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Google Voice Question

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coastalfan

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I have a question about Google Voice. I am on Verizon. If I make calls from my Droid X to a land line using the Google Voice option, do I use my Verizon minutes. I have been told yes and no, so not sure what the correct answer is?
 
If you use the official Google Voice app, then yes, you use your minutes. If you use a 3rd party app such as GrooVe IP, then no, you use either wi-fi or 3G data.
 
If you have the friends and family option (5 or 10 numbers with unlimited calls), include you Google Voice number as one of those numbers and use an app like GVmynumber then you will also avoid using your minutes.
 
Texting using your GV number is free, though. It also does the visual voicemail thing (albeit, very, very poorly) for free, too. So if you have a texting plan or visual voicemail, you can switch to the GV number and cancel your texting / VVM addons.
 
jerofld said:
Texting using your GV number is free, though. It also does the visual voicemail thing (albeit, very, very poorly) for free, too. So if you have a texting plan or visual voicemail, you can switch to the GV number and cancel your texting / VVM addons.
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The GV transcriptions can be pretty funny, but GV visual voicemail has worked very well for years for me.
 
I am on Sprint, and we have free mobile to mobile. Knowing that GV reroutes calls, I was concerned that calling mobiles would deduct minutes. To my surprise, after receiving my first bill, no minutes were deducted, inclyding for those called to landlines. In other words, Sprint treated every call I made with my GV number a mobile to mobile. I love Google Voice.
 
Yeah there definitely is some sort of partnership going on. When I was on Virgin, I installed GV and everytime I made a call, it asked whether to use my GV or Virgin number. On Sprint, I have no such option
 
adaaaam said:
Yeah there definitely is some sort of partnership going on. When I was on Virgin, I installed GV and everytime I made a call, it asked whether to use my GV or Virgin number. On Sprint, I have no such option
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That's no good at all, would make it necessary for me to change carriers to use GV for work. It should let you choose so you can pick which number shows up on caller ID on the other end. Fortunately, GV works perfectly on T-Mobile.
 
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