Google Voice & SMS quick reply

[spotsphill]

This may be a dumb question, but I was wondering if there is some form of app that provides for quick replies to Google Voice SMS? I use GV Mobile+ and I also use the Google Voice webapp in Safari. It would be sick if there was a quicker way to do this, although I'd imagine that there isn't.

Thanks!

 

[Penguissimo]

This may be a dumb question, but I was wondering if there is some form of app that provides for quick replies to Google Voice SMS? I use GV Mobile+ and I also use the Google Voice webapp in Safari. It would be sick if there was a quicker way to do this, although I'd imagine that there isn't.

Thanks!

Do you mean something that can be run from the lockscreen? Because otherwise it's hard to get much faster than GV Mobile+

 

[DeuceDeuce]

My GV number forwards text to my cell # and when I reply from Quickreply SMS the person getting the reply sees it from my GV #.

 

[spotsphill]

Do you mean something that can be run from the lockscreen? Because otherwise it's hard to get much faster than GV Mobile+

Yes, or from any program. I am essentially looking for something like QuickReply for GV's SMS

 

[spotsphill]

My GV number forwards text to my cell # and when I reply from Quickreply SMS the person getting the reply sees it from my GV #.

I can see how that works, but I'm using GV's SMS feature to avoid having to pay for SMS altogether (as I suspect many might be doing). I have all SMS forwarded to my Gmail and then have a push app that notifies me of a new SMS (email).

It would be great to be able to quickreply to a GV SMS.

 

[Penguissimo]

Yes, or from any program. I am essentially looking for something like QuickReply for GV's SMS

I haven't heard about any apps that will do this for you, but there IS a workaround so that SMS sent in the regular way will appear to come from your GB number:

http://lifehacker.com/5316921/how-to-sms-with-google-voice-from-any-mobile-phone

First, log into Google Voice and configure it to forward text messages to your cell phone. When someone sends a text message to your Google Voice number, you'll receive the text on your phone–but not from the recipient's phone number. Instead, it will be a 406 number you've never seen before, with the person's name preceding the message (as pictured here). Add that number to your recipient's address book entry as "Other" or a custom label (like "GV SMS"). Each one of your text recipients will have a different 406 number.

From there on in, if you SMS that 406 number, your recipient will receive text messages from you—and it will look like they're coming from your Google Voice number. Their replies to any messages you send to that number will go back to your Google Voice number and come to you via the 406–meaning, your recipient never sees the 406 number.

I've never used QuickReply, but if it works like any other SMS app, you could just use it to send texts to the 406 numbers and they would appear to come from your GV number. Not the most elegant solution, and you do have to update your Address Book entries, but it's probably your only option at this point. I used to text 406 numbers from my dumbphone all the time, and it worked just as advertised!

Edit: Just saw that you're trying to avoid using SMS at all. Unfortunately, this method would require you to use your AT&T texting plan, which somewhat defeats the purpose you outlined. You might be stuck using the GV Mobile app

 

[whatupg1]

I use an App called TextNow and it allows me to to instantly receive text messages on my GV number with "Push Notification" and also send text messages that will display my GV number as the outgoing caller ID and It works extremely well.

You can try it for 3 months for $0.99 or pay $3.99 for 1 year or $7.99 for lifetime.

Checkout their website http://enflick.com/