So I got my wife a new HTC One S to replace her HD2 which she had cracked the screen (Worked fine, but good excuse to get a look at a new phone). Everything set up fine, and is working well, but I can't seem to set up Google Voice for VM. Visual VM works (from TMO) but I use and love Google voice on my phone, as it sends you texts with the transcribed message.
If anyone can shed some light on this, every time I change it from my carrier to Google voice on the settings menu (Settings | Calls I think) it gives me an error and stays set to my carrier. Anyone have any ideas.
I have not rooted this phone yet, and as it is the wife's wasn't planning on it, but would like to get Google voice working for voicemail if at all possible. \
Any thoughts/ideas?? I am hoping someone here may know a work around or fix for this...
I also have the same problem. Normally I'd just install a new ROM without the bloatware, but it doesn't appear any are all that stable yet. Will rooting the phone allow you to uninstall stuff like TMobile's apps without having to put on a new ROM?
Anyway, I'm also curious about using Google's Voice.
It is the only issue I have left. I have been doing some research, calling t-mobile and turning off their VM may fix it, but I haven't had to do that on any other phone, so it is my last resort. Hoping someone else here has solved this, or done what I suggested, and validated it as a fix. If all else fails, by the end of the weekend, I will try that approach. Just seems odd that it is locked.
I have also tried *004*[google number here]# with an mmi code error, and **004*[google number here]# which did register, but then reverted just as quickly, when I went to settings|calls to review [I saw it show Google voicemail, only to change instantly back to My carrier]
My GV is still active on my phone from my Sensation and the only thing I did was a Titanium Restore of the GV app. I went into my settings on the One S and it says My Carrier but I just had someone test it and it came through just fine through GV. I would go into your settings in GV on the computer and make sure your phone is set up for VM in there and if it still doesn't work set it up on the old phone and just restore the app if you're rooted.
Good luck!
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My GV is still active on my phone from my Sensation and the only thing I did was a Titanium Restore of the GV app. I went into my settings on the One S and it says My Carrier but I just had someone test it and it came through just fine through GV. I would go into your settings in GV on the computer and make sure your phone is set up for VM in there and if it still doesn't work set it up on the old phone and just restore the app if you're rooted.
Good luck!
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To avoid issues, I want to avoid rooting. It's the Wife's phone, and if I do anything to it, and she has a problem, I get blamed, even though we all know rooting isn't necessarily bad, and if she has a problem, it is probably the user, not the phone At the end of the day, I will root it if that is the only way to fix this, but I would think a Google phone should support GV out of the box, especially such an integrated feature within ICS. There must be some solution... although it is increasingly looking like I will have to call t-mobile, and remove Visual VM, to get GV to work... Just hoping to avoid that if possible too, as stated before, never had to do that, and always like a backup...
Hoping someone else has solved this and can share their solution. And before anyone asks, it is not a pre-paid plan, which I know has issues...
Found this on another forum, not sure if I can post the link, and it is too late for me to give it a try, but here is the other post, for anyone who wants to give it a shot. Having posted this, there still must be a way to do this without calling t-mobile...
So here's the scoop. Apparently, HTC has disabled the ability to change the voicemail carrier from the device itself. Probably some ploy to get users to use some other service or app. F That. I buy Android phones for a REASON. Anyways...
Here's the fix. Call T-Mobile support. Explain that you need to have the number changed on THEIR end. Just read them the Google Voice number over the phone and have them test it. And voilà! Hope this helps!
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Changing it on the phone didn't work right away for me but it did work a day or two later when I tried it again.
The *004* code worked for me, but you have to be off wifi calling to use it.
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My phone says that I am still using my carrier's VM service, but so far, GV has been doing its work.
Called TMobile, they hard coded the number in on there end, all is now good.
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nygmam said:
Called TMobile, they hard coded the number in on there end, all is now good.
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Which number did you ask them to hardcode? and in place of what?
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I think you can set this from the Google Voice web page. I have the same problem as you've described, and that's what I did. Works like a champ.
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Which number did you ask them to hardcode? and in place of what?
Thnx
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I had them code my Wife's Google Voice number as the conditional forwarding number (which is actuallt the Voice Mail number on the phone), and haven't had any issues since. If you don't know your number, it should show up on your GV homepage. Once you do that, everything works as it should.
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I had them code my Wife's Google Voice number as the conditional forwarding number (which is actuallt the Voice Mail number on the phone), and haven't had any issues since. If you don't know your number, it should show up on your GV homepage. Once you do that, everything works as it should.
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Thanks.. Will try and see what happens
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I think you can set this from the Google Voice web page. I have the same problem as you've described, and that's what I did. Works like a champ.
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Worked for me thanks
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Worked for me thanks
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Thanks for the thread got my gfs GV working thru GV Web page
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Thanks for the thread got my gfs GV working thru GV Web page
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How did you manage to do this via the Google Voice webpage bro? Couldya walk me through the steps pls..
I deactivated and then re-activated my cell number under Settings -> Phone but it still shows "My Carrier" as the VM provider :/
That's when you have to call T-Mobile and have them hard code your GV number
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How did you manage to do this via the Google Voice webpage bro? Couldya walk me through the steps pls..
I deactivated and then re-activated my cell number under Settings -> Phone but it still shows "My Carrier" as the VM provider :/
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It still shows my carrier as the voice mail carrier but I am getting them through GV will check today when I get home but it was working both recorded messages and text
I used their online chat and the rep switched my conditional forwarding to my GV number. Phone still says My Carrier, and it actually worked fine before, but did it just on principal...locking this down just to get a few more bucks from their own crap VV app is just wrong.
has anyone succesfully used viber on their note 10.1 from verizon? The main problem is that I cannot activate because the tablet cannot receive text messages or even calls.
I'm not a Viber user, but it looks like you can only call other Viber users on Android. I would suggest installing Groove IP after you set up a free Google Voice number and then you need only input you Google Voice account info without worrying about VOIP settings. In addition to being able to make phone calls, you'll be able to get free text messages via Google Voice. The staff at Groove IP went out of their way to solve a VOIP issue created when JB 4.1.2 rolled out, buying a Note to have the ability to resolve the problem. Here's a link to their post with a download link to the modified Groove IP program for the Note running JB. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2107867&page=5&highlight=groove+ip Here's their download link. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8eaPs_MnhKoS2tYV2NKWW9pYVU/edit?usp=sharing if you like the program, support the developer by buying their paid version and thanking them in the thread I've linked. They really went out of their way to quickly fix an issue they didn't create, which happens a lot with OS updates.
I don't know verizon device...
But I did activate my friend N7000 without simcard attached to it. The simcard was at another phone.
Basically it will just send msg to the number you registered. Where the simcard is, it doesn't matter.
I did this around 6 months ago, I m not so sure whether it is still working with current viber updates or not.
U can try.
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Hi all
Since the update, I have had some problems with making calls with my Google voice number on my idol 3. Everything worked perfect up until the last week.
I have it set to have all calls using GV and also tried to set it to ask for each call. I've tried uninstalling, clear cache, etc but no change. Either way, the calls go through but the person I'm calling sees my carrier number (which no one knows), meaning that the calls are going through the carrier line instead of GV.
Anyone else experiencing this? Any suggestions for getting GV working properly again? I've not had a problem like this with GV on any phones/versions before
Thanks!
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Seems third party dialers aren't working as expected either. Thought I would try another dialer to see if that would work around this but that is just opening the stock dialer...
Anyone know if a reset of the phone will roll back the update?
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I'm having the same problem. I can even set google voice to ask each time and I get prompted to use voice or the phone but it doesn't matter what I select. All calls go through the phone instead of voice.
Similar issue, though I can get my GV number to work if I dial with Hangouts Dialer.
Yeah, mine works if I use Hangouts dialer also.... But that uses data, not minutes. I happen to be on an unlimited data plan, so should be OK for me for now.
Any ideas on how to submit a bug to Alcatel?
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I can reproduce this. It's annoying.
As for submit bug:
http://www.alcatelonetouch.us/info/Support
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Any ideas on how to submit a bug to Alcatel?
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This is the subject of a thread over on the Google+ Idol 3 group. An Alcatel rep says the company is looking into the situation. I agree it needs resolving.
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This is the subject of a thread over on the Google+ Idol 3 group. An Alcatel rep says the company is looking into the situation. I agree it needs resolving.
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Depending on your rom version the system image thread has several "early" firmware versions now (especially for the 6045i) where you can see if it reverts the issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/idol-3/general/want-to-able-to-install-ota-updates-t3163745
Same problem here. Glad I have another phone that works because my GV number is my work number. I had a few people answer and say they didn't know I had this number because it wasn't showing my GV number.
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Same problem here. Glad I have another phone that works because my GV number is my work number. I had a few people answer and say they didn't know I had this number because it wasn't showing my GV number.
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Why not use "hangouts dialer" as last I heard it still worked?
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Why not use "hangouts dialer" as last I heard it still worked?
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While that does work (and is good enough for me personally), the problem with that is that it uses data instead of cellular minutes. So anyone who makes enough outgoing calls and doesn't have a lot of data in their cell plan may end up going over their limit.
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i installed truedialer which does not work correctly (cant answer incoming calls) so uninstalled but weirdly now google voice works when i dial out it asks to call with gv and if yes shows the proper caller id
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i installed truedialer which does not work correctly (cant answer incoming calls) so uninstalled but weirdly now google voice works when i dial out it asks to call with gv and if yes shows the proper caller id
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Did you install the stagefright patch released this week? That fixed Google Voice.
I did which did not fix my Google voice. After I installed truedialer because I was looking for a dialer that the smart feature also search's recent calls but it messed up incoming calls, so I uninstalled, then gv started working
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I did which did not fix my Google voice. After I installed truedialer because I was looking for a dialer that the smart feature also search's recent calls but it messed up incoming calls, so I uninstalled, then gv started working
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Try rocketdialer with truecaller (caller id only).
How many of you experiencing this too? I literally just switched back to Android specifically to use Google Voice, ported my number back over to Google, bought a Note Edge and upgraded it to 5.1.1 immediately (stupid). Found out GV outgoing calls are broken.
This is a known issue and google says they're working on it (https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/voice/urpXxSfS-kE) but it's definitely irritating.
Yep..same thing here!
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How many of you experiencing this too? I literally just switched back to Android specifically to use Google Voice, ported my number back over to Google, bought a Note Edge and upgraded it to 5.1.1 immediately (stupid). Found out GV outgoing calls are broken.
This is a known issue and google says they're working on it (https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/voice/urpXxSfS-kE) but it's definitely irritating.
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I am using GV to make weekly International calls, better to pay $0.07/minute than T-Mobile's $1.25/minute!!!
But since 5.1.1 it's broken....Here is the solution (in the mean while), that I have been using - and it's working again.
Say you want to call the number: 000-123-4567
Say your own GV-number is 111-222-3333
Reprogram the contacts you need to call from GV, with the number in this format:
111-222-3333 , , your-passcode# , 2 , 000-123-4567#
This will dial your own GV number, will prompt you for your passcode followed by #-sign, Option 2 will allow you to make calls, followed by #.
Each ',' is a few seconds delay - I have not tried it without the delays, but it also makes it easier to understand (for us humans).
Ya, no thanks. That's just a huge hassle.
Same problem here Google Voice does not work on the Note 4
I've got the same problem with the Note 4 (not the Edge version). I'm thinking this is an Android 5.1.1. problem. I never had this before I did the upgrade to 5.1.1.
What I see happening is this:
- You dial to make the call.
- I have Google Voice set up to ask me each time
- While the prompt for Google Voice is on top of the dialer, I see the dialer is already making the call.
So the dialer is not waiting for GV before making the call.
I'm trying to find out how I can go back to the previous version of Android, but so far it looks like I'm not able to do this.
I have a t-mobile Note 4. Hopefully t-mobile will release their 6.x version and that will fix this issue.
Hello all... I have a galaxy s6 sm-g920f international unlocked, using android 7.0 BTU firmware updated to newest.
I have been with Cricket for 3 yrs, but currently outside the US for 2 months and I allowed my account/phone number to become suspended. So, I am using whatsapp without an activated sim installed.
All previously working contacts in whatsapp are still working normally by wifi, however I am finding that there is now no way to message any new contacts that I add to the phone.
I mention the state of the phone and the sim since someone I know has suggested that maybe the lack of an activated sim/mobile account is the reason that the app is not recognizing new whatsapp contacts.
Anyone have any idea what is the reason for this?
Robert