DISQUS

Matt · 1 month ago

You -can- use it on your iPhone. You'll need to jailbreak it, and download the official google voice off of cydia. problem sovled. eff apple! viva le Android!!

Max · 1 month ago

Here's my issue. I already signed up for Google Voice but haven't really used it because I want to be able to still check my voicemail on my cell and at home on those phones. I don't want to have to constantly call Google Voice to access my e-mail. Moreover, how do I even know when a new voicemail arrives unless I am constantly checkin my e-mail or text message.

What I would like to do now is to change my Google Voice number to my cell number and to be able to easily access my voicemail on my cell without having to always call Google Voice. Is that possible. I guess I don't understand where my voicemail is going to be stored and accessible. From my cell by calling Google Voice? From my cell using my cell voicemail? The most important this is that I want to know if I receive a new voicemail without always have to check text messages or e-mail. For example, on my cell, it notifies me automatically when there is a new voicemail. How does this work with Google Voice.

Would appreciate any responses.

Michael Yuan · 1 month ago

This is great news. Yes, I use Google Voice on my iPhone -- just use the web app! And this allows me to forward all my iPhone regular voicemail to Google for transcription. I can also do customized greetings for my mobile number.

I think this is good news to ATT too -- as I will no longer use their congested data network to download voicemail messages on the iPhone.

RedShift · 1 month ago

gooooooogle, i love you.

csun · 1 month ago

After yesterday's announcement, I setup Google Voice (GV) to handle the voicemail for my iPhone. The automated transcription of voicemail is kind of cool, but far from perfect. Many words are way off, when transcribed. You can still hear the actual voicemail if you want.

I had to sacrifice voicemails from showing up in my iPhone. Now when someone leaves a voicemail, I get a text message sent to my iPhone. This is bad for those who don't have a good text plan. I don't text much, so I'm ok with it. GV provides the option to go back to letting the iPhone handle my voicemails. So for now, I'll give GV a try and see how it goes.

Chris R · 1 month ago

I wish I had a smart phone so I could use this. Oh well.