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shaky777
11-13-2008, 12:37 AM
YOUMAIL is awesome ok not awesome, to register go to http://www.youmail.com/home/index.do and it is free!!!!!!!! but it will use ur text message plan...

is not as handy as visual voice mail, but some other features help...
just installed and it seems to work fine:):):), i like the text message with the persons name,time, account location,provider, phone number and duration of the voice mail. also a link to go online and listen to it, from the G1 it will open your browser and you download it as a music, you can use it as a ringtone too, also once you have added a contact to your list when that person call you and it goes to the voice mail it will greet the caller by his or her name and you can customize any contact with a different greeting so there is no need to use same greeting for everybody(nice) you can import all your contacts from basically any account:

Outlook (http://javascript%3cb%3e%3c/b%3E:void%280%29;), , To export a CSV or delimited text file from Outlook:



From inside Outlook, select the 'File' menu then 'Import and Export'.
When the wizard is opened, select 'Export to a file' and click Next.
Select 'Comma separated values (Windows)' and click Next.
Select the Contacts folder you wish to export and click Next.
Choose a filename and location for the file (i.e. name it 'contacts.csv' on your desktop) and click Next.
Confirm what you are exporting, ensuring the 'Export...' checkbox is checked and click Finish.




Outlook Express (http://javascript%3cb%3e%3c/b%3E:void%280%29;), To export a CSV or delimited text file from Outlook Express:



From inside Outlook Express, select the 'File' menu then 'Import and Export'.
When the wizard is opened, select 'Export to a file' and click Next.
Select 'Comma separated values (Windows)' and click Next.
Select the Contacts folder you wish to export and click Next.
Choose a filename and location for the file (i.e. name it 'contacts.csv' on your desktop) and click Next.
Confirm what you are exporting, ensuring the 'Export...' checkbox is checked and click Finish.


Mozilla Thunderbird (http://javascript%3cb%3e%3c/b%3E:void%280%29;) To export a CSV or delimited text file from Mozilla Thunderbird:



Select 'Address Book' from the 'Tools' menu.
When the Address Book window opens, select 'Export...' from its 'Tools' menu
In the bottom right of the dialog that appears change the format from 'LDIF' to 'Comma Separated'
Enter a name for the file in the 'Name:' field (i.e. contacts.csv on your desktop)
Click 'Save'.


LinkedIn.com (http://javascript%3cb%3e%3c/b%3E:void%280%29;)To export a CSV or delimited text file from LinkedIn.com:



After you sign in to LinkedIn, navigate to the Address Book Export (http://www.linkedin.com/addressBookExport) page. This page is available under the Contacts tab by clicking on the 'Export Connections' link below your contacts.
Select 'Microsoft Outlook (CSV file)' and click Export.
Choose a filename and location for the file (i.e. name it 'contacts.csv' on your desktop) and click Next.


Palm Desktop, (http://javascript%3cb%3e%3c/b%3E:void%280%29;)To export a CSV or delimited text file from your Palm:



From the 'File' menu, select 'Export' and wait for the dialog box to appear.
Enter a name for the file in the 'File name' field (i.e. contacts.csv)
Select 'Comma Separated' for the Export Type.
Select the 'All' radio button from the two 'Range' radio buttons
When the second 'Specify Export Fields' dialog opens, leave all the checkboxes checked and click OK.

Plaxo.com, (http://javascript%3cb%3e%3c/b%3E:void%280%29;) To export a CSV or delimited text file from Plaxo.com:



After you sign in to Plaxo, navigate to the People (http://pulse.plaxo.com/pulse/connections) tab.
Click on 'Address Book' on the blue toolbar.
On the bottom of the screen click on the 'Add sync points' link.
On the window that appears, click the 'Click here' link in the sentence 'Or _click here_ if you would like to export.'
Ensure the dropdown is set to 'Microsoft Outlook (.CSV file)'
You will be prompted to download a file named 'plaxo_ab_outlook.csv', click 'OK' to save it to somewhere on your computer.


also yahoo, google, msn, etc...

tiki
11-13-2008, 12:52 AM
Any problems so far? i checked out the site and it looks cool

wondering how well it flows on the G1

how does the G1 alert you that you have a new voicemail? does it show up in the status bar?

shaky777
11-13-2008, 01:11 AM
Any problems so far? i checked out the site and it looks cool

wondering how well it flows on the G1

how does the G1 alert you that you have a new voicemail? does it show up in the status bar?


yep, it will send u a text message or e-mail or both it depends on how u set it up, with: name, phone number, location of the provider, service provider, date, time and voice mail duration...

Ripsphone
11-13-2008, 01:44 AM
I just singed up for you mail too. seems to work good so far.

shaky777
11-13-2008, 01:51 AM
is good to have that history online you never know, good or bad things that people say when you don't answer the phone :rolleyes:

VisualDestiny
11-13-2008, 02:09 AM
I've been using Youmail for a few days now and it works great for me. As soon as I get a message, all of the caller info pushed to my email including the mp3 of the voicemail message. This works better for me than Grandcentral or (Phone Fusion?) because I do not need to give any of my contacts a brand new phone number. I would at least suggest giving it a try.

shaky777
11-13-2008, 02:16 AM
I've been using Youmail for a few days now and it works great for me. As soon as I get a message, all of the caller info pushed to my email including the mp3 of the voicemail message. This works better for me than Grandcentral or (Phone Fusion?) because I do not need to give any of my contacts a brand new phone number. I would at least suggest giving it a try.


i bet u people get surprise when the answer machine give them the greeting by their own name

schumann
11-13-2008, 03:33 AM
I have been use youmail.I like it. But the worst thing is that it doesn't notify you like mobile carrier when u'll get a new voicemail.It send u a msg or email.those people who doesn't have unlimited sms plz think before using it.Before. don't have unlimited sms and I was worried bout ma bill.Now I have G1 plus service and youmail is worthy for me.It would be great if we cud replace tmobile Voicemail notification with youmai.

shaky777
11-13-2008, 06:15 AM
It would be great if we cud replace tmobile Voicemail notification with youmai.


i know that will be nice

shaky777
11-13-2008, 10:03 AM
I just singed up for you mail too. seems to work good so far.


yeah is pretty cool

smoger
11-13-2008, 11:10 AM
if you choose the option in contacts(on the g1) to send callers direct to voicemail, will they be sent to YouMail or the standard voicemail?

shaky777
11-13-2008, 11:48 AM
if you choose the option in contacts(on the g1) to send callers direct to voicemail, will they be sent to YouMail or the standard voicemail?


it will go to youmail once you have it set up , you need to go to your contacts>voicemail>and change the # to a youmail #

smoger
11-13-2008, 11:55 AM
contacts > voicemail ?

i changed settings > call settings > voicemail

is that what you mean?

shaky777
11-13-2008, 12:09 PM
contacts > voicemail ?

i changed settings > call settings > voicemail

is that what you mean?


sometimes it don't work like that, so just go to your contacts, look for your voice mail and change the number to the number from youmail, it should be (714) 204-3114 or the one they gave u when u did the set up

smoger
11-13-2008, 12:11 PM
are you saying there's a contact actually called "Voicemail" ? I don't have that..

shaky777
11-13-2008, 12:17 PM
are you saying there's a contact actually called "Voicemail" ? I don't have that..


you should have it, if not just create one and u can use any cut to create an icon on ur screen 4 quick access

jgoldy15
11-13-2008, 12:19 PM
If you don't have a contact "voicemail" you can go to Settings/Voicemail and change the number to the Youmail number.

Personally, I just created a new contact for Youmail and left the standard T-Mo number there in case I decide to leave Youmail.

shaky777
11-13-2008, 12:22 PM
If you don't have a contact "voicemail" you can go to Settings/Voicemail and change the number to the Youmail number.

Personally, I just created a new contact for Youmail and left the standard T-Mo number there in case I decide to leave Youmail.


that's what i did

smoger
11-13-2008, 12:24 PM
gotcha. i changed it directly in the setting to make it seamless(so i can still just dial 1)

but i did email myself the original tmo number so i can recall it later if needbe

shaky777
11-13-2008, 12:51 PM
gotcha. i changed it directly in the setting to make it seamless(so i can still just dial 1)

but i did email myself the original tmo number so i can recall it later if needbe


well done:):):)

orange
11-18-2008, 10:18 AM
I like youmail because they know who's calling.
I downloaded whitepage app from the market and it didn't know who's calling me
but when I go to youmail, it shows me recent calls besides the voicemails
and it tells me who it is calling me.
any number, any annoying numbers I can know who it is.