i hate Voice mail what are my options

**fantom555** · 02-16-2012, 04:36 PM

i hate to liten to VM on the phone what are the other options arent there programs that turn VM into emails. or what other options are there. i know i can sut it down but people do need to leave me VM what do you all suggest.

**9KRacing** · 02-16-2012, 04:45 PM

Google Voice

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**yosteve** · 02-16-2012, 05:15 PM

Or you can pay for vzw visual voicemail. Lol

**barchamb** · 02-16-2012, 05:34 PM

I have used Google Voice for a long time and love it. It replaces the Verizon voice mail, and basically turns voice mails into emails that you can read and listen to whenever you want, in whatever order you want. If you don't like Google Voice, You Mail is another good alternative. Don't get Verizon Visual Voicemail. Google Voice and You Mail are both better and free...

**greydarrah** · 02-16-2012, 06:01 PM

Answer your phone

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**jafels** · 02-16-2012, 06:16 PM

+1 on google voice

**eth555** · 02-16-2012, 06:19 PM

Add my vote for Google Voice

**cgmarkie** · 02-16-2012, 08:43 PM

Google Voice. The transcription is great and if you not able to listen/ hear it you sure can read it.

**OptimusNotPrime** · 02-16-2012, 08:45 PM

Google Voice Hands Down.

**mwalt2** · 02-16-2012, 10:16 PM

There's also youmail. It's fun because you can have different messages played for different contacts. I liked it better than google voice when I was only using them as a voicemail replacement, but it's been a little while since I've used youmail.

**yosteve** · 02-16-2012, 10:53 PM

Anyone use hullomail alternative to youmail

**Andrew Martonik** · 02-17-2012, 02:35 AM

No other choice but Google Voice. 100% winner.

**pauliphone5** · 02-17-2012, 03:13 AM

Google voice.

I still remember when I canceled visual voicemail, the VZW report asked why and I said I'm using Google voice and they give it to me for free. She had never heard of it. LOL

**Erckul** · 02-17-2012, 06:36 AM

You mail has this service. There is a fee, though

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**fantom555** · 02-17-2012, 08:08 AM

i have google voice. the problem i have is when i give out the the google Voice number i never know who is calling me.

**bboykin87** · 02-17-2012, 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by Fantom557

i have google voice. the problem i have is when i give out the the google Voice number i never know who is calling me.

You can change this on the Google Voice site so that it displays the number of the person calling instead of your Google Voice number.

Sent from the Nexus Galaxy far away...

**fantom555** · 02-17-2012, 09:49 AM

i wanted my number to show up but it says i have to port my number and will terminate my plan i can't do that so i have to find another option.

**fantom555** · 02-17-2012, 12:29 PM

i tried to use Google Voice on my Nexus with VZ and it wont work. all the VM's go to VZ inbox not GV inbox does anyone else have this issue

**Newport Viper** · 02-17-2012, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by Fantom557

i tried to use Google Voice on my Nexus with VZ and it wont work. all the VM's go to VZ inbox not GV inbox does anyone else have this issue

I just tried it on mine and f*** me this dosent work. I am pretty stupid when it come to this stuff. I can see why people get frustrated and become iSheep

Download from Market

Then it just said searching for call settings.

after 5 min of that I deleted app.

I powered off.

Tried again and no luck... Grrrrrrr It shouldn't be this hard or buggy

Where is the google voice install (Verizon) for dummies on the GNex thread? I want to use my own number and don't need a Google number...

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**Andrew Martonik** · 02-17-2012, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by Fantom557

i have google voice. the problem i have is when i give out the the google Voice number i never know who is calling me.

If you just want Google Voice for voicemail, you don't need to use that # for calls.... You can use it for JUST voicemail if you want for your current VZW number.

When you receive a call on your VZW # and miss it, it just forwards to your GV # and leaves the message. Your caller doesn't know the difference. All it does is replace the VZW Voicemail service with Google Voice Voicemail service. You continue to use your same VZW # with no changes, outgoing calls still use the VZW #.

There are multiple levels of using Google Voice. And most people are just going to use the most simple one of just Voicemail. You shouldn't go messing around with porting your number and doing forwarding unless you really need all of that.

**jafels** · 02-17-2012, 01:04 PM

You need to get on your computer and go to google voice...on your comouter you need to follow the directions to set up a google voice lite account...(the lite account will be just visual voice mail...it wont port your number).....then follow the directions they give you......I think they give you a number to call.....you call it.....then your voice mails will show up on your phone app. You have to set it up on your computer first though. When you call it may say its not supported on verizons network or some other bs......just hang up and it should work.

I suppose you could use your phones browser....but its easier on your computer.

**Newport Viper** · 02-17-2012, 01:13 PM

^ tried that but, I thought it would automacticlly set it up on the phone. ( it still showed VZW as the VM in settings) Then that didn't work and tried to install app with no luck....

**Misterb** · 02-17-2012, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by martonikaj

If you just want Google Voice for voicemail, you don't need to use that # for calls.... You can use it for JUST voicemail if you want for your current VZW number.

When you receive a call on your VZW # and miss it, it just forwards to your GV # and leaves the message. Your caller doesn't know the difference. All it does is replace the VZW Voicemail service with Google Voice Voicemail service. You continue to use your same VZW # with no changes, outgoing calls still use the VZW #.

There are multiple levels of using Google Voice. And most people are just going to use the most simple one of just Voicemail. You shouldn't go messing around with porting your number and doing forwarding unless you really need all of that.

That's cool, but how does it notify you if you have a new voice mail? I used google voice on my Nexus S on sprint, amd it kinda sucked because the app doesn't sync amd notify very quickly, so I had to have it text or email me that I got a voice mail, and then I had to go launch the google voice app to look. It was wonky and messy. It also tried to take over handling my text messages, which I didn't like because the app doesn't sync quickly. It is unacceptable to get new text messages 10-30 minutes late.

**Andrew Martonik** · 02-17-2012, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by Misterb

That's cool, but how does it notify you if you have a new voice mail? I used google voice on my Nexus S on sprint, amd it kinda sucked because the app doesn't sync amd notify very quickly, so I had to have it text or email me that I got a voice mail, and then I had to go launch the google voice app to look. It was wonky and messy. It also tried to take over handling my text messages, which I didn't like because the app doesn't sync quickly. It is unacceptable to get new text messages 10-30 minutes late.

Google Voice app has push notifications of voicemail. You can also have it email you when you receive the voicemail with a mp3 and a text transcription. You can also get SMS notifications. My Google Voice app works 100% perfectly with push notifications and everything. And I use it as a primary #.

You don't need to use it for SMS either if you don't want to. Like I said you can just use it for Voicemail and that's it. If it does anything else that's just user error when setting it up. You do not give out your Google Voice number. All you do is use it for a forwarding box for voicemail if that's all you want.

As the poster a couple up said, just go online and get a Google Voice #, set it up for voicemail on your account, download the app and configure, and that's it. No forwarding, nothing. Everything else will be more hassle than its worth if you're not going all-in with Google Voice.

**jeverts** · 02-17-2012, 04:23 PM

I just now set this up on my DX - works great. But, I get an e-mail and a text? One or the other would sufice and I can't figure out how to eliminate the sms?

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