With Google Voice, there is no need to forward calls, ring all the phones at once and you will avoid nine rings before voice mail starts.
On 8/20/12, Miranda B. <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have an iPhone 3GS running IOS5.1, and I have a Google voice question. > > This isn't app specific, rather it's service related. > > I own 2 businesses, and my cell phone number directs customers to one of my > businesses. Currently, I use another phone for my second business, but I'd > like to save $15-$20/month on my phone bill and combine these 2 businesses > on one phone by using Google voice for the second business > number/voicemail. > > Everything works great except the voicemail. If I have my carrier's > conditional call forwarding turned off, all calls (including calls to my > Google voice number) are routed to my carrier's voicemail. However, if I > have my carrier's conditional call forwarding turned on, all calls > (including calls to my cell phone) are routed to my Google voicemail. > > I have deactivated Google voicemail on my cell phone, as this was > recommended in many Google support forums I researched in the past week or > so. > > I'm to the point of thinking that having 2 voicemails simply isn't > possible, > because the phone can't distinguish the separate voicemail services > attempting to be used on one phone at the same time. > > I know I could possibly set my Google voice number to ring "my other > phones" > before sending unanswered calls to my Google voicemail, but that would make > customers sit on the phone through 9 or so rings and no one in their right > mind would wait that long. > > I did discover that our cell phone carrier has a virtual receptionist > service, but that is twice the price of what I'm currently paying for the > second business phone and I'm trying to save money not spend more. LOL. > > Thanks in advance for any thoughts or advice, and have a great week! > > > > In Christ, Miranda > > -- > > > --
