Can someone give me a quick idea of how to get Google Voice working with my kid's V? The phone is not activated, he will be using WiFi for now. I have tried but I can't seem to get it set up.
I was told by VM that they can't switch off the voice mail.The only option you would have is to call virgin mobile and turn off your virgin mobile voicemail.
You can't use the google voice voicemail in place of virgin mobile's voicemail.
None of the prepaid carriers allow the free call forwarding option that allows you to switch to google voice for voicemail.
The only option you would have is to call virgin mobile and turn off your virgin mobile voicemail. Then hand out your google voice number in place of your virgin mobile number. Then anyone who calls your google voice number, when you don't answer, would get your google voice mailbox. However, anyone who calls your virgin number will just get a message saying you do not have a voicemail account setup.
Ah, so there is no way to get a phone number with wifi only?
You also have to get Virgin to disable voicemail or if your phone is off the Virgin voicemail will pick up before GV does.
One other option for using an Optimus as a WiFi phone is to use Skype Out on it. I paid the $30 a year and can make as many calls as I want on my Optimus or iPod Touch and iPad.
Incoming you'd need to pay the Skype Online Number fee. $18 for 3 mos.
This depends to whom you speak. I have been told 3 different times by 5 different people that I can not have my voice mail disabled.To clarify, virgin mobile does allow turning off voice mail.
Yep, GrooveIP is the way to go.I know this is an old thread, but there was a lot of FUD spread in this thread, though some of it was corrected later on. To clarify, virgin mobile does allow turning off voice mail. I had that interfere with my google voice voicemail and they said they couldn't increase the ring count, so I was able to get them to turn it off completely. Regarding the wifi only option, unlike the suggested complicated option of using a voip service, there is currently an app called GrooveIP that makes it extremely easy to use google voice to make and receive calls, no setup required, but you do have to pay for the app one time.
This depends to whom you speak. I have been told 3 different times by 5 different people that I can not have my voice mail disabled.
I remember facing this issue, but can't recollect if I had to do something or if it went away by itself. I just tried calling my virgin number directly and after exactly 6 rings, I heard the same message. How many rings does it take for you to hear this message?UPDATE: I just called my number and it rings for awhile and now goes to a message that states my phone number and then says "Sorry there is not a mailbox for this number, please try again later". My not be the best way to go, but I do not give out my VM# the issue I was having is when others called my Google Voice number I have it set to ring my VM# and Home#, dang VM# would go to voice mail when I did not here it and then I would end up with messages I did not want, and most of time didn't even know a message was left!
google voice is a joke, last week i used google voice for 2 hours long and the next day i found out it charge to my VM minutes, i'm very sure i chose googlevoice when call, login my VM account to check call record and it even show google voice server number for that call.
I remember facing this issue, but can't recollect if I had to do something or if it went away by itself. I just tried calling my virgin number directly and after exactly 6 rings, I heard the same message. How many rings does it take for you to hear this message?
That's how google voice works. It calls their server which then redirects your call to the intended number. If you don't want to use your minutes, i'd suggest a voip app like GrooveIP. Uses wifi/3G to make calls and will not use your VM minutes.
so what's the point of google voice on android? to hide your own number?
I had ported over my cell number to Google voice, only issues was that when I signed up with Virgin Mobile they gave me a new number, therefore I now have two numbers. Yes I only give out my cell number/Google Voice number but at time when I have txted or called someone the VM # is seen, then when they call that it would go to voice mail or when someone is call me GV# I have it set to ring my cell number and at time it would then go to VM voice mail,,, sucked! Not sure what else to do at this time, seemed the best way to go for me right now was to have my virgin mobile voice mail shut off.
If you tell it to, your Gvoice # shows on people's caller ID, not your VM cell #. To get texts to show up as being from Gvoice, you have to text from the Gvoice app.
But maybe you knew that, if so, apologies.
I think if i began trying to use ONLY my Gvoice #, I'd probably just put a message on my VM voicemail saying I won't get the message and to call my Gvoice # instead.
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