MMS duplicates from Google Voice

[DealerMan]

This $#@% is driving me nuts. I have tried every setting from my G6, and GV, without success. I can send a text out, but the moment I text a picture, I get a duplicate back from my GV number. Any help is greatly appreciated! My G6 is stock, running 8.0. I'll beg if I have to!

 

[svim]

Do you have your carrier-based, conventional phone number linked to your Google Voice phone number?
Unless there's an intended need, you can de-link the two, using each as their own, stand-alone phone service:
https://support.google.com/voice/answer/165221?co=GENIE.Platform=Android&hl=en&oco=1

 

[DealerMan]

Svim, thanks for the information. I was always under the impression that if you didn't link a number to GV, that you would lose the GV number. I'll look at the link in detail that you provided. Many thanks for your help!

 

[svim]

Yeah, it's not necessary to link the two. I prefer to keep them both separated and almost always just rely upon my conventional phone service most of the time, with GV being just a backup for certain situations. But some people are just the opposite, or they like linking the two so they have those GV online features working with both numbers.