How do I get the voicemails from people who call my regular cell number to show up un my google voice thing?
naw you can't do that... give your gv to everyone if you don't want to check both the "messages" and the "voice" inboxes...it works out though...e.g., i give my gv number to everyone but my family so the gv inbox stays uncluttered...
yes, its very easily done.
In your Google Voice settings you can add your phone number to the account. You can then 'attach' that phone number (your original) to the google voice number just for voice messages. If you are using sprint there is a specific link in google voice that will send you the number you need to dial in your phone. Once you do that it will be set up. You then just go into your Call Settings and set Google Voice as your voicemail provider.
Done and working here...
Awesome worked great. Thanks so much
ooops misread and thought you were talking about sms !
Edit: actually you can forward those from GV to regular inbox, not the other way around though...
how do i change my voicemail greeting though?
I don't like it when i call and I hear "thanks for calling a google voice mail user" blah blah ...
someonenewhere said:
how do i change my voicemail greeting though?
I don't like it when i call and I hear "thanks for calling a google voice mail user" blah blah ...
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Why don't you go looking around in your settings and read up on some of the features of google voice?
One of the nicer things you can do is have different greetings for different people or groups of people.
You can do some other pretty cool stuff if you get a google voice number and start using that as your main number.
if you record your name,,, she will say "someonesomewhere" is not available but if you record a totally different greeting then you'll just replace her entirely...
i changed the greeting for the google number..
but when I call my sprint number i get that google message as well....
dmitrian ..I am going to try that right now..thanks!
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I have a question regarding google voice (I know, you wouldn't be able to tell by the title right?)
Anyway, somewhere I saw that when you recieve a call from Google Voice, a little white box comes down letting you know you're getting a call from google voice. I don't see that. In fact, I have two options, either I see it coming in as my google voice number (which doesn't let me see who is calling), or I have the number come in straight (which means I can't tell if it is google voice or regular number).
What I mainly use it for is Google Voice is my business number, while my personal number is well.. my personal number. Anyone have any pointers?
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go to google.com/voice
settings>calls
if you want to know that it's from google voice that the number is calling, set it to caller id (in) > display my google voice number. but, you won't know who it is that's calling, only that they're calling from gv
then after you do the above turn on the caller presentation in the options where you have to press the 1 to answer the call
I guess what I'd like isn't possible as of now. There should be a way for the phone to tell if a call is coming via google voice (since it is coming through the data) and distinguish it as such. I'll keep playing around with it for now I guess.
Navik57 said:
I guess what I'd like isn't possible as of now. There should be a way for the phone to tell if a call is coming via google voice (since it is coming through the data) and distinguish it as such. I'll keep playing around with it for now I guess.
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Google voice doesn't use data for calls, currently.
JCopernicus said:
Google voice doesn't use data for calls, currently.
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this is a fact
what i meant with the caller presentation is it will make the person speak their name and when you pick up the phone you will hear "Call from..."persons name" press 1 to answer the call, " and then it gives you some options such as sending to voice mail and listening in on the call while they leave you a voice mail
seriously i have no clue what to do. I got google voice on my phone it sends me to some help page that says in the upper right hand corner there should be a settings link or button but there isnt. I must seriously be missing something.
if someone can give me directions on how to setup my phone to forward calls to my google voice voicemail so there are no additional charges lol that would help.. and the simpler the better.
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seriously i have no clue what to do. I got google voice on my phone it sends me to some help page that says in the upper right hand corner there should be a settings link or button but there isnt. I must seriously be missing something.
if someone can give me directions on how to setup my phone to forward calls to my google voice voicemail so there are no additional charges lol that would help.. and the simpler the better.
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settings>call>voice mail service
that dosent explain how to set it up. its already set to google voice there
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that dosent explain how to set it up. its already set to google voice there
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Then you have to go to the google voice website and enable on your account.
http://www.google.com/googlevoice/l...dium=ha&utm_term=google voice&utm_campaign=en
After you login got to setting and activate voicemail.
ok i thanks and is it free sorry i just seen some stuff on google about call forwarding and getting charged with sprint is that out dated info
I've been using it for a long time and don't recall ever being billed.
Go to the settings section on the Google Voice webpage. When you add a phone it will have a Activate Google Voicemail On This Phone link. It will give you a code to punch in and it will work.
Also, on a personally verified note, you have to punch that code in every time you change ROMs or reload your ROM. I kept forgetting to do it and Sprint and Google could often not agree on who handled my voicemail. LOL
Would it be possible to forward text messages to the gtab from my phone. Also would like to respond with my grab. Not sure how this would be done but it would be cool. Could be done through Bluetooth or just a good internet connection.
jonagpa said:
Would it be possible to forward text messages to the gtab from my phone. Also would like to respond with my grab. Not sure how this would be done but it would be cool. Could be done through Bluetooth or just a good internet connection.
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Google Voice is what I use. Works good.
How do you use text on google voice..
and how does it appear on the device?
shdwknt said:
How do you use text on google voice..
and how does it appear on the device?
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You load the Google voice app from the market. You need to setup a Google voice account also. You enter the phone numbers you want to associate with it. It will also give you a Google phone number. Then you setup Google voice on your device and when it asks for the phone number use one that is associated with your google voice account. People use the google voice phone number to send you texts. And when you send them they show on peoples devices as coming from your Google number. I just had my daughters add my Google number to my contact info in there phones. The last part in the setup about voicemail you can just skip. Only going to send texts from your tablet..
It appears as a big inbox. You get notifications in the top bar when someone sends you something. You can also reply from Gmail. I have an SMS folder I setup in Gmail that I can reply from also.
Sorry to revive an old thread but is there any way to forward incoming sms messages from your cell number (not GV number) to your GV account so you can read them on the Gtab? I don't want all my contacts to have to change the number they send texts to for me. I tried to set it up but none of the sms messages were forwarded to my GV account. I think they are probably in an infinite loop in cyberspace!
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Sorry to revive an old thread but is there any way to forward incoming sms messages from your cell number (not GV number) to your GV account so you can read them on the Gtab? I don't want all my contacts to have to change the number they send texts to for me. I tried to set it up but none of the sms messages were forwarded to my GV account. I think they are probably in an infinite loop in cyberspace!
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Google just made number porting available. See here: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2011/01/google-voice-number-porting.html
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Google just made number porting available. See here: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2011/01/google-voice-number-porting.html
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I saw that last week but also saw my carrier will charge an ETF if I port my number over to GV. I'm not going to pay $200 just to read my text messages on my Gtab. It was just more of a convenience question as the screen is larger.
What I did and it worked for a couple of hours was create another GMail Account and downloaded an app from the market that forwarded my SMS messages to the Gmail account. It worked until Android killed it. I restarted the app and then I didn't receive any more text messages on my phone or in the Gmail account. I uninstalled the app, restarted the phone, and about 30 SMS messages all came through at once.
In theory this works if you can find a decent SMS forwarding app that can run in the background without being zapped and doesn't screw up your messaging app. I only tried one but may try others tomorrow.
may want to look for "sms forwarder" in the android market. not sure if that does what you want but it sounds like it does.
dragonfly1113 said:
may want to look for "sms forwarder" in the android market. not sure if that does what you want but it sounds like it does.
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Yeah, that's the exact one I used and it was hit or miss. I haven't tried any of the paid apps to see if I get better results.
ok google voice completely took over my phone. it used to be with my nexus 4 and 5 i would have the app installed and i was able to make calls with either my google voice number or my actual cell number now its just my google number... is there any way around this? i really dont want to get rid of google voice but if there is no workaround i will have to
Go into GV settings, click Making Calls, change it to whatever you want it to be
in the app? i dont see that option just balance, settings, help and send feedback
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in the app? i dont see that option just balance, settings, help and send feedback
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Google.com/voice
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those are the only options in gv on the website
Call Screening Click for info
On
Announces caller and lets you listen as caller leaves a message
Ask unknown callers to say their name
Off
Directly connects calls when phones are answered
Caller ID (incoming) Click for info
Display caller's number
Display my Google Voice number
Do Not Disturb Click for info
Enable "Do Not Disturb"
Ends in Hours
Missed Calls
Place missed calls in the inbox
Send missed calls to my email:
Call Options Click for info
Enable Recording (4), Switch (*) and Conferencing options on inbound calls
Global Spam Filtering Click for info
Send calls and text messages from numbers identified as spam by Google directly to the Spam folder
but my issue is i dont want people certain people to have my main phone number gv all of a sudden changing stuff up and removed the option for me to decide to use it or not when i make a call...i didn't have this issue with my nexus 4 or 5
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those are the only options in gv on the website
Call Screening Click for info
On
Announces caller and lets you listen as caller leaves a message
Ask unknown callers to say their name
Off
Directly connects calls when phones are answered
Caller ID (incoming) Click for info
Display caller's number
Display my Google Voice number
Do Not Disturb Click for info
Enable "Do Not Disturb"
Ends in Hours
Missed Calls
Place missed calls in the inbox
Send missed calls to my email:
Call Options Click for info
Enable Recording (4), Switch (*) and Conferencing options on inbound calls
Global Spam Filtering Click for info
Send calls and text messages from numbers identified as spam by Google directly to the Spam folder
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Are you fully integrated? I had problems with GV a few months back. Had to disable completely through the .com and then removed the app. After that I reinstalled the app and did not do full integration. In rereading the other poster's comments I think you were right, it sounds like he was referring to the app not the .com. My bad.
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Try deleting the Apps cache and data and that should start setup again.
yup i probably gotta uninstall and not integrate i think i did that thanks guys
fixed it. it was integrated with sprint pressed ok too fast or something when i first set it up i got it set up the way i like thanks guys
Uninstall voice then reboot. Then reinstall. When configuring (normal setup it does) you will be giving an option to choose when google voice makes calls. I choose "international only" and now my normal cell number is active but hangouts dialer works for gvoice number.
There is also an option in hangouts to ring voice directly to hangouts. Uncheck it if you want.
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Anyone here on DOK2 also a Google voice user?
I am having a strange issue when trying to "Call with google voice".
The call start during the prompt where you choose whether to "call with google voice" or "call without google voice" instead of waiting till you choose one of the options.
Because of this it always calls without google voice.
To all DOK2 Google voice users, your feedback is valuable.
Maybe you should update to Google Hangouts. It works perfectly for both texts and calls. I haven't touched Google Voice since I started using Hangouts.
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Maybe you should update to Google Hangouts. It works perfectly for both texts and calls. I haven't touched Google Voice since I started using Hangouts.
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I can use my Google voice number in hangouts?
DeeXii said:
I can use my Google voice number in hangouts?
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Oh yeah dude, 100%. When you log in with your Google account, it will automatically use the Google Voice number associated with that account. And you can do text and group messaging, mms, video hangouts, and voip calls all through the one app.
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I can use my Google voice number in hangouts?
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Yeah Google voice # plus hangouts is a great combo.
I can confirm, it dials straight out with your carrier number no matter what option you choose. Hopefully there will be a fix.
James62370 said:
I can confirm, it dials straight out with your carrier number no matter what option you choose. Hopefully there will be a fix.
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Use hangouts dialer. It will call out from Google voice numbers. I use it every day. On newest DOK build.
ShrekOpher said:
Use hangouts dialer. It will call out from Google voice numbers. I use it every day. On newest DOK build.
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I understand that. I have a voip pbx server setup. I would like to use the minutes which are allotted to me each month. Using Hangouts doesn't help with that.
I appreciate the reply, I'm just confirming that there is an issue.
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I understand that. I have a voip pbx server setup. I would like to use the minutes which are allotted to me each month. Using Hangouts doesn't help with that.
I appreciate the reply, I'm just confirming that there is an issue.
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R u calling over seas? Using hangouts with a google voice number, has unlimited calling between USA, Canada, and Mexico.
Unless you are running a call center I don't see the need for the pbx server setup anymore.
Using hangouts limits me to just my cell phone. All the extensions in my home are setup with voip.
have some problem too here is a work around for now. https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/voice/7v4o62rCRfI;context-place=starred
T-Mobile - Note 4/5/Edge - Update to 5.1.1 - Error on outgoing calls with Google Voice by setarcoS Dec 1
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Original Post: I'm on a Samsung Note 4 that was just upgraded to 5.1.1, and now when I attempt to make outgoing calls, I get "call not sent" and the call automatically gets made with my regular carrier number. I am still able to send/receive text messages, and check on voicemail's.
I tried rebooting, clearing the app cache/data, removing the sim, changing networks and nothing - the same error "call not sent" keeps appearing.
I've been using google voice for many years now since invites went out and never had this issue when changing phones.
Need help figuring out what is going on.
Device: Samsung Note 4
OS: Android 5.1.1
Network: T-mobile network
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Devices affected: Note 4, Edge, Galaxy S5, Note 5
Status: Waiting for a fix.
Work around #1: Connect through Google Voice (via Sheelendra Singh)
Dial your GV number
Hit the asterisk (*) key when the GV greeting comes on (skip this if you set your phone to go directly to voicemail access)
Enter your PIN, then pound (#)
Press 2 to place a call
Enter the phone number followed by pound (#)
Work Around #2: Dial through Hangouts
On your Android device, open the Hangouts Dialer app .
Type the person's name or phone number, and select them from the search results. Or to dial a number, touch the dial pad icon Dial pad icon at the bottom of the screen. Then dial the phone number you'd like to call, and touch the phone icon .
Work Around #3: Dial through web browser on phone (via Nick the greek 123)
1. Go to Web browser on your phone
2. Go to https://voice.google.com and sign in
3. Use the dial key pad provided.
4. When you dial the number google voice will call you first from your google number, answer it to connect to the number you dialed.
Work Around #4: Force calls through (via Steven McDonnough)
1. GoogleVoice has to be set to "Always Ask"
2. You have to set "Power Button" to end calls (Settings -> Personalization -> Accessibility -> Answering and ending calls -> End calls by Pressing the Power key)
3. Once you place the call, immediately hit the POWER BUTTON THEN quickly hit "Use GV". That will end the direct dial from your phone AND enable the GoogleVoice dialer.
Things you can do to help:
Contact T-Mobile and help make them aware of what is going on.
- Ask to be transferred to "tech support department."
- Explain the issue and tell them there is already an existing ticket for this known issue.
For all who call support and they ask you to uninstall, reinstall, factory reset, clear cache, etc. Don't bother. It won't help. These are irrational, standard support scripts used when they don't nearly understand the cause nor the solution.
Log into https://voice.google.com and use the "Send Feedback" link at the bottom left of the page" to help make them aware of what is going on.
Contact Samsung support and help make them aware of what is going on.
If you contact T-Mobile, Samsung, or Google Voice, be sure to mention this thread:
For reference, the URL they need is: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/voice/7v4o62rCRfI/8E2xx0hEDAAJ
And this is the thread in particular: 7v4o62rCRfI/8E2xx0hEDAAJ
2015/12/05
PaulisHere contacted T-Mobile and filed a report regarding the issue. They recommended everyone with the same issue contact them and mention this reference number to add them to the ticket: 745440721951644352 (my t-mobile rep couldn't find the ticket as they are normally 10 digits long)
I contacted T-Mobile and they said they are working with Samsung and Google (Android OS I presume) and are hoping for a patch/fix within 7-10 business days.
2015/12/09
PaulisHere opened a new ticket # 14060725
I also have this problem. I don't like having to use the hangouts dialer, but, it's what I have to do for now.
I called Tmo biz class support and as expected they were useless and are pointing fingers at Samsung and GV.
I called Samsung support and as expected they were useless and are pointing fingers at GV.
Contacting Google's support is harder than shouting into a black hole.
Anyone else have any idea about this?
I notice that TEKXodus has the a new dialer that is video calling capable and Google voice works properly.