cell broadcast in android - Hero, G2 Touch General

do our beloved android have the cell broadcast feature in it, cell broadcast is the msgs sent by the operator, in old fones like the nokias the msgs would appear on the screan, like your nearest tower, call discount etc
is there a way to have such in android, app or something

elliotn said:
do our beloved android have the cell broadcast feature in it, cell broadcast is the msgs sent by the operator, in old fones like the nokias the msgs would appear on the screan, like your nearest tower, call discount etc
is there a way to have such in android, app or something
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Sense-based roms have this feature. However, it is not nearly as useful as on old phones - cell broadcast messages will arrive as simple SMS messages to the default messaging app, and that's it.

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Application Idea: How to send/receive SMS messages for life!

Google just announced "Google Voice" their updated and re-branded version of Grand Central. Along with the old features, they now support SMS, voicemail transcription, etc. etc.
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/here-comes-google-voice.html
So you can now send and receive SMS messages for free. But how do we get these messages off of the web and onto our phones?
My idea is a desktop app that interfaces with the grand central interface (scraping if it has to, but hopefully they have an RSS feed or some kind of API) and acts as a gateway to an IM bot. The IM bot passes along any messages.
I say "the IM bot," but to be able to reply to your IMs, it will need to be unique. So sending something via IM to [email protected] will be smart enough to spawn a bot for that person to do two way communication.
So for example:
1. John texts your grand central account
2. This program sees the text and spawns a bot with Jon's phonenumber, combined with your username on whatever jabber server you interface with (your own? I dunno). [email protected]
3. You receive the text via IM on your phone (data connection required)
4. You respond to the bot
5. Your response is interpreted by the program and is sent back through the grand central web interface
This would work with any phone that has IM capability, and your bot could even be smart enough to actually SMS you if you can't be reached over IM or whatever.
Another way to go about it (perhaps less complicated) would be to create a windows mobile app that is dedicated and checks for new sms messages every few minutes through its own internet connection. It could be set up to use windows mobile alerts and give you an interface much like the current sms message interface. Some intelligence could be built in so that it scans for new messages more frequently around times when messages have been sent or received, so you can still have quick conversations.
This combined with iDialer, which allows you to do GC dialing already on windows mobile, would be the perfect solution! You wouldn't even ever have to worry about porting your number again if you switch phone carriers.
Thoughts?

[Q] Is it possible to reject SMS?

Is it possible to physically reject specific SMS sender? I mean make so that sender and network think that message is unable to be delivered?
I do not have SMS plan and hate to pay for spam, but need to send and receive occasionally.
CNemo7539 said:
Is it possible to physically reject specific SMS sender? I mean make so that sender and network think that message is unable to be delivered?
I do not have SMS plan and hate to pay for spam, but need to send and receive occasionally.
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I know through Verizon's website you can block all texts and/or premium texts. Premium being the ones you can request via 5 digit numbers, i.e. ones that generally cost you money.
Beyond that I don't know if there is a way to block a specific sender. I thought I read something about an app that helps you block calls/texts from users, but I don't remember where or what app.
I'm betting my far wiser friend Google may remember.
CNemo7539 said:
Is it possible to physically reject specific SMS sender? I mean make so that sender and network think that message is unable to be delivered?
I do not have SMS plan and hate to pay for spam, but need to send and receive occasionally.
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Dunno about you, but I have never once in my life gotten an SMS spam message on my personal cell phones. The only "spam" I get is the free messages from Verizon, which doesn't count. If you're getting SMS messages from other sources, you must have signed up for something at some point that got your cell number on a list. I don't trust any type of text messaging service, and never enter my number on any site that asks me to enter my number and carrier (including those stupid fake IQ tests that require a cell number to text you your score).
If the messages are from a legitimate source, they should have an unsubscribe method listed that you can use. Beyond that, I know Verizon can cut off all text messaging, but I'm not sure if they have the ability to block certain senders or not. That would be a question to ask a customer service rep, I guess.
You can set the option to reject messages from a specific sender via My Verizon online. I think you can set something like 5-10 numbers to reject messages from. It will do what you're asking and prevent them from getting through.
Chomp SMS lets you blacklist certain contacts. I haven't tried it out myself, but I have seen the option.
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if it is like a fake IQ site just text the word stop to whatever the number is and if its a friend get handcent to block them
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VZ service is ridiculous in this department! 5 numbers up to 90 days? You gotta be kidding me.
Sometimes I feel it like some sort of conspiracy here.
SF is my first smartphone and I never had message spam on the old one. Just a few days after getting new phone I started to get messages from who knows what numbers. And these numbers are not regular customer numbers.
What a beautiful business model - first sell my number and then ask me pay to stop spam to my number! Cool!
I guess my question is if I have some sort of software spam filter am i still getting messages physically or soft simply may reject them at very low level at handshake moment or something like this. Pretty much pretend to have constant reception error or something like this.

Anybody ported their number to Google Voice yet?

And also what is the point of doing it and paying 20 dollar?
sent from My HTC Evo,hoe!
JUST2SUAVE said:
And also what is the point of doing it and paying 20 dollar?
sent from My HTC Evo,hoe!
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Its in case you want to save your cell number you have had for a long time. I haven't ported my number to Google, but I >DID< change my google number when I moved to a totally different state and wanted a new number... it cost me 15 or 20 bucks and was well worth it. I dont give out any number but my Google number and I freaking love it.
Yes, I did and began to experience this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=956753&highlight=cricket
Sprint DID cancel my account even though I begged them not to. I then signed up for service again (new 2 year contract) to test google voice on Sprint.
Needless to say I canceled the new contract sold the evo on ebay and just got an atrix. Too bad because I loved that phone.
There is no lag on ATT or T Mobile
I do not recommend Sprint w/ google voice under any circumstance.
From Wikipedia:
Features of Google Voice, many retained from GrandCentral, include:
A single Google forwarding number to all of the user's phones
Unlimited free calls and SMS within the US and Canada, up to three hours in individual length.
Calling international phone numbers with rates starting at US$0.02 per minute
Call screening. Announcement of callers based on their number or by an automated identification request for blocked numbers
Listening in on someone's recording of a voice message before taking a call (press 2 while answering, * to "pick up")
Blocking calls from specified numbers
Send, receive, and store SMS online
Answering incoming calls on any configured phone
Call routing. Selection of phones that should ring based on calling number
Voicemail transcripts. Reading of voicemail messages online
Listening to voicemail online or from a phone
Notification of voicemail messages via email or SMS
Personalized greetings based on calling number
Forward or downloading of voicemails
Conference calling (press 5 when answering call)
Call recording and online archiving (press 4 while on a call)
Switching of phones during a call
Viewing the web inbox from a mobile device/phone
Customize preferences for contacts by group
Ability to change your number for a fee
Ability to port your mobile number for a fee
Specifying an existing phone number instead of the Google Voice number on initial setup for use with limited functionality, such as some voicemail functions.[28] and using the voice mail system for the user's phone number (mobile devices only
Google already has too much information Im not about to give them my phone also.
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...Im not about to give them my phone also.
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The "phone" is just a drop in the bucket compared to what they already have anyway.
I did it and love it so far. I can change carriers every month and people have my number....Its my work number so I have to have it. If your a phone freak like me and are not under contract, its great! I have had simple mobile, Virgin and Sprint in a little over a month but still have my main number. So far so good...
main thing that kept me from doing it is the fact that google voice doesn't support MMS
mrfuzzie23 said:
main thing that kept me from doing it is the fact that google voice doesn't support MMS
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wonder if the pic messages would come in if the texts were forwardd through email? probably not
No, because I already have enough voice latency.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1621673-Voice-Latency-Test-Results
land line to Sprint: 149ms
land line to ATT: 162ms
landline to Google Voice to Sprint: 279ms (google voice adding 130ms)
I really don't care about mms so thats not an issue for me.
alnova1 said:
I did it and love it so far. I can change carriers every month and people have my number....Its my work number so I have to have it. If your a phone freak like me and are not under contract, its great! I have had simple mobile, Virgin and Sprint in a little over a month but still have my main number. So far so good...
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in a couple of months I am going to drop sprint(only cause I want a real google phone al la nexus series) port my number into google voice and get a data only sim from tmobile with no contract. I rarely make calls and was checking my boys nexus s out, and throught our travels in the day i made him do a speed test like everywhere we went and he was getting 3-4 mbps down everywhere we went. I can do quite fine by that
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The "phone" is just a drop in the bucket compared to what they already have anyway.
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Seriously man now they are about to take over our TV's. I wonder whats next for them.
And it requires data, 3G, 4G, etc. reception, which is even more obscure than regular voice reception. Pass!
akarol said:
And it requires data, 3G, 4G, etc. reception, which is even more obscure than regular voice reception. Pass!
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Havent had a problem yet...and I think its just getting started...
I use my google voice number as my main number. The only problem I have is with mms. Google voice doesn't support mms. Yet.
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david279 said:
I use my google voice number as my main number. The only problem I have is with mms. Google voice doesn't support mms. Yet.
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Your right it doesn't but if I want a stupid joke or a picture just email me...if you have a phone that can't email..upgrade! I do understand that its an issue with some but I can live with out it...for now.

Forward calls and texts to Wifi tablet???

I would like to do this for free (or as cheap as possible).
When I go to the gym I bring my 10.1 Tab in with me and I watch Netflix while I work out. I hate carrying my phone in there PLUS my tab. Is there any possible way that you guys can think of where I can somehow forward my calls and text messages to my tab to come to me over the gym Wifi????
Would love to hear your thoughts.
There are three relatively popular solutions to your question.
[-] The first is SyncSMS, by d0lph1nK1ng. It syncs text messages, using a Dropbox account (you'll need to sign up for one, but it's free for the amount of space required for something like this). You don't need the phone in close proximity to the tablet, but a network connection is required on both devices. Push notifications are available, although as a 'beta' feature.
[-] The second is TexTab, by howettl. It uses Bluetooth to make the transfers, so no Dropbox-style file hosting service is required, however you need the phone to be in the tablet's Bluetooth range.
[-] The third option, which I use, is Google Voice. I prefer the integration (no relying on phone range, file sharing sites, or polling). I receive voicemail notifications and the ability to listen to them in the same inbox. I love the setup. A lot. Phone/tablet/chrome (on my docked laptop) are all notified within three seconds of each other when a new text is received. Google voice uses push notifications on all devices (incl. Chrome, although not technically a device), which has been awesome on my Tab 10.1 in my experience.
Polling is commonly used when push notifications aren't an available feature. This is when an app repeatedly checks every X amount of seconds/minutes/etc. for new messages, instead of being notified from the cloud/other device. Receiving a normal text on your phone is a push notification. It's pushed to your phone. Facebook checking for new friend requests every hour is polling.
Ferris upon has a new app called Verizon Messages that can allow you to sync text messages between your phone and tablet if they are connected too the same wifi network.
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Thanks all!!!
This more than covers the text message part of the equation. Any good ideas how to forward phone calls???
Milkman00 said:
Thanks all!!!
This more than covers the text message part of the equation. Any good ideas how to forward phone calls???
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Go with Google voice and use grooveIP to make and receive calls
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jastop said:
Go with Google voice and use grooveIP to make and receive calls
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You would need to call forward your mobile phone to GrooveIP. This is backwards from what people normally do though(they forward calls from GV# to their phones). hehe
Wait wait wait
I love the Google voice idea for text messages but I'm assuming he wants to reply to his text messages from his phone carrier. He won't be able to do that with Google voice. He will have to use his Google voice number which is a pain.
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shaolinx said:
You would need to call forward your mobile phone to GrooveIP. This is backwards from what people normally do though(they forward calls from GV# to their phones). hehe
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Not correct, inbound calls to my Google voice number ring on my wifi tab when I'm signed into grooveIP. I don't forward the carrier assigned cell phone number.
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Wait wait wait
I love the Google voice idea for text messages but I'm assuming he wants to reply to his text messages from his phone carrier. He won't be able to do that with Google voice. He will have to use his Google voice number which is a pain.
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Not if he has Sprint, which it looks like he does.
Google and Sprint have partnered to allow your Sprint mobile number to be your GV number. All texts I send from my 10.1 using GV come from my regular cell phone number. Super slick....
vansmack said:
Not if he has Sprint, which it looks like he does.
Google and Sprint have partnered to allow your Sprint mobile number to be your GV number. All texts I send from my 10.1 using GV come from my regular cell phone number. Super slick....
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Jealous.
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I use groove ip with a Google voice assigned nbr. Used to have the gv nbr forwarded to my phone (droidx). To get the nbr working for both inbound and outbound calls on this tab I had to send the nbr to Google chat. You have to do this in a full browser in your Google account options. Of course you need connection to a Wifi network.
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I think people either misunderstood the question (or the answers / solutions just sucked). I am looking for the same things. When I desire, I would like to have my phone in my pocket / backpack etc, and be able to use my tablet as a phone. When somene calls my phone, I'd like it to "ring" my tablet. When some texts me, I'd like to see it on my tablet. Moreover, I'd like to be able to place calls from my tablet (using my phone number). (I know you can use google voice and skype, etc. but I want it to use my phone with my phone number and appear in my call log and my tmobile monthly bill).
1) Is this already possible? (If so, what is the software called.)
2) If this is not already possible, is it possible given the exposed APIs of android?
I use GrooveIP and Google Voice with my Sprint number.. SMS and phone work great on Tab and on my SGS2 Epic 4G Touch..
you should try skype?
jastop said:
Go with Google voice and use grooveIP to make and receive calls
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It's the perfect solution and good for some smiles also.
I was sitting on the couch using my laptop PC and a call came in on Google voice. It rang on my land line, it rang on my Galaxy Nexus phone, it rang on my Galaxy Tab and it also rang on my laptop via Gmail. All 4 places had a different ring tone. My wife and I just looked at each other and cracked up laughing.
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hmetzger said:
I think people either misunderstood the question (or the answers / solutions just sucked). I am looking for the same things. When I desire, I would like to have my phone in my pocket / backpack etc, and be able to use my tablet as a phone. When somene calls my phone, I'd like it to "ring" my tablet. When some texts me, I'd like to see it on my tablet. Moreover, I'd like to be able to place calls from my tablet (using my phone number). (I know you can use google voice and skype, etc. but I want it to use my phone with my phone number and appear in my call log and my tmobile monthly bill).
1) Is this already possible? (If so, what is the software called.)
2) If this is not already possible, is it possible given the exposed APIs of android?
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Yes. I do this with Google Voice and Grove IP.
When someone calls my Google Voice number it rings in 6 places: 1) Personal Cell phone, 2) Galaxy Tab, 3) Laptop PC (via Gmail), 4) Home phone land line, 5) My office desk phone, 6) Office cell phone.
The only downside to this is that I people always know they can get me on the phone.
This also presumes that people call your Google Voice number instead of your cell phone number. It takes a while to train people but after a few months everybody will be using the Google Voice number. In fact, I have no idea what the phone number of my office cell phone is. I'd have to look in settings if someone needed to know.
If you're not using Google Voice do it now. It's a little effort but the payback is BIG.
Also, this makes for some very humorous scenarios. For example, I was in San Jose visiting my daughter. We were in a crowd and got separated. She called me using my Google Voice number. It rang on all of the devices listed above but before I could answer on my cell phone my wife picked up the land line at home which was 400 miles away. My daughter was confused, "Mom? How did I get you? I was calling dad." "Just call again and I won't pick up the phone," says my wife. My daughter called again and this time I answered.
Here's a HUGE benefit of Google Voice:
You can put people into groups. Then you can handle each group differently. For example you can make it so those in the "Office coworkers" group never get passed to your cell or home phone after 8pm. I have a group called Spam. When a I find out a number calling is a telemarketer I put that number into the Spam group. When someone in the Spam group calls me it is NEVER sent to any of my phones. It's my own personal "Do Not Call" list. Google Voice is very powerful.
More Google Voice benefits:
- When someone sends a text message you can have it forwarded to all cell phones and tablets and also your gmail account.
- When someone leaves a voicemail message it will be translated into text and then sent via text messaging. It can also be sent to your email. And, by the way, an attached voice file is included. When you play the voicemail back it highlights the text like a karaoke machine. Very cool.
- ALL Of your text messages and all of your voicemail are stored in you Google Voice mail account. You'll never lose a text or voicemail again. You can log into any browser and retrieve them. And, if you get a new phone all the old text messages immediately show up.
TabGuy said:
I was sitting on the couch using my laptop PC and a call came in on Google voice. It rang on my land line, it rang on my Galaxy Nexus phone, it rang on my Galaxy Tab and it also rang on my laptop via Gmail. All 4 places had a different ring tone. My wife and I just looked at each other and cracked up laughing.
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How do I set it up so it still rings on both the tab AND the computer? I assumed this would be the default setting but since installing GrooVe IP, calls only get forwarded to my tab and cell phone but not google chat on the computer anymore. I have to log out on my tab for calls to go to my computer. Any ideas on how I can change that?
Cheers!
c_licious said:
How do I set it up so it still rings on both the tab AND the computer? I assumed this would be the default setting but since installing GrooVe IP, calls only get forwarded to my tab and cell phone but not google chat on the computer anymore. I have to log out on my tab for calls to go to my computer. Any ideas on how I can change that?
Cheers!
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I have to admit that I have no idea how it rings on my laptop or what setting it takes to make it ring. I do know it's a part of Gmail. I don't think I'd ever answer a call there. It surprised me at first I had to look around to figure out that the ringing was coming from my laptop.
Hi Guys/Gals,
There is actually an app in the market that does just this.... its called tablet talk and connects over Bluetooth or wifi. Its not free but worth every penny. You only need to purchase it once and install on both devices, it will sync your txt messages and allow you to send/receive on your tablet. The best thing about this app is that it will notify you of an incoming call from you phone right on your tablet From your contacts and allow you to mute the call or hang it up.
Go check it out... you will be glad you did.
Cheers
Mark
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What a bout upgrading to the ICS every one saying that the SIM function activated!isnt it? if so all what you have to do is forward your calls to your tab
hmetzger said:
I think people either misunderstood the question (or the answers / solutions just sucked). I am looking for the same things. When I desire, I would like to have my phone in my pocket / backpack etc, and be able to use my tablet as a phone. When somene calls my phone, I'd like it to "ring" my tablet. When some texts me, I'd like to see it on my tablet. Moreover, I'd like to be able to place calls from my tablet (using my phone number). (I know you can use google voice and skype, etc. but I want it to use my phone with my phone number and appear in my call log and my tmobile monthly bill).
1) Is this already possible? (If so, what is the software called.)
2) If this is not already possible, is it possible given the exposed APIs of android?
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It is called Table Talk. And you have to install it to your phone and tablet from the Market.
I can't believe you guys don't know this.

Android and Texting

This isn't so much a Nexus 4 question than an android, however it does somewhat affect my decision on purchasing one.
I am currently an iPhone user wanting to move over to Android at some point, however am still reluctant due to my situation at work.
Currently where my cube is, I get no cellular service but I do get a strong wifi. iMessages works no problem and I'm able to send and receive them without issues. Problem of course is non-iPhone users get left in the dust and I have to step outside to receive their messages.
Now with the release of the Nexus 4 tomorrow, I can buy one, but am hesitant because I will get no messages until I'm out of the building. While this is fine for productivity, I'm often forced to use email instead for planning lunches with non-coworkers instead of just sending texts.
I'm sure this question has been asked before, but as a new user wanting to go android, is there a way to push my texts from my phone number to some kind of text messaging app, without porting my number? (I just renewed my contract so early termination is not an option for Google Voice).
I really do want to go to android but iMessages does have its perks for being wifi.
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This isn't so much a Nexus 4 question than an android, however it does somewhat affect my decision on purchasing one.
I am currently an iPhone user wanting to move over to Android at some point, however am still reluctant due to my situation at work.
Currently where my cube is, I get no cellular service but I do get a strong wifi. iMessages works no problem and I'm able to send and receive them without issues. Problem of course is non-iPhone users get left in the dust and I have to step outside to receive their messages.
Now with the release of the Nexus 4 tomorrow, I can buy one, but am hesitant because I will get no messages until I'm out of the building. While this is fine for productivity, I'm often forced to use email instead for planning lunches with non-coworkers instead of just sending texts.
I'm sure this question has been asked before, but as a new user wanting to go android, is there a way to push my texts from my phone number to some kind of text messaging app, without porting my number? (I just renewed my contract so early termination is not an option for Google Voice).
I really do want to go to android but iMessages does have its perks for being wifi.
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Apply a GV number and give it to your friends. It's just 1 txt away.
Did you try WhatsApp, Viber or KikMessenger?
I don't have mobile connection inside the buildings in my university but WiFi works great.
Try Jaxtrsms
@wngmv So you're saying to just have the Google Voice number forward the text to my current number? I'm wondering if that could work the other way around...
@brom25 I'd rather not go the App way because not everyone I know uses those apps, esp people with iPhones. My situation is somewhat unique because I don't have cellular service in the building whereas most people do.
Argenist said:
@wngmv So you're saying to just have the Google Voice number forward the text to my current number? I'm wondering if that could work the other way around...
@brom25 I'd rather not go the App way because not everyone I know uses those apps, esp people with iPhones. My situation is somewhat unique because I don't have cellular service in the building whereas most people do.
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Not really. When you apply Google Voice you can have a new number. Google just link the GV number to your phone number so if people call your GV, you can get the call. But if people txt you, you'll be getting the text message using data instead of mobile network. So if you tell your friend to text you at your GV number, you'll be receiving messages. But it's not any kind of forwarding. You'll only be getting txt in your GV application.
At least that is my experience.
But if all your friends use iMessage they can't txt you using your Apple account. It is basically a messaging service shared only among Apple products. But they can txt you by your GV number or phone number.
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Not really. When you apply Google Voice you can have a new number. Google just link the GV number to your phone number so if people call your GV, you can get the call. But if people txt you, you'll be getting the text message using data instead of mobile network. So if you tell your friend to text you at your GV number, you'll be receiving messages. But it's not any kind of forwarding. You'll only be getting txt in your GV application.
At least that is my experience.
But if all your friends use iMessage they can't txt you using your Apple account. It is basically a messaging service shared only among Apple products. But they can txt you by your GV number or phone number.
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Gotcha, my concern is just getting texts while I'm in this "non-cellular" area. It'd be nice to just push the text to the app without having a new number, but this may be easier said than done.
Argenist said:
Gotcha, my concern is just getting texts while I'm in this "non-cellular" area. It'd be nice to just push the text to the app without having a new number, but this may be easier said than done.
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Yeah. I understand what you want but am not sure if such a thing exist. To push text messages to another app requires reading your text message content. I'm not sure if you want any app to be able to do that.
There are many cross platform alternatives to iMessage, such as WhatsApp, Kik, Viber etc... mentioned in this thread. If you can convince your friends to switch, that would probably be the easiest way. I've only used WhatsApp extensively, but it worked well as an alternative to SMS/MMS. WhatsApp also has the best device support, so if you have friends on Windows Phone, Blackberry or Symbian you can connect with them as well.
If that's not an option, then Google Voice is really your only alternative. However, you would have to start giving out a different number, and there are some side effects of it. Google Voice uses data for all your text messages, so if you are in an area with poor data service you cannot send or receive text messages even if you're still getting signal. Google Voice also does not support MMS. Last, if your plan includes free calling to other mobile phones, but still has a minute allotment for land lines, all of your calls received through your Google Voice number will use minutes.
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wngmv said:
Yeah. I understand what you want but am not sure if such a thing exist. To push text messages to another app requires reading your text message content. I'm not sure if you want any app to be able to do that.
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Apps like Handcent and other alternative SMS/MMS apps can read and write to the SMS database on your phone. The issue isn't allowing access to your text message content, it's that there's no way for an app to receive an SMS sent to your phone number except through your phone. They are delivered over the mobile network on your phone and not available anywhere else. AT&T has launched an "AT&T Message" app that allows you to view your SMS/MMS on your computer or tablet, but unfortunately it's a) terrible and b) only available on AT&T branded phones.
If you have T-Mobile, pray that somebody could port Wi-Fi calling in no time
As a side question, can you route gvoice texts to the standard mms app or does everything need to be done through gvoice?
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lnfound said:
As a side question, can you route gvoice texts to the standard mms app or does everything need to be done through gvoice?
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You need to use the Google Voice app. There is an app that claims it will allow integration, but YMMV.
lnfound said:
As a side question, can you route gvoice texts to the standard mms app or does everything need to be done through gvoice?
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You definitely can make them come directly to your standard mms app because thats how I have it right now

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