how do i seperately set which contact calls uses sprint service and which calls use google voice without toggling. i just want each contact pre set to use either or seperately.
there is an app in the market place for it...its 5 bucks though...called voice choice i blv
Anyone using Google Mobile App, Google Search (the individual App), or Google Voice?
What are your impressions, pros/cons?
Was just checking them out and wondering...
I use Google Voice and love it. It works very well and getting a text message of a transcription of a voice mail is very nice and much better than having to call in for voice mail.
i use google search and i like the today screen plugin, very cool
Currently I have a google voice number and a regular Sprint number, I know when you create your google voice number you can do the integration where Google will use your current Sprint number, which sounds cool in theory, but I heard a lot of issues with doing this, the main one, not getting MMS anymore, and some missed VMs etc...
My question is, when I install the Google Voice app on the phone there is some option asking about integration, from the sounds of it, it seems like this is different than Google taking over your current number. Ideally what I want is to still have two different numbers, but I would like my Sprint number -and- my Google Voice number to both use the Google Voice Voicemail service. This is to work around some AOKP / AOSP issues with Sprint Visual Voicemail app that I've had.
So is this possible? Is this what that install option on the phone does? Once I do the integration can you unlink it?
I'm not sure about the setup you desire, but I think for Google Voice to handle voicemail for your Sprint number, you are going to need to do the integration.
I integrated shortly after the option became available. Google Voice itself will not handle MMS messages, but you will still receive them on the phone -- just not in the GV app. That works fine for me. I haven't had any issues with missing voicemails or otherwise.
Once you do the integration, you have a period of time to decide whether to keep it or not. After that time expires, your old Google Voice number is removed. I think that's 90 days.
RubenRybnik said:
My question is, when I install the Google Voice app on the phone there is some option asking about integration, from the sounds of it, it seems like this is different than Google taking over your current number. Ideally what I want is to still have two different numbers, but I would like my Sprint number -and- my Google Voice number to both use the Google Voice Voicemail service. This is to work around some AOKP / AOSP issues with Sprint Visual Voicemail app that I've had.
So is this possible?
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Yes it is and this is my setup. Install the app and when you are setting it up it will ask you if you want to integrate, you will press next if so. If not and just want the regular google voice setup just press skip. Do this, press skip. Then link your google account, setup which calls you want google voice to handle and then finish..you're done.
Thanks ... I set it up and deleted the Sprint VVM app, don't have a way to test it though, tried calling my phone with google voice, but the phone doesn't ring, I'm guessing that's because I'm trying to call the phone GV is set to forward too... Oh well, looks like I'll just wait till someone calls
RubenRybnik said:
Thanks ... I set it up and deleted the Sprint VVM app, don't have a way to test it though, tried calling my phone with google voice, but the phone doesn't ring, I'm guessing that's because I'm trying to call the phone GV is set to forward too... Oh well, looks like I'll just wait till someone calls
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You should be able to call your cell # from your gv # even if the cell is set up as the forward # for GV...I do it all the time...
Just did it from the gmail dialer...
Cyclonut said:
You should be able to call your cell # from your gv # even if the cell is set up as the forward # for GV...I do it all the time...
Just did it from the gmail dialer...
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Yea tried that, for some reason the phone never rings when I call myself via chrome Google voice on the PC, txts do go through however, odd
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You actually want to SKIP integration.
I have mine setup so that you can call my google voice # or Sprint # and both ring on my phone.
If you integrate (during the app setup) you turn your Sprint number into your GV #.
To fix this you need to login to google voice and there is a setting to (basically un-link) the GV # from your sprint #.
Uninstall and reinstall the app on the phone, this time skip integration.
Hope this helps.
if you want to keep google voice number and your sprint number separate than when you set up the google voice app skip the first option and voice mail integration and just get the text and call forwarded to your phone via gV..I like to keep them separate to keep business from personal
js2shanks said:
if you want to keep google voice number and your sprint number separate than when you set up the google voice app skip the first option and voice mail integration and just get the text and call forwarded to your phone via gV..I like to keep them separate to keep business from personal
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That's exactly what I use it for too.... Think I got it all setup, still can't call my sprint number from my google voice number in a browser however, don't know what's up with that, but think everything else is working.
Currently on my N7, I get the message "This device cannot perform the action you requested." if I try to initiate a voice call or a SMS using google now. I have google voice installed, and it can perform both of these functions...
Is there a way to make google now play nice? ( I've even set the default messaging app to google voice using Default App manager, and nothing )
Well first Google voikce has never been a VoIP its call forwarding service, that's why you can't make a phone call.
As for SMS (I use it voice all the time and it I my only number). Google voice is like a red headed step child for google the service is open and never integrated into anything outside of the app
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I just bought an LG G4 (on Sprint). Google Voice is not an option as the default messaging app (you must choose between Hangouts and the standard messaging app). I have tried a number of suggested tricks to make it work but it appears if I want to use Google Voice, I must also use Hangouts.
I just want to use Google Voice. Short of rooting my phone, is there any way to make Google Voice my default messaging app?
Hangouts is Google's replacement for Google Voice. I had to transition to it from Voice a while back and couldn't imagine using Voice again. I don't believe you can set Voice as your messaging app unfortunately. I now use Hangouts on all of my devices, disable the phone's phone app entirely and solely use my Google Voice number along with Hangouts & Hangouts Dialer for all my SMS / Messaging / VideoCalls / VoiceCalls and can continue my conversations on my other devices. It's nice once you've gotten used to it.
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Hangouts is Google's replacement for Google Voice. I had to transition to it from Voice a while back and couldn't imagine using Voice again. I don't believe you can set Voice as your messaging app unfortunately. I now use Hangouts on all of my devices, disable the phone's phone app entirely and solely use my Google Voice number along with Hangouts & Hangouts Dialer for all my SMS / Messaging / VideoCalls / VoiceCalls and can continue my conversations on my other devices. It's nice once you've gotten used to it.
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Thanks. I think I just have to make the adjustment.
Yeah, it took me a bit as well. Change is rough sometimes, but in the end I think using one app that I can access freely on all of my devices has really made me more efficient. I'm rooted and have actually disabled my phone's phone / contacts apps and solely use Hangouts + Google's AOSP Contacts app for incoming / outgoing / messaging, etc... Nobody even knows my cell number, since I don't use it, only use my Google Voice number. It's working out quite nicely now.