Hey guys, I'm about to get a new Galaxy S2 (AT&T) and I was thinking about porting my number over to google voice. If i do this, could I cancel my text messaging plan and use google voice to text?
u could however you would only be able to text from a computer. ur phone will still register any message received as an incoming text and charge u the standard domestic rate per message.
is that really the case...I have numerous numbers registered on google voice, and you can specify in settings which ones can receive text messages...
I would assume that if you set them all to not, it wouldn't forward any txt messages sent to your GV number to any of your other numbers...
so you'd be able to get your txt messages on their website or the android apps...which shouldn't incure any txt msg charges
So out of nowhere, without changing any settings or touching anything on my phone, I cant recieve replies to group texts I send.
I noticed about 2 weeks ago I started getting "Textra cannot retrieve MMS" and it went from there....
Here is what I tried
1) Checked APN settings, updated to official Straight Talk ones- still cant recieve
2) I can send regular pics and recieve them just fine, it is only with group texts
3) changed from Textra to a few other apps, issue persists.
4) verfied the people I am sending group texts to are recieving my texts, but I am simply not getting their replies
No idea where to go from here but very frustrated as I have missed out on a few important texts because of this
The phone I have my 3g connected to doesnt have sms capabilities, so when I try replying to texts in standalone, it fails because it defaults to try and use the phones number, but when I explicitly send new message, and choose the watch button instead of the phone as the method for sending the sms, then it sends fine. How do I fix this??
Do you prefer to use Verizon Message+ instead of the default Samsung Messages app? Here is how you can make, receive and respond to text messages with Verizon Message+ through your Gear S3 as if it were the stock Samsung Messages app.
1. Go to the Gear Manager app on your phone
2. Under the settings tab, click on notifications, then manage notifications
3. Scroll down, make sure that Messages is checked, and Message+ is unchecked.
That's it. Now you can receive and respond to incoming text messages through Verizon Messages+ as if it were the default Samsung messaging app. You can also compose new messages and scroll through all your messages by clicking on the messages app on your watch. Pictures also come through to the watch.
I haven't tried this trick on other 3rd party texts apps, but it may work. Post your results below.
ttown said:
Do you prefer to use Verizon Message+ instead of the default Samsung Messages app? Here is how you can make, receive and respond to text messages with Verizon Message+ through your Gear S3 as if it were the stock Samsung Messages app.
1. Go to the Gear Manager app on your phone
2. Under the settings tab, click on notifications, then manage notifications
3. Scroll down, make sure that Messages is checked, and Message+ is unchecked.
That's it. Now you can receive and respond to incoming text messages through Verizon Messages+ as if it were the default Samsung messaging app. You can also compose new messages and scroll through all your messages by clicking on the messages app on your watch. Pictures also come through to the watch.
I haven't tried this trick on other 3rd party texts apps, but it may work. Post your results below.
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Does group texting work?
Yes.
ttown said:
Do you prefer to use Verizon Message+ instead of the default Samsung Messages app? Here is how you can make, receive and respond to text messages with Verizon Message+ through your Gear S3 as if it were the stock Samsung Messages app.
1. Go to the Gear Manager app on your phone
2. Under the settings tab, click on notifications, then manage notifications
3. Scroll down, make sure that Messages is checked, and Message+ is unchecked.
That's it. Now you can receive and respond to incoming text messages through Verizon Messages+ as if it were the default Samsung messaging app. You can also compose new messages and scroll through all your messages by clicking on the messages app on your watch. Pictures also come through to the watch.
I haven't tried this trick on other 3rd party texts apps, but it may work. Post your results below.
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Did you mean uncheck Messages and check Message+? Otherwise you won't get the verizon messages notifications to reply to. Also you can only receive group messages you can't reply to them.
I have messages checked and Verizon Message+ unchecked.
I am able to view and respond to group texts.
ttown said:
I have messages checked and Verizon Message+ unchecked.
I am able to view and respond to group texts.
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So you're using the Samsung messaging and can respond to group texts? I can see group texts but can't reply to group text using the Samsung messaging app.
ttown, thanks great discovery. I have Verizon Messages+ as my default app on the phone. On my Gear I have Samsung Messaging turned on and VZ Messages+ unchecked. Works like a charm. I have a Verizon Note 5 and my Gear S3 is on T-Mobile.
ttown said:
I have messages checked and Verizon Message+ unchecked.
I am able to view and respond to group texts.
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I have tried having the messaging notifications on and Verizon messenger off and vise versa. In either case i am not able to respond to a group message.
Can anyone respond to all members of a group text in a single reply?
I am unable to respond to text. I have tried all combos.
I've been unable to get this to work either. LGV20 and gear s3 classic.
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