Hi!
I am using a feature of my telephone company which is called "parallel call". There i can have a call that is ringing on my home phone, ring on another number i can specify at the same time. Whoever picks up first, gets the call.
I know that my old Siemens S55 could at least show me, thet the call reaching my cell was a redirected one.
How can i get my Neo to show me, that a call is redirected or even better show me the phone number it originally intended to reach.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
Falk
I am having a problem with conference call feature on my TyTN. The issue I am seeing is when I have a call on hold I try to dial another number to conference but it will not dial. Any thoughts???
does your sim support it ?
aparker913 said:
I am having a problem with conference call feature on my TyTN. The issue I am seeing is when I have a call on hold I try to dial another number to conference but it will not dial. Any thoughts???
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its network specific. For example, as a private user on TMob, conf call facility is not set up. If I was a business user then different story as that is a service offered to business users.
Ok, so here is my dilemma. I guess I should have read more before buying this phone, but I guess some things you just learn with time.
I LOVE this phone , but due to t-mobile's stupid restrictions I would have to return it. I would rather sell it than wait days for Dell to refund me my money.
I bought the 16GB version off contract and have the receipts and everything it came with.
Everything is still wrapped up and never opened.
The only thing that was removed was the phone and battery. The Keyboard is still covered in plastic.
Now my story: I bought the phone because I was planning to give WP7 a try with the most anticipated phone of the year. And when I had it, I was going to use the line as my main buisness line with my Google Voice. Come to find out, I cannot foward my voicemail to google voice because Flexpay or Even More PLus accounts have that disabled. I called Technical support and begged , they refused. So, at this point the phone has no use to me and I don't want a 2 year contract. I Know it is crazy to sell a phone for something that little. But I have 2 phones on my google voice, and when it forards the voicemail from my first phone, it rings my Dell Venue Pro phone instead of going to voicemail,hence a loop. And I do not want T-Mobile handling my VM. I want both numbers to be independent of each other.
Not to bore anyone.
I am selling the phone Brand New as it came. All I Want is the $499 OR BEST OFFER. I don't care for the tax.
Price includes shipping. Pretty much my loss here.
For those in Houston, TX or Katy, TX you can meet me and pick it up.
Please text or PM me. 832-413-3951. First come, First Serve.
Or let me know what you think.
Thanks.
SOLD!!!! Thanks to all those who contacted me. Appreciate the business.
Damionix said:
...But I have 2 phones on my google voice, and when it forards the voicemail from my first phone, it rings my Dell Venue Pro phone instead of going to voicemail,hence a loop. And I do not want T-Mobile handling my VM. I want both numbers to be independent of each other...
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Maybe I don't *fully* understand what you're saying, but there is a switch in Google Voice that says, "When forwarded from XXX number, send to GV VM."
I use this switch to allow my GV number to ring to my DVP, but if I forward it back (decline the call, etc), it forwards back to GV, and GV knows to send it to VM - not loop...
Is this what you're trying to do?
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Maybe I don't *fully* understand what you're saying, but there is a switch in Google Voice that says, "When forwarded from XXX number, send to GV VM."
I use this switch to allow my GV number to ring to my DVP, but if I forward it back (decline the call, etc), it forwards back to GV, and GV knows to send it to VM - not loop...
Is this what you're trying to do?
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Let me explain a little more.
I have a google voice number GG, and I have my regular cell CC ( setup with google Voicemail), and now Flexpay FP ( does not support google voicemail forwarding).
When someone calls my regular # CC, it rings and if I don't pick up, it should send it to google voicemail. But that does not happen, it sends it to my FP number and rings it and ends up sending the call to my Regular T-mobile Voicemail. I don't want that to happen. I want the calls made to my cell, if not answered to be sent to GVoicemail as setup, not forwarded to my other number. I have disabled this with no luck.
And I understand why it is like this and it sucks. See, when calls are being forwarded to google voicemail, it is treated like a regular call dialing GG. And I have set all calls made to GG to be sent to my FP. So, that must be the issue, and since FP does not support GG Voicemail forwarding, it is sent to my regular t-mobile VM.
If you know a work around, I would love to keep my phone , and where can I find this switch in google voice you are taking about?
SOLD!!!! Thanks to all those who contacted me. Appreciate the business.
I dont understand why you couldnt just send it back to dell. its only obvious at this point you're trying to pull some strings.
i think i know what you're up to.
Haha
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I dont understand why you couldnt just send it back to dell. its only obvious at this point you're trying to pull some strings.
i think i know what you're up to.
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Believe me , I am pulling no strings. Just that it would have taken a while for Dell to refund me the money. But its easier if I just get the cash or a paypal transfer from someone
Is it available ?
If yes, Check pm pls
If no delete it.
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So, yesterday I said goodbye to Sprint and the account is activated and I have till 1-7-13 to port the number out or they will charge for another month of service rates. I have ordered a Nexus 4 and will be here in 6-7 weeks, patience is a virtue. In the meantime I am using an old flip phone with AT&T pay as you go for $25.00 I want to port my sprint number but, do not have the new phone before 1-7-13 when the account will be closed.
Questions:
1-I ordered a Tmobile prepaid micro sim card and should get it tomorrow. Should I go ahead and activate the sim card and port the number even though I do not have the Nexus 4 yet?
2- If I activate online, can I port the Sprint number online or should I call TMobile to do it?
3-Can I buy a cheap TMobile prepaid phone, activate it and then switch the sim card to the Nexus 4 when it comes in? Doing this will allow me to test TMobile in my area before I get the phone or since it is a cheap phone I should wait to get the beast?
4-What is the advantage of porting the number to Google Voice? If I am possibly going to be testing TMobile and ATT Straight Talk plans for a month each. I do not want to lose my 13 year old phone number and have to notify all my contacts of a new number from either ATT or TMobile.
I am just trying to make a smooth and simple porting of the phone number from Sprint asap since the account will be closed on -7-13 before the Nexus 4 gets to me. Any other suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
It is a bit confusing when the Walmart employee tells me that the TMobile sim cards with the phones they sell are tied to those phones and you can not switch to the Nexus 4. She also told me that the $30.00 plan on TMobile only applies to Walmart purchased phones. When I questioned TMobile on this, they stated that was not true and since I am not buying the phone from Walmart, I can order the TMobile prepaid sim card and activate it online and still get the $30 plan. Then, to call TMobile and they would port my number over.
Thanking in advance,
Ian B
1) Unless you have a phone in which you can activate the MicroSIM card you plan to use in the N4, wait. The setup process asks for an IMEI, and while I don't think it matters, you wouldn't have your Nexus 4's IMEI yet.
2) When you activate the T-Mobile MicroSIM, the process will include having them transfer the number from Sprint. Just have your Sprint account info handy.
3) The advantage of using Google Voice is that it adds some flexibility in how it's used, without using "minutes". This is popular on, for example, the $30/month T-Mobile plan, since it only has 100 minutes of talk.
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1) Unless you have a phone in which you can activate the MicroSIM card you plan to use in the N4, wait. The setup process asks for an IMEI, and while I don't think it matters, you wouldn't have your Nexus 4's IMEI yet.
2) When you activate the T-Mobile MicroSIM, the process will include having them transfer the number from Sprint. Just have your Sprint account info handy.
3) The advantage of using Google Voice is that it adds some flexibility in how it's used, without using "minutes". This is popular on, for example, the $30/month T-Mobile plan, since it only has 100 minutes of talk.
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AJ;
Thanks for the info but, as you can see the account will close on 1-7-13 before the Nexus 4 gets to me at the end of January 2013. I could get the cheapest prepaid TMobile phone to activate the sim card and get the Sprint phone number ported over before I lose it on 1-7-13 which I do not want to lose.
What do you think on buying the cheapest prepaid TMo phone idea?
Thanks again,
Ian B
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AJ;
Thanks for the info but, as you can see the account will close on 1-7-13 before the Nexus 4 gets to me at the end of January 2013. I could get the cheapest prepaid TMobile phone to activate the sim card and get the Sprint phone number ported over before I lose it on 1-7-13 which I do not want to lose.
What do you think on buying the cheapest prepaid TMo phone idea?
Thanks again,
Ian B
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You shouldn't need a device to activate your sim card through Straight Talk (i'm on it now with AT&T). The only thing it will ask for is your straight talk SIM Card information and the phone number you want to port.
https://www.straighttalk.com/secure/Activate - Select "Transfer my number from another company"
It will walk you through the steps, I did this with both my wife and I account (both coming from Verizon).
Porting for my wife took only 30 minutes while mine took close to 8 hours. It will still port even though you dont have it in a device. From what I remember you can only confirm the port was successful is when you use the SIM (it shows as HOME instead of No Service).
If you want to ask straight talk directly, best to use their twitter feed as they respond better there.
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You shouldn't need a device to activate your sim card through Straight Talk (i'm on it now with AT&T). The only thing it will ask for is your straight talk SIM Card information and the phone number you want to port.
https://www.straighttalk.com/secure/Activate - Select "Transfer my number from another company"
It will walk you through the steps, I did this with both my wife and I account (both coming from Verizon).
Porting for my wife took only 30 minutes while mine took close to 8 hours. It will still port even though you dont have it in a device. From what I remember you can only confirm the port was successful is when you use the SIM (it shows as HOME instead of No Service).
If you want to ask straight talk directly, best to use their twitter feed as they respond better there.
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Thanks Ibegary;
I will hold off on buying a prepaid phone then. I called earlier Straight Talk customer service and had a hard time understanding them. I don't use Twitter but, your link is pretty self explanatory. I think is the same issue with TMobile. They just shipped my sim card today and once it comes in, I can port the number to them without having a device and activate the sim card. They told me I have 120 days to get money into the account.
Ian B
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snip.....It will walk you through the steps, I did this with both my wife and I account (both coming from Verizon)....snip...
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About Verizon -- Do you know how the Verizon billing process comes into play. I am currently with Verizon, on contract. Waiting and preparing for the N4. Received a shipping confirmation today, for the Straighttalk ATT microsim card. Will I need to call Verizon and cancel my service, after ST ports the number from my Verizon account? If the number is ported in the middle of the Verizon billing cycle, do I get nicked for the whole billing period? Or, are Verizon charges suspended, automatically, once ST takes control of the number? I would like to avoid the charge for a whole month of Verizon, if the N4 arrives on or shortly after the start of a new billing period. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Bill M
First question: Do you plan to use Google Voice?
If NO, then hold off on activating the SIM until you have your phone in hand.
If YES, then this is the perfect time to port your number to Google Voice from Sprint (as I did) so you get to keep the same phone number and use VOIP to make and receive your calls, plus all the benefits of Google Voice. It will take 24 hours exactly until the number port is complete. It will take a day or two more until you can receive text messages through Google Voice. When you finally have your Nexus 4 phone in hand, activate the SIM per the included instructions in conjunction with the IMEI number on the new phone. You DO NOT want to port your number to T-mobile during the activation, just get a new number. You can quickly forget about this new number. There are guides already on how to setup VOIP with Google Voice + Pbxes.org using SipDroid to do all the configuration for you, then you can delete the SipDroid app off your phone. You DO want to install CSipSimple on your phone and configure it to connect to Pbxes.org (which is already wired to use GTalk and Google Voice by now). CSipSimple will integrate with the android stock dialer, or you can use CSipSimple as your default dialer. One more thing, I got tired of Android asking me if I want to make a VOIP call using Pbxes or Cell (T-mobile minutes) that inside CSipSimple I made a rule that ALL calls be made by Pbxes. So, I just use my phone as normal and CSipSimple makes the call and answers my calls. It really really is wonderful when I look at my T-mobile minutes, but none have been used and I get great call quality.
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First question: Do you plan to use Google Voice?
If NO, then hold off on activating the SIM until you have your phone in hand.
If YES, then this is the perfect time to port your number to Google Voice from Sprint (as I did) so you get to keep the same phone number and use VOIP to make and receive your calls, plus all the benefits of Google Voice. It will take 24 hours exactly until the number port is complete. It will take a day or two more until you can receive text messages through Google Voice. When you finally have your Nexus 4 phone in hand, activate the SIM per the included instructions in conjunction with the IMEI number on the new phone. You DO NOT want to port your number to T-mobile during the activation, just get a new number. You can quickly forget about this new number. There are guides already on how to setup VOIP with Google Voice + Pbxes.org using SipDroid to do all the configuration for you, then you can delete the SipDroid app off your phone. You DO want to install CSipSimple on your phone and configure it to connect to Pbxes.org (which is already wired to use GTalk and Google Voice by now). CSipSimple will integrate with the android stock dialer, or you can use CSipSimple as your default dialer. One more thing, I got tired of Android asking me if I want to make a VOIP call using Pbxes or Cell (T-mobile minutes) that inside CSipSimple I made a rule that ALL calls be made by Pbxes. So, I just use my phone as normal and CSipSimple makes the call and answers my calls. It really really is wonderful when I look at my T-mobile minutes, but none have been used and I get great call quality.
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A couple of questions, Straight talk and TMobile prepaid do not handle mms, correct? If that is so, can I get mms through google voice?
Your set up sounds too complicated for me and I only average about 40-60 mins of talk time per month so not worried about the 100 mins in the $30 TMob plan.
Thanks,
Ian B
P.S.---if someone in the Austin, Cedar Park area w a Nexus 4 with ST or TMob prepaid, send me a pm so you can call me and I can pick your brain on this stuff.
bmoke said:
About Verizon -- Do you know how the Verizon billing process comes into play. I am currently with Verizon, on contract. Waiting and preparing for the N4. Received a shipping confirmation today, for the Straighttalk ATT microsim card. Will I need to call Verizon and cancel my service, after ST ports the number from my Verizon account? If the number is ported in the middle of the Verizon billing cycle, do I get nicked for the whole billing period? Or, are Verizon charges suspended, automatically, once ST takes control of the number? I would like to avoid the charge for a whole month of Verizon, if the N4 arrives on or shortly after the start of a new billing period. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Bill M
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Do not call Verizon in fact you do not need to talk to Verizon at all
What will happen is straight talk will take your account number and billing pin and start the port for you with Verizon once the port is complete Verizon will close the line for the account
About 2 to 3 weeks later you will receive your final bill from Verizon that will include any ETF charges and any credit for the remaining of your billing cycle where there was no usage
So for example if your billing cycle is on the 29th and you ported on the 14th then you'll be charged for 14 days of service and then you'll be credited the other 14 or 15 days
Hope this helps
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Hopefully someone can help me out here. I just ordered a Nexus 4 and will be receiving it in a day or 2. I am currently on Verizon and will be switching to T-Mo when I get the Nexus 4. I am not sure how good the service will be so I kind of want to test it out before canceling my Verizon account since I have a pretty decent plan that I would not be able to get again.
Can someone explain what would happen if I port my number to Google Voice? Will that cancel my Verizon contract? I would like to keep my number on the new phone but still be able to keep my Verizon account active all without getting new numbers to give out to people.
If I port my number to GV, what happens to my Verizon phone number? Would they need to give me a new one? Will my contract still be good until I know for sure that T-Mo coverage is good and I call to cancel.
Hope this makes sense and appreciate any help you guys can offer.
Normally, moving your number to GV cancels your Verizon account.
What I have heard about people doing is calling verizon telling them you want to move to GV. They will give you a new verizon number and you move your old number to GV. Once you get GV setup you can have it call your new verizon number and your new tmobile number. Once you are comfortable with tmo, you can can cancel verizon.
Word of caution though. GV works well 98% of the time, but sometimes it is lacking. I have missed calls being sent to my phone (Im on ATT/StraighTalk/) You have no technical support available. Google doesn't give a **** about GV anymore.
Another question, if I port my number when I dial out will it show my GV number? How would that work? Also, what about text messages and mms messaging? Since I am now jumping around on pre-paids I think it would be easier if my number was with GV instead of having to port it to each carrier every time. Is this doable and would my GV number be used for everything?
I have never used it for anything but voice mail but figure it must work with everything if people would port a number to it?