Visual voicemail?

a5pe4 · Feb 5, 2012

For some reason I just realized that our voicemail sucks. We have to wait for numbers to be read and wait for preceding messages to be spoken until we get to the one we want. The iPhone has visual voicemail and so do phones on other carriers. Does anyone know if there is a good visual voicemail app for our V?

cammykool · Feb 5, 2012

Metro has it for god sakes

a5pe4 · Feb 5, 2012

cammykool said:
Metro has it for god sakes

That's just sad :thinking:

Seriously, I can't believe I didn't realize this sooner. I thought most phones had Vmail like ours...

cammykool · Feb 5, 2012

I I have the metro apk somewhere

brotherswing · Feb 5, 2012

YouMail, in the market, seems to be just that. I'm downloading it to check it out.

riggerman1 · Feb 5, 2012

If you read the full description, it says it doesn't work with prepaid carriers. And even lists Virgin Mobile as an example.

a5pe4 · Feb 5, 2012

The recent ratings and reviews of YouMail don't seem to favorable either! Any insight into this subject is appreciated! We shouldn't have to settle for sub-par voicemail.

Thorsten · Feb 5, 2012

Google Voice, which has random-access voice mail, works on the V, with some caveats:

1. You can

cammykool · Feb 6, 2012

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bt.vinbox

G19 · Feb 6, 2012

Even the ghettro got it? Damn. I've never even heard of it.

brotherswing · Feb 6, 2012

I never did test it or anything, got too busy with the family. I have never used visual voice mail, so I didn't know what to look for. I was just trying to be helpful.

Thorsten · Feb 6, 2012

cammykool said:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bt.vinbox

On that page:

lizm · Feb 6, 2012

Thorsten said:
Google Voice, which has random-access voice mail, works on the V, with some caveats:

1. You can

a5pe4 · Feb 7, 2012

lizm said:
Yep. I use it too. It's free.

But people do have the call the GVoice # to get the Gvoice voicemail. Unfortunately VM doesn't allow us to forward.

If you opt to stay with VM's voicemail, you can change it so that it doesn't read the # and all that, it's in the settings when you call in.

Darn so you basically have to give people a separate number just for your voicemail?

lizm · Feb 7, 2012

If you want to use google voice's vm, yes. Some people give that # out and no other, you might consider that. It will ring any phone you like, on any schedule you like.

If you do use it, you might also pick up Groove IP, it's an app that works with GV to make calls on data, not using VM minutes.

Thorsten · Feb 7, 2012

lizm said:
Some people give out [their Google Voice number] and no other

Excatly. I don

vieve · Feb 8, 2012

Just wanted to second (third?) this. I use Google Voice exclusively. On the very rare occasion I actually need my VM number for something, I end up having to dig through my phone's menus to find it. Works great, I get real time text & voicemail notifications, etc. I have my home phone set up via VOIP & GV too, so everybody I know just calls the one number.

I'd recommend it a TON if you're looking for something visual voicemail-y. The biggest hassle is giving out the new #, and having people send MMS messages to your email address instead of telephone number, since GV doesn't support them at this time.

Leslie Ann · Feb 10, 2012

a5pe4 said:
For some reason I just realized that our voicemail sucks. We have to wait for numbers to be read and wait for preceding messages to be spoken until we get to the one we want.

When they are reading the number and info, press 4 to restart the message. When you restart the message, it skips all of the time and number info. In other words, it skips straight to the message.

To skip the message simply press 9.

lizm · Feb 10, 2012

If you press the # in VM to change settings, you can tell it to not read the time and #, ever. But i like your idea better because sometimes I do want to know when they called.

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