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Google Voice Help?

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

nenn said:
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 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.

BmoreBadBoy said:
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

Google Voice on E4GT

Has anyone figured out a way to use Google Voice as the primary voicemail app?

snapa55 said:
Has anyone figured out a way to use Google Voice as the primary voicemail app?
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Yeah, you go to the website
google.voice.com
and you can configure your settings there.

To my knowledge, there's no way to set Google Voice as the primary way to handle voicemail, like there is on the Evo 4G.

I don't have my phone yet (being delivered today), but why would using the instructions from the google voice website not work? What happens when you try?
I think it is *28 then your google voice number.

Google voice voicemail is set between the account and your GV account... it is completely unrelated to the phone. The app can retrieve the VM's and help you setup the voicemail, but it isn't required.

Its working for me.

Hey, quick question. I set up google voice, but now it's my primary phone number for when I text my friends. Is there a way to undo this? Even after uninstalling it, my primary texting number is my google voice number.

Login from a desktop and deactive your google number. You have a limited time before losing your sprint number.
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If you go to the website voice.google.com - there's an option in there to integrate voicemail. On the phone settings you can click 'activate google voicemail on this phone'
basically it forwards the call at the last ring to your google voice voicemail and skips your sprint one.
Then that voicemail shows up in the google voice app, or you can set it to email you and even have a written transcript.
That's what I'm set up like. I dig it.

Works fine here. I had a little trouble getting it activated... I think this was because I was expecting it to switch too quickly after I set it up. You have to give it a few min/hours to start rolling your voicemail to Google Voice.

It will ask you to dial *38 and your number and it never works for me. Just make sure you have your sprint phone listed to forward to on the GV settings online and then install the app on your phone and go through the setup on the app and your voicemail will use GV...at least it does for me.

I had to remove it on my NS4G, caused me nothing but problems. And then when I did remove it I had to call sprint and have them reset my account because I was unable to receive calls and callers just got hung up on rather than connected to my voice mail.

I never let Sprint take over my GV number...I made it so I still had the choice to use my sprint or GV number. I ported my number to GV so I could go to any carrier I wanted to and have as many phone ring on the same number. I have a boost phone also that rings my GV number.

I have never been able to get voice mail without the app while my number was integrated. How do you get voicemails without the app? Do you just call your own number?
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420247paul said:
I have never been able to get voice mail without the app while my number was integrated. How do you get voicemails without the app? Do you just call your own number?
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No you have to have the app

That didnt work out so well for me. If you ported for free because you are on sprint as soon as you cancel your service that number is inactive. I had to choose between my number and this phone and I took the phone and dont regret it one bit
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I never let Sprint take over my GV number...I made it so I still had the choice to use my sprint or GV number. I ported my number to GV so I could go to any carrier I wanted to and have as many phone ring on the same number. I have a boost phone also that rings my GV number.
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420247paul said:
That didnt work out so well for me. If you ported for free because you are on sprint as soon as you cancel your service that number is inactive. I had to choose between my number and this phone and I took the phone and dont regret it one bit
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I ported my number when GV started porting long before sprint got involved...I payed 20 bucks for it.

[Q] Problem with Receiving/Retrieving Voicemail on GSM GNex Using AT&T

***** FIXED ***** CALLED AT&T TO RESET VOICEMAIL ***** PLEASE REMOVE THREAD *****
I am using a stock GSM GNex, unrooted, and I noticed, when I receive calls, the caller does not go to voicemail and when I attempt to check voicemail, I am told that I do not have a voicemail box. This is a new problem, because before, I had voicemail and I set it up using AT&T. When I long press the number "1" on the dial pad I get a recording that says to enter the phone number of the party you are trying to reach. I enter my phone number and it says that the number is not listed. I can receive and make calls to anyone no problem, but voicemail all of a sudden stopped working. I went into the phone settings and checked the phone number listed as my voicemail number, it is not the same as my regular phone number, so I changed it to my number and I was getting a busy signal when I tried to check my voicemail after that. Any ideas??? I don't think calling AT&T will do me any good as they think I am using a Galaxy S2 Skyrocket. Please help, I need to get voicemails if I don't get to the phone in time!!
Thanks

I'm not sure how to fix your problem but, have you tried google voice as your voicemail client? Maybe you can use that instead.

To be honest I want to fix the issue and I don't want to use Google Voice. When I did a search before posting this I read a lot of people were using that service, but I want to get the real problem fixed. Thanks though.

Does anyone think the problem could be because I have a Galaxy S2 Skyrocket as my main phone on my plan, and that phone uses visual voicemail? And somehow now the phone won't activate voicemail because of that? When I dial my number and call myself, I get a busy tone.

1) Your VM number is either incorrectly programmed into the phone, or whoever set up your account didn't provision you with the VM feature. Call your carrier, they can verify with you whether your phone is correct or it's their system. No one on XDA can't help you with a shortcut.
2) Get Google Voice. Carrier VM systems are utter crap by comparison. That is the "real" solution to your "real problem".

The voicemail number is the same as it was when I set it up the first time. BTW, using Google Voice is not the "real" solution to my "real problem". If you don't know the answer to the question or you think no one else here will, you don't have to emphasize your love of Google Voice, I just don't want to use it so I am trying to figure out how to fix it. Thank you.
Oh, and maybe you should change your user name if you hate AT&T so much.

[Q] Google Voice Voicemail

I was previously using Google Voice for my voicemail without any issues on my VZW Gnex. I recentlly wiped and installed a new ROM on my device, and now I cant get google voice to integrate voicemail... When I try to set google voice as my voicemail service, it tells me that my carrier doesnt support automatic setup. If I go to google, i get an activation code to dial - *71[gvoice number], but that doesnt do anything. If I dail my VZW number now, it just rings forever... never goes to voicemail.
Anyone having an issue with gvoice for voicemail? Suggestions?
Thanks

marsy00 said:
I was previously using Google Voice for my voicemail without any issues on my VZW Gnex. I recentlly wiped and installed a new ROM on my device, and now I cant get google voice to integrate voicemail... When I try to set google voice as my voicemail service, it tells me that my carrier doesnt support automatic setup. If I go to google, i get an activation code to dial - *71[gvoice number], but that doesnt do anything. If I dail my VZW number now, it just rings forever... never goes to voicemail.
Anyone having an issue with gvoice for voicemail? Suggestions?
Thanks
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Just make sure when you dial it you put *71+1+#. Needs that extra 1 before area code.
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kyoteqwik said:
Just make sure when you dial it you put *71+1+#. Needs that extra 1 before area code.
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Yep I tried it both with and without the 1... no difference.

Got me. It's really just no answer call forwarding which is a Verizon calling feature. It does take longer than normal for Google voicemail to pick up because it has to go through both allotted number of rings with both Verizon and Google, but I'm sure that you're already let it ring for a while.
Only thing you might try is calling *73 to cancel everything and then start over. And make sure it's always placing the call with your Verizon number and not Google voice number. To me it sounds like either your calls have been forwarded using *72 or that calling feature is not available in your area, or your out of network. Hope that helps.
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Need help configuring Google voice on 4.3 gpe

Well I know I seen my buddy's s4 set up when he placed a outgoing call it said call with or without Google voice number
I'm on Virginrom 4.3 I know it's a way to set it up but someone said has to be done on a desktop then a text to the phone . So in the end u ultimately get the optiom from stock dialer to call out with cell number or Google number.
But I'm not sure what to set up on Google/voice settings .
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When you log into the Google Voice app, it will take you step by step setting up. One of the step is the options to set if you want GV to make the calls or not.
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When you log into the Google Voice app, it will take you step by step setting up. One of the step is the options to set if you want GV to make the calls or not.
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Perfect got that part set up. .. the only other thing I want to set up is for people who dial and call my actual cell number to have them calls forward /ring to my google voice number. Thia is moreless the work around I have to do cause of bad cell signal at home and for the sake of havong to give people my google voice number id rather them call my cell but have it actually forward to my gvoice that way it rings in off wifi calling and not the reg cell signal.
Is this possible?
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lojak29 said:
Perfect got that part set up. .. the only other thing I want to set up is for people who dial and call my actual cell number to have them calls forward /ring to my google voice number. Thia is moreless the work around I have to do cause of bad cell signal at home and for the sake of havong to give people my google voice number id rather them call my cell but have it actually forward to my gvoice that way it rings in off wifi calling and not the reg cell signal.
Is this possible?
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I could be wrong but I don't think it's possible. I believed if you forward your cell # to your GV #, it would go to the GV voice mail box. Google might be a better source of info on how to get it working if possible.
Let me see if I can set it up on my phone to see if it work or not.