Google Voice may be getting slow rollout of MMS support

2. firelightx (unregistered) posted on 13 Oct 2011, 21:35 7 1

Huh. You must not know what google voice is, do you?

I'll give you a hint, it has literally NOTHING to do with Android. It's a service that can be used in conjunction with any phone. Even the most basic flip phone. Even an iPhone.

And given a proper setup, it lets you answer calls to your cell phone from your computer. Or from your housephone.

And it does it all at no extra cost.

Maybe you should go lie down and take a breather. You're trying too hard at this trolling thing.

3. MichaelHeller posted on 13 Oct 2011, 21:35 7 0

Android has full MMS support in the Messaging app. Google Voice is not the default SMS client for Android, it's a separate app, and it does many things that the iPhone can't come close to matching. Come on Taco, pick your battles.

6. taco50 (banned) posted on 13 Oct 2011, 21:59 0 5

Interesting what does google voice do that the iPhone can't match? This is an especially interesting comment since google voice is available on the iPhone.

7. MichaelHeller posted on 13 Oct 2011, 22:05 6 0

Google Voice is available in limited form on iOS, but it isn't as deeply integrated as with Android. What I meant was that Apple had no services to match Google Voice.

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8. firelightx (unregistered) posted on 13 Oct 2011, 22:06 2 0

I don't think iPhone can get the app like Android can. You can still have the calls forwarded to the iPhone, but it doesn't have the full integration that the google voice app provides.

Kinda like how the iPhone has google maps, but not the full navigation that android gets out of it.

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9. taco50 (banned) posted on 13 Oct 2011, 22:14 0 5

It has all the same functionality, but it's not integrated quite as well.

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13. protozeloz posted on 13 Oct 2011, 23:01 1 0

Lol your own comment contradicts itself

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14. taco50 (banned) posted on 13 Oct 2011, 23:33 0 1

no it doesn't

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10. firelightx posted on 13 Oct 2011, 22:28 1 0

Ah.... no. No it doesn't have all the same functionality. Google Maps on Android gives you turn-by-turn GPS, complete with speaking the streets outloud, just like Tom-Tom. And they get it for free.

The iPhone, if I recall, gets a $45 app from Tom-Tom, which costs EXTRA when you need to update it's map, or the $10 a month carrier-specific GPS that doesn't offer nearly the level of features that Google Maps does.

Also, here's a good place to bring up voice controls: I can say things like "Navigate to Walmart" to my android phone, and it will pull up a list of nearby walmarts. I pick one, and it boots up the GPS. Say all you want about Siri, but it can't do that one.

As for Google Voice? Google Voice supports texting (and now apparently working on MMS) but you can only receive those texts on an iPhone by having them forwarded to your emai. Android treats them like true text messages and allows you to respond to them right there.

15. taco50 (banned) posted on 13 Oct 2011, 23:34 0 2

Not true iPhone has a google voice app that you can get all texts and voicemails to. You can also call out with your google number from the app

#APPLEMONEYTEAM

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17. Madden (unregistered) posted on 14 Oct 2011, 01:54 1 0

Dude taco....stfu....please.....
Why don't we start with the iphone 2G....-->Didn't have MMS or 3G support (and 3G was released back in 2004 already)....
Don't think that's true? Google that shiot.....or....you must have never even used 1.....
But hey....anything that's "FACT"...that you hate.....you call facking BLASPHEMY!!!! LmFao!!!!
Seriously.....get a fackinggggggadsijgoadsijgdas lifeeeee

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5. Andman314 posted on 13 Oct 2011, 21:39 2 0

Dude if you could read...... "GOOGLE VOICE" is slowly getting MMS support. We are not talking about the android system or IOS. Plus if you are talking about all those other app that you find in the app store. Most of them suck unlike Google voice. :)

11. protozeloz posted on 13 Oct 2011, 22:57 1 0

Wtf! Dude seriously? Looking less like a talker and more like a basher with the passing days

18. onilink67 (unregistered) posted on 14 Oct 2011, 08:47 1 0

Its cool Android has had MMS since 2008 at launch

12. protozeloz posted on 13 Oct 2011, 22:59 1 0

iPhone added support on a later version of ios