I have Google Voice on my G1, and I'm wondering if there is a way to use a different ringtone for incoming calls on my Google Voice number than from my regular phone number. I've looked around the options but can't find anything as of yet.
Am I missing something and the option is sitting there right in front of my face, or is it just not implemented yet to be able to change the ringtone?
Proxin said:
I have Google Voice on my G1, and I'm wondering if there is a way to use a different ringtone for incoming calls on my Google Voice number than from my regular phone number. I've looked around the options but can't find anything as of yet.
Am I missing something and the option is sitting there right in front of my face, or is it just not implemented yet to be able to change the ringtone?
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Add your Google Voice number as a contact (I starred mine).
Then assign that contact a different ring tone.
done!
SoTacMatt said:
Add your Google Voice number as a contact (I starred mine).
Then assign that contact a different ring tone.
done!
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It still didn't work for me :/
The Google Voice number does not call my phone, it simply forwards the calls to my number when people call my GV number. So, say I call my GV number with my house phone, my G1 would display the incoming number as my house number and not change the ringtone to the GV one.
Proxin said:
It still didn't work for me :/
The Google Voice number does not call my phone, it simply forwards the calls to my number when people call my GV number. So, say I call my GV number with my house phone, my G1 would display the incoming number as my house number and not change the ringtone to the GV one.
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What you need to go is go to settings on GV and change "Caller Id" to display my gv number. That way you get free calls i mean your gv will be calling you. But make sure to put on call screening.
bonez9 said:
What you need to go is go to settings on GV and change "Caller Id" to display my gv number. That way you get free calls i mean your gv will be calling you. But make sure to put on call screening.
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Thank you, that worked. Guess it was a GV issue and not a G1 issue, my bad.
Do you know who is calling you then when someone calls your gvoice number?
You would only know who is calling if you setup GV call screening, so the caller has to announce their name, and you press '1' to accept the call.
With GV passing through the original CID, I don't believe there is any way to set a different ringtone, as your phone isn't going to know the difference. If you use the third party GrooveIP, to send the GV call over IP instead of voice, there may be some other options.
bonez9 said:
What you need to go is go to settings on GV and change "Caller Id" to display my gv number. That way you get free calls i mean your gv will be calling you. But make sure to put on call screening.
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How exactly do I get to the settings of GV to change the Caller ID? I cannot figure out where that setting is. Google again has a great service, but very poor direction or obscure directions on how to implement features. Please help me. Thank you very much.
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Guys do not get upset with me. I've been trying to find this but I was not able to locate it.
When I make a call is there any way not to show my number to the other party?
I'm sure there is a simple answer but I cannot find it
Thanks for the help
*67 then the number
MineralGray02K said:
*67 then the number
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So is there no tweak that I can do so I do not have to dial al the time *67 ???
Dial *67 before dialing the phone number.
More info about the various *codes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_service_code
You should keep in mind, that even if you use *67 (block your caller ID) before placing the call, the person you called may be able to dial *69 which will redial you. It won't give out your number, but many networks still allow the callback itself to occur.
The long and short of it is that you'll either (1) answer their return call, or (2) their call will go to your voice mail. Either way it turns out, the person you called will probably figure "things" out pretty quickly.
Start, Settings, Phone, Services tab, highlight Caller ID, click Get Settings, Change Radio Button to *No one*
Vampire2800 said:
Start, Settings, Phone, Services tab, highlight Caller ID, click Get Settings, Change Radio Button to *No one*
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+1
that's the best way...or set your caller id in the same place to my contacts only.
aFirewall allows you to configure multi-scenes to block different call or SMS at different time by now. Its features are as below:
1. You can add black number from call log, SMS log, contacts or add it mannually;
2. You can setup aFirewall password to protect your private black list;
3. Unread blocked call log and SMS log notification;
4. Option to disable and enable aFirewall blocking notification;
You can download from market now because it is free. I am looking forward to your comments. Thank you very much.
Does it work good? I know call blocker dissapointed me, so if someone says this works well and doesnt bog down the g1 any. Im all for it. =)
its a paid app?
if it is, i cant find it in my area.....sigh ><
http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.lianyun.firewall
Do0zman said:
http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.lianyun.firewall
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didnt work......but thanks alot......i can get it from other forums...i hope....haha
thanks
Mysticales said:
Does it work good? I know call blocker dissapointed me, so if someone says this works well and doesnt bog down the g1 any. Im all for it. =)
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It is really work now. If you can't get it, you can contact me to get a copy and make a try. Thanks. My email is [email protected]om.
zgmf-x322a said:
its a paid app?
if it is, i cant find it in my area.....sigh ><
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I can make sure it works well now. If you can't get it in your country, you can contact me to get a copy and make a try. My email is [email protected]. Thanks.
thl16888 said:
I can make sure it works well now. If you can't get it in your country, you can contact me to get a copy and make a try. My email is [email protected]. Thanks.
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thanks for the apk bro, u r the man!
I had made it free today. You can download from market directly and have a try. I am looking forward to your comments. Thank you very much.
Looks like a good free app but sends the call to voice mail. Would be better if for an incoming call the phole answers then hands up. This has a two fold benifit, first the spammer is charged for phoning me and second no voice mail.
if there is an incoming call, does the app block the call instantly or will the phone rings then block?
will there be a notification of the blocked calls? coz personally i dun want to see who's call i blocked......
purg said:
Looks like a good free app but sends the call to voice mail. Would be better if for an incoming call the phole answers then hands up. This has a two fold benifit, first the spammer is charged for phoning me and second no voice mail.
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Yeah, I noticed that with other firewall apps too. They all send to voicemail. That's part of the standard OS if you just click "send all calls from voicemail" under the contact for that number.
I want something that blocks them, or better yet - set up a forwarding number for their individual phone#. I'd love to forward the telemarketers right back to themselves. ha.
KyleK29 said:
Yeah, I noticed that with other firewall apps too. They all send to voicemail. That's part of the standard OS if you just click "send all calls from voicemail" under the contact for that number.
I want something that blocks them, or better yet - set up a forwarding number for their individual phone#. I'd love to forward the telemarketers right back to themselves. ha.
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aFirewall just endCall when the call need to be blocked. Woud you like to let me know the call will be send to voicemail automaticlly when the call was rejected in your operator? That is to say, this is a default configuration of your phone as my Nortel IP landline phone does.
I can add a feature to aFirewall to forward a call to another number when a call was rejected.
Thanks.
zgmf-x322a said:
if there is an incoming call, does the app block the call instantly or will the phone rings then block?
will there be a notification of the blocked calls? coz personally i dun want to see who's call i blocked......
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If a blocked call was incoming, aFirewall end it instantly and no rings. And no notification was sent to you in default configuration. But your can enable it if you want this. Thanks.
How did you go about hanging up the call on incoming. I have looked into this and from what I can see this is not in the current version of the SDK.
If you could post some code that would be awesome!
Thanks
this app does not work at all....i added a contact to black list and have it set to block both calls and sms, and im still getting the calls and messages from that person... :/
can anyone tell me what exactly is google voice
Answer here:
http://twurl.nl/3hor8w
so you need a phone which has web in it?
No, not necessarily. You can receive calls with your Google Voice number on any phone at all.
To dial out with your Google Voice number on the go, the easiest way is with a data connection on your cell phone. Any phone can use the Google Voice mobile website, but it works best if you can get an app for your phone to dial directly. The Android app is great. There's a Blackberry app for it, and the iPhone version was blocked from the Apple app store.
But dig this--- with just a texting plan you can still dial out from your cell phone, using your Google Voice number. If you set your Google Voice number to forward texts to your mobile, here's how it works ....
You give your new Google Voice number to your friend John. Let's just say that John isn't in your Google contacts yet ... and John's number is (123) 456-7890. When he texts you, the text you receive on your phone comes from a (406) number, that always corresponds to that person.
The first text you get will look something like this.
From: +1-406-486-6339
Message: +1-123-456-7890 - hey man, it's John
Text your reply to that (406) number, and it will go to his phone, and show your Google Voice number. And here's a nice bonus--- dial that (406) number, and it will call him, showing your Google Voice number.
Once you add John to your Google contacts, your texts will look like this:
From: +1-406-486-6339
Message: John - so should i save this as your new number?
You can save the (406) number in your phone contacts to quickly text/call someone with GV.
AudaciousQuip said:
No, not necessarily. You can receive calls with your Google Voice number on any phone at all.
To dial out with your Google Voice number on the go, the easiest way is with a data connection on your cell phone. Any phone can use the Google Voice mobile website, but it works best if you can get an app for your phone to dial directly. The Android app is great. There's a Blackberry app for it, and the iPhone version was blocked from the Apple app store.
But dig this--- with just a texting plan you can still dial out from your cell phone, using your Google Voice number. If you set your Google Voice number to forward texts to your mobile, here's how it works ....
You give your new Google Voice number to your friend John. Let's just say that John isn't in your Google contacts yet ... and John's number is (123) 456-7890. When he texts you, the text you receive on your phone comes from a (406) number, that always corresponds to that person.
The first text you get will look something like this.
From: +1-406-486-6339
Message: +1-123-456-7890 - hey man, it's John
Text your reply to that (406) number, and it will go to his phone, and show your Google Voice number. And here's a nice bonus--- dial that (406) number, and it will call him, showing your Google Voice number.
Once you add John to your Google contacts, your texts will look like this:
From: +1-406-486-6339
Message: John - so should i save this as your new number?
You can save the (406) number in your phone contacts to quickly text/call someone with GV.
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thank you so much....this was the answer i was looking for...thanx for your info
djteotancolis said:
can anyone tell me what exactly is google voice
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=google+voice
What is the best call blocking program for the aria? It needs to have a whitelist to only allow people I specify to reach me. Thanks in advanced
Not exactly a direct solution on the Aria, but doesn't Google Voice allow you to filter calls? Again, I don't know about blocking.. but at the very least you can direct calls you don't want directly to voicemail.
i actually found this option today while going through my contacts. if you actually choose a contact and view his/her contact information. there is a menu down option to automatically send that person to voicemail whenever they call. i've already set a few to that option, but have yet to test it.
asiancuta said:
i actually found this option today while going through my contacts. if you actually choose a contact and view his/her contact information. there is a menu down option to automatically send that person to voicemail whenever they call. i've already set a few to that option, but have yet to test it.
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I tested it today, works GREAT!!! the phone doesn't even ring they just go right to VM
i use an app called Driodblock. there is a feature in it that tells you to block all calls except for your contacts (under scene mode). i think that is what you are looking for
i use it to block telemarketers or any unknown calls, which is what it's useful for. it does however tell you that the person called, but you dont hear the ring or anything, it goes straight to voicemail. you can also set it up so that that person gets hung up on so they dont get vmail LOL
the only problem is that if you search for droidblock in the market app, it doesnt show up. you have to search under "block calls" and it'll show up.
Yep, the two best ones are made by the same company:
Root Call Blocker (for general use):
https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.rootcallblocker.beta
Call Master (for advanced users):
https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.blacklist
These are the only blockers that completely block everything without turning the screen on. Need to be rooted though.
I use the option under contacts if it's someone I would rather leave a voicemail than talk to.
I use an app called call filter for numbers where the caller id is unknown. It has additional options for blocking specific numbers, but I've never needed it.
I've registered my phone numbers on the national do not call registry. I don't get telemarketing calls. If I ever do receive one, I will go to that same site and report the number. I've only received two telemarketing calls in the past 4 years having my number registered there.
You could use blocking apps to help you
Some apps on the Google Play provide you esay ways to block the unwanted calls.
Such as WhosCall, Call Blcoker ,Mr Number, Caller ID and so on.
You could try it. But don't install all of them at once since it would make your phone slow.
I usually use WhosCall which can search the strange phone number and provide a easy way to block them.
Hope it could help you.
We make the two best ones - root call blocker and call master. Both in my sig. Enjoy.
jznomoney said:
What is the best call blocking program for the aria? It needs to have a whitelist to only allow people I specify to reach me. Thanks in advanced
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This is easily Root Call Blocker:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.rootcallblocker.beta
Ive used two years not cant get enough.
See it works.
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Ok, I have sipdroid installed and it's working for outgoing calls. I have it linked to my GV account. Here is something strange though. I received a call on my Streak 7. But how? I mean what # did they dial? If you dial my GV # it rings on my cell phone so I'm trying to figure out how this call got routed to my streak 7 and what # they called to reach it.
How do you receive calls with sipdroid? What # does the person dial?
If you have the Streak number synced with your GV then when they dial that number (GV) then it will ring on any phone/device that is linked to it.
jhconner said:
If you have the Streak number synced with your GV then when they dial that number (GV) then it will ring on any phone/device that is linked to it.
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That's the thing.. My streak doesnt have a number. I'm not using a dataplan. Only wifi. My Google Voice account is actually linked to my cell phone # which is a mytouch 4g. When you call my gv # it doesn't ring on my streak, it rings on my mytouch4g. So I'm not really sure how I got this call
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That's the thing.. My streak doesnt have a number. I'm not using a dataplan. Only wifi. My Google Voice account is actually linked to my cell phone # which is a mytouch 4g. When you call my gv # it doesn't ring on my streak, it rings on my mytouch4g. So I'm not really sure how I got this call
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Ask the caller?
By calling your PBXES.org extension they can reach you too.
jiwengang said:
Ask the caller?
By calling your PBXES.org extension they can reach you too.
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I didn't answer the call. lol You said by calling my pbx extension they can reach me. How do I find out this number? in pbx I have a sipdroid extenstion:
Sipdroid: 200
graffixnyc said:
I didn't answer the call. lol You said by calling my pbx extension they can reach me. How do I find out this number? in pbx I have a sipdroid extenstion:
Sipdroid: 200
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I remeber it is [email protected] ... which is odd, and I never tried if I can reach myself by "calling" that thing..
On your gv account you need to have it forward to your gtalk acct...
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I keep seeing people saying they've set up their Streak 7 to make calls, (both incoming and outgoing) whether it be with Sipdroid or CSIPsimple. Thats great and all, but could somebody PLEASE help me out with a GUIDE that will EXPLAIN or SHOW how to do all of this. I think that's whats so frustrating for people. How do you do it??
follow the instructions on this link it will help you a lot. Fortunately I signed up to gizmo5 when the service was available. If you have any questions fell free to pm me.
h&t&t&p://hijinksinc.com/2010/05/24/free-sip-calling-with-google-voice-sans-gizmo5/
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By calling your PBXES.org extension they can reach you too.
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go to your google voice settings, its in there, you have your GV forwarding to your cell.
I installed "Dialer One," "Google Voice," and "Sipdroid."
Dialer one is the default dialer which has the ability to add a shortcut to the homescreen....
Google voice is the number that I call from. Sometimes you see the "calling" GV feature thing crash, then Sipdroid takes over and makes the call...
I've run in circles with this thing as well. The reason I am telling you this is because I uninstalled all of the other apps and dialers, etc..
I DO have Google talk installed as well, but not sure if that affects anything. Sorry couldn't be more help right now.. It's a confusing cycle. Lol. Good luck.
(((( Outgoing calls show up as coming from my GV # )))
(((( Incoming calls only occur when someone calls my cell and they're forwarded to my tablet--- SOMEHOW-- WITHOUT forwarding setup. )))))
I installed "Dialer One," "Google Voice," and "Sipdroid."
Dialer one is the default dialer which has the ability to add a shortcut to the homescreen....
Google voice is the number that I call from. Sometimes you see the "calling" GV feature thing crash, then Sipdroid takes over and makes the call...
I've run in circles with this thing as well. The reason I am telling you this is because I uninstalled all of the other apps and dialers, etc..
I DO have Google talk installed as well, but not sure if that affects anything. Sorry couldn't be more help right now.. It's a confusing cycle. Lol. Good luck.
(((( Outgoing calls show up as coming from my GV # )))
(((( Incoming calls only occur when someone calls my cell and they're forwarded to my tablet--- SOMEHOW-- WITHOUT forwarding setup. )))))
blazephilly21 said:
I keep seeing people saying they've set up their Streak 7 to make calls, (both incoming and outgoing) whether it be with Sipdroid or CSIPsimple. Thats great and all, but could somebody PLEASE help me out with a GUIDE that will EXPLAIN or SHOW how to do all of this. I think that's whats so frustrating for people. How do you do it??
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Did you figure a way to do this. I'm going in circles trying to tie together several how-to's I'm still not getting it to work.
jlczl said:
Did you figure a way to do this. I'm going in circles trying to tie together several how-to's I'm still not getting it to work.
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Hmmm... Let me see if I can help here.
1. You need to have a google voice account.
1.1 you google voice account setting: main forwarding: gchat has to be selected
1.2 do not choose call screening option (at least initially to get things work)
2. install Sipdroid on your device
2.1 click the "link with your google voice option on main page of sipdroid right after you installed it"
2.2 in Sipdroid setup, you will need to create an account with some provider like mine is pbxes.org
3. Have an account with pbxes.org (or maybe other service provider. but mine is with pbxes.org)
3.1 under extension: you should already have an sipdroid <200> (the extension number may be different , but this number MUST be the number in your sipdroid settings account field as "[email protected]" where 200 is the extension number
3.2 under inbound routing, you need to have a default routing which is "/"
click "/", you will see "sipdroid <200>" appear in various section, mainly "regular hours", "after hours", but there is one click which is "force regular hours", can help you simplify the setup initially to get things "work"
3.3 under outbound routing, you should see a "0 gtalk" routing trunk.
within the section, route name: gtalk
trunk sequence: 0 "GTALK/[email protected]"
4. In your sipdroid setting on your device, double check the username: [email protected]
password, your pbxes.org password.
Hope it can help in some way. Post your questions here and I will try to answer.
Cheers,
Thanks, got it now thanks to your excellent write-up. The order in which you do the above steps is of utmost importance.
My calls are still choppy using Sipdroid and Google Voice....its cool when I use a Wi-Fi connection, but over 4G all calls are choppy and full of static
blazephilly21 said:
My calls are still choppy using Sipdroid and Google Voice....its cool when I use a Wi-Fi connection, but over 4G all calls are choppy and full of static
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did you really have to post this issue in every one of the of threads on sipdroid? I think once in your [Q] making calls over 4g is sufficient