I am having some semi-consistent issues with Google Voice. I have Sprint integration. Yes, my app is set up correctly.
1. Texts sometimes arrive to my phone LATE or NEVER. I'll get texts from two days ago all at once on my phone, it's like the old days of SMS again.
2. Outgoing texts (using the native SMS app for android) sometimes are never sent. I wonder why people don't respond to me, and I check my outgoing logs on the google voice website, and a very select few aren't actually sent to anyone, even though the SMS app said it was sent.
It's basically those issues. Is anyone else having these problems with texting? It's scary thinking some things may not be getting through - how am I supposed to know which are and which aren't?
Does anyone know any resolutions to these problems?
Missing texts
I don't use google voice, and am a light text user but I have seen cases where texts have been delayed for as much as 2 days before they get to their destination.
Is there anyway we can bring these problems to google or sprint?
personally I dont use voice for texts that much just because of this type of issue, in all honesty all i really use voice for is when i have to call for customer service (Hp, Sony, exc) since they seem to take 4 hours to connect you to someone that speaks english
So I'm curious to know if any of you TmoUS people have tried Viber? If so, how does it compare with the Tmo wifi call app? Good and bad points of each? I'll probably at least try Viber and see for myself, just wanted some other opinions.
kingston73 said:
So I'm curious to know if any of you TmoUS people have tried Viber? If so, how does it compare with the Tmo wifi call app? Good and bad points of each? I'll probably at least try Viber and see for myself, just wanted some other opinions.
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Only thing I can tell is that this is more related to skype than the wifi app. You can only call for free, from viber to viber, like skype. The added incentive is that you can text for free using this app. Not bad for free, but I wouldn't view this as a replacement for the tmo wifi calling app.
Thanks, that clears up some confusion for me. I guess I won't be using it as my wife has a BB.
kingston73 said:
Thanks, that clears up some confusion for me. I guess I won't be using it as my wife has a BB.
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Actually let me kinda take it back. Viber to non viber users are allowed and can be made, it'll just be a regular call using your minutes like tmo wifi app.
This is from their faq
Can I call people who don't have Viber?
Yes, if the person you're calling doesn't have Viber, the call will be placed like *regular call, but don't forget to invite your friends to Viber so your next call is free .
*Regular calls are calls placed through your cell phone service provider, using your cell phone rate plan.
Well I decided to try it out, seems to work pretty well so far but I've only used it a couple times today. I may be tricking myself into believing it but I really think it sounded clearer than when I'm on the Tmo wifi app, but I'll have to experiment and turn off viber and turn on the wifi app back to back to really compare them. Since it's free I think it's a terrific deal, I'm a little surprised more people aren't talking about it. The only reason I found it was somebody in a thread mentioned it.
Viber
Hello,
This is a member of the Viber Development Team!
If you have any question about Viber - please feel free to ask.
Thank you,
Viber Team.
Hi yes. Sorry for being offtopic..But when you guys will be releasing viver for Ice cream sandwich? Most high end droids have already switched to ICS!
same here, I was using viber and then I got ics and now I have a black screen
paulgl26 said:
same here, I was using viber and then I got ics and now I have a black screen
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+1.
Viber doesn't work on ICS ... when will there be an update for that ?
thanks
We are well aware of the great anticipation for Viber on ICS, and we apologize for the delay.
As you know, many fundamental changes were made on ICS (not only visual improvements). In order to adapt Viber to ICS the best way and make sure we don't release a half-baked app, we need some time for developing and testing.
Our development team is working around the clock to complete it ASAP. We apologize for the delay, but it's important to understand that it's delayed because we want to ensure that the app is released free of bugs. We still don't have an exact estimate for the release date, but naturally - it won't take months.
Once we have news, I'll post it in the relevant threads here on XDA
Viber Team said:
We are well aware of the great anticipation for Viber on ICS, and we apologize for the delay.
As you know, many fundamental changes were made on ICS (not only visual improvements). In order to adapt Viber to ICS the best way and make sure we don't release a half-baked app, we need some time for developing and testing.
Our development team is working around the clock to complete it ASAP. We apologize for the delay, but it's important to understand that it's delayed because we want to ensure that the app is released free of bugs. We still don't have an exact estimate for the release date, but naturally - it won't take months.
Once we have news, I'll post it in the relevant threads here on XDA
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If you guys need beta testers... Here we are...
Thx for the great work.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio
Thanks for the offer!
At this stage we are performing the testing ourselves actually - the bigger obstacle is implementing Viber's features into ICS's new API.
As I said - stay tuned for news, they are coming soon
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Hi yes. Sorry for being offtopic..But when you guys will be releasing viver for Ice cream sandwich? Most high end droids have already switched to ICS!
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That's a bit of an overstatement, actually it's very much an overstatement. Yes, ICS is available for many high end phones now but I wouldn't say MOST have switched, and are there any carriers at all that have officially switched yet???
My main question about Viber is this: does it automatically use a wifi signal if one is available? For instance, if I am in my basement and do not have a cell signal but am connected to wifi, will Viber allow me to receive an incoming call from a Non-viber user?
@kingston73 -
I'm not sure I fully understand your question..
Viber provides calls/texts only between 2 Viber users to begin with.
OK, so this is what I'm confused about:
"Can I call people who don't have Viber?
Yes, if the person you're calling doesn't have Viber, the call will be placed like *regular call, but don't forget to invite your friends to Viber so your next call is free .
*Regular calls are calls placed through your cell phone service provider, using your cell phone rate plan."
I have tmo's wifi calling app turned off but I'm still able to make and receive calls down in my basement when connected to my home network, so I guess I'm asking if Viber is allowing me to do that or if it's basically useless unless the person I'm talking to also has it.
In order to make a call or send Viber texts, Viber requires 2 things -
Both sides have to have Viber installed, and both sides need to be connected to the internet.
If both conditions are not met, then Viber switches to make a regular (cellular) call, the same as you would manually go to your cellular dial and call that friend.
Thanks for the explanation, but my original question is still unanswered, what could be allowing me to make calls when I don't have a cell signal? I'm not complaining, really just curious to know what is going on.
Not Viber
If you're down at your basement, with neither cell signal nor WiFi connection, Viber cannot help you.
Viber will help you if you were in your basement, you were connected to WiFi, and the other side also had Viber installed with *some* kind of internet connection.
Viber Team said:
Not Viber
If you're down at your basement, with neither cell signal nor WiFi connection, Viber cannot help you.
Viber will help you if you were in your basement, you were connected to WiFi, and the other side also had Viber installed with *some* kind of internet connection.
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So if u call someone with wi-fi, and the "other side" doesn't have data/wifi on it changes into a regular cell-call?
And another question: if u send a message through viber with wi-fi on, and the other side doesn't have mobile data on, will the message arrive when they have turned on data again, or will it send through the cell-network?
Thanks! (Can't wait for ICS version )
First question -
It depends on whether or not that "other side" has Viber installed (in general) or not. If they do, the call will me made, and that users will have a "Missed Call" notification when he goes back online. If they don't have Viber at all, you will have a pop-up window asking your permission to switch to a regular, cellular call.
Second question -
Yep, they will see the message when they go back online (again - assuming those are Viber users to begin with).
ICS -
Coming soon, we're doing our best..
Hello Everyone,
I have Star x18i Mobile with android installed on it, i did search alot of applications and used and really like most of them, now what is my issue i m not able to find any suitable auto call answer machine software,
There are many software of auto answering machine which send message to unknown number calls as soon any call come,,,,
What i want is i get alot of wrong calls each day, i dont know who is calling maybe friend or romour, and i not want to talk to them directly so i m looking for software to install into my mobile which do following main functions :
1. When unknown number call comes, my phone auto pick the call and play an audio file which i will select or built-in in software to that person and record the phone call as well, Audio i will use will be something like that ( Person you are calling is busy please record your msg person will get back to you ) when ever an unknown number call come i want to play sound and record so later i can listen who that person was calling me, if any known person then i will contact them otherwise will block them number....
That is the simple thing like software i want, Please tell me if anyone know any of that type software ? again please i not want sms reply software, i want to play sound to that person auto and record voice....
Hope someone will guide be better.
Thanks allot in Advance
rayice said:
Hello Everyone,
I have Star x18i Mobile with android installed on it, i did search alot of applications and used and really like most of them, now what is my issue i m not able to find any suitable auto call answer machine software,
There are many software of auto answering machine which send message to unknown number calls as soon any call come,,,,
What i want is i get alot of wrong calls each day, i dont know who is calling maybe friend or romour, and i not want to talk to them directly so i m looking for software to install into my mobile which do following main functions :
1. When unknown number call comes, my phone auto pick the call and play an audio file which i will select or built-in in software to that person and record the phone call as well, Audio i will use will be something like that ( Person you are calling is busy please record your msg person will get back to you ) when ever an unknown number call come i want to play sound and record so later i can listen who that person was calling me, if any known person then i will contact them otherwise will block them number....
That is the simple thing like software i want, Please tell me if anyone know any of that type software ? again please i not want sms reply software, i want to play sound to that person auto and record voice....
Hope someone will guide be better.
Thanks allot in Advance
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Is is truly unbelievable to me that in this day and age such an essential phone function could have been overlooked! I have been searching for days and days and found NOTHING or got stupid responses such as "use Google" (Online only, uses Data and for US Citizens only) or "use voicemail" (expensive cellular provider subscription add-on)... I mean, come on! When even the cheapest home phones can be gotten with built in answering machines, how come this essential feature is nowhere to be seen on android phones?
What's the deal, what's the technical hangup, what's the problem? Can anyone explain the REASON why there are NO call answering machine-like apps of any kind out there?
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Is is truly unbelievable to me that in this day and age such an essential phone function could have been overlooked! I have been searching for days and days and found NOTHING or got stupid responses such as "use Google" (Online only, uses Data and for US Citizens only) or "use voicemail" (expensive cellular provider subscription add-on)... I mean, come on! When even the cheapest home phones can be gotten with built in answering machines, how come this essential feature is nowhere to be seen on android phones?
What's the deal, what's the technical hangup, what's the problem? Can anyone explain the REASON why there are NO call answering machine-like apps of any kind out there?
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Im looking for the same thing and can't find it too!
Here is my need. I have a business phone number and my personal cell phone number. All my customers should call me to my business number which I can set to auto-forward to my cell only at the time I want to. But some of my customers know my cell phone number and they keep having this bad habit of calling me on it instead of my business phone number.
I'm looking for a app that will be tracking in the background the caller id number of incoming calls, if the number is a on list of unwanted that I have set, it will auto-answer, play an audio file recorded by me (like: "Please dial 111-222-3333 to reach me, thanks you") and then hang-up.
I don't feel alone with the need of a solution like this. And there are apps that can auto-answer call according to the caller id and there are apps that can play audio in a call, I don't see why it could not be technically possible to combine both.
wow
can't belive it, i was looking for the same and found several threads like this one, that's sad
let's hope sth comes up
Yeah, I used to have this function on my old fliphone from way back in 2002! Also, on my Windows Mobile phones after that...
Exactly. My nokia flip from ages ago (ran symbian OS) has an app on it called "Advanced Answering Machine" or "Advanced Call Manager" or something similar.
I could set it up so that it would direct calls to different greetings depending on the caller ID. An example of this is, I wont accept calls from "unknown" or "blocked" etc numbers. ACM/AAM would handle this perfectly. It would answer the phone, play the Telstra (thats a telco in australia) message "the number you have called is not available from this service." twice, then hang up. Later on I found out I was missing some important calls (the message confused some people such as the landlord who had a blocked number) so I changed it to "I do not accept calls from blocked numbers. To unblock your number, dial 1831 in front of your number. It wont cost you any more". This fixed the problem.
It was also programmed to answer calls after 30 seconds of ringing and play a standard greeting then take a message.
It was a very versatile program. I could (for example) divert certain calls to a party line if I didnt want calls from that particular number; however I didnt, as the diverted leg would cost me a fortune.
Its a shame on these advanced handsets today that such a simple, commonly available on landline phones, feature is not available. I can control televisions, fly remote controlled toys and vapourize components with a big bank of capacitors over bluetooth using my phone, yet it cant perform a simple answering machine function.
From what I hear the API that handles these functions is not directly accessable to developers; probably because "malware" could hook in and dial high priced premium calls and rack up huge bills all the while the phone owner not knowing until the monthly account comes in.
I did see one answerphone somewhere but it utilised the speaker so if it took a call (for example while your at the pub) the caller would not hear your greeting, or on the train everyone around you would hear your greeting and then the callers message, so not very practical. It would NOT work properly while the phone was on mute.
xperia phones come with buit-in answering machine feature. or use jail broken iphone and u have half a dozen apps which can do it.
unfortunately in android noway.. even if u r rooted.. no way