so i downloaded "Handcent" text messaging and it works fine... other then getting double notification i had a question:::::
since i get double notification it obviously means the Stock SMS still gets text messages from people i send messages to from handcent... do i get charged towards my texting plan on the stock sms? or not?.... if i am, would a solution be to rename the stock sms file with .old in the end of it so its gone? will i still get charged towards my plan?
Handcent uses the same SMS system app so there's no extra charge for texting via it.
To solve the double notification, just go open the default messaging app, hit menu -> settings -> uncheck Notifications.
Now you should only get notifications via Handcent.
NKT said:
Handcent uses the same SMS system app so there's no extra charge for texting via it.
To solve the double notification, just go open the default messaging app, hit menu -> settings -> uncheck Notifications.
Now you should only get notifications via Handcent.
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my concern is that im still getting messages to my stock sms... doesnt matter?
im not getting cahrged?
Frenzifun said:
my concern is that im still getting messages to my stock sms... doesnt matter?
im not getting cahrged?
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Technically, yes. The stock sms program still gets the texts. But all it really is doing is accessing the same system SMS program as Handcent.
They're both just front ends for interacting with the SMS program.
You don't get charged "extra" for using Handcent versus the stock messaging app.
I've been using Handcent from day one and there's no extra charge and all my messages show up in both apps. I just never open the stock app.
Handcent doesn't bypass SMS charges by using data. It's just another app that does what the stock SMS app does, just a bit more prettily.
For free SMS you need Google Voice. But note you have to use the Google Voice phone number as inbound/outbound. Also, there's no api for sending messages through Google Voice so you can't use any frontend app besides Voice itself.
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s44 said:
Handcent doesn't bypass SMS charges by using data. It's just another app that does what the stock SMS app does, just a bit more prettily.
For free SMS you need Google Voice. But note you have to use the Google Voice phone number as inbound/outbound. Also, there's no api for sending messages through Google Voice so you can't use any frontend app besides Voice itself.
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thereee is my answer, awesome, thank you... so its still used as one of my text messages on my 500 plan.
so in that case theres no point in it for me...
now how do i do this google voice thing... i have an account with google voice with my gmail account... how does this free texting take place?
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thereee is my answer, awesome, thank you... so its still used as one of my text messages on my 500 plan.
so in that case theres no point in it for me...
now how do i do this google voice thing... i have an account with google voice with my gmail account... how does this free texting take place?
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Ahhh, I see now. Yes, any texting from your phone's number is charged to your texting plan.
To use SMS through Google Voice, just give people your GV number and have them use that to text you. It will not be charged to your plan text bucket.
First install the GV app if you haven't...
Then, as the previous guy said, just have people text the GV number. For outbound texts you can either fire up the GV app and select "Compose" from the menu/respond to a text someone's already sent your GV, or go to Contacts and use "Send Message" for a contact (the first time you do this the app choice menu should pop up -- you can set GV as the default for future uses).
Make sure Google Voice isn't set to forward the text messages from your Google Voice number to your cell phone number or you will be charged for the text sent from Google Voice to your Cell number.
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I'm not sure if this is the right place for this. I've got a dell streak 7 on a tMobile pay as you go plan that does NOT have SMS. When I try to send SMS with the built in messaging app I receive an error, PLUS I've confirmed with Tmobile that not only does this plan not HAVE messaging I can't add it either.
However... I'm CONSTANTLY getting text message notifications in my notification bar. I'm looking at nearly a dozen right now just since the last time I cleared them. Where are they coming from? Do I or do I NOT have SMS? Can I make these stop but shutting off SMS somehow? Without messing up my google voice?
Tahnks.
Your sms is coming from your Google voice acct. Go into your google voice acct and see if you can disable sms. Or on your Dell Streak go to setting, account & sync, select your Google voice acct and uncheck the mail sync option. this way will prevent you from receiving your Google mail also.
Now I use the SMS on my google voice...and the SMS messages I've received thru google voice are NOTHING to do with those thru the built in app. The google voice messages are messages I've sent and received, but the others are almost nonsense...... like spam email subjects sort of
Thanks.
I have an annoying issue with my phone and don't know if it can be remedied or not. I am sure that others may have the same issue. If I miss a phone call and the person leaves a voicemail I get four different app notifications. The icons in the notification bar include: missed call icon, email icon with possible transcript of voicemail, text message with possible transcript of voicemail and finally, Google voice icon with transcript and voice recording. I use Handcent for texting, gmail for emails and Google voice for voicemails. I would like to keep Google voice as I like the transcript and voice recording available in one spot. Is there a way to selectively not receive notices for phone calls from specific apps?
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I have an annoying issue with my phone and don't know if it can be remedied or not. I am sure that others may have the same issue. If I miss a phone call and the person leaves a voicemail I get four different app notifications. The icons in the notification bar include: missed call icon, email icon with possible transcript of voicemail, text message with possible transcript of voicemail and finally, Google voice icon with transcript and voice recording. I use Handcent for texting, gmail for emails and Google voice for voicemails. I would like to keep Google voice as I like the transcript and voice recording available in one spot. Is there a way to selectively not receive notices for phone calls from specific apps?
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i wont be of too much help here, but i can suggest turning notifications off for such things as a bootleg temp fix until you figure it out.
ive never used handscent so that may be it, or more likely an app for transcripting voicemails as that seems to be the common factor here.
I am using Slim ICS, and like the feature to send an SMS to an incoming caller.
I use google voice, and have set it as the default SMS app, but when responding to a call with the canned SMS messages it always uses the phones messaging app instead of google voice (shows the wrong phone number to caller).
Is there some file I might edit to change this?
Wondering if anyone uses Google Voice as their primary number for texting and calling. Do 3rd party SMS apps allow you to use your Google Voice number to text? Also, I don't know why but I was using it before but sometimes I wouldn't get text notifications, or there would be a long delay.
Yep. I use hangouts to text/mms.
I too use my Google voice number as my primary number. Sometimes there are some hiccups but for 99% of the time it's perfect and easier now since the hangouts integration.
Same here, hangouts works great for Google Voice SMS unless you're using Android Wear. When I send an SMS from my smart watch it won't use hangouts, using my normal cell number instead. Setting Hangouts as the default SMS app doesn't fix it.
I even take it a step further. I setup Google Voice to ring my SIP number. So when I'm on wifi I have tasker turn off my cell antenna. Saved a lot battery life on my S3, just testing it on my N6 now. I still get calls through SIP (people calling my google voice number) and I can dial out on my google voice number using hangouts dialer and use hangouts for SMS. When I'm not on Wifi, Tasker and secure settings turns off SIP calls so I don't get calls twice.