The wife and I have iPhone's and use iMessage, but this week I'm going to try out a Verizon galaxy note 2 for my work phone. What are my options for replacing iMessage. The wife does not have texting on her iPhone plan.
Thanks in advance.
Maybe you'll want to try Kik?
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There's no iMessage compatability for Android. I'd suggest possibly having her use Google Voice (if the app is avaliable for iOS still) for her to text you and vice versa (if you have texting).
whatsapp
LiveProfile - can send photos and videos too and has the read receipts and "typing" indicator
Or Whatsapp - seems to be pretty popular
I use Google voice, but your wife would have to have a number to do so - maybe gchat?
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Both of you can download Voxer. It's free and works for texts and pics.
Try kakao talk
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Thanks for the info. We will give whatsapp a try tomorrow.
If you have facebook their messaging app is pretty good, and free.
Gtalk?
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flaring afro said:
If you have facebook their messaging app is pretty good, and free.
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Just do this.
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iMessage is proprietary crap. Install Google Voice on both devices (Android and iOS) and use standard SMS for free within North America. On top of that, install Groove IP and make/take phone calls for free within North America over 4G LTE.
mi7chy said:
iMessage is proprietary crap. Install Google Voice on both devices (Android and iOS) and use standard SMS for free within North America. On top of that, install Groove IP and make/take phone calls for free within North America over 4G LTE.
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Little biased.
Use Kakao talk.
Google Talk, and Email for pics and video.
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Google Talk is literally the Android version of iMessage except you can use it from a browser too.
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Except it's best to say iMessage is literally the Apple version of gtalk that can only be used on Apple devices.
But I guess if I'm getting real nitpicky...props to AOL, the first?
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Except it's best to say iMessage is literally the Apple version of gtalk that can only be used on Apple devices.
But I guess if I'm getting real nitpicky...props to AOL, the first?
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True, if you're getting picky
Regardless, its installed on every Android phone and is accessible through GMail and Google+.
actually you can do group messages with the included standard messaging application. Just make sure you disable your imessage on your iphones before using your android phones. If you dont and someone responds back to a text using imessage and it will sit on apples servers waiting for your iphone to come back online. Happened to me. Didnt receive texts from iphone users until i disabled the imessage feature on the iphones.
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What can I use to receive and make calls from my note without using my plans minutes.
I have tmobiles $30 plan. 100 minutes, unlimited web(5gb 4g limit) and text.
I really don't make any calls.
I only call my wife and friends here and there.
And I used them up in a week.
I purchased a Skype online number but doesn't work very well. Sometimes get calls and sometimes I don't.
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Have you tried Google Voice yet?
I use Viber for international calls. Good interface. Easy for other types of phones to get/install the client on their end.
Google voice is so confusing. I guess I'm doing something wrong.
I only need it to make local calls. I don't have international friends.
But I will give viber a test.
I'm going to ask Skype for a refund.
It doesn't work for me:/
And I made a payment twice.
Thanks guys!!!
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Just letting everyone that you can make phonecalls with ease.
The app GrooVeIP makes it easy. Ive been using this app for a long time on my devices and was pleasantly surprised when i found out it worked with the N10.
Make sure to enable echo cancelation! Enjoy talking and multitasking on the N10! Confirmed working.
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This is good to hear! I'm currently in Afghanistan and I use this app on my SII to make free calls back to the states
Does free calling over Google Voice expire soon?
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Does free calling over Google Voice expire soon?
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I was wondering the same thing - why is grooveIP / skype / etc popular on Android when Google Voice is right there?
I'm not saying that there isn't a reason, I'm genuinely curious, I must be missing something?
GrooVeIP uses Google voice if i'm not mistaken. It makes it behave like you're using a regular phone rather than a system app. I prefer it and will always prefer sip.
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That's what I mean. What happens with GrooveIP when the free calling ends in January?
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..when the free calling ends in January?
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Hmm, I don't think I heard anything on this?
When in January is it ending? Could you link me to the source?
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Here is one:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/254733/three_things_you_should_know_about_google_voice.html
There are lots of others if you Google "Google voice free ending 2012"
Only reason I ask is like others have mentioned GV doesn't have MMS so without it if they start charging users - they're going to lose a lot of potential customers to, mainly, Skype.
Anyway, I hope it doesn't end and it gets extended into 2013. We'll see. GrooVeIP is still working well and if Google Voice starts charging I'm sure there are other alternatives around
Enjoy it while it lasts!
http://androidcommunity.com/google-extends-free-gmail-calls-through-2013-20121226/
Google has revealed that it will extend free domestic calling for the US and Canada through 2013.
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I was wondering the same thing - why is grooveIP / skype / etc popular on Android when Google Voice is right there?
I'm not saying that there isn't a reason, I'm genuinely curious, I must be missing something?
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You can make calls from the voice app.
I use sipdroid, works great and its free.
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GrooveIP on my phone works very well for free phone calls over Data or WiFi, haven't tried it on the tablet yet though.
Highly recomend, it basically uses the calling function that Gmail/Gtalk offers for free. Very sweet!
I have a bunch of stuff I'm trying to sell on Craigslist, and I don't want to use my real phone number. What options do I have? A while back I used Google voice but it ended up messing up my real number.
It would be best to keep my number for personal things, friends family etc.. But then have a completely separate number for Craigslist deals.
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Well... You could just leave an email address. Doesn't have to be your real one. Or just download a text app, they give you a number, just know that they sometimes don't let you call without buying minutes, but let you text all you want
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umm
Use your Mommy's #?
Art2Fly said:
I have a bunch of stuff I'm trying to sell on Craigslist, and I don't want to use my real phone number. What options do I have? A while back I used Google voice but it ended up messing up my real number.
It would be best to keep my number for personal things, friends family etc.. But then have a completely separate number for Craigslist deals.
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Yes, I always use an app called Heywire. Its a free wifi texting app. You wont get a local number but its free. I use it whenever I sell on craigslist.
Google voice and groove ip so you can have both numbers at the same time
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There's a few apps that designate non used numbers to use for texting. I'd check that out
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You can use Google voice on your computer right from your Gmail account (if chat is enabled) and you have speakers/mic enabled. No cross setup with phone needed.
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Verizon's visual voice mail is giving me lots of problems on the G3. Well actually the same problems after the kitkat update on the G2 too. 50% of the time I get a no data connection error and have to refresh. That or turn off wifi for a while which seems to handle it better. It's a real nuisance. Anyone else see anything like this? I'm thinking it's a combination of Kitkat and Verizon.
Yes. It's horrible. Same on Droid Maxx.
My solution is perfect. Use youmail visual voicemail. And use the app better youmail. It avoids the annoying contact sync that youmail uses. And you can change every setting and then some.
The only feature that doesn't work is, if you integrate the voicemail in your call log, it will show up but you can't hit play. But if you have a notification of a missed voicemail it will play from there just fine.
Highly recommend. Worth the cost.
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Yes. It's horrible. Same on Droid Maxx.
My solution is perfect. Use youmail visual voicemail. And use the app better youmail. It avoids the annoying contact sync that youmail uses. And you can change every setting and then some.
The only feature that doesn't work is, if you integrate the voicemail in your call log, it will show up but you can't hit play. But if you have a notification of a missed voicemail it will play from there just fine.
Highly recommend. Worth the cost.
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thx, but the reviews seem to sketchy and really Verizon should fix this.
The reviews are good from my friends and family. Just refund it if you don't like it. Trust me messages never expire
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The reviews are good from my friends and family. Just refund it if you don't like it. Trust me messages never expire
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They also don't say how much it is on the play site. Is it a monthly service or one time charge?
One time charge for the app. 4.99 I think. It's worth it. No annoying contact sync that youmail app has.
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I'm having the same issue.. Just happened to check voice-mail noticed I hadn't received any lately, and had freaking 8 or 9 unread from almost 2 weeks ago... Come on big red not cool.... I don't have visual voice-mail just regular still not receiving them...thinks it's time to give verizon a call
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I'm having the same issue.. Just happened to check voice-mail noticed I hadn't received any lately, and had freaking 8 or 9 unread from almost 2 weeks ago... Come on big red not cool.... I don't have visual voice-mail just regular still not receiving them...thinks it's time to give verizon a call
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The voice mail notifications seem to clear and not return whereas on my s3 cleared voice mail notifications would come back.
To me it is the worst thing about the phone. It's almost unusable. How can it be so hard to manage voice mail? This is the kind of stuff that makes me re-think iphones as an option. . . . nah.. not yet.
Seriously, it is a hand off issue I think. This should just silently fail until it gets a good enough signal. It's just amazingly annoying otherwise.
If I put in my T-Mobile sim and install their visual voicemail, it works great. Same with Cricket.
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Google Voice.
By the way, I tried that Youtalk app and it was the worst piece of S I have ever tried to use. It didn't work at all. I'll just suffer through the missed data connections of the Verizon app.
Why not use Google voice?
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Visual Voice mail does not work with WiFi. Must connect with Verizon data.
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Use google voice
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Visual Voice mail does not work with WiFi. Must connect with Verizon data.
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Youmail and better youmail work great on wifi
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Youmail and better youmail work great on wifi
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It's a work phone and I don't want to use Google voice. I want Verizon voicemail to work correctly. If it can't work on wifi, then it should ignore wifi. It doesn't. verizon needs to fix this to work better.
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I want Verizon voicemail to work correctly. If it can't work on wifi, then it should ignore wifi. It doesn't. verizon needs to fix this to work better.
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I mean we are on an android OS... The beauty of android is that if your voicemail app isn't working you have tons of options in the play store for visual voicemail. I would recommend YouMail..best visual voicemail out there IMO..
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I mean we are on an android OS... The beauty of android is that if your voicemail app isn't working you have tons of options in the play store for visual voicemail. I would recommend YouMail..best visual voicemail out there IMO..
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Amen to youmail! Love using it with better youmail app to avoid annoying contact sync and gain extra features. Disappointed that vm call log integration doesn't work well though.
I have verizon and i dont feel like paying the $2.99 a month for it.. But for some reason on my us998 it doesnt tell me when i get new voicemails right now..
bump
I have used You mail for almost 6 years now. You can block callers where they can't even leave a VM, greet callers by name (if in your contacts) etc. It's great! I'd give that a try.
Unless you're talking about a caller ID app cause I can't find one either
Google Voice has been great for me. And it's free!
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Google Voice, been using it for at least 5 years now..
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Use google voice also.