3rd party messaging issues/ thoughts

[cdm369]

I've tried handcent and go sms pro.my phone seems to struggle more retaining a 3g signal when I have a third party app. Mainly go sms pro. Is it possible the app is affecting data connections? Any known issues. I am totally stock by the way.

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[tc1]

Possibly...more than likely not though.

I believe the 3rd party messaging apps do send messages over data... I could be wrong though.

 

[cdm369]

Possibly...more than likely not though.

I believe the 3rd party messaging apps do send messages over data... I could be wrong though.

I wasn't sure...it seems like I remember my last phone reverting to 1x while a message was sending and the going back to 3g. Interesting...

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[mountainbikermark]

Possibly...more than likely not though.

I believe the 3rd party messaging apps do send messages over data... I could be wrong though.

Ones that tie into the phone, like Go and Handcent, use the phone call network (1x ,cdma) but independent ones like. Text+ use EVDO,LTE or Wi-Fi instead.

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[PhDCow]

I've used Handcent since my OG and it's been old Faithful.

 

[androidlearner]

I use Google Voice and haven't had any issues when using 3G and only have issues with 4G when I have weak signal. I'm surprised at the number of Android users that don't use GV to be honest.

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[marioval]

I use GV but just for my voicemail and I still use my normal phone number not my GV number. Free visual voicemail, you can't beat that.

 

[PhDCow]

I use GV but just for my voicemail and I still use my normal phone number not my GV number. Free visual voicemail, you can't beat that.

I do the same thing.

 

[tc1]

I use Google Voice and haven't had any issues when using 3G and only have issues with 4G when I have weak signal. I'm surprised at the number of Android users that don't use GV to be honest.

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I didn't use for a while because I often turn off my data and you want get voice mail or a notification of voice mail.

But then I found the setting on the pc side where you can set it to send you a text when you have a vm.

 

[Coupe]

Can someone explain this to me, it sounds like you guys are saying that some text apps allow you to send and receive texts without using texting? I disabled texting on my account becuase im not paying vzw for it, and since I use google talk I won't pay per text and adding it to my plan is not going to happen.

If I could send texts to other people that don't have smart phones that may be handy, especially those Craigslist adds for cars that don't use email and want texts....

 

[Snoking]

I use Heywire as a free text app. It assigns another phone for texting, so you have to give that number out as you text number.

 

[flamewalker]

I use Google voice for testing to non vzw numbers since I'm grandfathered in on the $10 unlimited in network and 500 out of network texting plan. You just can't get mms messages on gvoice like pictures. And you can't email to [email protected] you can only text mobile to mobile.

But, it saves me money.