UNEXPECTED62
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I have set my Verizon Voicemail to forward to my google voice number, essentially replacing my Verizon voicemail with google voice. This a cool way to get free visual voicemail.
However, I find that the actual Google Voice app seems slow to update, even though I have it set to check for notifications every five minutes.
I say this because I received a phone call today from someone at 11 AM, and I expected them to leave a message, but I never got a notification. At 2 PM I actually opened the app, and nothing. I hit refresh, and nothing. BUT, I went to google.com/voice and lo and behold I had a voicemail left 3 hours prior. Moments later, the app notified me. (maybe it was still refreshing?)
Is anyone else experiencing these symptoms... or using the app like me to replace default Verizon voicemail? This hasn't happened all the time, but I would hate to miss something important because of a buggy GV...
And if you are wondering how I did this, here are the instructions.
However, I find that the actual Google Voice app seems slow to update, even though I have it set to check for notifications every five minutes.
I say this because I received a phone call today from someone at 11 AM, and I expected them to leave a message, but I never got a notification. At 2 PM I actually opened the app, and nothing. I hit refresh, and nothing. BUT, I went to google.com/voice and lo and behold I had a voicemail left 3 hours prior. Moments later, the app notified me. (maybe it was still refreshing?)
Is anyone else experiencing these symptoms... or using the app like me to replace default Verizon voicemail? This hasn't happened all the time, but I would hate to miss something important because of a buggy GV...
And if you are wondering how I did this, here are the instructions.
While having a Google Voice number is handy, the fact of the matter is that on whatever phone you call a person from (landline, cell phone, etc), many people are used to calling you back at the number you called them from.
Here's a master list by cell provider of conditional forwarding codes and directions to set up your cell voicemail so that unanswered/ignored calls to your cell go to your GV voicemail, Callwave-style (for those of you who have used that service!)
Caveat: depending on your cell phone provider, it can take anywhere from 6-10 rings for your GV voicemail to pick up.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Find your activation code in the list below.
2. Enter the first code exactly as written, as if you're dialing someone. Replace [GVnumber] with your GV phone number. For example, if your GV phone number is 203-555-1212, and your service is CellCom, then you would enter *682035551212.
3. Press "Send" or "Talk" or "Enter" on your phone to dial that number.
4. If multiple codes are given, repeat steps 2 & 3 for each code. THIS IS IMPORTANT.
5. After following the steps above, try calling your mobile phone from another phone and leave a voicemail. The message should appear in your GV inbox!
Wireless Carrier or Network ---> Activation Code
Verizon (CDMA network): *71[GVnumber] AND *90[GVnumber] AND *92[GVnumber]