Questions tagged [google-voice]
Google Voice is a Voice over IP (VoIP) service that allows users to send and receive calls to and from computers and cell phones, as well as other mobile devices. Google Voice also provides 'visual voice mail' by transcribing voice messages to text for easy management. Google Voice provides customization beyond that which is available from any other service, and it does so free of cost.
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Pidgin - Google Talk - How to display the dialpad
I have Google Voice working with Google Talk and pidgin on my local computer. My problem is that if I dial a conference number, I need a dial pad to enter the numbers, how can I get pidgin to display ...
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Google Voice to Skype - Free?
Is there a way to forward a Google Voice number to a Skype number without an existing gizmo5 account (and they don't appear to be accepting more reservations post acquisition) for free?
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Configure Google Voice SMS with Digsby IM
I want to be able to view my google voice sms messages as an IM service in Digsby. I can easily create an email, and set up email filters and forwarding, but that is not the solution I am looking for. ...
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How do I make calls I dial from my mobile phone go through Google Voice? [closed]
I know I can dial the the Google Voice web interface, but obviously I'm not always near my computer when I want to call someone. Is there a way to make any call I dial go out with my Google Voice ...
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Google Voice is not accepting Skype SMS verification messages for Caller ID, anyone got a workaround?
I am unable to set my caller id number in Skype to my Google Voice number. Skype's caller id verification process requires a SMS message to be sent to the requested number. The text messages aren't ...
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How can I make Google Voice calls using my Apple Address Book & Quicksilver?
There's got to be an easier way than copying and pasting phone numbers from my Quicksilver / Address Book.app look-up into the Google Voice web page.
Does anyone have any tips on how to make this ...
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Google Voice to be used as a regular phone line
is there a way to use Google Voice on regular phone? perhaps with an additional SIP device? or something? I heard I could do it through Gizmo5, but they have limit of 3 minutes now which is stupid and ...
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How does receiving SMS messages work in Google Voice?
Can a sender just send a message to my Google Voice (GV) number and it goes to me? Or do I have to send them an SMS from GV first to initiate the conversation?
The reason I ask is that once I had ...
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