Help Google voice contact message question

[golfinglenn]

I have my GV set up and tried to record some personal greetings for different contacts (so for dad I had:Hi pop, can't take your call so leave a message), but when I call from his phone (either my cell number or GV number he gets the standard message.

Any ideas?

 

[Musky]

To record a custom voicemail greeting for a specific contact:

Click Contacts on the left side of the page.

Search for the contact you wish to customize and select the box next to the contact in question.

Click the Edit Google Voice Settings link.

Click the Record New link under the 'When this contact goes to voicemail' section.

Enter the name for the greeting you're going to record.

A Record Greeting box appears. Select the phone you want to call to record the greeting, from the Phone to ring drop-down menu.

Click Connect to ring your selected phone.

Pick up the call and record your voicemail greeting when prompted to do so.

Once you've recorded your voicemail greeting, make sure the voicemail greeting you want to play is selected in the drop-down under 'When this contact goes to voicemail' section for the specific contact.

Click Save.

 

[golfinglenn]

Thanks. I was doing everything except hitting the save button lol. Now it works. Very cool.

 

[Musky]

Thanks. I was doing everything except hitting the save button lol. Now it works. Very cool.

That's why I posted all the steps. I was sure you'd done most of them, but I find that if you take it one step at a time, you'll come across something that you missed.

Glad it worked out for you!

 

[J-Dub]

Doesn't work for me. Every time I do this for either an individual or a group, those selected end up getting the "system standard". The only way I can void system standard or the worse "______ is not available" is to make one custom for ALL and leave the personalized greetings alone.

I followed all your steps, but still no luck.

 

[5150Marley]

How do you get a Google Voice account??? Says I need an invite.....

 

[J-Dub]

It's true. It's still in "beta" so you need an invite. Not easy to get either, unless you want to go to ebay and buy one from someone. I waited, it wasn't easy...and I don't have any to give. However, there are threads hear where begging has gone rampant, just don't turn this thread into that :-D Do a search for "Google Voice Invite".