I just signed up for Google Voice and I'm a little confused as to how it works. Texting works just fine and sends from my Google number and if I call my Google number it forwards to my phone fine too.
My question is about outgoing calls. I set it to ask me every time and then to only use Google Voice for calls but no matter what I do, when I go to make a call using the regular dialer like it says, it just uses my regular Verizon number. Is it possible to use my Google Voice number for outgoing calls and does this not use my Verizon minutes?
Yes its definitely possible when the settings in GV are correct (sounds like they are). Verizon ppl should chime in here, but I think you have to set up some call forwarding settings in order to get it to work properly with the VZW network.
It works perfect on my GSM model (and T-Mobile), but I haven't heard any issues about it not working on those.
I found this related thread on a different forum. I'm looking for a similar answer but for my droid bionic.
forums.miui.us/showthread.php?2271-Google-voice&p=19790&viewfull=1#post19790
I make calls from my Google Voice all the time. I did not really do anything to set it up besides install the app on my phone. Of course I went through all the setup online, but I don't think that would matter. When I had my Nexus One some custom ROM's would require you to enable some kind of 3rd party dialing, but I have not seen that with my Galaxy Nexus. I used this link to setup call forwarding so I could us Voice for my voice mail. http://support.verizonwireless.com/clc/devices/knowledge_base.html?id=17268
I'm tired of needing touchwiz for Wifi Calling. The big question of this thread is "Can a google voice and hangouts dialer setup replace Wifi Calling?"
and how to set it up?
NOTE: I still want others to reach me on my Tmo number for voice and SMS. Where possible, I DON'T want others to see calls or SMSs from me coming from my GV number. This is what's nice about Tmo WiFi calling. It looks like you are just on the carrier network to everyone else.
What I'm trying so far:
-------Turned off wifi calling.-------
1) Keep my Tmobile number (not ported to GV) but set forwarding in the phone dialer app to forward to google voice number. This was necessary to handle voice mail in google voice before.
- Starting with "always forward" turned OFF, not sure if it should be ON or not yet because I'd think I still want my Tmo number to ring normally when Tmo coverage is OK. If coverage is bad, "unreachable" setting should forward to GV number and if I'm on Wifi, Hangouts should ring. (This part worries me and needs a lot of testing)
2) Hangouts handles SMS and the Hangouts dialer is installed.
-Hangouts SMS settings sends SMS from my Tmo number.
-Hangouts account settings for Google Voice set to ring Hangouts for incoming calls made to GV number.
Q: what happens when SMS comes into my Tmo number but I'm out of Tmo coverage on Wifi? Is there a way to forward SMS when 'unreachable" ?
Q: from what I've seen when using Wifi Calling, outbound SMSs don't send unless Tmo coverage is good. Is there any way to have Hangouts relay SMSs over a data connection? (unlikely, but want to ask)
3) Google Voice app is installed. This is still required but may soon be unnecessary.
- GV settings currently on "do not use Google Voice to make any calls"
4) When tmobile coverage is good, dial out with default dialer, When coverage is bad and I'm on Wifi, use hangouts dialer.
- I think my caller id in outbound calls would show my GV number. I don't know any way around this yet.
5) Disable 'double ring' See http://www.cnet.com/how-to/tips-for-google-voice-in-hangouts-on-android/
6) Incoming caller ID shows caller's number in GV settings under "Calls"
recommended reading:
https://support.google.com/voice/#topic=1708124
https://support.google.com/hangouts/answer/3205713?hl=en
http://www.zdnet.com/moving-from-google-voice-to-hangouts-for-sms-7000034034/
http://www.androidcentral.com/what-you-need-know-about-new-google-hangouts-and-google-voice
For those of us that use Google voice, has anyone gotten it to work on this phone, i can't dial the *28 number to link it to my Google voice number, or get the integration to work either...
Google Voice integration is fine on mine. I didn't have to change anything coming from the Nexus 6.
Neither can I. I cant disable the visual voicemail app either.
I had a nexus 5 and upgraded to the LG G5, it did not break my google voice at all. I have my sprint number ported to google voice, so they are the same number.
I do all of my modifications and changes at voice.google.com from my computer, ive had the best luck that way
you have to go into wifi calling settings and disable wifi calling (phone may reboot). then you can set up GV and after that reenable it.
drove me nuts for several days before I figured out GV and wifi calling dont get along but worjs fine if you enable wifi calling AFTER setting up GV.
you'll see page in the wifi calling settings....at the very bottom there's a link to disable wifi calling.
there are more call forward on unanswered codes for sprint, Some of my lines allow *28, while others *73 works
From the Sprint website...
Last Updated: Apr 27, 2016
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Call forward Call forwarding Call fwd Forwarding Foward Sprint forward
How do I setup my Sprint Phone Connect so that my calls forward to another number?
Call Forwarding is a function of the Sprint Network. (For immediate call forwarding, calls will incur a per minute rate). To setup Call Forwarding, first pick up the handset and wait for a dial tone.
No Answer Call Forwarding (free on the Sprint Phone Connect Plan), dial *73. To disable this feature, dial *730.
Busy Call Forwarding (free on the Sprint Phone Connect Plan), dial *74 and then the number you want to forward the call to. To disable this feature, dial *740.
Busy or No Answer Call Forwarding (free on the Sprint Phone Connect Plan), dial *28 and then the number you want to forward calls to. To disable this feature, dial *38.
Immediate Call Forwarding (Not included in the Sprint Phone Connect plan, $0.20 per minute rate), dial *72 and then the number you want to forward your calls to. To disable this feature, dial *720.
Google voice works fine for me
gator2k83 said:
there are more call forward on unanswered codes for sprint, Some of my lines allow *28, while others *73 works
From the Sprint website...
Last Updated: Apr 27, 2016
Tags :
Call forward Call forwarding Call fwd Forwarding Foward Sprint forward
How do I setup my Sprint Phone Connect so that my calls forward to another number?
Call Forwarding is a function of the Sprint Network. (For immediate call forwarding, calls will incur a per minute rate). To setup Call Forwarding, first pick up the handset and wait for a dial tone.
No Answer Call Forwarding (free on the Sprint Phone Connect Plan), dial *73. To disable this feature, dial *730.
Busy Call Forwarding (free on the Sprint Phone Connect Plan), dial *74 and then the number you want to forward the call to. To disable this feature, dial *740.
Busy or No Answer Call Forwarding (free on the Sprint Phone Connect Plan), dial *28 and then the number you want to forward calls to. To disable this feature, dial *38.
Immediate Call Forwarding (Not included in the Sprint Phone Connect plan, $0.20 per minute rate), dial *72 and then the number you want to forward your calls to. To disable this feature, dial *720.
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Well thanks for the input, it did allow me to make the forwarding work with the *73, but everything's i use *28, i get a message staying the feature code is not available, not really sure if *73, and *28 are the same, but for now it seems to work...
*73 is NOT free. You will get charged for every call that goes to voice mail...I got the bill to prove it.
You need to disable wifi calling and then *28 will work. After setting your new voice mail number (for GV) you can re enable wifi calling. When I first tried to set up GV with *28 it didn't work....said something about an invalid feature. After disabling wifi calling *28 worked.
blarg said:
*73 is NOT free. You will get charged for every call that goes to voice mail...I got the bill to prove it.
You need to disable wifi calling and then *28 will work. After setting your new voice mail number (for GV) you can re enable wifi calling. When I first tried to set up GV with *28 it didn't work....said something about an invalid feature. After disabling wifi calling *28 worked.
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I've tried this, i cannot dial *28 at all, with wifi calling disabled it says the feature function is not available, and the same when wifi calling is on except it says can not make this call with wifi calling...
fiddy619 said:
I've tried this, i cannot dial *28 at all, with wifi calling disabled it says the feature function is not available, and the same when wifi calling is on except it says can not make this call with wifi calling...
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You probably turned it off, you didn't disable it. You have to disable at at the phone service provider level, not on your phone.
try this:
system settings -> wifi calling -> update registered location
scroll down to the very bottom and you will see a link that said "disable wifi calling". select that.
after a few moments your phone will do a PRL update and may reboot. after that, install the GV app.
there's different ways to set it up depending on how much GV integration you want. I just wanted voice mail so this is what I did:
open the GV app.
it will ask you if you want to do setup or "skip". select "skip".
It will then log into your google account and access GV. then it will ask you again if you want to set up (I think it also asks if you want to use GV for voice calls, I selected "no") again, select "skip". you will not get a notice that you need to dial *28[GV number] to set up VM forwarding. Do it - it should work now.
if it still doesn't work call Sprint customer service and ask them to disable wifi calling. The operator I spoke to was aware of the GV issue and knew immediately what i wanted.
After you get *28[GV number] working you'll get a triple dial tone and hang up instead of that "feature set unavailable" message. (there may be another PRL autoupdate...I can't remember) now you can go back to wifi calling and enable it.
I have two phones linked to the same GV account an LG G3 and an LG G5. both ring when I get a call. Both forward voice mails to the GV account when someone calls the phones and leaves a VM. Both work on wifi calling and I've successfully used wifi calling from hotels in other countries and got voice mails (and even texts to the GV number) through GV. The only odd thing is that MMS messaging to GV doesn't seem to work so I get texts, but no pictures.
blarg said:
You probably turned it off, you didn't disable it. You have to disable at at the phone service provider level, not on your phone.
try this:
system settings -> wifi calling -> update registered location
scroll down to the very bottom and you will see a link that said "disable wifi calling". select that.
after a few moments your phone will do a PRL update and may reboot. after that, install the GV app.
there's different ways to set it up depending on how much GV integration you want. I just wanted voice mail so this is what I did:
open the GV app.
it will ask you if you want to do setup or "skip". select "skip".
It will then log into your google account and access GV. then it will ask you again if you want to set up (I think it also asks if you want to use GV for voice calls, I selected "no") again, select "skip". you will not get a notice that you need to dial *28[GV number] to set up VM forwarding. Do it - it should work now.
if it still doesn't work call Sprint customer service and ask them to disable wifi calling. The operator I spoke to was aware of the GV issue and knew immediately what i wanted.
After you get *28[GV number] working you'll get a triple dial tone and hang up instead of that "feature set unavailable" message. (there may be another PRL autoupdate...I can't remember) now you can go back to wifi calling and enable it.
I have two phones linked to the same GV account an LG G3 and an LG G5. both ring when I get a call. Both forward voice mails to the GV account when someone calls the phones and leaves a VM. Both work on wifi calling and I've successfully used wifi calling from hotels in other countries and got voice mails (and even texts to the GV number) through GV. The only odd thing is that MMS messaging to GV doesn't seem to work so I get texts, but no pictures.
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Thank you for the advice, and you are correct at least with part of this, I wasn't disabling wifi calling service as you stated, just turning it off, however after following the method you described, i still received the "feature code you dialed..." when using *28... So i looked into it, and found that the only one that sprint charges for is *72; *28, *73, *74 are all valid forwarding options at no charge for standard plans. I am still only able to get *73 to work, and i'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with "my" wifi calling, as i still have it disabled now, and it has been disabled now for about 4 days, but ymmv... I am currently able to use google voice, so i guess its working, and the only difference between *28, and *73 is *28 forwards busy, or unanswered calls, while *73 only forwards unanswered calls, saying that, i'm pretty sure that my phone is actually very rarely busy (as i have someone on hold and i'm on the other line), and receive another phone call... But for me i guess *73 is just gonna have to do for now...
fiddy619 said:
Thank you for the advice, and you are correct at least with part of this, I wasn't disabling wifi calling service as you stated, just turning it off, however after following the method you described, i still received the "feature code you dialed..." when using *28... So i looked into it, and found that the only one that sprint charges for is *72; *28, *73, *74 are all valid forwarding options at no charge for standard plans. I am still only able to get *73 to work, and i'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with "my" wifi calling, as i still have it disabled now, and it has been disabled now for about 4 days, but ymmv... I am currently able to use google voice, so i guess its working, and the only difference between *28, and *73 is *28 forwards busy, or unanswered calls, while *73 only forwards unanswered calls, saying that, i'm pretty sure that my phone is actually very rarely busy (as i have someone on hold and i'm on the other line), and receive another phone call... But for me i guess *73 is just gonna have to do for now...
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Call yourself from another line and let it go to voicemail. See if you're being charged. In my case I saw a $0.20 charge every time a call went to voice mail. I saw that same article when I was searching for an answer (which is why I started messing around with *73 and *72). I ended up calling Sprint Customer Service and asking them to disable wifi calling for me. After I got GV set up with *23 I was able to reenable it myself from my phone. *73 only goes to voicemail if you let it ring. If your line is busy it will still go to your Sprint voice mail unless you use *72 as well.
By the time I got it figured out I was just about ready to shoot the phone.
You were using *72. *72 forwards all calls, regardless of status.
*73 + *74 are the same as *28, and all three are free. They just forward Busy and Unanswered calls.
please read the post b4 jumping to conclusion.
"No Answer Call Forwarding (free on the Sprint Phone Connect Plan), dial *73. To disable this feature, dial *730." the sprint site states its Free... if i see charges i will have them get rid of them or cancel me without the ETF for breaking my contract....
the forwarding immediately without ringing your number first is what they charge you for.
It's been a long while since I used GV integration. Does now allow emoji in txt using stock txt app? I know it would strip them long ago.
Is it possible to get Google Voice setup to handle voicemail? I've spent a while playing around and searching, but can't seem to get this working. I am on the Verizon version, but not sure if that makes a difference.
I can receive calls from someone dialing my GV number, and if they have called that number and leave a voicemail, they get my GV greeting and I get the vm/notification in the Hangouts app, as I expect. However, if someone calls my carrier number and leaves a vm, I cannot get this to go to my GV at all.
I don't remember having to do much of anything to get this set up on my LG G4. Am I missing something easy here?
jvhawk3 said:
Is it possible to get Google Voice setup to handle voicemail? I've spent a while playing around and searching, but can't seem to get this working. I am on the Verizon version, but not sure if that makes a difference.
I can receive calls from someone dialing my GV number, and if they have called that number and leave a voicemail, they get my GV greeting and I get the vm/notification in the Hangouts app, as I expect. However, if someone calls my carrier number and leaves a vm, I cannot get this to go to my GV at all.
I don't remember having to do much of anything to get this set up on my LG G4. Am I missing something easy here?
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I haven't had to do this for quite a while, but this is what I used to do to get Google Voice working on my Verizon phone.
If you are having trouble configuring Google Voice as your voicemail service on Verizon you can
make the switch manually by dialing all three of these activation codes:
*71[Your Google Voice number] This turns on Conditional Forwarding, which should transfer
calls to your Google Voice number*when your Verizon phone is busy or unanswered after 3 to 6
rings.
*90[Your Google Voice number] This turns on Busy Transfer, which transfers all calls that
would hear a busy signal to your Google Voice number.
*92[Your Google Voice number] This turns on No Answer Transfer, which transfers all calls
unanswered after 3 to 6 rings to your Google Voice number.
To Deactivate the Call Forwarding, dial *73 [Send]
To Deactivate the Busy Transfer, dial *900 [Send]
To Deactivate the No Answer Transfer, dial *902 [Send]
**** if calls not ringing to phone, uninstall Google voice, Deactivate all, install and setup Google
voice, setup
forwarding again, test calling phone to make sure it rings and Google voicemail works. ***
http://forum.xdadevelopers.com/nexus6/help/problemsverizoncustomromst3078633
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Thank you, Brokenbit!
*71+GV number did the trick.
I first set all 3 forwardings, and things acted weird. It would forward out to my GV greeting but then cut out part way through. I disabled all and then only enabled using the *71+GV and things are working correctly.
I did a search on the forums and didn't find any relevant threads, so I'm creating this one.
I have my Google Voice app set to show a prompt asking which number I want to use before each call. However, I've noticed that on occasion the call will go through using my carrier line before I even make a selection on the prompt. I tested this further and set Google Voice to always use Google Voice line to make calls, then I made calls to another number I have access to. After several test calls, I found that about half the time, the call still goes through my carrier line. There wasn't any indication on my phone that it was using the carrier line or Google Voice line.
If I use the Google Voice app to make a call, it will always use my Google Voice line, even though it's going through the phone's stock dialer app.
I'm wondering if anyone else has similar issues and what solutions there might be to fix this. I wanted to replace the stock dialer with Google's dialer app and Google Contact app, but it seems that Google's dialer app is not compatible with the Mate SE/7x.
Can anyone think of a solution? I think that by somehow making the stock dialer delay for 2-3 seconds before each call, it would give enough time for Google Voice prompt to show up and freeze the dialer until I make a choice. I'm not sure how to do this, though.
Alternatively, are there any good dialers to replace the stock one?
I am having a similar issue on my Honor 7X and my wife's 6X. GV has been working great for months on both phones. Now (I think we noticed it in late April) when someone calls our Primary Phone # it doesn't get routed to GV Voice Mail, it goes to the Carrier's VM. For my wife, when someone calls her GV # it doesn't ring on her phone and is routed to her carrier VM. When she sets removes her "Linked Number" then calls to her GV # are routed to GVM but do not ring on her phone.
I have tried installing an older version of GV, no luck, and I have since been updated to EMUI 8 (Android 8.0) and I still have the same problem. I'm wondering if it's a carrier issue/change? We use Consumer Cellular (ATT network). When I go into Call Forwarding in Call Options it will not let me set a Call Forwarding number and tells me "Unexpected Network Response."
Hopefully someone will fix this soon. My wife uses her GV# for work.
Having the same issue, it's not consistent, some calls go to gv some to carrier vm...