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I've been trying to use google voice for my N1 and have it send me my voicemails as emails/sms messages. Whenever I do the setup it tells me that they couldn't update my fowarding and to contact my carrier. Well obivously AT&T is NOT going to help me if I call. Anyone here have the same issue with AT&T? Anyone know what settings need to be changed so that this funciton works properly?
I have att and I'm getting the voice mail as both text and email. I didn't do anything different from how I had it configured previously.
I have TMo, and I had to setup my forwards automatically. Couldn't use google voice to do it. Hope that helps.
I'm on t-mo and google voice setup gives me an error when setting up voicemail, i manually did it following the instructions on the website and my voicemails forward to GV, but I was wondering, when the setup works properly from the phone, does the voicemail button in the phone app call into your google voicemail or your carrier voicemail? the way i have it now it calls my carrier voicemail.
mine did the setup automatically with att. att is still going to help you, they want your money, threaten to switch to tmobile, like half the people who baught this phone if they don't.
I logged on to the google.com/voice and it gave me some numbers to type in for a manual setup works like a charm now!
havent gotten my n1 yet so excuse the question on this
tmo 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?
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)
someone asked if the button in the phone app works and dials google. Mine does.
I'm ATT, set up from google voice online. works well
under call settings> voice mail service I see two options, carrier, and google.
in voicemail settings it shows google local phone number, and under that a sign out option for my gmail addy
I don't think google voice saves you money yet... it still uses minutes, sms and data. I think the idea is that in the "future" we will only need data plans.
wick12345 said:
I don't think google voice saves you money yet... it still uses minutes, sms and data. I think the idea is that in the "future" we will only need data plans.
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It doesn't use your plan SMSes, I don't think. All you have to use is data. GV SMS is free to US numbers.
well i called tmobile and in changing from flex to post pay, lost my fav5, lost my 5.99 internet. but thanks to freelancersunion.org i got 10%/month discount
50 extra whenever minutes, internet on 2 lines (was only 5.99 on 1 line before) and now i'm on post pay with call forwarding, YAY... paying 7$ more than i was
just need my nexus one now :/
wick12345 said:
I've been trying to use google voice for my N1 and have it send me my voicemails as emails/sms messages. Whenever I do the setup it tells me that they couldn't update my fowarding and to contact my carrier. Well obivously AT&T is NOT going to help me if I call. Anyone here have the same issue with AT&T? Anyone know what settings need to be changed so that this funciton works properly?
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Go to Google.com/voice and go to settings and click activate under your phone number. It will then have you dial a numb
er on your phone that will manually set the voicemail forward. I'm on Att and this method works for me. I could not get it to auto setup either BTW...
I shut my service off yesterday as I will be in Japan for a few months and the international roaming is crazy! Any options to make it work with Google voice only over Wifi? I tried calling and it says no service available.
Also, I'm in Japan, are there any other options like configuring it to work with Softbank or anything like that? Thanks.
Have you tried to download and use the skype app over wifi? It may cost you a little to call but would be better than the roaming fees.
jmd1981 said:
I shut my service off yesterday as I will be in Japan for a few months and the international roaming is crazy! Any options to make it work with Google voice only over Wifi? I tried calling and it says no service available.
Also, I'm in Japan, are there any other options like configuring it to work with Softbank or anything like that? Thanks.
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Google Voice on Android does not currently support VOIP from the handset to the server. That feature is only available through the Gmail desktop browser page on an operating system that is supported by the Gtalk voice and video chat plugin. Another way to get end-to-end VOIP with Google Voice is using Gizmo5, if you had signed up for that service before Google bought it out. That only lets you do incoming calls though.
Also, I'm in Japan, are there any other options like configuring it to work with Softbank or anything like that? Thanks.
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If you have a temp visa or better yet a coworker or friend there you could probably get month-to-month service there. That would be the best bet, but it's generally one of the more difficult countries for visitors to get a sim card in. The airport might have some rental services, but iirc they rented you the whole phone (by the day no less) and it's fairly expensive compared to regular service.
Also it goes without saying that if you want to use a Softbank sim you will need to subsidy unlock (also known as sim unlock) the phone.
Edit: it is rumored that the WiFi calling feature that T-mo is bringing to the G2 and other Android devices will allow a connection and minutes usage internationally. Personally I think this is unlikely (for a few reasons, some of which are legal/regulatory) but it would be pretty nice. Of course this would seriously short circuit the way GV for Android works. You would not be able to make outbound calls with GV in the caller ID.
If you need an unlock code for that phone. to use a japan sim. Let me know via PM
You could always install skype and set your outgoing caller id to your google voice number. Then sign up for a number at sipgate.com and add your new number to google voice. Once that's activated, download and install Fring or sipdroid and add your sipgate information. Use skype to making outgoing, take incoming calls with fring or sipdroid. Alternatively, if you don't want to pay for unlimited skype-out, you can try one of the many google voice dialer apps out there. They basically initiate calls using the google voice web interface, which you can actually do via your browser if none of the apps work out.
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Or just buy a skype number and unlimited skype out then setup skype caller id and forward your GV calls to your skype #
I'm not sure if any devs will see this here, so I will probably post in the G1 dev forum or the general android forum as well, but I wanted to do a search first and this is the only similar thread I have found. Anyway...
As some of you know, you can now place FREE calls to anywhere in the US or Canada using GMail and the "voice and video chat plugin". You can also receive calls from within GMail if you have a GoogleVoice account and you set it up to forward GoogleVoice calls to "Google Chat" as well as your phone(s).
This is awesome! I can now answer calls from GMail instead of my phone. I wish the desktop GoogleTalk app did that so I wouldn't have to always keep a webbrowser page open to GMail, but that is not what this post is about...
I got to thinking: if GMail can place and receive free phone calls, why can't I do that on my phone (or any device with internet)? I downloaded every available webbrowser for Android and tried to surf to GMail, but none of them even loaded the page (???), much less the plugin.
While searching for any possible solution, I learned that the required "voice and video chat plugin" is available for Linux. This fact makes me almost positive that it is somehow possible for someone to develop an Android app that loads that plugin, logs in to GMail (spoofing a desktop browser), and displays the Pop-out dial pad capable of placing and receiving free calls!
Is anyone up to the challenge? This is huge people! FREE phone where ever there is internet. I hope someone can make this happen.
There is a way of doing this... you ARE talking about calling and using your 3g/4g network, right?
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Um... ok, what is the way of doing it?
I am talking about using the Google "voice and video chat plugin" along with the dialer in GMail to make/receive free calls anywhere with internet (WiFi/3G/4G, without using minutes) just like you can already do if you have a Windows/Mac/Linux webbrowser, but through an Android device.
Don't you have WiFi Calling?
AndroidBoston said:
Don't you have WiFi Calling?
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Do you not realize the WiFi calling app still relies on the TMO network?
rpmccormick said:
Um... ok, what is the way of doing it?
I am talking about using the Google "voice and video chat plugin" along with the dialer in GMail to make/receive free calls anywhere with internet (WiFi/3G/4G, without using minutes) just like you can already do if you have a Windows/Mac/Linux webbrowser, but through an Android device.
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No, there is no equivalent of the gmail chat plugin. You're limited to using a sip client and forwarding your GV to that number
I'm pretty sure you can't even roam in Japan anymore. Unless this phone has the UMTS frequencies for 1900, you wont get anything. Recently, Softbank shut off GSM/2G service.
I'm running cm7 Does anybody knows how to set up wifi calling...I tried to put when I got to the server I got lost
I use google voice to handle wifi calling, works great!
cordell12 said:
I use google voice to handle wifi calling, works great!
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When you use Google Voice on your mobile device, all that happens is you call a Google Voice phone line with your Sprint voice number, and then your call is patched and forwarded to the number you dialed. There's nothing "WiFi" about it.
To use WiFi calling, you need a SIP account that can connect to the POTS (Plain Old Telephone System, aka, a normal phoneline).
If you have Google Voice, and acted about a week ago, you could open Sipdroid, punch in your password, and it would create an account on PBXes which would create a SIP account which connected to your Google Voice number via the same servers as the Gmail Chat widget.
However, PBXes ran out of capacity, and shut off that feature for free accounts.
Another solution is to use a service like Sipgate ONE, which gives you a SIP account that connects to a landline number, and you can then add said number to Google Voice as a phone.
No matter what you do though, just get the SIP credentials/login, and add those to the Internet Calling section under Settings>Call settings.
cordell12 said:
I use google voice to handle wifi calling, works great!
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What are you talking about....you cant do WiFi calling with Google voice.
cordell12 said:
I use google voice to handle wifi calling, works great!
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How??? Since when does this work??
There's a way of using google voice via wifi calling.
http://gurnted.wordpress.com/guides/updated-guide-from-xda/
I don't know if you can get SIPsorcery now or not. I've been using this set up for about 2 years now (give or take). If the internet is signal is good enough, this way rocks!
I used this set up when I was overseas to make and receive calls via my google voice.
I've been looking into buying a 3G Nexus 7 and using it as my only mobile device. I've done a little research about it and I'm fully aware that it can't make phone calls but that's fine because I very rarely actually use my phone for calls (I know. Shocking!) I've seen that the Nexus can actualy receive texts though so I was wondering with an app such as: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.concentriclivers.mms.com.android.mms&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5jb25jZW50cmljbGl2ZXJzLm1tcy5jb20uYW5kcm9pZC5tbXMiXQ.. would I be able to send and receive texts on a Nexus 7?
What you need to get it Google Voice, which gives you text, your own number based on your location(so area code will be the same), and an inbox(you currently cant call with voice). All of this works over 3G. Next, if you get something called groove ip, it connects to your Google Voice account and uses your same number. It can send and receive calls(if you don't answer it will go to Google voice inbox). Plus it does have caller id, and works over 3g. I have not used it over 3G, only wifi, but it works better than my cellphone.
The only thing you need to do is set up Google Voice account on your computer. go to voice.google.com and sign up. it will ask you for a forwarding phone, just do whatever. Then in order for groove ip to work, you have to go into settings, and change that forwarding phone to Google chat, as this is how groove ip sends and receives calls.
Hope this helps
-Micro
Ive used talkatone which had sms. I find it works better than groove IP (less lag) but you can get both free so might as well try the both
AW: Nexus 7 as phone?
While I don't have the UMTS version of the Nexus I use plain VoIP via this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.csipsimple&hl=de
It's one of the best VoIP clients I have ever seen. OpenSource, free and very well done. It can do SMS, depending on your carrier.
I use Localphone, which is the cheapest, I have found so far, and offers very good service. If you use this link to sign up, I get a little credit: http://www.localphone.com/?rb=VkEXhojiULzMTPrFER6FTWzrqADoLHADCzN3dBqQbP8
It can do SMS also.
Would it be possible to use the wi-fi only Nexus 7 as a "softphone"? Could I receive (and possibly make) calls to standard landlines and (non-data) mobile phones?
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Would it be possible to use the wi-fi only Nexus 7 as a "softphone"?
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That's exactly what I was talking about. See my above post.
The Nexus 4 has the option to setup Internet Calling SIP Accounts... Does anyone know if its possible to use Google Voice for this?
Or what would be a good free internet calling service that will work?
UberSlackr said:
The Nexus 4 has the option to setup Internet Calling SIP Accounts... Does anyone know if its possible to use Google Voice for this?
Or what would be a good free internet calling service that will work?
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Google Voice is a call forwarding service, not actually a SIP provider. I use a free incoming DID from CallCentric and added it to my Google Voice account and use Voice+ (Google Voice callback) to place calls.
SIP using GV
https://simonics.com/gvgw/
Set up and works perfect for me. One thing though, I had to enable receive calls to properly connect to SIP servers. Running CM10 on Nexus4.
It's a donate service, consider if it really helps you out.