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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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 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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Is there a way to set Google Voice as default tel protocol handler?
I would like to be able to click tel links in my web browser (Firefox 70.0.1) and have it launch voice.google.com, with the phone number populated in the dialer so that I can then dial the number via ...
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Any way to set the Google Voice 'ringtone' in Chrome?
I'm not sure if this is specific to the Google Voice extension in chrome or to just Google Voice, but I cannot find a setting in either, and neither can I find any information about setting this ...
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How can I amplify the sound/audio output of a particular program?
I'm a frequent user of Google Voice, and I have issues hearing certain callers. Whenever this occurs, I have to turn the volume on Windows all the way up to 100%, and I still would like it louder.
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How to set Google Voice to show my GV number for incoming calls?
I have a Google Voice number linked to my cell phone. When someone calls my GV number, the caller ID shows as that person's number. I would like to know that the call is coming from Google Voice, and ...
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Google Voice Dialer for Linux?
Is there a google voice dialer that runs as a stand-alone application? I would prefer to login through the application and not the web browser if possible.
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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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Is there an adapter to use a regular phone with Skype or Google Voice?
Is there an adapter to use a regular phone with Skype or Google Voice?
I found this Dlink adapter but it is discontinued, any idea why? Will it still work in Canada and in the US? Any suggestions for ...
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Add handler to make a call from Google Voice?
Is it possible to add Google Voice to the phone call handlers shown inside Chrome when visiting Google Maps, similar to Skype?
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What are the internal workings of Google Voice?
I am new to Google Voice and am interested in how it works internally so I have few doubts about it.
Is the Google Voice number itself a SIP number?
How does Google Voice receive calls from any PSTN ...
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Is it possible to receive SMS text messages on the computer?
I do not have a mobile phone. However, I would like to send and receive SMS text messages to friends' mobile phones using my computer (Windows) and the Internet.
Skype allows me to send SMS messages, ...
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Use Outlook dialer to dial Google voice?
How can I use Outlook dialer to dial Google Voice? This is for "over the web", not through a modem.
This way I can track my calls on Outlook.
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Wi-Fi voice calling methods on a jailbroken iPhone? [closed]
I have a jailbroken iPhone 4S on AT&T in Cambridge, MA. My location has unreliable AT&T coverage, and I can't use Verizon or Sprint (too much coverage = pilot pollution). It's got to the point ...
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Looking for a free VOIP solution using RJ11 PCIe card [closed]
After long hours and several days of diving layers deep through links from google searches, I've decided I just don't understand a lot of what is said about a lot of these "solutions". I don't know ...
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