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[Q]Voicemail App

Here in Holland we have to pay to listen to our voicemail messages.
I was wondering if there is an app that does the following:
Auto picksup after 15-20 secs, then plays a message + beep, and then records a message on your phone locally.
This would save me alot of cash.
So does anyone knows an app like this?
Thanks!

I have recently started using Tasker. It can completely (almost) automatically. It can auto answer calls, play files and record calls. It can be fiddly, but is powerful and should do what you want (and more).

agento said:
I have recently started using Tasker. It can completely (almost) automatically. It can auto answer calls, play files and record calls. It can be fiddly, but is powerful and should do what you want (and more).
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Hmm, it's kind of pricy.
I would like to try if this program offers what I want before I pay this much for it

I suggest Google Voice, its great for voicemails and whole variety of other features. It also has the ability to convert you voicemails into script which you read from your home screen what using any minute's. Here's a link for a demo
http://www.google.com/googlevoice/about.html
Hope its what you need.
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dverrette said:
I suggest Google Voice, its great for voicemails and whole variety of other features. It also has the ability to convert you voicemails into script which you read from your home screen what using any minute's. Here's a link for a demo
http://www.google.com/googlevoice/about.html
Hope its what you need.
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Sounds great, but not available in my country yet
Google Voice is not available in your country.
Thanks for visiting Google Voice. We're not yet open for users outside the US, but are planning to expand our service to additional countries in the future.

That blows, is your phone rooted?
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dverrette said:
That blows, is your phone rooted?
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That has nothing todo with it, I can install Google Voice on my phone.
But I need to connect it to an gmail account, I have one but I have set all language settings to Unitaded states and I still get the message "your country is not supported"

I understand, the only other app I can think of is YouMail.
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dverrette said:
I understand, the only other app I can think of is YouMail.
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Also US only

Bump: hopefully someone knows a good app
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anyone else got an idea?

Which app to sign into two Google Talk accounts simultaneously?

I have a work email and personal.
Thanks!
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Nobody?
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I'm pretty sure the stock email (not gmail) app can do this... I know it works with multiple accounts, as I use it for gmail and yahoo...
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drob311 said:
I'm pretty sure the stock email (not gmail) app can do this... I know it works with multiple accounts, as I use it for gmail and yahoo...
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Thanks but I'm looking to use two Google TALK accounts. I already have both gmail accounts added.
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Any of the multi IM clients should be able to handle this.
Try IM+ - https://market.android.com/details?id=de.shapeservices.impluslite

hacktock said:
Any of the multi IM clients should be able to handle this.
Try IM+ - https://market.android.com/details?id=de.shapeservices.impluslite
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Thanks! Tried ebuddy, meebo and aim but they're all too invasive.

Phateless said:
Thanks! Tried ebuddy, meebo and aim but they're all too invasive.
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Kept getting notifications that my PUSH session expired. Any other suggestions?

Have you tried fring?

Try imo. it is my favorite. also trillian is great if you're willing to pay some cash. imo is the best though.
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sageDieu said:
Try imo. it is my favorite. also trillian is great if you're willing to pay some cash. imo is the best though.
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Thanks!
Tried fring briefly but I remember it irritating me for some reason. Will check it out again.

texting app using your cell phone number? for Kindle Fire

Is there an app that can text messages using my cell phone number for Amazon Kindle Fire?

If u have sprint and Google voice u can do it.
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Desk sms
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Desk sms doesn't really work that well bc it just gets sent to your email and what not.. I would personally recommend tablet talk. Just make sure both phone and tablet are on the same wifi, run the program and sync. I use it a lot when I'm away from my phone
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Google voice on everything.

Desksms works perfect. It will notify via google voice. This allows you to send and receive texts anywhere you have access to google voice as if it were sent from your phone.
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screwyluie said:
Desksms works perfect. It will notify via google voice. This allows you to send and receive texts anywhere you have access to google voice as if it were sent from your phone.
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I'm using desk SMS and it notifies with Google talk and it works well...

T_VASS said:
Desk sms doesn't really work that well bc it just gets sent to your email and what not.. I would personally recommend tablet talk. Just make sure both phone and tablet are on the same wifi, run the program and sync. I use it a lot when I'm away from my phone
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Desk sms notifies to gtalk as well, look under notification options to change it. Best tablet to text app imo
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Any other alternatives besides Tablet Talk and Desk SMS?

is there something in particular desksms doesn't do for you?
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It costs money.

Not in the Android Market??

mightytext new version might do the job
i've signed up for the mightytext web beta which supposedly works in any browser... current version works only on chrome extension, but their web version is in private beta. maybe u can ask the dev for invite?

It is in the market. And it cost what 5/year I think it was, to cover his server costs... hardly spend for a solid app that adds such versatility to your phone
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Desksms doesn't work. I don't see where to go with it. In fact, I don't think it can do any sms. Also google voice requires you to have the Kindle Fire to be able to hear your voice. That obviously do not work because the Fire doesn't have a mic.

I use it daily. It does work. And its the only solution I've seen for sending a text from another device that will appear to the recipient as though it came from your cell number which is what the original post specified.
You need google talk on your kindle and desksms on your phone. Set desksms to notify in google talk. You will then be able to send and receive texts in google talk. What its doing is forwarding and then sending from the phone. So your phone will need to be on and in service. This works for any device that has access to google talk
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Does anyone have any ideas regarding alternative applications (besides sms/texting) that require a phone number working on the Fire?
Someone said in a different thread that you could have Whatsapp working by doing a Titanium restore, but it received messages on the Fire or the phone at random.

I am using desksms and it works fine. I use mighty text from the market and it works very well on my laptop. Hopefully they develop it further for tablets.
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That's probably where I've gotten confused. I'm using an iphone 3g with no android app for this.

As an apple hater I cant help you, sorry
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Voicemail

What voicemail are you all using? Using better youmail and getting a high pitched noise and feedback. Annoying as hell. Not sure if its the rom or app. But the app worked on my other device.
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I got trap call to unmask private calls and it's comes with visual voice mail so no issue for me
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Google Voice master race here.
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I use hullomail and no

Hmm I just got a Samsung Galaxy S3 and I was wondering the same thing

Been using Google Voice for the last year and a half on my old phone. It's one of the first apps I installed on the GSIII and it works fine, however the text transcription is laughably poor.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Been using Google Voice for the last year and a half on my old phone. It's one of the first apps I installed on the GSIII and it works fine, however the text transcription is laughably poor.
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Thanks for the replies...tried google voice and it was happening there too...reverted to stock tw rom and it stopped...restored beans 11 and flashed trinity kernel and poof the sound is gone...I'll stick with google voice for now...thanks again.

has anyone figured out how to have the new VM show up in call history?

crupp said:
has anyone figured out how to have the new VM show up in call history?
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If you are using Google Voice, that's an option in AOSP ROMs. Not sure how well it works in TouchWiz.

the problem must be TW then. Have not tried an ASOP ROM

Contacts + "Best Contact App Ever for Android"

Just thought I'd let you folks know about Contacts+ , the contacts app I'm using on my stock now.
It is totally packed with features (chiefly, integration with social networks, WhatsApp integration and smart ordering), looks absolutely lovely, and just elevates the Android experience when using a smartphone.
As an added bonus, it pimps out your SMS and call log appearance and functionality as well.
Play Store Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_term=contacts+
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I've tried it before. It works good with finding contact information in notes but I haven't used the apk in forever.
I hate to be a troll but you posted in the wrong section. Lol.
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AndroidGraphix said:
I've tried it before. It works good with finding contact information in notes but I haven't used the apk in forever.
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Why you want to use the Apk ??
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