Unwanted "Text" numbers in contacts. - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Is there a setting that will stop Android from showing each and every number saved in a contact as a text number? At first this want a problem, but now that experimenting with Vlingo, Choice Dialer Plus and the whole voice command thing, 5 text message numbers for a contact simply because I have 5 different numbers stored for the contact is quickly becoming a pain the you know what. How do I turn this automatic feature off, or choose which numbers also show up as text numbers? I'm sending TM's to land lines that aren't set up to receive them when using z voice dialing. Thanks!
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Use handcent
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I use Handcent. It has an option for showing mobile numbers only. Saves you from having that problem. Also has a lot of other cool features to play with.
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[Q] AOSP Messaging Picture For Self

Hello all,
I've had this same issue on both my SGS and my Desire HD when I end up using AOSP messaging.
Pictures are displayed in threads for each contact I am speaking to, as I have assigned for them in the contacts app, but for me, I'm just a gray box, with no picture, even though I have added myself as a contact.
Is there a self profile in contacts?
What can I do for it to display my picture instead of a gray box?
Anyone?
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I've fixed it by editing my number that is on the SIM card.
If you have the problem, either use a phone capable of changing the number, or download the app "My Phone Number" from the Market to change your number for you.

Google voice caller I'd

I have callerid disable in my google voice so it won't eat my minutes...
Is there any way or any external app which can display the actual callerid. Something like Tmobile callerid which shows the city, state...
Thanks
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What I want is a kind of bubble shows actual caller id on incoming calls..
I think I have seen that somewhere. It was google voice bubble on incoming calls.
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search for "adaffix" or "white pages" in the market... should do what you want. (free) & (paid) respectfully.
I use True Caller. Works perfect and is free. but u have to download it from their website.
shyboy1 said:
I have callerid disable in my google voice so it won't eat my minutes...
Is there any way or any external app which can display the actual callerid. Something like Tmobile callerid which shows the city, state...
Thanks
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Can you explain what you mean by this?
How do you disable callerid?
And why do you think that won't eat your minutes?
There us an Option in gv interface which you set what number you want to see on incoming calls.
The actual caller number or your gv number.
I set that to show the gv number.. And that gv number is on my friends and family circle so all calls on that number will be free...
But I loose the actual caller id that way... I want an app which should some how connected with my gv account and on incoming call just display something about the actual caller...
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Google Voice App - add / view contact

Anyone know why when I'm in gv app if I click add or view contact nothing happens..
Do you like using it better than sprint vm app?
Thanks
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That is actually pretty weird. I have never tried to add a contact from Voice before you posted this issue. It don't work for me either.... Hmm...
As for your question as to which one is better? I have been using Voice since it was in Beta (invite only). I absolutely love it. It provides you a text transcript of your VM, which most carriers charge extra for. It also allows you to flag a VM as spam.
If you are lucky enough to have carrier integration (as I do with sprint) you can log into your VM account on line and set up custom greetings based on an individual number, or an unknown number, etc. You can also set up specific numbers that will be directed directly to VM or to just hang up with no option to leave a VM at all.
In short... I love this app.
Thanks! Yeah so far I like it. Too.
Only issues is like I said about viewing and adding contacts
Also sometimes if I call someone the caller Id
Is not my number... It's a 202 number
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there is actually a setting that you can enable to choose what number is displayed on Caller ID. I do not use the Sprint integration. I have my Google Voice number separate from my phone's number. So whenever I call someone, it uses my phone's number. You can enable the option to make it ask you if you want to use google voice, and then it will show up with your voice phone number.

Google voice and Sprint.

So after rooting and flashing ICS I installed the gv app and accidentally chose to let it combine my numbers, it whatever the deal is with sprint. Now I can't send texts or make calls from my actual cell number.
How can I fix this? I used the Odin oc format all to update from fc whatever to the latest fe whatever. And the problem persists.
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Negrito said:
So after rooting and flashing ICS I installed the gv app and accidentally chose to let it combine my numbers, it whatever the deal is with sprint. Now I can't send texts or make calls from my actual cell number.
How can I fix this? I used the Odin oc format all to update from fc whatever to the latest fe whatever. And the problem persists.
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Uninstall voice, reinstall, but don't select that option.
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If what kbizzle said doesn't work then you can got to google.com/voice and in the settings there you can disable that, it happened to me once lol
Will900 thanks your solution was just what I was looking for.
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I did that with out having root or a custom tom had to call sprint and have them fix it on the network side
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will900 said:
If what kbizzle said doesn't work then you can got to google.com/voice and in the settings there you can disable that, it happened to me once lol
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omg... thank you so much. I was pressing "1" to answer calls for almost 3 weeks.. I had disabled/enabled/uninstalled/reinstalled/disabled internet calling/deleted phone and re-installed and all the while on my voice app said that it was not enabled and I thought I just had a kooky phone.
No more pressing 1 for me. awww, freedom.
2 Quick Tips:
1.) The Google Voice homescreen widget has clickable text toggles to switch
between: Do Not Use, Use For All Calls, and Use For International Calls, and Ask
Every Time.
2.) As long as Google Voice call forwarding IS SET to "forward" and "Enable
Google Voice on your Sprint Phone" IS NOT ENABLED, you can save the inbound
GV number as a contact (also select custom ring) so you know when someone is
calling on that line. Additionally, GV can be set to screen incoming calls.
I generally toggle between "Do Not Use" and "Ask Every Time" when I want to dial out using my GV #.
Lol, never forget to go to google.com/voice after installed voice, it will take over your phone, every time I got a phone call it would send me texts and emails and all kinds of crap, receiver a text I'd get a text gv text, email, a letter in the mail, crap, change those settings lol!!!

Google Voice

I just bought my T999 two days ago, and am just getting a feel for this phone. I've not rooted it yet, and may not for a bit. I haven't decided.
I have rooted several other phones, so I'm comfortable with that process. I just want to get a feel for a few weeks, and even see when/if 4.1 gets officially released in the short-term.
That said, I've been using GV since it came out; really before it was officially released. I load it on my phone, and when I go to configure the voicemail, it fails. I've called TMO tech support, and of course they don't want to touch this.
Any thoughts on this? Is there truly an incompatibility with GV on the T999 as the TMO rep told me? I've searched the Apps forum, and could not find anything remotely related to this issue.
-TU
From the dialer screen, hit menĂº, go to call settings, scroll down to voice mail service and try it that way, I had the same issue
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g2uzer said:
From the dialer screen, hit menĂº, go to call settings, scroll down to voice mail service and try it that way, I had the same issue
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I tried that, and the calls are still being routed to the carrier voice mail. New messages are not routing to Google Voice.
Dangit!
Settlement it up online. It will have you enter codes and such.
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jdyowa said:
Settlement it up online. It will have you enter codes and such.
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Not following. I go to the settings within my Google account on my PC, and I can't see anything that requires codes to be added.
TU Homer said:
Not following. I go to the settings within my Google account on my PC, and I can't see anything that requires codes to be added.
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You have to go to Google voice settings Not just your Google settings. It walks you thru on setting up new/different phone number
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If you are on T-mo prepay, they don't support conditional forwarding. However any t-mo number can get to a tech support (call a few times if need to) and they can just change your voicemail number in the system to your GV number.
Alternatively you can follow GSM codes and Google Voice instructions.
Type into your phone...
*004*1XXXYYYZZZZ# dial
That will forward (missed calls, busy, and phone not reachable) calls to that number.
Also, on T-mo (not prepay) and AT&T you can set the number of seconds before the ringing call goes to VM.
*61*1XXXYYYZZZZ**10# dial
Where 10 is the number of seconds the phone rings before going to VM.
You can look it up, but valid numbers there are 5, 10, 15, 20, 30.
You can save that as a contact and change the time it rings based on location.
(If you have two GV numbers, you could direct missed calls to one voicemail box,
and phone off /no service calls to another number for a different message)
Enjoy.
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Also, just FYI, install the GV app on any android phone (since the G1), and it will allow you to toggle outgoing calls being made through GV or your call service (or prompt you each time you dial). So if the GV app is running you can call someone and the caller ID is your GV number. The phone says something about calling 1-800-whatever which is google's relay number. The app also allows you to listen to voicemails and full access to the same stuff in the webpage (ie. send SMS from the app, block calls, etc).
The only difference is that Sprint has totally integrated GV numbers with their phones, so you can actually send and receive calls from GV number without the app running or intermediate 800 number. (maybe they pseudo port your GV number)
Also protip, you can transfer GV numbers between different gmail accounts. You can even swap two GV numbers but it requires a third dummy google acct. The only thing in transferring is that you must have different pin numbers and the receiving account must not have any GV number associated with it (or you just transfer it to a new dummy acct). You can also have the same GV number listed on two gmail accounts is they both set the number to Home instead of Cell, but that means you cannot get SMS forwards. Google has a special webpage for the transferring process, which happens almost instantly.
TU Homer said:
Not following. I go to the settings within my Google account on my PC, and I can't see anything that requires codes to be added.
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You go to voice.google.com and add a cellphone to your account (or edit the number the acct is associated with). When you do this google with call you and you have to enter in two numbers. Or if you do not already have a GV number it will walk you through the process (pick a GV number, enter your cell number, confirmation, done)
Go into settings from your dialer, call forwarding, and then change the last three numbers to your gv number then it will work properly. For some reason the app doesn't do that part properly on our phones.
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awrnsmn said:
Go into settings from your dialer, call forwarding, and then change the last three numbers to your gv number then it will work properly. For some reason the app doesn't do that part properly on our phones.
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Perfect! Thanks so much!
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