do you ever get that one phone call from that same person over and over and you just wish they can go away. well me too. if anybody has a program that can stop a person from calling your phone and send that number to a diferent number or a voicemail u dont have to listen to that would be cool. I know there are call filters out is there, but im looking for something that wont only block the number but also send them somewhere esle. so when they call you can have them rerouted to a different number. maybe to a already dis connected number so it seems to that person your number changed.
we have 2020, any answer for this question?
Kall8.com will allow you forward calls for specific callers. As a toll-free service provider, they also will provide a number if a caller blocks their call.
Youmail is a voicemail service that allows you to have custom messages for every caller & has a lot of options for filtering calls.
Personally, I use both of these services. I forward calls to Kall8 to expose blocked numbers and then forward the call to Youmail to do everything else I need it to do.
At one point I was also using Google voice forwarded from Kall8 as a way of live-screening specific callers that blocked their numbers.
I hope this helps.
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Hi @ all,
I have a question or request. First let me explaine the situation.
I use justVoip.com for calling German Cells cheaper and the USA for free. I call justVoips Landline for free (because I have a landline-flat) and they forward the call to the desired number. I used to just save their number before the contacts number seperatet by a "P" (pause): 08912345P0172123456
When receiving calls my Motorola would still recognize the Call-id, also with the voip number in front of it. But my X1 now doesnt recognize calls with their number inserted...
So my question is... either is there a way to have two seperate phone books running parallel or is there maybe a software that always asks if the preselection should be added when making a call??
Or a nother solution I didnt think of yet..
Hope this wasn't to complicated and you kinda now what i mean...
thanks..
Danny
I have my gv # on my friends and family list. I guess this means I'm using minutes when I use gv to dial out.
Does anyone know how this works?
You will want to download the "Google Voice" app from the Droid Marketplace. Also if you search these forums there are how-to's on how to set it up to replace your Verizon voicemail as well as using it to call out/have calls come in. If you need more help after that let me know (also I would happy to take a GV invite off your hands if you have one to spare =p, *note* I will continue to help you regardless ).
I've already downloaded that app and I love how it works except for not using my local gv number when I dial out. It seems to use a random, simi-local number each time.
You've got an invite either way. PM me your email address and I'll figure out how to send the invitation.
Thanks for your help.
DeeBG said:
You will want to download the "Google Voice" app from the Droid Marketplace. Also if you search these forums there are how-to's on how to set it up to replace your Verizon voicemail as well as using it to call out/have calls come in. If you need more help after that let me know (also I would happy to take a GV invite off your hands if you have one to spare =p, *note* I will continue to help you regardless ).
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Just wondering, I'm not sure if this is related to your issue, but did you have caller ID blocked in any way before/during setting up GV?
Edit: Also for making outgoing calls, are you calling your GV number and then dialing out from there? Using that method or calling directly from your computer SHOULD make your GV number appear when you call someone (the GV app is suppose to do this for you, btw if you need help testing this I can PM you my phone number... free weekend mins and all =p).
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Another thing you can try is going to https://www.google.com/voice/#callsettings and setting the "Caller ID (out)" to your GV number. This might force GV to display the correct number. What it sounds like they are doing now is drawing from a pool of random numbers in the area (for whatever reason, I don't know why) that they control and routing your call through them.
From what I have read, there is no way to dial straight out through gv. You have to dial your own gv number and use the #2 option.
I think I had a Window's Mobile app on my Touch Pro that did that for me.
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Another thing you can try is going to https://www.google.com/voice/#callsettings and setting the "Caller ID (out)" to your GV number.
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No, right under that option it says this:
"Note: this setting currently only applies to text messages; calls will be included soon."
gentleart said:
From what I have read, there is no way to dial straight out through gv. You have to dial your own gv number and use the #2 option.
I think I had a Window's Mobile app on my Touch Pro that did that for me.
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That's not how it works with the native Android app. It's much quicker/easier and it dials some other "special" number, not your own GV number.
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That's not how it works with the native Android app. It's much quicker/easier and it dials some other "special" number, not your own GV number.
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That defeats what I want it for - free calls.
My GVoice app seems to dial the same number every time. When you start a call using your GVoice number, just look at the pop up that says "Calling via Google Voice ###-###-####' and add that to your Verizon Friends & Family numbers. Your bill will show that you call that number over and over, so all outgoing calls are free. Incoming calls will not be free unfortunatelly :-/
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That defeats what I want it for - free calls.
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Hey gentleart sorry for the late reply, I've been afk for a couple days thanks to my gf working the front desk at a Pediatrician's office x.x (curse those snot-bubbling runts, we went through 30 packs of ramen noodles and tea in the last few days =p).
I didn't notice that "Caller ID (out)" only applied to text, I wrote that before I had access to GV and that was a recommendation I read on their board. Even if that were true for making phone calls though, it might not solve your problem. I'll make a thread on the Google Voice help site about this specific problem though (I'll PM you the link once the post is up) and if an answer arises out of it, I'll post it back in this forum for public knowledge (BECAUSE KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! ugh sorry... x.x).
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arnoldo83 said:
Incoming calls will not be free unfortunatelly :-/
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J/W, under Google Voice's "Calls" settings, have you tried changing "Caller ID (in)" to "Display my Google Voice number"? For some reason I have a feeling that you would still get billed for the incoming call (I can't wait until cell phones work like landlines) plus you wouldn't know who was calling (possibly forcing you to talk with relatives or even worse... ex-significant others x.x).
If you are a heavy enough phone user to need this you would probably want to switch to the unlimited plan, but I'm just curious how it would work with Verizon. For now though, I'm going to try and figure out why some people are getting multiple outgoing GV numbers when using the Android app (I think if you are in a heavily populated area - by GV users at least - that it might just cycle you out to another number... but there should be a way to force it to use your number without having to dial manually).
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My GVoice app seems to dial the same number every time. When you start a call using your GVoice number, just look at the pop up that says "Calling via Google Voice ###-###-####' and add that to your Verizon Friends & Family numbers. Your bill will show that you call that number over and over, so all outgoing calls are free. Incoming calls will not be free unfortunatelly :-/
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This is what I did, and I can confirm that all outgoing calls are free. I also added my GV number to my "10" so that when family calls it's included. Unfortunately you can't have your cake and eat it too, your incoming calls will be charged minutes just like they've always been. I just have it go to my work phone while I'm at work, and answer it for free using my land line.
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gentleart said:
I have my gv # on my friends and family list. I guess this means I'm using minutes when I use gv to dial out.
Does anyone know how this works?
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Install Google Voice Callback. This routes your calls via the web for dialing purposes and then google voice calls you back. Now outgoing calls are free if you have friends and family, and incoming calls are free if someone calls your google voice number.
You still have to have a pretty high priced contract with Verizon to get friends and family though.
For fear of sounding like an idiot I just have to ask.. I got a Google invite finally and now I'm not sure what I want to do. I really need to keep my current cell number because I have a billion business cards with this number, but I want the awesome voicemail service. I'm guessing I should choose the Voice Mail option only and I will not lose my current number? Does this sound about right?
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That defeats what I want it for - free calls.
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The number you see pop up when you dial should actually be the same each time. You should put that number in your friends and family and then using google voice out should not use minutes.
This may help, put this text in a Google search and take the top link
site:lifehacker.com google voice free
Normally under call setting you can change your voicemail provider, but there is no such option on the epic under call settings. Are we unable to use google voice with this phone?
After you have everything set up in gv settings, use conditional call forwarding if your plan allows for it. Go look and make sure. Then from the cell phone do *28(areacodeand#). That's in case you dump a call, it goes to gv vm. Is that what you're asking? I haven't tested to make sure it works yet but I think it will. *38 will undo ccf.
Step 1) Install the Google Voice app from the market place.
Step 2) Run the app.
Step 3) Follow the instructions that popup on your screen.
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Step 1) Install the Google Voice app from the market place.
Step 2) Run the app.
Step 3) Follow the instructions that popup on your screen.
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Ive done all that, im talking about going into call settings and changing the voicemail carrier from sprint to google voice. Theres an option in most other android phones, but there is no option to change carrier on this phone
I was having this issue as well. I have GV installed and I use it for voicemail only. On my Hero it let me change the voicemail number manually in the settings. I do not see this setting on the Epic.
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After you have everything set up in gv settings, use conditional call forwarding if your plan allows for it. Go look and make sure. Then from the cell phone do *28(areacodeand#). That's in case you dump a call, it goes to gv vm. Is that what you're asking? I haven't tested to make sure it works yet but I think it will. *38 will undo ccf.
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That is the way to do it.
I know when I had CM6 on my Evo, I had to use *28 to go to Google Voice.
I just tested it and it works. Make sure gv is set up then dial *38 send and wait for it to beep then hang up. Then dial*28 then your area code and number of your google voice then send. Listen for the beeps then it will hang up on you. You're all set now. If someone calls your sprint number and you let it ring or reject it, it will go to gvvm. If they call gv number, if you let ring our reject call, it will go to gvvm. Don't worry about the voicemail setting for the phone. Just get gv app set up completely on phone, make sure the gv account settings are straight from a regular computer online, tell your phone to conditional call forward, then everything should work like normal (minus the choose voicemail setting that isn't there on the phone).
One last thing, make sure the plan you have includes conditional call waiting for free or if it doesn't you're gonna get charged for it. If someone calls gv #, that is considered a landline and won't be anytime mobile. If you call out through gv, that's considered you calling a land line so that won't be included with anytime mobile minutes. I have the kitchen sink plan so that doesn't go against me.
i have started using my S4 at work
im a cable technician, when i call customers im blocking my number using #31# before the actual number of the client for obvious reasons- its a big company, anything has to go through their customer service center
the thing is, when i call a client using that prefix, its gone in the call log, so when i need to call him again( which often happen) i need to dial the number again which is very uncomfortable as im calling dozens of customers everyday, my older work phone was a simple J105 sony ericsson , which used to saved the number in the call log just as it was, smartphones for some reason, dont...
is this a setting i can change or some other dialer i should use ?
please? anyone?
Maybe try other dialer and contact apps...