Using Google Voice for primary voicemail

Orangeschoolbus · 10/01/2010, 12:53 AM

I don't know if this is commonly accepted knowledge or not, but I thought I'd share in case it wasn't. After setting up Google Voice to be my primary voicemailbox, I quickly learned that checking my voicemail was no "easy" task. So what I did to make the process work for me was this: I went into "Phone Preferences" and where it says "Voicemail Number" I simply made a note of what that number was, and then changed it to my Google Voice number. Now whenever I dial into my voicemail using the voicemail button on the Pre's dialer, it goes straight to my Google Voice account.

Hopefully this information will be useful to someone.

gollyzila · 10/01/2010, 01:03 AM

Woah, I don't have Voicemail Number in Phone Preferences. How did you get it?

Orangeschoolbus · 10/01/2010, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by gollyzila

Woah, I don't have Voicemail Number in Phone Preferences. How did you get it?

I suppose maybe it's a carrier specific option? I have ATT.

verwon · 10/01/2010, 01:20 AM

Yes, Sprint doesn't give that option. Sprint voicemail is also your own phone number.

Orion Antares · 10/01/2010, 01:42 AM

I just click the email link it sends me when someone leaves a voicemail and then it plays the voicemail for me.

superhyper · 10/02/2010, 02:06 AM

Is your phone able to provide you native voicemail notifications or do you have to get the GV emails?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orangeschoolbus

I don't know if this is commonly accepted knowledge or not, but I thought I'd share in case it wasn't. After setting up Google Voice to be my primary voicemailbox, I quickly learned that checking my voicemail was no "easy" task. So what I did to make the process work for me was this: I went into "Phone Preferences" and where it says "Voicemail Number" I simply made a note of what that number was, and then changed it to my Google Voice number. Now whenever I dial into my voicemail using the voicemail button on the Pre's dialer, it goes straight to my Google Voice account.

Hopefully this information will be useful to someone.

jdod · 10/02/2010, 08:39 AM

I am using YouView and all my google voice voice-mails go to my YouView app.

Garage91 · 10/02/2010, 09:00 AM

dang man, you got me excited. but meh, i've got all my voicemails (sprint number and gv number) being forwarded to my google voice inbox.

10/01/2010, 12:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
Orangeschoolbus Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 6 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Using Google Voice for primary voicemail I don't know if this is commonly accepted knowledge or not, but I thought I'd share in case it wasn't. After setting up Google Voice to be my primary voicemailbox, I quickly learned that checking my voicemail was no "easy" task. So what I did to make the process work for me was this: I went into "Phone Preferences" and where it says "Voicemail Number" I simply made a note of what that number was, and then changed it to my Google Voice number. Now whenever I dial into my voicemail using the voicemail button on the Pre's dialer, it goes straight to my Google Voice account. Hopefully this information will be useful to someone.
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10/01/2010, 01:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
gollyzila Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,003 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 343 Thanked 95 Times in 70 Posts	Woah, I don't have Voicemail Number in Phone Preferences. How did you get it?
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verwon Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Earth....maybe! Posts: 3,369 Likes Received: 13 Thanks: 6,075 Thanked 2,033 Times in 1,606 Posts	Yes, Sprint doesn't give that option. Sprint voicemail is also your own phone number. __________________ Sent from my favorite gadget!
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10/01/2010, 01:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
Orion Antares Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,617 Likes Received: 105 Thanks: 67 Thanked 304 Times in 227 Posts	I just click the email link it sends me when someone leaves a voicemail and then it plays the voicemail for me.
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10/02/2010, 08:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
jdod Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sugar Land, TX Posts: 856 Likes Received: 28 Thanks: 91 Thanked 75 Times in 58 Posts	I am using YouView and all my google voice voice-mails go to my YouView app.
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10/02/2010, 09:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
Garage91 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 298 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 48 Thanked 26 Times in 18 Posts	dang man, you got me excited. but meh, i've got all my voicemails (sprint number and gv number) being forwarded to my google voice inbox.
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