Ok so as I found out with flashing ROM's here is that sometimes your voicemail forwarding will get reset and you will not be able to receive any voicemails. Here is what you need to do to get rolling.
Go to Settings-Call-Voicemail settings Make sure to the number you see there is: +18056377243
Next go to Settings-call-call forwarding make sure the same number is added to the following:
Forward when busy
forward when unanswered
Forward when unreachable
You are done you should now receive voicemails...Hope this was helpful to anyone wanting to know.
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Hi folks,
I've got a problem with the call diversion on the Xperia. Today I went skiing and let my phone at home so I wanted to forward all incoming calls to my girlfriend's phone. I openend the phone options and wanted to set the call forwarding, but I could just set it to "mailbox". I could not chose any phone numbers or contacts to forward the calls to. With all my previous phones the call forwarding was no problem but the xperia doesn't seem to let me do as I want.
Any solutions?
THX
have exactly the same problem with winmo. I see no chance to forward calls to another phone no.
Any solution would be appreciated.
I can type in a number and forward my call to that number... did you try that or you were just trying to choose from a pull down menu?
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I can type in a number and forward my call to that number... did you try that or you were just trying to choose from a pull down menu?
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I already tried that but the network did not save the settings so no call forwarding was set. But even if it would work like this I won't be very happy because I see no reason to write the desired phone number down just to type it in a few seconds later. There have to be a way to get the contacts shown in this menu.
havent gotten my n1 yet so excuse the question on this
tmobile has me on flexpay, calling later to see about migrating to post but to be honest, credit sucks so i dont see it happening.
the problem with flexpay is, they do not allow call forwarding.
so if i am using the google voice app/dialer, (have fav5, was going to setup the google voice as one for calling to it to not use minutes)
if i setup google voice to forward to my cell, give my google voice number out from now on and have people update my phone number to gvoice. could i just entirely bypass the need to use call forwarding this way
correct me if im wrong, but the google voice app will take over as my dialer, contacts, etc. so anytime i make a call, it will go through gvoice and anyone with callerid would see my gvoice number. so unless i give my tmo number out or someone doesnt update my number, i would never have a call come in on my tmo number except gvoice forwarded calls..... right?
do i really need callforwarding if i'm going to take on my google number as my new primary #?
also this would allow me to drop my unlimited text messaging as well since txt msgs would all go through gvoice instead of tmo? (i read this one elsewhere and just want to confirm that would work)
I left the evo and went for the nexus....but I got much love for the evo, so I figured this out and wanted to post it here.
Ok so I orginally thought the idea of GV integration with sprint was awesome...after fiddling with it. I was very disappointed.
The problems I had with it were...I dont want to use my GV number as my primary. I dont want to change my GV number to my cell number. Each option had issues that I felt needed to be addressed. Changing my GV number to my cell made it to where txt would be comming into my phone via gv app. Yes there is a work around but ita annoying and I dont want my text stored on line. I also didnt want to change my gv number, this to me sounds like it could be a bad idea at some point in time, and cause other issues. So I set out how to get classic google voice back with the new app that will not let you just use it for vm heres how i did it.
1) Launch GV app on phone, and sign in, when it ask choose to change your gv number to your cell number.
2) Get annoyed and go get a shot of vodka, and wait about 15 minutes (honestly because you wont be able to change it back for at least 15 minutes.)
3) Login to gv on the web (voice.google.com)
4) once in there click the gear, and pick voice settings. Under the phone area choose to disable the sprint port number (your google voice number). It will disable and revert back to your old gv number
5) Where your mobile number is at you should see enable google voice mail for this line. Click that, and follow the instructions.
6) Click on voice mail and text uncheck email message and send sms.
7) on your phone open gv, goto more then settings make sure it says. Making calls do not use gv to make calls. make sure this phones number is your actual mobile number adjust sync options as you wish and make sure My gv number is indeed your gv number.
8) DO NOT SIGN OUT OF THE APP (Im not sure what will happen but my guess is it will break.
Options: now if you dont want to use the gv app you can have gv send you an sms or an email instead. or you can manually call your vm (by calling your real gv number) or by editing your voice mail settings under call settings and change your vm settings.
Enjoy
This is my first article, but I thought I might share my experience achieving this on Rogers.
The main subject of this article covers my experience in getting Visual Voice Mail (VVM) working on the SGS2 with Rogers. This may also be easily applicable under any Android device with another carrier.
I've managed to come up with this solution after reading a couple of different websites that didn't specifically explain the whole process. So the idea here is to make it easier for Canadian residents to get their hands on VVM without needing an iphone or relying on their carrier for their Voicemail needs.
There are some costs involved, but these seem minimal (from my perspective) and quite worth it.
Disclaimer: This method worked for me on Rogers with SGS2 by taking the steps explained here. I take no responsibility if something breaks, spontaneously catches fire or if your neighbor kills your dog. In other words, do it at your own risk.
Requirements:
SGS2
Google Voice Account (GV)
Google Voice App installed
Credit Card
Make sure you back up your settings and information before proceeding.
Step 1 - Setting up Google voice.
This article assumes that you currently have a working google voice account.
If you don't, a quick google search on the subject will explain to you the process for getting a GV account in Canada.
The main setting that needs to be addressed is enabling "Do Not Disturb" permanently under "Calls" in settings.
The main drawback is that if you wish to use GV as your voicemail provider, you will need to sacrifice it's calling receiving feature, as it will direct all calls directly to voice mail under this mode.
Additionally, setting up a message for whoever might be calling is also not a bad idea. But you can live with the default message provided by google by default
Step 2 - Getting a forwarding Number
This step involves getting a local or toll free number that you will use as a forwarder for your busy/unanswered/unreachable calls.
Obviously, you'd be incurring long distance charges if you were to get your voicemail calling the US every time somebody leaves a message... Not ideal wallet wise.
I went with http://www.voip.ms, they offer either local numbers or toll free numbers that you can use as a forwarding platform for your GV number.
First off, you need to sign up, fairly straight forward process.
Once you have activated your account, you will need to add some money to your account, the minimum credit that you can buy is $25. This is done under "Finances/Add Funds".
Next, you will need to set up your forwarding number. This is done in "DID Numbers/Call Forwarding". You just click "Add Forwarding", enter the GV phone number and save.
With these credits and the forwarding set up, you'll be able to add a DID Number to your account for a monthly fee (which will be charged on the credit balance). This is done through "DID Numbers/Order DID(s)".
Multiple options are presented to you, two of which would be interesting in this case:
Local Numbers/Canada
Toll Free Numbers/Canada+United States
I chose to go with the Toll Free, for a $1.49 monthly fee + $0.032 (3.2cents) every 6 seconds. That's like $25 tops for a year (if you have people overkilling your voicemail).
They offer a selection of numbers to choose from, pick the one you like the most.
Under "DID POP", choose the closest city to your current location.
Under "Routing", select Forwarding, which should have the GV number you set up earlier
Then just click on the "Click Here to confirm your order".
At this point your forwarding is set up. You may give it a try by calling the number that was provided to you and see if it routes to your GV.
Step 3 - Setting up your phone.
There are a couple of options here. If you don't currently have voicemail with your carrier, you may skip the next paragraph. If you are like me and did have voicemail service enable, read on.
I found out the hard way with Rogers that when you have voicemail service, they block the forwarding on the phone; either you forward all calls, or you don't forward at all. To remedy this, I just called sales and after explaining the situation (me wanting to use a different voicemail system that required forwarding to be enabled but not wanting to loose any of my current features in the plan - I have an iPhone value pack) they managed to disable the voicemail which allowed me to proceed with the phone setup.
Now you can set up forwarding by going to "Settings/Call/Call Forwarding/Voice Call".
In this screen, 4 options will be available:
Always Forward
Forward when busy *
Forward when unanswered *
Forward when unreachable *
You need to set up the last 3 (the ones with the * on the previous list) with the phone number that you obtained from voip.ms.
Also ensure that GV is set up on your phone and that you have activated the voicemail features on it (it will give you an error message saying that it cannot set up properly, just ignore it).
At this point, you should be able to call your cel, reject the call and direct the caller to GV for your visual voicemail needs. You will then receive the messages in your GV inbox, visually!
This worked for me and I am rather happy with the result. Hope this helps.
Let me know if you have any questions.
References:
http://adrielservice.com/blog/?p=394
Update:
I found out that carriers mask your outgoing number along with any caller ID information when calling toll free numbers. This was preventing GV from telling me what phone number the message was from as it was receiving the call from the Rogers masked generic number. This was solved by obtaining a local DID. Only disadvantage being that if you move around, the voicemail messages may become long distance calls.
Other than that, my experience with GV is great, love the visual voicemail on the Android.
Update: I've been using this method for the last 4 months and it has been working wonderfully, provided you have data access.
I also found out that Rogers was charging me for each forwarding call; I signed up for a $3 forwarding plan which offers unlimited forwarding, not including the used minutes.
Hi, I was considering getting one of these on Swappa, I just want to root the original ROM and modify it with Xposed and add a few goodies like Tasker,.
So the question is, when you use call forwarding does it always bring up the annoying prompt asking if you want to forward calls off and on?
Thanks