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Originally Posted by sdgenxr
My questions are, does the Driod know when to send an SMS out using my G Voice number as apposed to my cell number based on whether the contact comes from my Google account or my Outlook contact group.
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No. Your GV number is used for SMS if you use the GV app or if you respond/send a text message to a contact in a messaging app (other than the GV app) using the 406 number for the contact. You'll see the 406 number if someone sends an SMS to your GV number and you have SMS forwarding enabled. The text message will come from the 406 number and the contact's name/number (depending on your setup, IIRC) will be prepended to the beginning of each SMS.
If you use a messaging app other than the GV app and send it to the contact using the contact's direct mobile number then the message will come from your cell number and not your GV number instead of your GV number.
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Originally Posted by sdgenxr
Also, how do I set my voice mail to go the carriers VM when someone calls my cell number but the GV box when someone calls that number?
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Don't set up forwarding from your cell to GV for voicemail. If you have already done this then the "Deactivate Google voicemail on this phone" link (Settings->Phones) on the full GV site will tell you how to reverse this.
If you're familiar with the forwarding codes for your carrier you can just set forwarding to go to your voicemail center.
IMO it's a lot less complicated if you just fully switch to the GV number for everything but that approach doesn't suit everyone's needs/wants.