Google voice vs visual voicemail?

twennywonn · #1 (**permalink**) 05-21-2010, 01:32 AM

So currently im using google voice on my Pre to take care of my voicemail not route the call. Since the EVO has visual voicemail does this negate the need to use google voice for voicemail or is there a way they can play nicely?

Also what will you be using and why?

PS as you can prolly tell Im very green to android.

ChrisH09 · #2 (**permalink**) 05-21-2010, 06:08 AM

If the Evo has visual voicemail than I would say yes, stop using google voice...but maybe keep it as a backup incase the Evo's Visual Voicemail stops working or something. Always good to have a backup.

**WarChild** · #3 (**permalink**) 05-21-2010, 09:57 AM

I have never used visual voicemail but I do use Google voice and the reason I use it is so I dont have to give out my real phone number.

CW

RidleyJ329 · #4 (**permalink**) 05-21-2010, 10:13 AM

what exactly are the capabilities of visual voicemail?

kgbcapthowdy · #5 (**permalink**) 05-21-2010, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by ridleyj329

what exactly are the capabilities of visual voicemail?

Anyone feel free to correct me if Im wrong but visual voice mail gives you the option to LISTEN to any voicemail you choose without skipping all the others, BUT google voice transcribes the voicemail to text/email which is what i choose to use b/c i dont want to have to listen to them at all. So I will continue to use google voice when i get mine

hankbear · #6 (**permalink**) 05-21-2010, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by kgbcapthowdy

Anyone feel free to correct me if Im wrong but visual voice mail gives you the option to LISTEN to any voicemail you choose without skipping all the others, BUT google voice transcribes the voicemail to text/email which is what i choose to use b/c i dont want to have to listen to them at all. So I will continue to use google voice when i get mine

Same, here. I understand visual voice mail to work as you describe, so I plan to keep on using GV.

**WarChild** · #7 (**permalink**) 05-21-2010, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by hankbear

Same, here. I understand visual voice mail to work as you describe, so I plan to keep on using GV.

Yup me too I like everything about GV dont think I can give it up.

CW

hankbear · #8 (**permalink**) 05-21-2010, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by WarChild

Yup me too I like everything about GV dont think I can give it up.

CW

Love GV. Can't remember the last time I listened to a VM. You sometimes have to kind of "read aloud" to get the gist of it, though! LOL!

RidleyJ329 · #9 (**permalink**) 05-21-2010, 11:25 AM

i thought visual voicemail meant that it shows the vm in text format regardless of what progam it came from

*king* · #10 (**permalink**) 05-21-2010, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by ridleyj329

i thought visual voicemail meant that it shows the vm in text format regardless of what progam it came from

The stock visual VM works like this. Say you were to have 5 VMs you open the app and you can pick and choos which one you want to hear because they are Dled to the phone as audio files. But it doesnt transcribe them, you can only listen.