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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericshmerick:
I have an irritating problem with my T-Mobile voicemail. I use the $30 plan and Google Voice. I don't ever give out (or even know, frankly) my T-Mobile prepaid number. When I ported over, I called T-Mobile and asked them to disable my voicemail. They did and I got a text confirming the feature had changed.

I just got a voicemail indicator on my Nexus 4. It will not go away, and persists on a reboot. I called my T-Mobile voicemail and of course it tells me my mailbox is invalid (due to VM being turned off).

HOW can I get rid of this icon? A temporary fix is to open the phone app (in apps) and clear data. But it comes back after a reboot.

Please help. It's driving me crazy.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] altimax98:
Have you tried going into phone settings and switching the voicemail setting from My Carrier to Google voice, or just changing it to nothing?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tom1l21:
I had this issue, so I called T Mobile and they fixed it. What they did was they renabled voicemail, cleared the un read voicemail, and disabled voicemail again. This happend when I first activated my Nexus 4.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] flightdeck:
Hey guys, I have some concerns about Google Voice. I am on the fence about switching over, so I would be interested if anyone can offer advice on this.

For me to receive calls on my GV number, do I need to have a constant data connection even while my phone is asleep? I use Juice Defender to turn data off while my phone is asleep, but I can always enable GV while the phone is asleep. But if I don't have a data connection, will I be able to receive calls to my GV number through my regular cell signal? If I can't get data I'll dial out from my "real" number, but I don't really want to have to rely on constant data to receive calls.

Secondly, I’m not excited about not being able to receive MMS. Many of my friends use iPhones and group texts are sent out as MMS. Will I be able to receive MMS at all if I use a third party app and have GV forward them to my phone, or does it discard them entirely? If that’s the case will I even be able to see those group texts come in?

Thanks for the help!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericshmerick:
Tried that. I don't have a "nothing" option, but I did toggle back and forth, didn't work.

Oh gosh, I was afraid someone would say this. Is it as straightforward as calling 611, telling them I don't want VM on permanently, just to turn it back on, clear the notification, and turn it back off? For some reason I envision a very confusing call. I was amazed they turned off my VM on my first call without hassle.

Edit: can and will T-Mobile just "clear the voicemail" over the phone? For some reason I feel like they will tell me to dial into voicemail and clear it myself. I never set it up to begin with. I called and had it disabled when I got the plan...so it's a wonder how I "have a voicemail" to begin with.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tom1l21:
They knew my exact issue and cleared it on their end without having me do anything. I guess i got a good T-Mo rep.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zAlbee:
Nope. Data is only required if you want to use VoIP. GV supports VoIP, but doesn't require you to use it.

Yes. GV by itself is only a call forwarding service. The network (i.e. Google) does the switching and caller ID magic, and your phone receives calls as normal -- that's why it uses up your carrier minutes.

Don't know, sorry. One person said that the MMS was automatically forwarded to their GMail, but they weren't very certain about it.

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Don't you love it when that happens? :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericshmerick:
Thanks. I just called 611 and the tech knew exactly what I needed done. Walked me thorough everything and it's fixed now.

I have to say, this is the first time I've called T-Mobile with an issue, and I'm pretty impressed with how knowledgeable they were and happy they fixed it on the first try. AT&T post-paid was never that good.

Well worth my $28/month! I guess the legendary customer service is true - even on cheap-skate prepaid!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kenjiwing:
Im going to check the thread but im posting this in case its not there.

I was hoping 100 minutes was enough for me but its not.. gf likes to call me almost every night it seems.

Ive setup Groove and Sipdroid. Sipdroid the best codec seems to be G722 HD voice.. everything else she complains about. There is one problem were having though.. she says when I call her on Groove or Sipdroid that she can hear herself echo in the phone. Does anyone know how to fix this?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dgauvain:
Awesome guide. I ditched verizon for t-mobile prepaid and so far so good. I caved and purchased Groove IP after being unsatisfied with how sipDroid integrated with android.

Anyways, my only gripe is with texting through Google voice. Is there any app out there besides the previously mentioned abandoned integration app for sms? Really hoping Google consolidates all of the messaging apps into one soon, and have it support voice!

Thanks again for the guide! My wallet is happy. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kozmo21:
The Sprint/gGoogle voice integration only applies to Sprint.

If you drop your Sprint plan, you would lose your #.

If you are wanting to utilize your existing # with Google voice on this plan.... When you are ready to leave Sprint, disable Google voice integration, then port your # to Google ($20 fee)... at that time your Sprint contract would be terminated.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ellroy80:
Yeah, make sure you disable the integration before contacting Sprint (and it sounds like you don't need to even contact them). I made this mistake on the weekend, had to get a new GV number :(.

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I have found the integration app works fine on my Nexus 4. The only problem is that when I receive a text, a google voice notification pops up, rather than a regular text one. I can still open up the native text app and the text is there, and I can send texts fine from the native app (and they do go via GV).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] munch9000:
That's exactly what I was afraid of....so I'll do it like you're suggesting. Thanks for the heads up kozmo21!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Crummy:
Anything?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tsuda:
Have you check out these two threads?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1791957

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1583120
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Crummy:
I've been looking around for threads like these, with no luck. Thank you so much, going to read both of them now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ymshulman:
Are you rooted?

See, it works the same way by me, and I don't like it; the built in messaging app has awesome expandable notifications, with contact pictures, and Google voice's notifications are primitive by comparison. I have heard people saying it works for them, and I think they may have been rooted. So I'm willing to root just for this, even though I have to factory reset, but only if I get full integration. (I'm scared of the rabbit hole that tempts you once you've rooted... Been there, done that, decided I don't have time for that anymore, and that's why I went nexus in the first place.)

Thanks...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pdxtechdoctor:
Did not see anyone answer your question about the echo..

The echo is cause by the mic picking up your GFs voice from the earpiece. One of the most annoying things about voip on the gnex is that the mic always goes super sensitive and picks up EVERYTHING.

You can try turning down the earpiece volume.. or in the sipdroid setting there is a mic gain setting and you can turn it down a notch or two. I'm not using the setup anymore so I can't give you the exact location but it is there and does help. My GF had the same complaint.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jpmanchester:
Just read this thread. There's no way you've read through even a small part of this thread if you don't know those answers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Crummy:
Really, you can think what you want, I was looking for some clarification, but thanks for your .02.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jpmanchester:
LOL, no problem....

This thread should explain all those things, even just the OP pretty much has that info. You explained both options accurately so it's up to your preference what you want to do. If you can live without MMS, or can manage having people try to remember to MMS one number and use the other for everything else, by all means try. But if you want the cheapest plan your'e better off just converting to GV and forget about MMS for now. It's too difficult to try and get people to remember which number to use if you have two. From my experience, after about a week all the regular people knew I don't get MMS messages so it wasn't a problem after that. But to each his own. If you want to pay more and not worry about it, go ahead.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Crummy:
Thanks! I think i'm going to do some testing once I receive my Nexus 4, see how I like two numbers, or just convert to one. For me this decision shouldn't be all that hard, but then again I'm still pondering.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] laptopfreek0:
PBXes

Having some issues with PBXes. I just signed up for PBXes using sipdroid. I get a green dot with sipdroid, and everything appears to work. I logged in set my contact info. Re-entered my password. And away I go. Well no not really. The first time I make a call I get 2 rings, then silence... forever. Then I hang up and call back. sipdroid hangs up on my immediately, and every other attempted call ends the same. I have deleted my account and set it up again with the same thing happening. Anybody have any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kyoteqwik:
Are you using 2 step authentication? I had to set my pbxes up a couple times before I got it to continue working properly.

You will have to delete the old permission with Google and create a new permission and password. The new password is long and will have to be used for sipdroid and pbxes.

I'm no expert with pbxes, but that worked for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] idigg:
Does anyone know how I would block a phone number on T-Mobile prepaid? There is a collection agency calling my T-Mobile # (the # I don't use, I ported to Google Voice) harassing me. I told them I'm not the person and they keep calling me over and over.

877-609-2570 - it's OAC collections, based in Milwaukee. Person that had my T-Mobile # before probably had issues but I don't! LOL

Any help?

TIA - Justin
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tom1l21:
I've had others complain about echo when using the native SIP dialing. This leads me to believe that echo cancellation for normal phone calls is done on the carriers end. Is this true?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sonwon:
Yes, tell them if they call the number again you will file a complaint with the state's prosecuting attorney for harassment. I am not a lawyer but something like this will stop the calls or they will face a lawsuit. I think you could google the procedure for your state.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
You should not have to go this far, since you are not the debtor, but it will work. I had to do the same thing. This is clearly telephone harassment. Get the address and mail them a letter. http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cos26.htm

Other choices:

Don't answer it. You have the number, name it DO NOT ANSWER THE TWIT in your contacts. Since you followed this guide and turned off your TMo VM, they cannot leave a message. Call your state Public Utilities commission and report them. Tell them you reported them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] laptopfreek0:
Oddly enough it was just the test number I was calling. Sorry for not testing more before posting. When I called the Rick-Roll number it worked fine. Odd that a number would be blocked like that. Especially when that number works on GrooveIP.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bender29:
Mine has been broken for weeks now - #MIN# reports 0 minutes remaining, and additional minutes charged at $0.00 / minute.

Maybe they're testing out a new 5GB/unlimited text/unlimited voice plan :p

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Thanks for this info - called 611 and got it taken care of quick and simple. Indicator went away while I was on the call - didn't even have to reboot the phone.

The stuck indicator happened after I switched my account over to a microsim. Which I also called in to do, and also was very straightforward to accomplish.

I usually dread calling in to customer service, but the last two experiences have been great.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] austriker27:
I just had some issues with it today. I do have 2 step auth. through google setup but it wasnt working. I quit the app and restarted and also restarted the phone several times. To no avail. Maybe its a glitch with sipdroid? Its frustrating. Basically everything you described happened to me as well. It dialed, rang once/twice then silence. Tried dialing again and it just showed as dialing with no sound and never connected (and the person said it never went through). Then tried it again and then it hung up right after I click the call button, twice.

Wonder if anyone else has had the issue? I havent changed anything and the green light on sipdroid shows im registered.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Telemachus13:
Are you using an unique app-specific password with pbxes?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] austriker27:
Yes I believe so. I think I set one up months ago. I haven't changed anything lately.

sent from my rocking HTC G2 loaded with ICS
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] greydarrah:
I'm very happy on the setup described in the OP. Google Voice (ported my verizon number) is working great, and GrooveIP works well on my wifi at home and office. The only issue I've had is with voicemail when I intentionally ignore a call. It goes straight to my Tmo voicemail instead of my GV voicemail. I may call Tmo to see if they will shut my voicemail off, but wanted to ask if there was any other way to deal with this issue?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sdfghi:
So is there a difference between using groove IP or using pbxes. Sorry, I'm new to this VoIP thing. Of anyone can link me to some article out post which explains this, that would be great.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] newbcake:
I've been using this for about 3 months now and I love it more than **** T&T. I don't have [as many] dropped calls. Data use is MUCH more liberating, with the unlimited [capped] 5 GB of data. I seem to have better signal everywhere I go then I did with my previous carrier.

If you want a budget plan, this is the plan to use.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sonwon:
I had this problem however I am not using VOIP other than T-mobiles application. The solution for me was, go to Google voice and find your voice mail number, voice inbox | Settings | Phones | Here, I think you need to delete your phone and add it back in to get the phone number to forward your calls too. 2) on the phone go into the dialer | Call Settings | Cal Forwarding | Voice Call | change them all to the phone number google gave you. This worked for me on a Samsung Galaxy S3 maybe different for other phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] woody296:
So will my $30 per month plan be getting even faster in mpls or is this just some BS...http://blog.t-mobile.com/2012/12/10/t-mobile-enhances-coverage-in-atlanta-seattle-and-minneapolis/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Whyzor:
This NEW prepaid service (GoSmartMobile.com) should be mentioned in OP, for $35, one gets unlimited voice + text + 2G data. It looks like coverage is same as T-Mobile's existing network.

http://www.tmonews.com/2012/12/t-mobile-confirms-gosmart-mobile-prepaid-band-trial-in-select-cities/

$30/mo Unlimited Talk + Text

$35/mo Unlmiited Talk + Text + 2G Data

$45/mo Unlimited Talk + Text + 3G Data

I'm guessing if they get good publicity, it'll be launched nationwide.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zAlbee:
Try the FAQ.

I'd like to give you more details, but to be honest, these questions are asked all the time, and the answers just kind of get lost in this huge thread. Also, I've been wanting to compile a more detailed table comparing all the VoIP services for a while now. Hopefully we can make a big table/wiki collecting everyone's experience.

If I'm reading this right, that's $35 for 2G speed (EDGE), not 2 GB. That just sounds painful. And since T-Mobile advertises their HSPA+ network as 4G, then it's possible that the 3G speeds on the $45 plan would be non-HSPA and also really slow. Yikes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jniede:
To make a LONG story short, I used an application specific password and wiped the data from my phone. I do not have the password and can not log into my account. Is there anyway to log in or make a new account linked to my gvoice? Whenever I click the button to register an account it says trunk is already in use and will not let me.

Nevermind. Issue resolved. Sorry for posting >_<
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
As mentioned, the details should be in the FAQ. In short, though, GrooveIP has the advantage that it's stupid-simple to configure and use, while you can get better quality/latency going with a more traditional VoIP solution (like PBXes.org).

I didn't see any specifics in that post to indicate that speed will necessarily improve, but it does sound like perhaps coverage and reliability should be better.

I'm not sure it needs to be in the OP until it is available everywhere and we actually know what those "3G speeds" really are.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quarksurfer:
I've tried digging through this thread, but I'm not sure if this has been asked.

I just switched from sipdroid to csipsimple: now, when I get a call, csipsimple rings first, but then google voice starts ringing. Is there a way to control priority? I'd love for csipsimple to have priority over google voice when on wifi for example. I can't seem to find a setting for that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jchi18:
sipdroid and pbxes

I am trying to integrate sipdroid and pbxes on my phone. On my dialer, I added pbxes as a sip account. I get a green dot showing for sipdroid. But when I try to make a call I get an error stating that the number is unreachable. I dial and immediately the call ends. Does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks.

edit1: by the way, I did not see an option to use new pbx linked to my google voice. I set up a pbxes account on the website and entered login information on sipdroid and sip account under dialer.

edit2: I am starting to think that my approach in edit1 is the issue. Does anyone know why I may not be seeing the option to create a new pbxes linked to my google voice?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
Are you using csipsimple as the SIP client for PBXes or voip.ms?

There is a way to do it with voip.ms, I don't think it is easy, if even possible, with PBXes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
Your best bet may be to use one of the methods described in the OP to restrict incoming calls to one "phone" or the other. Either use Tasker + the Secure Settings plugin to automatically toggle Airplane Mode based upon an active Wifi connection, or use Tasker + the Locale GV Settings Plugin to toggle your GV forwarding settings based upon an active Wifi connection. Let me know if you need any help getting either of those set up.

I also updated the OP with a bit of information about how to toggle Airplane Mode for Android 4.2+.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zAlbee:
See the very last answer in the FAQ. Google Voice app needs to be installed and active first before you do anything in Sipdroid.

If you created your account from the website instead of from Sipdroid, you won't have the GTALK trunk in your PBXes account created. It looks something like this:

It's really easiest to just let Sipdroid create the PBXes account for you (delete your old account first).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] c0LdFire:
I've been re-testing GrooveIP on my Nexus 4, and I must say I'm impressed.

I don't know if it's the better WiFi chip, the faster CPU, or just plain dumb luck, but two hours worth of test calls have been flawless. None of the latency, delays, stuttering, packet loss, robot-voices, or any of the issues my Galaxy Nexus had with the same app. For those of you who grabbed the new Nexus, you may want to give it a go. The only troubleshooting setting I have enabled is the basic echo cancellation.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] altimax98:
I'm tempted to follow the same route with GrooveIP. But I love native. I am a native junky, I use the stock messaging w/gvoice messaging integrated and Native dialer w/internet calling linked to my pbxes account.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] c0LdFire:
Native internet calling is the one thing I have yet to try. I'm sure it's spelled out in this thread somewhere a hundred times over by now, I should check in to how I could set it up..

My main thing is that I just want a solution that I don't have to think about. If I have to think about it, it wastes my time and I'd rather just pay the $0.10/min.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] altimax98:
I agree... Here is my setup... Now it isn't the most efficient for battery or best quality voice:

If you have a PBXE's account:

In stock dialer choose Accounts

Then add account

Username - your username (usually the first half of your gmail account) with -200 at the end. So mine is altimax98-200 (no spaces)

Password - duh

Server - pbxes.org

Port - 5061

Transport Type - TCP

Save and choose let it register. I have never had it unregister or anything at all... It has worked flawlessly and I don't have any significant battery drainage
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheCuban:
Sorry to bother you guys, but does anyone have any great battery-saving tasker profiles? I've tried to set one up to disable cellular when I am on my "preferred" wireless networks but it doesn't seem to work, so I just leave both enabled. Any ideas how you guys do it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] altimax98:
Can someone weigh in on this...

I had on VZW my messages forwarded to my main number in order to use my stock messaging app. I switched over to T-Mobile and updated Google voice to use that number... Now my integration to the stock messaging app is broken. Its kinda annoying and I cannot pin point the issue.

Ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KGrinols:
The more I read, the more it seems that extended battery life has far more to do with your screen settings.

Turn brightness down, use a dark, if not 100% black background, avoid live wall papers. And then what seems to make a huge difference is the Inverted Gapps, which essentially just makes the background of every application on your phone black, to use the least amount of battery life possible.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheCuban:
Thank you for the info. Actually, I don't think inverted gapps will make a difference in my case since I have the N4 and it's LCD IPS, not AMOLED. :) I would still like to see if anyone is willing to share their tasker profiles, but otherwise, I have NFC tags and I'll just program them to disable my radio and enable wifi, and then reverse those actions when scanned again. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] austriker27:
Uhmm apparently sipdroid still wont connect when I trial to dial?