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Google Voice may save a number as a home number, and in that mode it will not allow you to forward messages. In order to change that there's an option in legacy site.
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Re: google voice help
« Reply #160 on: July 17, 2016, 03:01:35 PM »
I know but Google will not let me use my number anymore.

ye that happens when you have used it too many times, guess you have to try a different number

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Re: google voice help
« Reply #161 on: July 18, 2016, 11:14:34 PM »
I'm trying to port my tmobile number to GV, however T-mobile won't activate the sim unless i preload it with $10, does that make sense?

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Re: google voice help
« Reply #162 on: July 19, 2016, 12:17:12 PM »
I'm trying to port my tmobile number to GV, however T-mobile won't activate the sim unless i preload it with $10, does that make sense?
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Re: google voice help
« Reply #163 on: July 19, 2016, 12:18:56 PM »
Is there any way around entering the two digit number Google sends to verify port number

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Re: google voice help
« Reply #164 on: July 19, 2016, 12:57:11 PM »
Is there any way around entering the two digit number Google sends to verify port number
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Re: google voice help
« Reply #165 on: July 19, 2016, 12:58:49 PM »
Any way to get incoming GV calls via WiFi on iPhone?
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Re: google voice help
« Reply #166 on: July 19, 2016, 02:50:33 PM »
Yes
Is there any other plan that doesn't require a $10 load

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Re: google voice help
« Reply #167 on: July 19, 2016, 04:14:00 PM »
Is there any other plan that doesn't require a $10 load
Any dealer can do it but it never look good (for the dealer) to do a port without putting on a plan. Most companies pay a small fee to the big ones (the big 4) so its not realy fair to do such a thing
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Re: google voice help
« Reply #168 on: July 19, 2016, 06:17:44 PM »
Any way to get incoming GV calls via WiFi on iPhone?

Hangouts. Voice.
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Re: google voice help
« Reply #169 on: July 19, 2016, 07:04:04 PM »
Hangouts. Voice.
Do I need to disable forwarding to the cell number for it to work? It rings my cell number, not in Hangouts
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Re: google voice help
« Reply #170 on: July 20, 2016, 11:56:43 PM »
Do I need to disable forwarding to the cell number for it to work? It rings my cell number, not in Hangouts

you can do that in settings, just select where it should ring to

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Re: google voice help
« Reply #171 on: July 21, 2016, 12:18:16 AM »
you can do that in settings, just select where it should ring to
I know it can be done in settings. My question was if forwarding to cell phone needs to be switched off for hangouts to ring on iPhone.
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Re: google voice help
« Reply #172 on: July 21, 2016, 12:28:10 AM »
I know it can be done in settings. My question was if forwarding to cell phone needs to be switched off for hangouts to ring on iPhone.

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Re: google voice help
« Reply #173 on: August 10, 2016, 09:08:55 PM »
When setting up a Google voice account should I create a new Gmail account or attach it to my main gmail account

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Re: google voice help
« Reply #174 on: August 10, 2016, 09:45:46 PM »
When setting up a Google voice account should I create a new Gmail account or attach it to my main gmail account
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Re: google voice help
« Reply #175 on: August 10, 2016, 09:58:32 PM »
I know it can be done in settings. My question was if forwarding to cell phone needs to be switched off for hangouts to ring on iPhone.
No.
Yet my hangouts doesn't ring with incoming calls on my iPhone.
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Re: google voice help
« Reply #176 on: August 11, 2016, 07:06:05 PM »
Yet my hangouts doesn't ring with incoming calls on my iPhone.
On Android you need to enable it from the Hangouts app settings too.

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Re: google voice help
« Reply #177 on: August 11, 2016, 07:28:50 PM »
On Android you need to enable it from the Hangouts app settings too.
It's enabled in my iPhone hangouts app, but still doesn't ring.
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Re: google voice help
« Reply #178 on: September 05, 2016, 05:34:40 PM »
I'll be porting a number to Google Voice from my cell phone the 24 hour period It takes the porting, during those twenty-four hours will my cell phone still work or not?

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Re: google voice help
« Reply #179 on: September 05, 2016, 05:42:55 PM »
I'll be porting a number to Google Voice from my cell phone the 24 hour period It takes the porting, during those twenty-four hours will my cell phone still work or not?
It will work
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