google voice question

[recDNA]

I use gvoice for free vvm and texting but never for making actual phone calls.

what would happen if someone calls the google number on the phone (that they see in the sms)? NO i don't want to just try and see. It might screw it up for all I know.

thanks!

 

[SamOliver]

Re: google talk question

If you have "allow voice and video chats" checked then people can invite you to do so. You would just get a little pop up that would say "voice chat invitation" and you could either click accept or decline.

 

[recDNA]

thanks for your reply.

I'm sorry...I said google talk but I meant google voice.


I will be sure to uncheck that option. When I do what does the caller hear? Endless ringing, wrong number, voicemail, what?

 

[SamOliver]

To be honest, the differences between google voice and google talk confuse me, and I don't know as much about google talk. But I didn't even think that a google talk account had a phone # associated with it, meaning that you could only invite people to talk with you through google chat, so there wouldn't really be any "ringing". I could be wrong though. If you're talking about google voice, checking "do not disturb" will send all calls to voicemail and transcribe everything they say, which is awesome.

 

[realitydigg]

I use my google voice number for business, and I have it ring my cell , so as long as the cell is the number listed for GV then it will ring - try it, it wont mess anything up

 

[recDNA]

Is there a way to allow calls to my verizon number through and juet totally block or shut off calls to gv number? I dont even want vm if someone calls me gv number. I want people to use my vzw number for phone calls.

Thanks!

 

[realitydigg]

I think if you are using it for texting then your texts are going to show up as being from that number, so no. Otherwise if you are using it for voicemail I don't think the caller knows. You do want voicemails if someone calls it because you are effectively forwarding your verizon calls to it.

 

[NotJustAPhone]

Is there a way to allow calls to my verizon number through and juet totally block or shut off calls to gv number? I dont even want vm if someone calls me gv number. I want people to use my vzw number for phone calls.

Thanks!

Login to your Google account on your computer and take a look at the settings for your GV number. I know you can choose where to have the calls sent and there may be an option that just rejects calls to your GV number.

I forward my GV calls to my Verizon number. I use my GV number for texting and want people who call that number to still reach me. You can just call your GV number and see what happens. Nothing will explode.

 

[recDNA]

Login to your Google account on your computer and take a look at the settings for your GV number. I know you can choose where to have the calls sent and there may be an option that just rejects calls to your GV number.

I forward my GV calls to my Verizon number. I use my GV number for texting and want people who call that number to still reach me. You can just call your GV number and see what happens. Nothing will explode.

Tell the poster with the $600 charges about no explosions. I'd rather ask questions than make an expensive.mistake. I did check settings and there is only one do not disturb setting. I don't see one for gv number and a separate one for vzw number.

Also, when on do not disturb texts sent to gv are not forwarded.
Thanks for the reply. I do appreciate your help. I'm obviously slow on the uptake tech wise.