forwarding to your Google voice number if you don't want to use the sprint integration and the voicemail will come through either Google voice app or hangouts however you set it up
nacron said:
This is what I use. You need to set call conditional forwarding to your Google voice number if you don't want to use the sprint integration and the voicemail will come through either Google voice app or hangouts however you set it up
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Let me ask just a few more questions before I begin the configuration. I don't have a GoogleVoice set up so when I went to set it up, I needed a number. Do I get a new number or use my Sprint number (see here for using Sprint number: https://support.google.com/voice/answer/1207070).
It's up to you, I have a 530 California number associated with my Google voice account because they don't have Hawaii numbers. I left my 530 number as my Google voice number and so when I call out via hangouts it will show as the 530 number on people's caller ID. Calls to use us over hangouts are free still so if you plan doesn't have unlimited min this might be a good option for you. If you do the sprint integration, you'll only have one number

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