Google Voice sms questions?

[zapjb]

I want to be able to send SMS to #s not in my contact list or sms/call history using gv without the gv/hangouts app or using data/wifi. I already receive texts to my gv # & regular # through my text app Textra. Maybe somehow get a choice which # to text from. Thanks. Btw I did search.

 

[codesplice]

Hi zapjb,

I'm afraid it sounds like you've eliminated all the options that I know of. The only way to send an SMS via GV without using data is when you're replying to a conversation that's already going on. GV would have to already have a forwarding number established for your recipient in order for GV to handle the message as a standard SMS. It is for this reason that I typically use the GV app to initiate a message, and then handle subsequent replies in Hangouts or another SMS app of my choice.

The only possible work-around that I can think of would be to use the Voice+ feature of CyanogenMod, but I've never used it so I don't know for sure if it would do what you want.

 

[Digital Controller]

Google Voice exclusively uses Wifi/Data, so what you are suggesting doesn't sound possible, sorry.