G+_Greg Busby Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 My contract ends today with AT&T and I am thinking of migrating my number to google voice but also I receive a ton of MMS. Anyone thinking of doing the same with the new hangouts possibility? Let me know experiences please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joseph Cappellino Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Greg Busby - I transferred my number to Google Voice about 2 years ago (just before they got rid of Unlimited Data on Verizon). But, I am not, nor have I ever been a big SMS/MMS user. I send maybe 10-20/month. I do most of my conversations on Hangouts. That being said, the Hangouts rumors are great! They will easily handle all of your messaging needs...on your mobile line. None of the information yet has said that it will also include MMS support for Google Voice. I'm really hoping this will come to fruition, but I'm not banking on it, yet. So, my advice is wait to see what the announcement brings. If Hangouts supports MMS for Google Voice, jump on it. If not, I'm afraid you're stuck using it as your voicemail only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Michael Ricci Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I did this about a year ago. MMS is the only drawback. I use CyanogenMod so my Google voice texts can be received and sent through the stock messaging app. I use hangouts or snap chat for pictures and most of my friends know that by now. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Greg Busby Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 I appreciate the quick feedback. Getting people to switch how they send me pictures is the uphill battle. Going to listen for any updates about MMS changes and move from there. Trying to decide if I sign new contract with a new number as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Dan Silvia Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Greg Busby I agree, the biggest pain for me when I was still on iOS was telling people which number to send me what and how to call me when... The phone calls were pretty easy, just use the GV number and I set it up to ring the phone, but texting was always a pain. Many of my more technical friends could get it, but not nearly everyone. I am truly hoping for a #googlevoice update but I'm not holding my breath. More likely it will just be shut down like everything else at Google nowadays... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Santos Cardona Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Greg Busby please note that once you port to Google voice, you can't get your number back. Meaning if you want to port to sprint after porting to Google voice you're SOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Greg Busby Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 Santos Cardona I have no desire to go to sprint. Their network is horrible here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Santos Cardona Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Greg Busby it was an example. Any carrier. Once you port your number to Google voice, it stays there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Craig Lambert Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I ported my home number to Google Voice and the process was quite simple. It was a multi-step process though. Home Number -> Prepaid T-Mobile -> Google Voice. I have another GV number I use exclusively for texting. It's sometimes a challenge because it lacks MMS but rarely do people send me photos. Group texting doesn't seem to work either. But I refuse to pay $10 a month for texting. That's just crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Greg Busby Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 How long did the port to google voice take? I'm thinking of taking the plunge today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joseph Cappellino Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 A couple of days to a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Craig Lambert Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 The GV port was painless and quick. Just under 2 days for me. It even happened over the weekend, which shocked me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Craig Lambert Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 If you use MMS a lot, you may want to hold off. Just sayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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