I am thinking of picking up the new unlocked GSM Nexus, but heard a rumor that Google Voice will not work on pre-paid plans ? Is that true ? I would be aiming for the T-Mobile pre-paid plan, but wondering why Google Voice wouldn't work on that ?
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I am thinking of picking up the new unlocked GSM Nexus, but heard a rumor that Google Voice will not work on pre-paid plans ? Is that true ? I would be aiming for the T-Mobile pre-paid plan, but wondering why Google Voice wouldn't work on that ?
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I'm pretty sure it works with all Nexus Devices no matter what plan you have.. =]
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My brother just got the unlocked Nexus, he's using the pre-paid T-Mobile plan, he said he read that Google Voice doesn't work on it ? He misses his visual voicemail he had on Sprint previously. But I said Google Voice should still work no problem, he says it's not.
By the way, I don't think my Brother has ever used Google Voice period before. So aren't there some special settings that need to be done on your Google account first to help set it up ?
I am using two unlocked phones, a Nexus One and a Galaxy Nexus, on AT&T pay-as-you-go, with Google Voice. It works fine. I think all Google Voice cares about is that the phone numbers actually work. GV calls each of the numbers you register to ensure that they are working numbers. Cheers!
My Bro called New Deli support, I mean T-Mobile support and some douche told him no Google Voice on pre-paid accounts. Is that true ? I thought Google Voice was totally separate from the carriers ?
The regular Google Voice app does work on any prepaid plan as long as you have data; however, you will not have the integration that Sprint does. Also, make sure your brother links his new prepaid number to google voice so that his calls get forwarded to his new number.
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My Bro called New Deli support, I mean T-Mobile support and some douche told him no Google Voice on pre-paid accounts. Is that true ? I thought Google Voice was totally separate from the carriers ?
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Don't listen to them because half the reps in the world don't know what they are talking about. They probably just want him using there own App in the market.
My coworker before had problems with it in configuring it to use a Google Number then the voicemail provided. But now that's all gone =]
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It does work because:
A. I used T-Mobile prepaid while I was in America last month and it worked
And,
B. I'm in Ireland now on vodafone and it still works, it not supposed to work outside the u.s. and I've been using it the last year and a half in Ireland so I doubt it won't work on a u.s. carrier.
Your bro is talking out of his exit hole, as as the customer care people.
It should definitely work, as long as he has data access it will work.
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It should definitely work, as long as he has data access it will work.
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Correct. I use Voice and Talk on many different devices, all it needs is wifi or data and a number.
. So, pretty much can't use VVM or Google Voice on T-Mobile prepaid with carrier number. T-Mobile prepaid plans do not allow call forwarding, so just no way whatsoever to get Google Voice working on prepaid plan. I know ATT prepaid it work fine, just not prepaid T-Mobile
Here you go.... Enjoy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25925709
Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3
As we covered in our answers to your question in the prepaid thread, it simply doesn't work with the carrier # and their voicemail because there is no conditional call forwarding.
If you're using your GV # as your primary # and you call to disable T-Mobile voicemail, everything will work just fine.
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My brother just got the unlocked Nexus, he's using the pre-paid T-Mobile plan, he said he read that Google Voice doesn't work on it ? He misses his visual voicemail he had on Sprint previously. But I said Google Voice should still work no problem, he says it's not.
By the way, I don't think my Brother has ever used Google Voice period before. So aren't there some special settings that need to be done on your Google account first to help set it up ?
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I've been using Google Voice for more than a year when I had a contract with T-Mobile. I recently bought an unlocked Galaxy Nexus and switched to prepaid, and now my Google Voice no longer works.
Your brother is not crazy. I tried rebooting, unsyncing/resyncing Google Voice, everything... and nada. Really frustrating, I liked Google Voice =/
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We saw the demo, but...
Does anyone know anything about it?
Is it definitely only for Google Voice?
Availability?
All the nexus has is the necessary api hooks. It's up to the carriers to make use of said apis and release the apps.
Verizon has one in the android market, but it costs an additional $2.99/mth.
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T-Mobile also has a visual voicemail app, but it will charge you a monthly fee as well. I use Voice, works great.
Google Voice? Are your voicemails showing up in your Phone app/Call log? Based on the Oct intro in October, it looked like it was supposed to (with Google Voice).
I had a VM left the other day to my Google Voice number and it shows up in the GV app itself, but not my Phone app/Call log. How about you?
DanRyb said:
Google Voice? Are your voicemails showing up in your Phone app/Call log? Based on the Oct intro in October, it looked like it was supposed to (with Google Voice).
I had a VM left the other day to my Google Voice number and it shows up in the GV app itself, but not my Phone app/Call log. How about you?
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Same. Funny that Google built the visual voicemail API then didn't even use it themselves .
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DanRyb said:
Google Voice? Are your voicemails showing up in your Phone app/Call log? Based on the Oct intro in October, it looked like it was supposed to (with Google Voice).
I had a VM left the other day to my Google Voice number and it shows up in the GV app itself, but not my Phone app/Call log. How about you?
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I don't think I've received a voicemail since I've had a GNex to be honest. If I have I haven't seen it in the call log. Didn't know it was suppose to.
What I did notice is that it started showing missed calls under the call log and Google voice when a VM was left.
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matt2053 said:
Same. Funny that Google built the visual voicemail API then didn't even use it themselves .
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I don't think the GV app has been updated for ICS yet. Once it has it should use the new API.
AT&T VVM.apk
I attached AT&T Visual Voicemail .apk for anyone with knowledge or skills to advise if it is even possible to get it to work for GSM GNxS on AT&T with a Skyrocket provisioned SIM for LTE 4G data that includes Visual Voicemail feature in plan already.
cred05 said:
T-Mobile also has a visual voicemail app, but it will charge you a monthly fee as well. I use Voice, works great.
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TMO VV is free.
almostinsane said:
TMO VV is free.
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ATT VV is free too when on an LTE data unlimited plan anyway...so they said...
VVM Verizon
VVM for Verizon.
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Has anyone gotten google voice to take the voice mail on Verizon? When I set it up GV told me that my carrier didn't support that feature
Dial *71###-###-#### (replace the pounds with your Google voice number) it will act like its making a call for a second or two then stop. Also make sure you have Google voice selected in your system settings.
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If you side load Verizon VVM do you still need to pay $3 a month?
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Has anyone gotten google voice to take the voice mail on Verizon? When I set it up GV told me that my carrier didn't support that feature
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That was the initial message I also got. Keep trying and it will stick. Got my Google voicemail all set up and running like a champ. No additional charges!
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Have you tried loading the AT&T visual voicemail apk? What happened?
yes...as far as i know.
fuego3048 said:
Dial *71###-###-#### (replace the pounds with your Google voice number) it will act like its making a call for a second or two then stop. Also make sure you have Google voice selected in your system settings.
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Verizon only? Whatever that does it doesn't do anything on my GNex except get me to the operator saying I may have dialed a wrong #.
RickInHouston said:
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Have you tried loading the AT&T visual voicemail apk? What happened?
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Even with correct permissions it returns package can not be installed. Side load attempted via Root Explore. Not tried changing build.prop device id and such to spoof Skyrocket. Maybe we need additional files or VVM is part of the Skyrocket's phone dialer or some bloatware. I'm just fishing and really have no idea :/
Google voice definitely works on the GNex verizon. I restored mine from my last phone so i didnt need to do the setup but it should do a wizard when you start it to get it working.
Hello everyone I just switched to a galaxy nexus on verizon from sprint and of course installed google voice. Now it appears I can not text anyone from google voice at all using my number that I switched over. That number was perviously integrated with my google voice number. Any suggestions, or does verizon not allow texting through google voice? Before I forget I did not get a texting plan specifically because I wanted to use google voice. Now then should I just port my number?
ishal said:
Hello everyone I just switched to a galaxy nexus on verizon from sprint and of course installed google voice. Now it appears I can not text anyone from google voice at all using my number that I switched over. That number was perviously integrated with my google voice number. Any suggestions, or does verizon not allow texting through google voice? Before I forget I did not get a texting plan specifically because I wanted to use google voice. Now then should I just port my number?
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I have this same problem on my mytouch 4g :-\ there is no option to "compose" a text! I really hope someone has answers :-(
Log into Google voice on your computer and change service providers, I had to do this in order to get voice to work for for me from going back to T-Mobile from sprint
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cundiffr said:
Log into Google voice on your computer and change service providers, I had to do this in order to get voice to work for for me from going back to T-Mobile from sprint
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Thanks for the tip! I totally forgot that they store that info in your account...
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Has anyone found a workaround for conditional call forwarding issue with t-mobile prepaid? I NEED my google visual voicemail and I wanna use my ported SIM card number. There has to be a fix for this!
I wonder why tmobile would not allow this?
I would be nice to start a signature sheet showing the interest in them fixing this setting.
I would like to see this working also, but it's up to T-Mo...
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Has anyone found a workaround for conditional call forwarding issue with t-mobile prepaid? I NEED my google visual voicemail and I wanna use my ported SIM card number. There has to be a fix for this!
I wonder why tmobile would not allow this?
I would be nice to start a signature sheet showing the interest in them fixing this setting.
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I think for now the only "fix" is to start a new SIM account with a throwaway number and port your desired number from T-MO to Google Voice. Don't give out the throwaway number and use GV for everything.
The problem with that is that you use their sms services. No MMS and the phone doesn't control the sms at all.
I have a straight talk sim on the way and I am gonna compare the service, although it doesn't look good with straight talk in NYC.
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I think for now the only "fix" is to start a new SIM account with a throwaway number and port your desired number from T-MO to Google Voice. Don't give out the throwaway number and use GV for everything.
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I guess not enough of us are affected. If this thread got large enough I wonder would tmobile consider adding the option?
danger-rat said:
I would like to see this working also, but it's up to T-Mo...
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If this thread got large enough I wonder would tmobile consider adding the option?
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No, I don't think T-mobile would care.
I believe all prepaid services are currently unable to use GV. They need "Conditional Call Forwarding" which is a feature not included with Prepaid plans. Straight Talk is what I use, and they also do not have conditional call forwarding.
cmstlist said:
I think for now the only "fix" is to start a new SIM account with a throwaway number and port your desired number from T-MO to Google Voice. Don't give out the throwaway number and use GV for everything.
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This.
Using GV for everything isn't as scary as people think. I quickly got over the lack of MMS support (email is a better standard for such things anyway). I love the ability to text from my main number in the browser regardless of how far away I am from my phone.
atoz350 said:
I believe all prepaid services are currently unable to use GV. They need "Conditional Call Forwarding" which is a feature not included with Prepaid plans. Straight Talk is what I use, and they also do not have conditional call forwarding.
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Just FYI the new Solavei service which operates on T-Mobile has call forwarding. I know because mine is working right now. You can visit this thread for discussion about it if you like.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873140
atoz350 said:
I believe all prepaid services are currently unable to use GV. They need "Conditional Call Forwarding" which is a feature not included with Prepaid plans. Straight Talk is what I use, and they also do not have conditional call forwarding.
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Straight Talk has conditional call forwarding. I'm using it right now.
Yeah straighttalk has it but doesnt work well in NYC. I am however trying it out. If the speeds and coverage is close I might switch. I just dont wanna get cut off and loose my number as is the case with some people.
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Straight Talk has conditional call forwarding. I'm using it right now.
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evperry said:
Has anyone found a workaround for conditional call forwarding issue with t-mobile prepaid? I NEED my google visual voicemail and I wanna use my ported SIM card number. There has to be a fix for this!
I wonder why tmobile would not allow this?
I would be nice to start a signature sheet showing the interest in them fixing this setting.
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If nothing else works you can call t mobile customer service and ask them to remove voice mail completely - I made two Boost mobile phones work with Google Voice that way - it works perfectly.
This would obviously work if you want to use GV number for everything - for me it is no problem since I use mostly Google Voice numbers since 2005 or 2006, or from the beginning of GrandCentral.
I've made the switch to just Google voice and I never looked back. I don't even know what my "real" number is. Like someone else said about MMS, emailing pics works just fine for me.
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Straight Talk has conditional call forwarding. I'm using it right now.
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Straight Talk ATT sim has conditional call forwarding... Straight Talk T-Mobile sim does not....
That's the choice... faster data or google voice for voicemail.... I've been on Tmobile $30 plan for over 2 months now.. Data is great, but I have found that 2GB is enough for me a lot thanks to Opera Mini and the voip solutions have not worked well. I really has a disdane for calling / prompt voicemail so I am going to give the ATT service a try here in Portland next month. I'll post some results when I get the ST ATT sim
I am trying to understand the issue here. I have Verizon currently and am using a GV # with no issues. My calls come in great, I use GV as my voice mail, and gv for texting. No one knows my verizon number.
I want to get an unlocked phone, and move to TMobile prepaid plan. My goal is to use my current GV number, and use google voice mail and texting too.
What problems will I encounter?
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I am trying to understand the issue here. I have Verizon currently and am using a GV # with no issues. My calls come in great, I use GV as my voice mail, and gv for texting. No one knows my verizon number.
I want to get an unlocked phone, and move to TMobile prepaid plan. My goal is to use my current GV number, and use google voice mail and texting too.
What problems will I encounter?
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The only problem you will have is if someone calls your TMobile number when it's time to go to voicemail it will not go to Google voice voicemail. This it not a problem if, like me, no one has your TMobile number anyways. Everything else works the same way that is does on Verizon.
You can have TMobile disable voice mail so if some random person calls your TMobile number you won't ever have to worry about getting the vm from someone you don't know. Ie tele marketers.
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Ulver said:
I've made the switch to just Google voice and I never looked back. I don't even know what my "real" number is. Like someone else said about MMS, emailing pics works just fine for me.
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The text messages are handled through google voice too?
I ported my number to Google and use GV integration app so I can use stock messaging app. No problem at all except for not being able to send MMS, however I receive every MMS sent to me automatically via Google's MMS to email feature.
P.S. Im on straight talk /T-Mobile
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Is there any way to port your number to GV but still use the stock messaging app?
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I ported my number to Google and use GV integration app so I can use stock messaging app. No problem at all except for not being able to send MMS, however I receive every MMS sent to me automatically via Google's MMS to email feature.
P.S. Im on straight talk /T-Mobile
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This only works if the MMS is from a Sprint user though.
I have a Data only account on my Galaxy S3 through Sprint MVNO Freedompop.
If I try to make a voice call through the native dialer - I get an error message from Sprint saying that calls to that number are not supported.
Sprint does not recognize me as having a voice account.
Freedompop, my data only MVNO, provides voice calling through their VOIP app, but the VOIP app works poorly when the data connection is slow.
Since I have no voice service on Sprint, is it possible to have a second Sprint MVNO at the same time on the same phone to provide voice only?
In other words, to get only data through my Freedompop account, and voice only through the other MVNO.
At present, my GS3 has a rooted stock kitkat rom.
Thanks so much for considering my question...
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I have a Data only account on my Galaxy S3 through Sprint MVNO Freedompop.
If I try to make a voice call through the native dialer - I get an error message from Sprint saying that calls to that number are not supported.
Sprint does not recognize me as having a voice account.
Freedompop, my data only MVNO, provides voice calling through their VOIP app, but the VOIP app works poorly when the data connection is slow.
Since I have no voice service on Sprint, is it possible to have a second Sprint MVNO at the same time on the same phone to provide voice only?
In other words, to get only data through my Freedompop account, and voice only through the other MVNO.
At present, my GS3 has a rooted stock kitkat rom.
Thanks so much for considering my question...
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I don't think you'll be able to do that because that would mean you would have the same device on two different activated account.
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I don't think you'll be able to do that because that would mean you would have the same device on two different activated account.
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Mattzeller, Thank you for responding! It is for the very reason that one MVNO for and data and another for voice would mean having the same device on two different activated accounts that I am asking whether it is somehow possible.
The reason I wonder if it it might be possible is because each account would be for a service that is not activated on the other account - thus no overlap.
So I wondered if there might be a way to "trick" the phone/ sprint into using the appropriate setup to connect with right apns for voice when voice calling, and using a different set for the data connections.
I know it's a very noob question that reflects my lack of understanding about how accounts are registered to the provider.
It's doubtful, because it's not activated by what services it has, but by its unique MEID.
Thanks!
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It's doubtful, because it's not activated by what services it has, but by its unique MEID.
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Thank you again for taking the time to reply mattzeller..... I do appreciate it very much!
So just right off the bat, I know that T-Mobile are assholes and they setup their voicemail to only work by calling in or using their ****ty proprietary app.
That said, I get a vague sense that there probably shouldn't be a lot stopping someone that has root access and maybe a custom rom from fixing the default visual voicemail feature included in the google phone app to get it working with T-Mobile anyway by figuring out what exactly it is the default app needs to do to make T-Mobile think it's their app that's connecting?
Wondering if anyone knows if that's something I could potentially look forward to in the future because quite frankly I hate calling in to get my voicemails and I hate their app. If I had to choose between one of those 2 options for voicemails and just straight up disabling voicemails all together for my line, I'd picking disabling voicemails.
Is this a new change? I have MetroPcs and visual voicemail was working on my 5T running android 9, then it stopped working when I switched to the 9 Pro.
VVM working fine for me on the 9 Pro coming from the 7 Pro.. I'm actually on Premium, not sure how that happened since I don't remember signing up for it lol.
VVM on T-Mobile hasn't worked for years unless you're specifically using their proprietary VVM app. It wasn't working for me on my last phone (Nokia 7.1) and it's not working right now either on my OP9Pro. It's pretty well documented too:
https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobile/comments/cexhou
It's not just me.
I gave up trying to get the in-dialer VVM (and Pixel call screening) to work, and went back to using Google Voice. It's MUCH better than T-Mobile's POS voicemail app, but no, it's not the ideal.
Guys, have you tried that one?
We're not looking for an alternative voicemail service. We're looking to use the in-dialer voicemail like every other device that has the Google dialer as the default.
One thing to consider is on Pixel Devices TMobile VVM works by default but I haven't seen it work on OnePlus yet, at least on the unlocked version like my 8 & 9 pro. Would be nice if someone could figure out the Pixels secret. Thanks
It works on other carriers outside of the pixel. T-Mobile actively blocks it.
TMobile VVM works fine for me. I don't subscribe to premium. I did purchase my OP9 plus from best buy so it the LE2125 unlocked
Creative_Ingenuity said:
TMobile VVM works fine for me. I don't subscribe to premium. I did purchase my OP9 plus from best buy so it the LE2125 unlocked
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The T-Mobile app or the in-dialer voicemail?
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The T-Mobile app or the in-dialer voicemail?
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Right. We're talking about getting the in-dialer voicemail, not the T-Mobile app.
Are you running stock? I don't even see a in app voicemail?
I found the switch in settings. Uninstalled T-Mobile POS VVM. Testing now
Mine is working.
Not to beat a dead horse here but this is where I am at. I know T-mo will not provision VVM unless you use theirs. I am running an unlocked OP9 LE2125. When I got to settings and look at VVM in the google phone app, it has carrier blank and T-mo voicemail number greyed out. What I am currently attempting to do is look at the code and see if i can change that number. I currently got a google voice number and I know people do not want to use google voice, they are simply trying to use the VVM without using T-mo. I am trying to see if i can find at least a work around until Lineage OS for OP9 is released. I currently contacted T-mo to shut my voicemail off and I used the short code to stop forwarding calls to my voicemail. So far when people call my T mobile number google voice picks up if i let it ring or if i reject a call. Now i need to see how to get into the google phone app to update that greyed out number
Creative, that's not what people are looking to do. If you were using a Pixel (or a few other phones that use Google's Dialer as standard) the in-dialer VVM uses T-Mobile's (or whatever carrier you're using) voicemail service, it just runs everything through the dialer.
In addition, you don't need to have T-Mobile shut off voicemail to use Google Voice, you go into your call settings and just change the conditional call forwarding numbers to your google voice number.
And it's not about not wanting to use Google Voice. It's about getting the same functionality that every other carrier has without HAVING to use Google Voice.
Going to be honest here, you're making way more out of this than you need to.
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Mine is working.
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That looks like the OnePlus dialer, not the Google Dialer, no?
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Creative, that's not what people are looking to do. If you were using a Pixel (or a few other phones that use Google's Dialer as standard) the in-dialer VVM uses T-Mobile's (or whatever carrier you're using) voicemail service, it just runs everything through the dialer.
In addition, you don't need to have T-Mobile shut off voicemail to use Google Voice, you go into your call settings and just change the conditional call forwarding numbers to your google voice number.
And it's not about not wanting to use Google Voice. It's about getting the same functionality that every other carrier has without HAVING to use Google Voice.
Going to be honest here, you're making way more out of this than you need to.
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I'm out of work for another month. Just trying to keep busy lol. That's all
Not sure if people care, but I've finally able to use Google's native visual voicemail in the phone dialer.
I've been using the google voice trick to have conditional call forwarding to my google voice, and I check voicemail there.
I can confirm that I have visual voicemail working on my stock pixel 5 and a second pixel 5 on T-Mobile.
Here's what I did:
1) go into google voice --> hamburger menu --> settings --> device & numbers --> and delete the linked number and also everything else in there (I'm not sure this step is needed but it worked for me)
2) go to the phone dialer and send the following code: ##004# (then wait for the success message that it worked, took about 15 or so seconds to get confirmation). I rebooted. Then the visual voicemails started appearing natively in the phone dialer.
3) For my wife's phone, for some reason the visual voicemail icon on the bottom right was not there, but then suddenly appeared after rebooting and waiting a few minutes. I also wasn't getting messages, so I sent the ##004# code again, and then it started working. Again, no idea if that did anything but it started working! Good luck!
4) Profit!
Hope this helps others.
Cheers!