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Has anyone been successfully able to get Google Voicemail to work on the GN for this plan? I configured the settings but the caller does not get the voicemail greeting, just keeps ringing. I have also disabled the carrier voicemail. Any steps to get this to work is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I don't have a Nexus yet, but did you properly register your phone on Voice? Specifically through the settings page? Typically, Voice gives you a number to dial on your phone to "activate" it.
I have this plan, and use google voice exclusively. It will work, if you set up voicemail in the google voice settings from desktop pc. You have to activate voicemail for that phone.
You can't do it through the app, cause it normally does call forwarding (just skip that setting during app setup). but call forwarding is disabled on pre-paid plans. so that is why you disable carrier voicemail. so when someone calls it will ring and ring, till google voice assumes no one is answering and sends the call to voicemail.
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I have this plan, and use google voice exclusively. It will work, if you set up voicemail in the google voice settings from desktop pc. You have to activate voicemail for that phone.
You can't do it through the app, cause it normally does call forwarding (just skip that setting during app setup). but call forwarding is disabled on pre-paid plans. so that is why you disable carrier voicemail. so when someone calls it will ring and ring, till google voice assumes no one is answering and sends the call to voicemail.
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I'm on prepaid as well... and i'm assuming you mean Google Voicemail? If so i'll have to try this out.
Luxferro said:
I have this plan, and use google voice exclusively. It will work, if you set up voicemail in the google voice settings from desktop pc. You have to activate voicemail for that phone.
You can't do it through the app, cause it normally does call forwarding (just skip that setting during app setup). but call forwarding is disabled on pre-paid plans. so that is why you disable carrier voicemail. so when someone calls it will ring and ring, till google voice assumes no one is answering and sends the call to voicemail.
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Thanks, I have done what you described but it never goes to voicemail, just keeps ringing. Maybe I missed a step. Anything else I can try?
Do you think it's not working because I had ported my number?
You sure you have google voicemail actived for that number in your google voice settings? If so, it should just work.
Attached is a pic showing the settings I am talking about.
Luxferro said:
You sure you have google voicemail actived for that number in your google voice settings? If so, it should just work.
Attached is a pic showing the settings I am talking about.
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Yeah, its activated like your screenshot but I did not enter those code on the phone because it errors out on the phone. What do I need to do on the phone other than signing into the GV account? Thanks
If you activated correctly it should just work. maybe you should deactivate it and try again.
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If you activated correctly it should just work. maybe you should deactivate it and try again.
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Did you disable the carrier voicemail after GV voicemail was setup or before? Not sure if that matters because I disabled it as the very first thing.
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Did you disable the carrier voicemail after GV voicemail was setup or before? Not sure if that matters because I disabled it as the very first thing.
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The order shouldn't matter. Has nothing to do with google voice or it's voice mail.
T-Mobile's prepaid plan does not support unconditional call forwarding, which is required to use Google Voice as the voice mail box on a non-Google Voice number.
However, just using a separate Google Voice number and its voice mail box works fine.
I have the same plan ($30 Monthly4G) I love it (no fees and taxes) except for this lack of unconditional call forwarding.
Hong.
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T-Mobile's prepaid plan does not support unconditional call forwarding, which is required to use Google Voice as the voice mail box on a non-Google Voice number.
However, just using a separate Google Voice number and its voice mail box works fine.
I have the same plan ($30 Monthly4G) I love it (no fees and taxes) except for this lack of unconditional call forwarding.
Hong.
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I don't think it is required to use google voices voicemail.
While the google voice app on the phone won't be able to setup voicemail (cause of lack of conditional call forwarding), you can activate it through google voice desktop version. As long as your carrier voicemail is disabled (I called them to disable it, and have them turn off web-guard), then when someone calls your google voice number, it will forward to your phone, but if no one answers the phone, after x seconds your google voice voice mail should pick up the call and your phone should show a missed call, and a google voice notification (for the voicemail).
I'm not sure why the OP is having problems. Lots of people have it setup this way.
edit: did you disable web guard too? (you need to call and verify your age). if not, maybe your problem is related to that.
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I don't think it is required to use google voices voicemail.
While the google voice app on the phone won't be able to setup voicemail (cause of lack of conditional call forwarding), you can activate it through google voice desktop version. As long as your carrier voicemail is disabled (I called them to disable it, and have them turn off web-guard), then when someone calls your google voice number, it will forward to your phone, but if no one answers the phone, after x seconds your google voice voice mail should pick up the call and your phone should show a missed call, and a google voice notification (for the voicemail).
I'm not sure why the OP is having problems. Lots of people have it setup this way.
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What the previous poster was explaining is that you need to use google voice all-in to get this feature. Yes it works as you describe with the GV number, but not with the T-mobile number, as I understand it.
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What the previous poster was explaining is that you need to use google voice all-in to get this feature. Yes it works as you describe with the GV number, but not with the T-mobile number, as I understand it.
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That's pretty much the only way to use google voice without making a big confusing mess for the phone owner and their callers. At least IMO. I thought that is what the OP was trying to do.
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What the previous poster was explaining is that you need to use google voice all-in to get this feature. Yes it works as you describe with the GV number, but not with the T-mobile number, as I understand it.
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Yes, that was what I was attempting to say if I can ever be good at explaining myself. http : //support.t-mobile.com/message/53150
I really really wish that T-Mobile support unconditional call forwarding for this monthly prepaid plans. As far as I can see the only real difference between the prepaid and the post-paid plans are exactly that: you pay for the next month or for the previous month.
Hong.
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What the previous poster was explaining is that you need to use google voice all-in to get this feature. Yes it works as you describe with the GV number, but not with the T-mobile number, as I understand it.
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Sorry for the confusion. Yes I am trying to use GV voicemail on the Tmobile number not the GV number. The GV number works fine but my primary number is the Tmobile number so I need voicemail on that number (preferably GV and not the carriers). Thanks
Oh man I had them disable my voicemail so I could use this feature, should have read this first.
Are there any alternatives? Workarounds? I would really like to keep my tmobile number and still use google voice on this plan.
So I'm a little bit confused about what you guys are saying. Is it possible to set up voicemail through Google voice on T-mobile's monthly4G plans? If so could someone put up a guide or something? I added my phone number to my Google account and got to the point where I could enter the code as a regular phone number (the MMI code) and my phone gives me the error saying call forwarding isn't supported. TIA
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So I'm a little bit confused about what you guys are saying. Is it possible to set up voicemail through Google voice on T-mobile's monthly4G plans? If so could someone put up a guide or something? I added my phone number to my Google account and got to the point where I could enter the code as a regular phone number (the MMI code) and my phone gives me the error saying call forwarding isn't supported. TIA
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Check the other $30 prepaid thread for more info.
Basically if you just want to use GV for Voicemail and not calls, you have to call and tell T-Mobile that you'd like to cancel your T-Mobile Voicemail service. Then you'll be able to set up GV for Voicemail at that point.
The issue is that the way GV normally works for Voicemail is your T-Mo # receives it then forwards to GV #. Most prepaid plans don't offer call forwarding so it won't work.
Of course if you're all-in and ported or using GV as your primary number, then you just use that and GV handles Voicemail normally.
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.. =]
- Google
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 =/
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...
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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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?
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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.
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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
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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.
Was wondering if you are using Groove IP andhow it works. Is there anyway to trick it into working with an existing carrier phone number or is only for a google phone number?
no, it uses the Google voice service to make voip calls. you also have to sign in with your Google account to start the app.
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Was wondering if you are using Groove IP andhow it works. Is there anyway to trick it into working with an existing carrier phone number or is only for a google phone number?
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Have you read up on Groove IP at all? It's a nice piece of software that I have been using for years now. Also if your carrier allows you to integrate your telephone number with Google voice then YES you can use GrooveIP to make VOIP calls as you would utilize Wi-Fi Calling. Just know that its not that great over a bad 3g/4g connection
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Have you read up on Groove IP at all? It's a nice piece of software that I have been using for years now. Also if your carrier allows you to integrate your telephone number with Google voice then YES you can use GrooveIP to make VOIP calls as you would utilize Wi-Fi Calling. Just know that its not that great over a bad 3g/4g connection
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Playya thanks for responding to my questio. I have read up on Groove ip and did know you can port a number over to google voice but once you do that your cell carrier service for that number does not exist anymore. Are you talking about using the same number for cell service and google voice? If that is possible how can it be set up?
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Playya thanks for responding to my questio. I have read up on Groove ip and did know you can port a number over to google voice but once you do that your cell carrier service for that number does not exist anymore. Are you talking about using the same number for cell service and google voice? If that is possible how can it be set up?
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I did not say port its called integrating... I know that Sprint has the option to do it since I was on Sprint prior to coming to T-Mobile. I believe you have the option to forward your number to GV but now you have to see if it will allow you to integrate. I am on prepaid TMobile and I do not see this option. Go into your GV setup and check if you have it.
Once the integration is done your mobile number becomes your GV number as well and you can use all of there features. Like I said I know this works on Sprint but not sure if TMobile and Google have the same setup since I am on prepaid
According to Google Voice, some prepaid carriers do not support changing your voice mail automatic forwarding number:
https://support.google.com/voice/troubleshooter/2657610?rd=1#ts=2658023,2658028,2658066
I called Tmobile's prepaid support number and they confirmed that they make you pay for a contract plan in order to enable this feature.
So, I was wondering...is this something maybe a custom ROM could fix?
I have no idea of custom ROMs have the ability to forward a call, but it seems like it'd be quite useful?
Any brainiacs know the answer to this?
Nope, that's a network feature, the ROM can't do anything about it. There IS an option though, but it only helps if you have people calling your GV number.
Tell TMO you want to REMOVE voicemail from your service. They will be confused and ask a number of times if you REALLY want to do that, but insist. Once the TMO VM is gone, GV will pick up for you.
If you have people calling your TMO number though, I'm not aware of any way to do it.
If you're doing prepaid, it's nice to have people use your GV number. You can swap carriers anytime you like and you never have to tell anyone your new number. Just update your GV config and move on.
@Neo3D
I haven't tried this out myself, but try out the app "call interceptor" from the market. Free trial, 99ยข after to keep. I don't know what it does, but somehow integrates g voice with phone. Might have a voice mail forward feature.
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Nope, that's a network feature, the ROM can't do anything about it. There IS an option though, but it only helps if you have people calling your GV number.
Tell TMO you want to REMOVE voicemail from your service. They will be confused and ask a number of times if you REALLY want to do that, but insist. Once the TMO VM is gone, GV will pick up for you.
If you have people calling your TMO number though, I'm not aware of any way to do it.
If you're doing prepaid, it's nice to have people use your GV number. You can swap carriers anytime you like and you never have to tell anyone your new number. Just update your GV config and move on.
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Are you 100% sure about that?
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Are you 100% sure about that?
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That's what works for me on the $30/100min plan.
As for if the ROM can do it.. You could do a few things but they would need to have a connection and use minutes. For example, your phone could do the voicemail itself. It could also do a 3-way call to send the call to Google Voice. But forwarding is done by Tmobile, so if you want reliability for weak connections or your phone is off, you need them to help. It sucks that they make that unavailable for prepaid.
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Nope, that's a network feature, the ROM can't do anything about it. There IS an option though, but it only helps if you have people calling your GV number.
Tell TMO you want to REMOVE voicemail from your service. They will be confused and ask a number of times if you REALLY want to do that, but insist. Once the TMO VM is gone, GV will pick up for you.
If you have people calling your TMO number though, I'm not aware of any way to do it.
If you're doing prepaid, it's nice to have people use your GV number. You can swap carriers anytime you like and you never have to tell anyone your new number. Just update your GV config and move on.
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That's what works for me on the $30/100min plan.
As for if the ROM can do it.. You could do a few things but they would need to have a connection and use minutes. For example, your phone could do the voicemail itself. It could also do a 3-way call to send the call to Google Voice. But forwarding is done by Tmobile, so if you want reliability for weak connections or your phone is off, you need them to help. It sucks that they make that unavailable for prepaid.
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That's awesome! I will try it and report back. I only use my Gvoice number nowadays, anyway.
Thanks!!!
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According to Google Voice, some prepaid carriers do not support changing your voice mail automatic forwarding number:
https://support.google.com/voice/troubleshooter/2657610?rd=1#ts=2658023,2658028,2658066
I called Tmobile's prepaid support number and they confirmed that they make you pay for a contract plan in order to enable this feature.
So, I was wondering...is this something maybe a custom ROM could fix?
I have no idea of custom ROMs have the ability to forward a call, but it seems like it'd be quite useful?
Any brainiacs know the answer to this?
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Prepaid accounts don't support the "Conditional Call Forwarding" feature that you need if you want to use Google Voice for Voicemail, and a ROM can't workaround it. I used to use GV on post-paid, but now the "T-Mobile Visual Voicemail" app is good enough for me.
FWIW, there's a petition to get T-Mobile to enable call forwarding. I signed it last summer when I switched from ATT to $30 tmob prepaid. Only 174 signatures atm though :/
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