Hangouts now offers free phones calls & MMS
vtsnaab:
Good news here for Android users...perhaps ??
GV has never ceased working on my Obi110, though I did change SP2 to another provider when the rumours were flying fast & furiously.
I also got into using an Android phone via Wifi exclusively - which works rather well.
It uses the GV app and things don't integrate quite natively; having one app for voice & SMS would be an improvement if it works well for both.
My query:
I have 2 GV numbers - does the Hangouts app allow users to set it up with existing GV numbers while still leaving other conduits (i.e. Obi...) as they are, totally unaffected ??
Thanks.
nmstough:
All this is good for calling, but how can I set up Hangouts to receive calls to my Google Voice number?
SteveInWA:
Hangouts receives calls made to your GV phone number by default.
On a laptop or desktop computer, using a supported web browser, you can make or receive calls in Gmail or Google+. If you use the Google Chrome browser, you can also install the Hangouts extension to make or receive calls. Chrome has built-in WebRTC support for Hangouts; Firefox, Safari or MS IE need the Google Voice & Video browser plugin installed (also known as the Chat or Hangouts plugin).
https://www.google.com/tools/dlpage/hangoutplugin
You can also make and receive Hangouts calls on Apple iOS devices (iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone), and on Android 4.x devices, using the Hangouts apps from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.
If you're having problems getting this to work, come on over to the Google Hangouts Help Forum, and somebody will walk you through your issue.
vtsnaab:
My Android phone is stuck at V2.3.6 so I gather it cannot use the hangouts app which needs a newer version...?
My query remains:
I have 2 GV numbers - does using hangouts allow users to set it up with existing GV numbers while still leaving other conduits (i.e. Obi, GV, etc...) just as they are, totally unaffected ??
I want to be sure that IF hangouts is placed into use that existing usages of GV remain just as they have been.
Thanks.
SteveInWA:
Quote from: vtsnaab on September 26, 2014, 10:14:27 am
My Android phone is stuck at V2.3.6 so I gather it cannot use the hangouts app which needs a newer version...?
Correct.
My query remains:
I have 2 GV numbers - does using hangouts allow users to set it up with existing GV numbers while still leaving other conduits (i.e. Obi, GV, etc...) just as they are, totally unaffected ??
Correct. Hangouts works independently from legacy Chat/OBi. It will use your GV number's caller ID for its outbound calls, and it will act as an independent forwarding destination for your inbound calls.
I want to be sure that IF hangouts is placed into use that existing usages of GV remain just as they have been.
Thanks.
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