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Hey,
For those of you on T-Mobile check out hullomail
http://www.hullomail.com/uk/index.html
It's avaliable on the market but you need to sign up online first. It's a visual voicemail service and it's excellent.
It's free for T-Mobile customers, they used to charge extra to forward your calls to another Voicemail provider but then they got rid of this after a petition back in the G1 days.
You can use it on other networks too but you will get charged for the diverting.
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I've been using this since I got my Desire in March, and its a MUST for T-Mobile users! Makes all your voicemail free! I have it so instead of the app, I just configure it through the website to forward all messages and notifications to my gmail account, which allows you to very quickly preview the messages anyone leaves
Does it actually work okay? The app I mean, as it says not compatible with 2.1?
This is well cool! No more 'calls outside allowance' on my bill for ringing to check my messages! Thanks! Set up was easy, checked it works, get email with mp3 of message sent to my gmail account and also can call using my normal minutes.
App works fine on 2.1, dunno why they say it doesn't.
Yep it's a fantastic app, highly recommended.
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Hey,
For those of you on T-Mobile check out hullomail
http://www.hullomail.com/uk/index.html
It's avaliable on the market but you need to sign up online first. It's a visual voicemail service and it's excellent.
It's free for T-Mobile customers, they used to charge extra to forward your calls to another Voicemail provider but then they got rid of this after a petition back in the G1 days.
You can use it on other networks too but you will get charged for the diverting.
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on your rec I've given it a go. I think you've just really helped me out as I'm off to Oz for a few weeks from Saturday and being able to forward all my messages to gmail is perfect
Anyone else here using Google Voice? And I don't just mean for the voicemail part. I just set up a number online with them and I'm considering dropping my unlimited SMS with VZW and using the Google voice SMS instead.
I'm just curious to see if anyone else has tried this? The number I got is the same last four as my current one, but the prefix is different, so that's not too bad. I figure I could drop my bill almost $30 by no longer using VZW's SMS service.
This is one of the first reasons why Android interested me. I've never paid for txt messages & never will.
Limitations:
1. You can't send an email-to-txt to a GV number
2. You can't receive MMS
3. You can't send txts to short numbers (like "Text REDCROSS to 90999")
Unless those features are worth $360/year, I think it's an easy decision...
Been using GV as my primary number for over a year now. My most recent VZW bill shows 0 text usage even though any of my friends would tell you that we exchange tons of texts
The biggest shortcoming is the lack of MMS support. If your friends aren't in the habit of sending you picture messages though (my circle just uses email), then it's a non-issue.
It's also great that using the Local Google Voice Settings Plugin with Tasker allows me to tweak GV call forwarding on the fly. Call me while I'm at work and you'll hit my desk phone. Call me in the evenings and you'll hit my cell.
Ok everything sounds pretty good to me then, the lack of MMS support is kinda weak though, I do that pretty frequently. I was considering just straight porting my number to them, but then I decided it wouldn't be worth it with my ETF. I'll give it a shot though with email instead of MMS, with Androids and all the options to share media, I'm sure I could live without it.
Afterthought: next question about GV, anyone have a way to integrate the incredible's messaging app with the SMS of GV? Mostly because I like how I have my widgets set up and would like to continue to use them. And secondly because GV isn't the most aesthetically pleasing to me at the moment
Well, you can choose to have your GV# forward text messages to your cell#. That way you could still use your stock messaging app/widget. The problem with that approach is that people's numbers won't come through looking like their number. Instead, you'll see another number that GV is essentially using as a proxy.
Before I had an Android device, I had my contacts set-up to take this into acct. So Johnny Smith might have phone number 444-555-6767, but when he called or texted my GV#, my phone would show incoming from 999-111-2323. I would store both the regular number and the 'proxy' number into someone's contact.
Your life will be a lot easier if you just use the GV app/widget. I'll take functionality over aesthetics any day, but that's your call.
But the problem with forwarding the messages to my current carriers number is that it defeats the purpose of dropping the unlimited texting. I'll give it a shot, I future dated the change on my online account to start next billing cycle. Should give everyone enough time to take down my GV number. Thanks for the help guys! Anyone else that has something to add whether they're pros/cons please let me know.
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But the problem with forwarding the messages to my current carriers number is that it defeats the purpose of dropping the unlimited texting.
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Indeed. But you asked how to use the stock messaging app with Google Voice. That's how.
No stock messaging system is going to integrate with Google Voice while also keeping your text usage at 0. Your phone doesn't 'think' it's receiving SMS. An SMS app isn't going to 'see' the GV text (unless you have it set to forward to your existing #)
I was actually thinking about this the other day....interesting responses, thanks guys
One thing great that has gone unmentioned is the browser accessibility of google voice....phone issues? Can text anywhere you can get internet via browser. I've used that a fair amount. The way the number can be routed to other phones is always a useful thing as well. I like not being attached to my physical phone numbers anymore.
I just got a google voice account the other day. I am still trying to figure out if I like it. So far it is pretty good. The voice to text is not that accurate yet but I hear that it improves over time. I have not given it out to people yet so not sure how it will work once I do that.
Thanks for the info...
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I use GV as a business line. Complete with a business VM message. I love the fact u can screen the VM live then chime in if u wana talk. MMS is the only reason I will not use ot as a vzw replacement #.... Other wise I use it daily.
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Indeed. But you asked how to use the stock messaging app with Google Voice. That's how.
No stock messaging system is going to integrate with Google Voice while also keeping your text usage at 0. Your phone doesn't 'think' it's receiving SMS. An SMS app isn't going to 'see' the GV text (unless you have it set to forward to your existing #)
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So if I have fowared on, will the phone company still charge for the txt message from my GV?
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that's correct, you will be charged if you have texts forwarded to your carrier phone #. Think of the google voice app on phone as a chat interface that is linked to a phone #. I have also thought as mentioned it's not the prettiest app...but there are some themed versions out there to be sure.
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So if I have fowared on, will the phone company still charge for the txt message from my GV?
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Yes. If you have forwarding on, your phone treats it the same as receiving a regular text, since Google is forwarding a regular text to your Verizon phone #
I just use it to see how transcribing works. It is funny on many people but it usually gets the numbers right, which is awesome
I am with you 100% on the transcription - it is hilarious. It has no idea in the world what my wife is saying - 1 in 10 words right, I would guess! I only keep it on for the entertainment value.
So far I'm pretty happy with it. It does have those neat screening features for incoming calls. One weird thing I got was a voicemail recording of the phone ringing and my mom picking up and going "hello? hello?" Hopefully bugs like that don't happen too often. The one thing I will miss is the MMS ability, but hey, I have a Droid Incredible, there are many ways around that.
As for the themed versions of GV, can you point me in the right direction? I'd like like to see what I can find. Thanks again for all the responses, definitely made the decision a lot easier for me.
The best part of GV thus far is that I dropped my bill almost $30 a month. Sprint can suck it with there $69 simply everything plan....mine is Simply Unlimited Everything for $55 a month.
EDIT: Nevermind I found some solid looking themed GV inboxes. Thanks again everyone for responding!
I don't like att messages because it hijacks my text messages. So what is everyone using to access visual vm? I tried ATT vvm and its not working. And Ive been on the phone with tech support for 2 hours!!
ahfu25 said:
I don't like att messages because it hijacks my text messages. So what is everyone using to access visual vm? I tried ATT vvm and its not working. And Ive been on the phone with tech support for 2 hours!!
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You have to enable the free visual voice mail on your LTE account. Comes with all LTE data packages, but usually doesn't come enabled. Just give CS a call and tell them you want to enable visual voice mail on your account and then open the app and it should work.
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Swiftks said:
You have to enable the free visual voice mail on your LTE account. Comes with all LTE data packages, but usually doesn't come enabled. Just give CS a call and tell them you want to enable visual voice mail on your account and then open the app and it should work.
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The csr said it is on there and provisioned correctly. I can only call my voicemail.
Because I used the AT&T messages app they have to make a case for them to remove it from my account. This is frustrating. Only way they could of changed it was for me to lose my unlimited data plan. This is so annoying.
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I'm using the regular "Messages" app that came built into the phone. I kind of like having the voicemails and texts all in one place.
"Because I used the AT&T messages app they have to make a case for them to remove it from my account. This is frustrating. Only way they could of changed it was for me to lose my unlimited data plan. This is so annoying. "
I'm not following. You used the "Messages" app built into the phone and now they're telling you that if you want to use another app to get your voicemails you will lose your data plan? Or was it another app you used?
I use an app called YouMail. It is pretty minimal, and gives you email updates with transcripts of the VM.
BonesHopkins said:
I'm using the regular "Messages" app that came built into the phone. I kind of like having the voicemails and texts all in one place.
"Because I used the AT&T messages app they have to make a case for them to remove it from my account. This is frustrating. Only way they could of changed it was for me to lose my unlimited data plan. This is so annoying. "
I'm not following. You used the "Messages" app built into the phone and now they're telling you that if you want to use another app to get your voicemails you will lose your data plan? Or was it another app you used?
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I was using the "at&t messages" app not the messaging app thats in between contacts and the internet icon. I was told it was conflicting with my visual vm thats included with my unlimited data plan. I was called back by another AT&T csr a few minutes ago and they provisioned it correctly. But what they had to do is remove my data plan, then remove AT&T Messages from my account. Then re-add my unlimited data with visual vm. That's what I was told and now it's working fine. I don't like the AT&T messages app because it overides the main notification settings.
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I wanted to use the AT&T VVM app to the right.
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You didnt happen to get the name of the CSR that helped you, did you? I just tried to call and they said they couldnt do it. They told me the VVM app wouldnt work unless I had the ATT Messages app working first.
I'm like you...I dont want to use that app for my text messages...
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inc0gn3gr0 said:
I use an app called YouMail. It is pretty minimal, and gives you email updates with transcripts of the VM.
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use this. Much easier to set up, way to import contacts right from my phone, and the answering service is so cool. The smart choice actually says your contacts name if it is uploaded to their website, so it would say "hello LudoGris, xxx isn't available right now..." if I called you.
Make sure your not connected to wifi when you use vvm app.
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You didnt happen to get the name of the CSR that helped you, did you? I just tried to call and they said they couldnt do it. They told me the VVM app wouldnt work unless I had the ATT Messages app working first.
I'm like you...I dont want to use that app for my text messages...
the_buzz_man
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They have to completely remove your data plan that's tied to your visual vm. And if you set up AT&T messages then they have to remove that also. Call again and keep trying. It took 3 hrs of talking to a csr before they made a case and I was called back with the fix. Good luck.
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ahfu25 said:
I wanted to use the AT&T VVM app to the right.
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Im confused. I tried that Att messages app and didnt like it. Im assuming after you called CS that when that visual voice mail icon showed up? I dont have it. So I have to call CS and tell them I want the visual voice mail that comes with my LTE package? Crap..i have unlimited too...
Here's a question.... with the ATT Messages app, when it gives you a text transcription of a voicemail, do they charge you for a text message? I don't have a text plan so I pay per text and am a little worried about this. I get a lot more voicemails than I do texts.
Just switch to Google voice and be done with it IMHO.
OK, I just called again and after spending about 30-40 minutes, we have some progress.
First off, I too have the unlimited plan and was hesitant about having them mess with this. According to the CSR I dealt with, she never had to mess with my data plan. She said all she had to do was have me remove the app (AT&T Messages) from my phone then have me turn my phone off. At this point, she removed the AT&T Messages service from my account, removed voicemail from my account, then added visual voicemail to my account. Once I turned the phone back on, the AT&T VVM app opened up after a minute or so and started going through the setup process. She said she never touched the data part of the plan.
I have the AT&T Visual Voicemail app working now. The only issue I am seeing is when I get a voicemail, I first get a notification from the phone app (which if clicked will call your voicemail) then I get a notification from the VVM app (which if clicked will open the app and let me listen to it). I did notice that a few seconds after the VVM notification appears, the phone notification gets deleted automatically.
So, it is working how I want it to, other than getting two notifications for each voicemail. Considering I don't get many voicemails, I can live with that.
Hope this helps others.
the_buzz_man
the_buzz_man said:
OK, I just called again and after spending about 30-40 minutes, we have some progress.
First off, I too have the unlimited plan and was hesitant about having them mess with this. According to the CSR I dealt with, she never had to mess with my data plan. She said all she had to do was have me remove the app (AT&T Messages) from my phone then have me turn my phone off. At this point, she removed the AT&T Messages service from my account, removed voicemail from my account, then added visual voicemail to my account. Once I turned the phone back on, the AT&T VVM app opened up after a minute or so and started going through the setup process. She said she never touched the data part of the plan.
I have the AT&T Visual Voicemail app working now. The only issue I am seeing is when I get a voicemail, I first get a notification from the phone app (which if clicked will call your voicemail) then I get a notification from the VVM app (which if clicked will open the app and let me listen to it). I did notice that a few seconds after the VVM notification appears, the phone notification gets deleted automatically.
So, it is working how I want it to, other than getting two notifications for each voicemail. Considering I don't get many voicemails, I can live with that.
Hope this helps others.
the_buzz_man
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Im on my 3rd so called CSR...none of them have any idea what to do. They keep telling me to just hold down "1" on the keypad to get my visual VM...I asked them to do the steps you wrote... being transferred..again:crying:
Was just transferred to some sort of "upper" support. The guy just told me the AT&T visual VM app doesnt work with the GS3.
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Im on my 3rd so called CSR...none of them have any idea what to do. They keep telling me to just hold down "1" on the keypad to get my visual VM...I asked them to do the steps you wrote... being transferred..again:crying:
Was just transferred to some sort of "upper" support. The guy just told me the AT&T visual VM app doesnt work with the GS3.
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I was told the same thing with my galaxy note and the gs3!!
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Ask them to follow this thread...maybe that will help them.
Here is some proof that it will work.....
The first pic shows the icon in the notification bar.
Second is the pull down notification bar.
Third is the actual app itself.
Hope it helps........I was lucky enough to get someone that, though she admitted she has never dealt with this problem, was willing to listen to me read her the forum posts and she kept trying things out.
Good luck!!
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AT&T Visual voicemail
It is a free app on the market. I downloaded it. Had a CR configure my account to have visual voicemail enabled and works like a charm.
Unfortunately, the voicemail button on the keypad still calls your voicemail. Any way to have the voicemail key open up that app instead ?
I finally found out why i wasnt receiving text messages on my evo. I was allowed to send but not receive. So i went to the sprint store and it was google voice that wasnt allowing me to receive text messages. So if anyone is having this problem and you have google voice just sign in to google and disable it.
That's weird, thanks for sharing.
I've been setting up Google Voice on the various ICS ROMs I've been testing, because I like its Gmail integration and the fact that it doesn't nag me to buy something the way Sprint's voicemail app does.
The only weird thing I've had with Google Voice is that some voicemails are dead silent once in a while. I'm not sure if it's Google Voice or something else causing it. It's not from people hanging up; I got one over 2 minutes long around a week ago.
What area are you in? I was having the same issues but it was a network problem on there side.
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HunterZ0 said:
That's weird, thanks for sharing.
I've been setting up Google Voice on the various ICS ROMs I've been testing, because I like its Gmail integration and the fact that it doesn't nag me to buy something the way Sprint's voicemail app does.
The only weird thing I've had with Google Voice is that some voicemails are dead silent once in a while. I'm not sure if it's Google Voice or something else causing it. It's not from people hanging up; I got one over 2 minutes long around a week ago.
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You can choose to never see the buy the voice to text visual voicemail after you setup your sprint vvm, I never see anything except the free trial button, no nagging about ish I don't use GV, yet. I'm gonna have to set it up for work soon tho so i have another number for scheduling appointments, don't need tom, **** and Jane calling my personal number
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MMS not coming through
HTC Evo 4G only receives MMS messages after i first restart it. So every time i get a new MMS i have to restart the phone. I just rooted it and flashed the Energy room. any suggestions, thanks
Google voice will ruin your life. I feel as if it's a program that apple would have come up with to make our lives a pain in the ass.
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Evocm7 said:
Google voice will ruin your life. I feel as if it's a program that apple would have come up with to make our lives a pain in the ass.
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Some people would beg to differ, but I personally use both. I like voice because it keeps my text messages and things archived for when I switch Roms but I like vvm because its so straight forward.
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Some people would beg to differ, but I personally use both. I like voice because it keeps my text messages and things archived for when I switch Roms but I like vvm because its so straight forward.
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That is very true and a great point. Caused nothing but problems for me though. I just use backup sms in the stock messaging app. I should give voice another shot since I don't have free vvm on my rezound. Verizon only gives it free to those losers with crapple phones. Oh well, nobody calls me anyway lol
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Can anyone tell me how to disable visual voicemail? I hate it. When i get a voicemail and i click on the notification it takes me to the stupid visual voicemail screen. I don't leave my data on all the time to save battery so it doesn't work anyway. I just want to be able to click on the notification and have it call my voicemail like every other phone I've ever had. God i hate Verizon. I'm really regretting signing a new contract with all the stupid crap they've done to this phone. I pray the boot loader gets unlocked. I want sure when i first got this phone whether i was going to root and rom it, but now I'll do it out of principle. My rooted s4 with hyper drive was awesome. Made me forget about how stupid Verizon is. *rant off
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bumping your thread because I'm trying to figure out the same thing.
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So this is what I did... First I went into my Verizon account where you can see all of your plan features. There is an option to block items. I went in and blocked premium visual voice mail. Then I went onto my phone and just accepted the prompt when I got the popup again. Apparently there are multiple versions of visual voice mail. The general vvm is simply a player that you can just hit play and hear your message. it is not visual in the sense that you can read the text... Poor choice or possibly deliberate choice by verizon on the names of the app to confuse people into signing up for the premium.
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Well, I could be wrong.... I can actually read the text. Not sure if I'm being charged the 2.99 or not. This is a nice reminder of why I have always rooted my phones.
update.... it seems that the only voicemail I can read text on is the one that I had saved before blocking the premium voicemail feature upgrade. When I get a new voicemail I only have the option to play the audio. So it seems to work as I described above!
I looked into it more today. There is an option to block features in your account in the verizon website. I can't do it until my next billing cycle because I changed my plan and the change is pending until the next cycle. Hopefully it will work. On the phone app you can't disable the visual voicemail, but it appears on the actual website you can block both the advanced and basic visual voicemail. 2 more weeks and I'll be able to find out.
It would not let me disable the basic visual voicemail. Something about it conflicting with the HD calling features. But what I did above does seem to work. It's really sneaky of Verizon. The way I understand it, had I not blocked the upgrade to premium on the website and accepted the terms in the app, I would have gotten a 30 day trial of the premium and then they would proceed with charging me 2.99 a month. They really need to rename the basic voicemail.
You can always just turn off advanced calling. But then HD voice, video chat and simultaneous voice and data won't work either.
Weird but I can't turn on advanced calling. When I make calls it drops to 1x. When I click the option, it doesn't do anything.
You have to first enable the feature by logging into Verizonwireless.com and adding the feature to your line.
This is driving me nuts. I can't get the little voice mail tape icon off the dialer. When I do hit it, it takes me to the visual voice mail app and then hangs saying "something went wrong, please contact customer service...error code 9009. I gave up and removed visual voicemail from my account as the OP did. Still have the button on my dialer, but it doesn't do anything...very annoying.
I noticed that too, I just assumed people weren't leaving messages as I never even got a notification of having voice mail. It wasn't until I opened it by accident one time did I see I had 20+ voicemails pending.
So can you make the default app the regular vanilla voice mail app? Can you uninstall the vzw voice mail app or freeze it using the debloater tool? I'm not yet rooted.
Default vanilla voice mail app?? You mean just dial in *86 and listen? Sure, just ignore the app.
Yeah, I know the standard voice mail works, but is there a way to completely remove vzw's voicemail icon in the dialer?
Can we turn off the voicemail icon in the notification area?
My LG G4 is rooted. Is maybe build.prop has to be modified?
Hating Verizon, why isn't any options for calls available on settings? Every android phone I've has has settings > calls. LG G4 did not have call or voicemail on settings. This is a phone for goodness sakes!!
You can simply disable the Visual VM app. Or hide notifications if you use it.
Not sure you can hide it from the dialer without screwing with the app.