Google Voice

[debracey]

Hello Folks,

Im trying to setup Google Voice on the droid pro ---- I set the GV app to "Use GV for all calls," but for some reason when I call using the dialer app the caller on the other end still sees my regular # (ie. not my GV #).

Has anyone else noticed this? Any fix for it?

Dan

[aDroidman]

I also have had trouble with this. It seems to work when im not in wifi. Also I had to manually select it every time from my contacts. Using the dialer app doesn't seem to work right with GV.

[debracey]

Well thats a bummer --- can anyone else confirm this?

Edit: It seems that you have to make calls from the contact list -- the dialer doesn't use your GV #. So it's better than nothing I guess

[johnpalley]

guys this is an extremely important subject for me because google voice alone is the only reason im about to switch from my blackberry to the droid pro. you know how on bb when you start typing on the home screen, whatever you type, contacts that match the wording pop up on the screen? i want to make it so if i do that on the pro then i hit send on one of my contacts then it automatically uses google voice. i also wanna make sure that if i dial a number from the recent calls that it auto uses google voice also. same if im just dialing a random number on the keypad and of course if im dialing from my contacts list. is this possible? i hope so cause if not i cant even buy this device.

and also debracey, im not familiar with this device cause i dont own it yet but what exactly is the dialer app? is that a 3rd party app that you added yourself?

[debracey]

Virtually everything on the phone is an application, be it one that comes with the phone or one added by the user (ie. market app).

When I said "dialer app" I was referring to the default telephone dialer that is provided with the Android OS.

Dialing from the contacts list through GV is supported, but dialing straight off the number pad isn't. So, I was searching for a 3rd party thing, but then I decided against it because outgoing GV calls go against your minute plan and don't count for VZ Mobile-2-Mobile even if you're calling another VZW mobile number.

-- Dan

[johnpalley]

thanks for the response debracey but this is extremely confusing for me cause ive never used android before. i really need answers to these specific questions please. what happens if you start typing on the home screen, and whatever you type, contacts that match the wording pop up on the screen then you make a call by selecting a contact? is this possible to do like blackberries and does that use google voice? what if i dial a contact or number from my recent calls? does that use gv?

are you talkin about it doesnt use gv only if you dial a random number with the dialer and hit send to make a call?

one person in this thread said if wifi is turned off then gv works with the dialer app, is this true?

[johnpalley]

thanks for the response debracey but this is extremely confusing for me cause ive never used android before. i really need answers to these specific questions please. what happens if you start typing on the home screen, and whatever you type, contacts that match the wording pop up on the screen then you make a call by selecting a contact? is this possible to do like blackberries and does that use google voice? what if i dial a contact or number from my recent calls? does that use gv?

are you talkin about it doesnt use gv only if you dial a random number with the dialer and hit send to make a call?

one person in this thread said if wifi is turned off then gv works with the dialer app, is this true?

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[TheLabRat]

Relax, you will be fine. After my usable and still functional VZW Samsung Sch-U740 became unstable, I was using it for 3.5 years, I replaced it last month with a D2. I installed GV on my stock VZW D2 and it runs swimmingly. I am impressed, I had to drill down and tweak the Google Voice Website settings from my Laptops Chrome Browser and I also had to drill down deep into and tweak the D2's GV App settings. If you need help The Google Voice Online help documentation will walk any 5th grader thru it. I found it's best to keep things as simple as possible at first.

There is a "Search - Setting" in the My D2's 2.2 Froyo Menu that alsos me to specifi@ally include in a "Type-Ahead" Search Featyre.

A little secret tip for you...We put our GV#'s on our VZW Freinds&F@milyPlan, so those calls are now INCLUDED@ N/C. Shhhh plz!

HTH,
+AHW

Vzw D2 w/2.2 Froyo (Not R00Ted... yet)

[johnpalley]

Relax, you will be fine. After my usable and still functional VZW Samsung Sch-U740 became unstable, I was using it for 3.5 years, I replaced it last month with a D2. I installed GV on my stock VZW D2 and it runs swimmingly. I am impressed, I had to drill down and tweak the Google Voice Website settings from my Laptops Chrome Browser and I also had to drill down deep into and tweak the D2's GV App settings. If you need help The Google Voice Online help documentation will walk any 5th grader thru it. I found it's best to keep things as simple as possible at first.

There is a "Search - Setting" in the My D2's 2.2 Froyo Menu that alsos me to specifi@ally include in a "Type-Ahead" Search Featyre.

A little secret tip for you...We put our GV#'s on our VZW Freinds&F@milyPlan, so those calls are now INCLUDED@ N/C. Shhhh plz!

HTH,
+AHW

Vzw D2 w/2.2 Froyo (Not R00Ted... yet)

what about debracey saying gv doesnt work with the dialer app? is he wrong? are you saying the D2 is identical to the droid pro and thats why i shouldnt worry about it? if so then i feel alot better. im new to android so i dont know how similar these different phones are when it comes to stuff like this. the droid pro is gonna be my first android device

[debracey]

In my experience it does not work through the default dialer app. I am a full time Software Engineer / Android developer, so I would consider myself significantly experienced in this.

Here's what I did:

1. Downloaded Google Voice from the market
2. Installed it
3. Set it up -- I know it works because it receives voice mails and stuff
4. Set the call setting to "Use Google Voice for All Calls"
5. Hit the home button
6. Opened the dialer from the lower left corner button
7. Dialed my house (which has caller ID)
8. On the caller ID it says my cell #

Edit: I should mention that it does dial using my GV # (using the above steps) if I select someone from my contacts list. What I am talking about above is dialing a number straight off the number pad...

It's also worth noting that the newest version of the Google Voice app uses a random number for outgoing calls -- so you cant place your GV # in your friends & family list and expect all calls to be free (there are ways to get around that though.)

If someone with another Droid Pro could simply confirm my findings we'd know for sure...

-- Dan