When cellph off, GV ph rings, but call immediately forwards to cell voicemail
restamp:
Steve, I have two Android cell phones. Which one I use depends on where I'm going. Both are always logged into my GV/gmail acct. I've been toying with the idea of trying to develop a Tasker script that (1) removes the phone as a GV forwarding phone when it is plugged into a charger at home, and (2) adds the phone when it is removed from the charger. I have no idea if this is even possible, but if I could figure some way to pull it off, would doing so on an automatic basis be a mortal sin that would result in me (and my account) being cast into Google Voice purgatory?
SteveInWA:
Yeah, don't do that; eventually, those numbers might get banned.
Why do you want to do it, anyhow? If both mobile phone numbers support conditional call forwarding, then they won't interfere with each other, nor with your OBiTALK stuff. I've run that way for years, with multiple different OBiTALK devices (combination of ATAs and IP phones) and mobile phones from multiple carriers (nutzo, but I do a lot of beta testing and problem determination for Google Voice and Polycom).
If you don't want a particular linked/forwarding mobile number to receive calls forwarded to it via GV, then you can toggle that/those phones' forwarding on or off, on Google Voice settings, with no need to delete the phone number entirely. I suppose you could automate THAT setting if you wish -- there is no problem with flipping that switch as often as you like.
Taoman:
Quote from: SteveInWA on June 19, 2018, 05:49:25 pm
If you don't want a particular linked/forwarding mobile number to receive calls forwarded to it via GV, then you can toggle that/those phones' forwarding on or off, on Google Voice settings, with no need to delete the phone number entirely. I suppose you could automate THAT setting if you wish -- there is no problem with flipping that switch as often as you like.
The problem with that strategy (at least for me) is that unchecking a linked phone in GV settings doesn't uncheck it for any of your Contacts. So any call from a Contact will still be forwarded to the "unchecked" phone. Unchecking an existing linked phone/device in GV settings only affects unknown callers.
That's one reason why I'm very curious about what parts (if any) of the current "Groups and Circles" will be migrated to the new GV interface. I hope Google Voice will still support groups in some fashion.
SteveInWA:
Quote from: Taoman on June 19, 2018, 06:28:40 pm
Quote from: SteveInWA on June 19, 2018, 05:49:25 pm
If you don't want a particular linked/forwarding mobile number to receive calls forwarded to it via GV, then you can toggle that/those phones' forwarding on or off, on Google Voice settings, with no need to delete the phone number entirely. I suppose you could automate THAT setting if you wish -- there is no problem with flipping that switch as often as you like.
The problem with that strategy (at least for me) is that unchecking a linked phone in GV settings doesn't uncheck it for any of your Contacts. So any call from a Contact will still be forwarded to the "unchecked" phone. Unchecking an existing linked phone/device in GV settings only affects unknown callers.
That's one reason why I'm very curious about what parts (if any) of the current "Groups and Circles" will be migrated to the new GV interface. I hope Google Voice will still support groups in some fashion.
I understand. I assume you know that the behavior you describe is by design. The purpose of establishing per-contact, or per-group call handling is to create specific overrides for those people. So, you could have a group of "VIPs", whose calls would ring through regardless of your overall setting.
I don't have any details from Google yet on how they'll add this into the new platform later, only that they will add it.
Malachi123:
Quote from: SteveInWA on June 19, 2018, 04:24:54 pm
I specifically asked about which carrier the OP is using, so I could help them set up conditional call forwarding on that phone number. The only workable alternative is to enable call screening, but it's not ideal.
I'm sorry Steve, I only received an email once.. when I had the first response to my question.. none since.
My carrier is Verizon. I'm part of a company group plan, so I can't do any settings in the account itself (I could ask I guess..). I only have the cellphone set up to forward to..
Other strange thing (XMPP-post era) is that my GV phone quality is pretty bad lately.. it breaks up constantly. Very annoying. Not sure why this is happening... (specially since I had to set up everything anew a few weeks ago, since stuff wasn't working anymore at all for some strange reason.. I assumed it was because of the XMPP switch.. not sure anymore though). The device is from April 2013.. not sure if it's EOL or not..? Any thoughts on this, Steve?
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