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Google Voice - anybody using this on their droid?

thetornado
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‎02-02-2010 02:57 PM
So far I love this app by Google. It seems there are still some bugs for them to work out but the audio to txt translation is just so handy to use sometimes not to mention you can archive voice mails and NEVER need to delete them! Anybody else using Google Voice?
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truelove79
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‎02-02-2010 03:03 PM

I would if I could get an account.

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‎02-02-2010 03:27 PM

I will be when my Droid arrives this afternoon.  I set up Google Voice, Google Mail, and Google Calendar last month.

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moverton
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‎02-03-2010 03:19 AM

I'm using GVoice to handle my voice mails. Not brave enough to switch it to use my number yet. Love it. Does a decent job on the transcription.

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‎02-03-2010 05:24 PM

I stopped using Google Voice this morning.  I wasn't totally happy with it.  I'm still using Google Mail and Calendar.

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supitsmike
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‎02-03-2010 06:12 PM

 

jimfitzgerald wrote:

I stopped using Google Voice this morning.  I wasn't totally happy with it.  I'm still using Google Mail and Calendar.

 

I have it, and don't use it as much as I should. I oft give it to people who I don't know very well. 

 

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‎04-09-2020 08:31 PM
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gdoggmonk
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‎02-03-2010 07:03 PM
Just got it and I love it. However, I'm trying to figure out the most efficient way to have calls coming to my mobile number forwarded to my google voicemail instead of vzw mail. Any advice on this. With this last tweak the service would be perfect.
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thetornado
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In response to gdoggmonk
‎02-03-2010 07:06 PM
When I set mine up originally it took over VZW voice mail. Did you activate the phone? It will be under your settings if you are logged in on your computer in the google voice application. Try that.
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gdoggmonk
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‎02-04-2010 01:11 AM
Ahhhhh. Thanks Tornado. Such an easy and obvious solution. I was wrapped up in some of the older blogs on web where people were discussing conditional forwarding settings etc. This did the trick. Now I have to mess around with it to see if I can get VM to pick up on fewer rings.
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Dangerous_Dave
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In response to gdoggmonk
‎02-04-2010 03:08 AM
You guys got my interest up on this...until I read all the comments on the Android market. It would appear that complaints outnumber praise about 5 to 1. I'm thinking I'll pass on this one.
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‎02-04-2010 03:33 AM

I only see two possible advantages to using Google Voice.  If you have multiple telephones and telephone numbers, you could have all of them forwarded into Google Voice and from there to your Droid so you could get all of your calls on one phone.  Secondly, you can log onto Google Voice and send fee SMS messages from your computer.  I was going to do that, but I went ahead and signed up for 250 messages for $5 per month.

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thetornado
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‎02-04-2010 12:15 PM

Sounds like everyone is putting Google Voice and Google Number together. Voice is just the application, Number is a new number that you can have all your phones linked to. I only applied for Google Voice. What this does is take over your current VZW voicemail application and uses the Google Voicemail. These are top advantages I like with GV:

1. You can remove the required password to log into your voicemail.

2. GV translates the audio into text, but still gives you the ability to listen to the audio if you want.

3. Now I never have to delete a voicemail, I can just archive the messages just like in Gmail! (this is the greatest advantage in my opinion)

4. Then there is the actual visual application of being able to use on your computer which is convenient to have. I dont have to log into some audio only message system to see or hear my messages.

 

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‎02-04-2010 03:41 PM

Actually Google Voice is the Google application that allows you to do all of those things including forwarding phones to one number, etc.  I tried the voice mail and didn't like it.

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vic867
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‎02-04-2010 04:09 PM

I have used it off an on with my Droid Eris, and I have an issue with using my google voice number.

 

If I have my family use the google number, and they call me with, now it is considered out of network call. If I call using google number will be a out of network call also?  I think it is too.  I think I can only use the google number to non verizon customers calling me and them calling them.  It looks like I still have to use two numbers, which is what I did not want to do. When making a call with google voice app, does it make the call with the data connection like a voip call and does not use the voice connection?

 

If someone knows how this works, I would welcome a response.  I asked the Verizon representative and they were not sure how it works.

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‎04-10-2020 12:51 AM
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‎04-10-2020 12:05 AM
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Andrewmc7
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‎02-04-2010 03:30 AM

i cant get mine to work. when people call me all they get is a busy signal

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Eki
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In response to Andrewmc7
‎03-11-2010 11:13 PM

How is anyone using google voice?

 

I have tried to request an invite since I got my droid over a month ago, and no response.

 

I downloaded the app, but it won't validate, I guess, since I have not received an invite?

 

Can anyone assist?

 

Thanks

 

Eki

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cwb
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In response to Eki
‎03-12-2010 01:42 AM

First post so hello!

 

Anywho...

 

I use it for my voicemail PLUS its a number I can give to peple who i dont want to have my cell number.

 

It is an out of network call for that time it gets forwarded, but I solved that issue by adding my GV number to my Friends and Family list. Now, it is in network for me.

 

I like the transcription. Its not the best, but it lets me know if I need bother check my voice mail at that time. I also, as previously noted, can archive my messages forever.  I can listen to then online or on my phone, I can sms from the online app and have it show my number or the V number.

 

There are SO many things I use it for.

 

Ive never needed to download the app from the market. TBH, didnt know there was one. I have been using GV for years and was stoked when they offered it as a voicemail replacement as I had been using youmail before that, Im a google girl tho and like having everything tied together.

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