Gris,
I prefer to use Boxcar (iphone) for push notifications for Google Voice. Works great.
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le nubian - Aug 03, 2011 4:31:00 pm PDT #17392 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
§ ita § - Aug 03, 2011 4:33:35 pm PDT #17393 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
No, I've not got it set to forwards SMS anywhere--I see where I could send it to my email. I don't see any other option. I get it once as a normal text (and I can't see conversations there, because it doesn't track what I sent), and on the voice app. Wait, from the phone I see "notifications via text message". Let me switch that off.
I'm not sure what's wrong with this app. It looks kind of the same, except I don't get a menu. I can't dial from here, but I don't need to--I dial from the normal place. It's okay. It looks like an Android app, and the iPhone app looks like an iPhone app. I just wish there were a Galaxy Tab Wifi app.
Vortex - Aug 03, 2011 4:47:03 pm PDT #17394 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Grr. I got a google voice invite a while back, and didn't use it. It occurred to me that it would be good for job searching, and I went to get a number, but there are no 202 numbers available! GRR.
Gris - Aug 03, 2011 5:19:42 pm PDT #17395 of 25501
Hey. New board.
No, I've not got it set to forwards SMS anywhere--I see where I could send it to my email.
The setting is a bit hidden. In the "Phones" tab, edit your cell phone. There should be a check box for "receive text messages on this phone". Uncheck it. By default, Google makes the (reasonable for normal users) assumption that you want to forward text messages, since most people don't have apps with push notifications.
le nubian, I've switched away from iPhone myself, but I'll look into Boxcar for my wife. Thank! Since she needs a program to send SMS and dial from anyway, though, I'm pretty satisfied with GV Mobile+.
le nubian - Aug 03, 2011 5:29:02 pm PDT #17396 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Tell your wife that boxcar can notify for all manner of things, twitter, email, google voice, RSS feeds, etc.
Vortex - Aug 03, 2011 5:43:19 pm PDT #17397 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
anyone know if there is a waiting list for google voice or something for the different area codes? I'd really like a 202 number. I should have gotten one just to have it when I first got the invite.
Maria - Aug 03, 2011 5:56:56 pm PDT #17398 of 25501
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Vortex, no. You just have to keep checking back frequently to see if new 202 numbers have been released.
You can also port a number to Google Voice. An option may be to buy a cheap prepaid cell and then port the number over, or you can port over your home number.
Consuela - Aug 04, 2011 8:54:15 am PDT #17399 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Crossposted from Natter:
If anyone wants to continue following the whole Google+ debate about identity, this appears to be a site where a lot of posts/conversations are being tracked: [link]
NoiseDesign - Aug 04, 2011 9:09:02 am PDT #17400 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I'm finally back from cruises and am working on setting up new machines and clearing out old ones. Anyone who was interested in use Mac Mini, iMac, or whatever else I clear out send me a message at my profile address and I'll let you know what I'm selling and prices.
le nubian - Aug 04, 2011 9:12:03 am PDT #17401 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Thank you Consuela!