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Originally Posted by carmencrishnaya
i dont like it.
seems like there is a delay in texts
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There is a delay because GV does not instantly push SMS out to your phone. The GV app periodically (I have mine set to check every 5 minutes) polls the GV servers for new SMS or voicemail.
There are two ways to have GV SMS or voicemail show up instantly on your phone.
1. Via the GV website, have it forward SMS sent to your GV number to your real number. The SMS will show up instantly in whatever messaging client you use. This will unfortunately defeat the purpose of using GV for free SMS as you'll still be using your carrier's SMS plan.
2. The better option... Via the GV website again, have it forward SMS to your gmail account. The message will instantly be pushed to your phone. You can even reply directly in the Android gmail app or the gmail website.
While I would certainly like GV SMS to be instantly pushed to my phone, I just deal with the potential 5 minute delay.