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[EVO 4G General] freeza:
So, I got the 'preview' Email yesterday informing me that I can get early access to this.. Think of it as being a beta tester. Anyway..

I went ahead and did it last night. I used my current Sprint Number and overwrote my existing GV number. It seems to only bind your Sprint number to Google Voice as some sort of "smartbind" or "software bind", but not like I thought it would. This is by no means permanent as you can easily "disable" it without hassle. MMS works fine (for those who choose to use their Sprint number as GV). No, they doesn't show up in GV Inbox, but you can send and receive MMS the same as before. I'm sure Google and Sprint will figure out a way to integrate MMS as well, then that horrible Sprint PictureMail website can finally RIP.

However, If any of your friends are bound to GV, be prepared to receive messages from their GV even if you send SMS messages to their non-GV number. So, if you don't already know someone has GV, you will get messages from a GV number and will probably wonder who it is.

Example:

I send a message to my friend.

She replies, but the reply comes from her GV.

(at this point I got confused because I didn't know she had GV)

I send another reply to her mobile #.

Replies still come from GV.

I decide to just send replies to GV.

Other things to note:

-If you choose to overwrite your current GV with your Sprint GV, your current GV number will expire in 3 months.

-You can have it ring to your Google Chat if you're on a PC. Awesome! This opens up a number of possibilities maybe.

-For some reason, I can't figure out how to get the Google Voice App for Android to notify me of Voicemails only. I set it up to send me a text message when I receive a Voicemail as a workaround.

For those who want to try and keep their current GV rather than replacing it, try this.

This form allows you to move numbers between accounts: https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/g...ey=cjlWRDFTWERkZEIxUzVjSmNsN0ExU1E6MA&ndplr=1
[EVO 4G General] BrianDigital:
Just want to add u don't even need the app. Google voice will route sms to your phone as normal. Having this integration allows you really to use your Sprint number anywhere u can.

Only benefits.using.the app is sms will go out on WiFi and data
[EVO 4G General] ModXMV:
This is a limitation when using apps such as Juice Defender. This is a primary reason why I am so excited to finally be able to use regular SMS again as it doesn't rely on data. I can also use the custom SMS apps such as GO SMS and Handcent.

I am eagerly awaiting this integration as I have been using GV as my primary voice # for over a year now and I did not get in the beta.
[EVO 4G General] freeza:
Yes, however, you will either need to enable sending voicemail notifications to text so that you can call your VM, or use the Google Voice app for your voicemails (it doesn't support sending vm notifications, only "new items" which include sms/vm) so using text nofications along with the app is the current workaround.
[EVO 4G General] BrianDigital:
exactly no need for an app
[EVO 4G General] z28marols1:
I would love to see them integrate GV into the native SMS app. It only makes sense on android....
[EVO 4G General] jaime2563:
when is the official release date?
[EVO 4G General] lrosenman:
Supposedly on Tuesday 4/26/2011

Sent from my HTC Evo 4G
[EVO 4G General] pleasesaythe4th:
is this new?
[EVO 4G General] Lorimere:
My biggest question is does it use your cell mins.

Example, my friend calls me from his cell. Is it still counted as mobile to mobile? or does it go to google and then my phone and is billed as regular landline mins?
[EVO 4G General] lrosenman:
Mobile to mobile. Your sprint number becomes your gv number.

Sent from my HTC Evo 4G
[EVO 4G General] goodboynyc:
It still relies on your Sprint plan. So if you have expendable minutes then yes, it will be used.
[EVO 4G General] BrianDigital:
It intergrates by.setting.up gv to.send sms to.your sprint phone. Works just like before intergration
[EVO 4G General] jdh10475:
I have been using my Sprint # as my GV number for several days now and so far it has worked as intended. I am still able to use my native text app for those that think you cant. To use the native text app you just make some setting changes in GV.
[EVO 4G General] herbthehammer:
I tried integration again with gv number being my main line. I tried calling my sprint number an it rang through so no problem there. I didn't have the ability to test mms but I did read on one of the gv help pages that if you send a sms with stock app, it will show your gv number. If you send a mms, it will show your sprint number. if someone wanted to reply to a sms you sent with a mms, then it would fall into the black hole. Apparently if people want to send you a mms, they must send it to your sprint number. This is certainly a pain for anyone else to remember. In my opinion, this integration shouldn't have happened until mms was introduced and integrated.

If you run separate numbers and conditional call forward to gv for voicemail, like I do, then there's no difference that I can see with the old way or new way. It just seems like a different way of getting the same end result.
[EVO 4G General] mario23:
From what I've read, If you make the GV number your cell number and someone sends you an mms, it goes to your stock reader. Since your gv number is now also your sprint number, it shouldn't matter...unless I've misunderstood.
[EVO 4G General] rstuckmaier:
Wasn't this supposed to officially roll out today? I still get the $20 fee, or is that always the case?
[EVO 4G General] muppetman462:
This whole google voice thing with sprint is making my head hurt, hopefully I can get some clarification here.

I jumped on board with google voice the first chance I could. I have a google voice number, and that's the number I give out to EVERYONE!

My wife is the same way, hell, she does not know her Sprint phone number.

1) Can we make the google voice number our "sprint" number, and still keep all the benifits of the google voice number (calls from GMAIL, ringing different phones, ect)?!?!?!

Thanks
[EVO 4G General] Ep3n3wp:
I just got my invite that says try it before others...
[EVO 4G General] keaolyen:
Just got mine. Working fine on CM 7.0.2. :)
[EVO 4G General] randalldeflagg:
I can now txt from my nookColor. this awesome. I stuck with my sprint number since everyone already has it. was using google for all the voicemail anyhow. so really nothing changes for me.
[EVO 4G General] bobbynj81:
Got mine as well just now. Set it up and my home phone voicemail is picking up the call before my GV voicemail picks it up. Kind of annoying....but I'm going to increase the amount of time before going to voicemail on my landline tonight.

Other than that...its awesome. sms, mms, etc....all works.
[EVO 4G General] wryun:
I got my email to try it out, and I activated my Sprint # as my GV #.

Two things I like is being able to send/receive txt's and listen to voicemails from my computer. I have the GV extension for chrome. Pretty rad!

Other than that, I don't see any benefits though ... what are other perks you all have found integrating your Sprint # with GV?
[EVO 4G General] Tyzing:
Really cant wait to test out the call screening options!!!!
[EVO 4G General] rstuckmaier:
Logged in to GV and it asked me to link accounts! All systems are go!
[EVO 4G General] bobbynj81:
We also have true CALL BLOCKING now!! They dont even appear on your phone at all...AND they get a message that the line is out of service. Nice! FWIW you can also choose to send callers directly to voicemail.
[EVO 4G General] jblazea50:
Got the email today. Signed up using Sprint number as GV (even though I already have a GV number). I'll see how it goes and if I need an additional number for people that I don't want contacting me. I have 90 days until my old GV number is gone.

I don't like the screening feature. Whenever anyone calls, they have to say their name and I have to press 1 to accept the call. That's too much especially for those that are in my contacts.

Need to implement the screening feature for new/unknown numbers that aren't already on your contact.
[EVO 4G General] mario23:
So for those of you making your sprint number your new gv number, do you have to make any changes to the gv app like those options to have gv call or not ect...

I wasn't sure but thought maybe the dial in to the phone during the new setup takes care of that?
[EVO 4G General] Genjinaro:
Yeah, log out of the GV app & log back in. Also, on the desktop Google Voice settings, make sure your Sprint Number has "texting" checked.

That simple. :)
[EVO 4G General] Genjinaro:
Call Blocking

Custom Voice Mail for Groups, Individuals. :D

Call Screening

Multiple Devices, same number: (iPod Touch, PC, Office Phone, Random Payphone, Any new phone, temp phone etc.)

Spam Block

Transcribed VoiceMail

Call Recording/ Enter Call Record, Interrupt VM Call + Record.

Listen to VM (Live)

etc.
[EVO 4G General] jblazea50:
I uninstalled the GV app completely from my phone. It's working fine without it. I tested text, phone call and voice mail. Seems fine.
[EVO 4G General] kids88yj:
Got my invite. I have 2 sprint phones one for work and evo for personal. Can I set up work number to call my evo? When I call someone back can I make my work number show and not my personal number?
[EVO 4G General] nextohel:
My texting works fine. I cannot call out to any number. I get the canned recording " the number or code you have dialed is incorrect..." Any thoughts?
[EVO 4G General] tsatrom:
I got mine all setup and working... But...

As the first guy said, "For some reason, I can't figure out how to get the Google Voice App for Android to notify me of Voicemails only. I set it up to send me a text message when I receive a Voicemail as a workaround."

The work around works good but I'd like to just have the google voice app open up when I get voicemails.

My other problem is that I seem to be getting two voicemails every time someone leaves a voice mail.

The first voice mail is the google voice lady saying press 1 to send to voice mail.

The second voicemail is the actual voicemail the person left.

Anybody know how to fix this? Thanksa

Edit: This is the double voicemail bug I'm getting. Any help would be much appreciated. Google closed the thread with no update on a fix.
[EVO 4G General] Lorimere:
No invite yet. :-(

but question. If you set your sprint number as your google number, and set your phone to recieve text from GV. Do you still get your text on the computer also?
[EVO 4G General] Genjinaro:
Yes, every device, at the same time, that supports text.

i.e: The text Shows on my EVO, iPod Touch 4 & Google Voice via browser on the PC.

However if I reply back on the other devices, my texts made on them, will not show on the phone's sms app however they are in the GV app. Their replies will show up though. :)
[EVO 4G General] brownhornet:
Im not gonna do it just for the simple fact that I actually want to keep my GV number seperate as not to have to give people my real number. Plus with mms its still going to show my real number anyways.
[EVO 4G General] Wasney:
Thats the whole reason I decided to undo the full integration. I have my sprint number, which I have had for years, that the family and friends have. And when I give my number out to anyone new or anything now, it gets the GV number.
[EVO 4G General] Tyzing:
Something odd happened. I tried the SMS from my Gmail contacts which normally did the SMS from ####@gmail.com but now it's from some random number.

Also, my Google Voice App was collecting all of my texts when I was logged on instead of going to native sms like it does when I am not logged on.
[EVO 4G General] Ep3n3wp:
Qq... I just made my sprint number my gv number... And when I get text I am getting the message twice... One in gv and one in stock app...

I got it to only receive in the gv app only but the only time I get texts is when I actually open the app.

Then I got it to only notify me of new texts in stock app.. But when I go to gv all the texts are there unread..

Any help would be great
[EVO 4G General] brol1k:
Can someone please explain what's so good about GV anyway? And what's the big deal about the whole GV and sprint integration.

Tapatalk'd on the Evo
[EVO 4G General] mario23:
On top of all that, I have it set up so if anyone calls my work cell phone, its redirected to my personal cell automatically so I don't have to carry both.

I also use it with Tasker so that when I get home, GV turns on my home phone so that all calls to both cells ring the house phone.

Works great for me...
[EVO 4G General] brol1k:
Hmm I like the multiple phone part, so basically any device that has GV in it I can use with my number?

Tapatalk'd on the Evo
[EVO 4G General] muppetman462:
You can set any number of phone to be on your GV account, and you can select what phone rings at what time, ect. Also, if you make international calls, it's very cheap.

Then there's the whole GV/SIP thing, where you can set up GV with SIP, and make phone calls via WI-FI or data service. I did that last year when I was in the middle of South Dakota, no cell service, but the hotel had WI-FI, and I was able to make and receive phone calls via the set-up I had with SIPdroid.
[EVO 4G General] BrianDigital:
U can uninstall the gv app, no need really voicemails can be sent via email
[EVO 4G General] brol1k:
Ok this is what I'm most interested in, how can I access this SIP thing? I'm going upstate NY this weekend and sprint service is non existent but ny friend has WiFi up there. Please help....

Tapatalk'd on the Evo
[EVO 4G General] bballer71418:
My stock messaging app will no llonger receive texts? Any help pls I prefer to use tthat over the Google voice app
[EVO 4G General] AdamHart612:
http://gurnted.wordpress.com/guides/original-guide-from-xda/

Theres a bunch of other guides floating around as well. El goog.

Integration is supposed to be available today, correct? Still the same old options in G.Voice settings...nothing asking if I wanna link #s.

Anyone that didn't receive an early invite seeing it available today?
[EVO 4G General] Genjinaro:
Go to Google Voice on the computer & in the settings for your phone # (it should be an edit button) you'll see the toggle for text. Make sure it is checked.
[EVO 4G General] bballer71418:
^^ thanks for the help really appreciate it
[EVO 4G General] Tyzing:
Anyone? I'm really wanting to get this thing going.
[EVO 4G General] kids88yj:
When you call back from your personal phone, which number shows on the caller ID your work number or personal nomber? I want the work number to show.
[EVO 4G General] mario23:
When I call back from my personal, it shows my personal number...unless I use a caller ID faker but I've never had to worry much about that...
[EVO 4G General] jayhovah:
So... is this released for the rest of us yet?
[EVO 4G General] thedudejdog:
sign in to google.com/voice from a pc and it should be there.
[EVO 4G General] lrosenman:
I have been trying all day, and just did it again, and no joy yet.

Do we know whether they (sprint/google) are still launching this today?
[EVO 4G General] AdamHart612:
I've checked periodically through the day and nothing here either. Hopefully soon?
[EVO 4G General] flying_low:
Did you log out and back in from your pc?
[EVO 4G General] AdamHart612:
Yep and still nothing. Hitting "get a Google voice number" gives the same old options too.
[EVO 4G General] cordevil95:
Yes you can. I'm using my GV number as my sprint number and all is working. I uninstalled the GV app and am now just using stock. If I send an SMS from my stock it shows up as my GV. If someone sends me an mms to my real Sprint # it still comes through. I send an mms from stock it shows as my sprint #. Incoming calls work exactly the same.
[EVO 4G General] clj575:
Is this porting/ integration optional? I use my gv and sprint #s for different purposes. Sprint# goes to another voicemail service and gv# rings my phone and is set to gv voicemail but the VM is not activated on my phone because that would screw up my set up. The call out option with or without google voice isn't working anymore on the latest miui build. Is this integration screwing this up?
[EVO 4G General] VENOMENON_24:
So let me get this straight:

Will Sprint recognize my Google number as a landline or mobile number?

My voicemail number is different than my cell, but they are linked. I used Sense for a long time and liked the voicemail feature on there. Now I'm using CM7 and I don't get notified for my voicemails so that's why I'm using Google voice.
[EVO 4G General] AdamHart612:
You have to opt in to integrating them. Doesn't happen automatically, so that shouldn't be causing your problem.

Still the same old options for me, since nothing was announced yesterday I would assume this is not really publicly available yet?

I signed up to be notified as soon as it was announced last month, so it must be luck of the draw right meow.
[EVO 4G General] nohbdyshero:
Right meow? That made me laugh
[EVO 4G General] lrosenman:
based on a discussion I had with a manager @sprint, it's a slow roll out, culminating with the Nexus S release. So, we should all see it soon, but not all at once, and from what I was told there is no way to get higher on the list.
[EVO 4G General] iceshock:
I was unprepared for this feature, it would be great as an option but not as default.

This will take care of it:

google.com/support/voice/bin/answer.py?answer=116933
[EVO 4G General] wase4711:
yeah, as much as I like the "theory" of one phone number, I too use my Sprint cell number for friends and family only, and use my Google Voice number for business and "non friends/family"...So, I think I will be keeping them separate..
[EVO 4G General] Tyzing:
Is anyone having luck using the your native dialer and getting the features like Press 4 to record and some of the others? I still cant and I ported a few days ago
[EVO 4G General] Genjinaro:
It only works for incoming calls, you can't call someone & start recording. They have to call you.

Remember, the GV lady will announce this to both you & the caller when you hit 4. Her voice is softer now which is great. Before she would shout it in a furious monotone, making it more akward than it already is. :rolleyes:
[EVO 4G General] Tyzing:
Thanks. For the first time the "would you like to accept the call press 1" worked from the native dialer. I was missing calls left and right yesterday because it wasnt reading my input
[EVO 4G General] cds36:
Guessing google and sprint havent made this active yet for those of us who already use google voice, want to use my sprint number for google voice.
[EVO 4G General] boxxline:
i cant wait to get back on sprint
[EVO 4G General] lrosenman:
Mine got turned on today. So far, so good :)
[EVO 4G General] sitlet:
Question: I might do this to integrate my sprint number, i really ONLY want to use this to get voicemails from GV, so they are transcribed and so I can get them in my email. If for some reason I decide I don't want this, can it be easily reversed, and go back to sprint just like it is now?
[EVO 4G General] sk63:
You can already use Google Voice for just voicemail, no need to integrate, you just have to configure your phone that way through the Settings -> Call Settings -> Voicemail service and select Google Voice. You need a Google Voice account already setup and have the app installed. You can forward voicemail transcripts to email or view them on your phone.
[EVO 4G General] sitlet:
Ahh I wasnt aware of that.

But does anyone know if I do fully integrate my sprint number with GV, can it be reversed back to normal? Also, I read a comment somewhere that this does NOT work when you are roaming. Texts and emails will still come in, but you cannot make or receive calls while roaming. can anyone confirm this?
[EVO 4G General] wase4711:
you get 90 days before they gobble up your old cell number...
[EVO 4G General] akarol:
1. What if for some reason I have cell phone reception, but no data (3G, WiMax, etc). Will I still be able to make calls with my integrated number? Don't know how I feel about that.

2. Will the calls I make/receive be considered mobile to mobile if I'm calling someone's cell phone and still be free? Or is it considered landline due to it being ran through Google?

3. What if I travel overseas to Brazil for example, will I be able to make/receive calls as if I'm local in the USA from a Wi-Fi connection? This could be veeery useful!
[EVO 4G General] Genjinaro:
1. Yes, its not routing the call through GV (data) anymore, under the full integration. Which mean voice quality isn't degreaded or delayed this time around.

2. I can vouch for the Sprint Number that gets ported into Google Voice will count as mobile. But for Google Voice numbers imported into Sprint = ??? Hopefully someone else can test it.

3. If you set up an SIP, yeah... If you have the patience to set it up.

But you do know that you can apply your number to any phone under Google Voice right? (i.e. Borrowed phone, temp phone, Sprint given international phone, That country's Prepaid/ PAYG phones etc.)
[EVO 4G General] sitlet:
I dont want to use a GV number, I don't even have one. I want to keep my Sprint cell number. I'm just curious if we can remove the integration in the future without any hassle.
[EVO 4G General] mario23:
just wanted to add that, after setting my sprint number as my google number and setting up GV on my phone and tablet, I had an SMS conversation with a friend and posted replies on my phone as well as my tablet. The full conversation shows on both...very important feature for me!
[EVO 4G General] lrosenman:
yes. There is a disable button for it on the GV settings / phone tab.
[EVO 4G General] lrosenman:
I got mine turned on for all 3 phones on my account.

One suggestion I'm going to make to Google is to allow a home landline to be added to multiple numbers.

Other than that, so far so good.
[EVO 4G General] SilentSummer:
Doesn't look like it's available yet on Google Apps accounts. Checked 2 different ones.
[EVO 4G General] Genjinaro:
Umm, you can. Home landlines, Office landlines etc.
[EVO 4G General] bandagraph:
Dedicated GV Texting App

I was one of the first people to get the invite, so I ported my sprint number to GV a week or two ago. I am bothered a bit by texting in the GV App

Is there a dedicated Texting App for GV or a way to set up handcent (or other ap) to track outgoing texts I have sent from my computer? I love that when I send a text through GV on my computer it updates the GV app on my phone. However, I hate the way the GV app handles text messaging and much prefer the look/feel of handcent. Right now, I have notifications turned off for GV so that I don't get one from GV and one from handcent everytime I get a text. This is not ideal.

I wish GV-Voicemail and GV-Texting were separate apps with separate notification configurations.
[EVO 4G General] lrosenman:
Nope. When I tried to add my home number to my Wife's GV account, it said that it was in use by another account (MY GV account).
[EVO 4G General] jdh10475:
That sucks it seems like this needs to be addressed by Google. Many people will have GV and live in the same household or work in the same office etc.. So it seems who ever grabs the number first gets to attach it to their account. That really makes no sense.
[EVO 4G General] lrosenman:
Yep. Already suggested that through the feature request page.

Sent from my HTC Evo 4G
[EVO 4G General] freeza:
For those who want to try and keep their current GV rather than replacing it, try this:

This form allows you to move numbers between accounts: https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/g...ey=cjlWRDFTWERkZEIxUzVjSmNsN0ExU1E6MA&ndplr=1

Added to the OP as well.
[EVO 4G General] Westfire:
Ugh, I still haven't received notification or update in GV!
[EVO 4G General] Vegasden:
I didn't either...but since I was using GV for voicemail (with CM) I went to the GV website. My cell number associated with the voicemail showed a Sprint logo. The site also showed a separate GV number.

Anyway, for grins, I clicked the "port the number" button, figuring I could bail. It took me right to a set-up of porting my Sprint number. A few clicks, done.

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