Goolge Voice question (possible future app feature?)

[Joey Weaver]

Does anyone know if there is any way to know if someone called your
Google Voice number or your cell number? Maybe an app that tells you?
If not would an app that does this even be possible? Maybe an added
feature to Voice Choice?

[Kevin Worth]

I am with you on this one. I have wanted this from the very beginning.
If someone can figure it out, it would be a killer feature and we
would love to add it to Voice Choice. Get on it people. ;)

[Marcus]

There is an option in Google Voice settings online. There you can set
what shows on your caller id when someone calls your Google Voice
number. You can have it set to show true caller id, or you can have it
set to show your Google Voice number (the setting I use) so that you
know when someone is claaing that number.

[worthwhileDeveloper]

@Marcus

Two downsides. The most obvious is you can't know who's calling without answering first. The call screening helps with this but I did it for a while and it is not ideal. Second, when people on your same network call you it will use your minutes, but if you show their caller ID, it won't.

On Aug 11, 2010 2:16 AM, "Marcus" <bbmars...@gmail.com> wrote:
There is an option in Google Voice settings online. There you can set
what shows on your caller id when someone calls your Google Voice
number. You can have it set to show true caller id, or you can have it
set to show your Google Voice number (the setting I use) so that you
know when someone is claaing that number.

On Jul 28, 11:21 am, Kevin Worth <worthwhilet...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I am with you on this one. I...

[Ron]

Any update to this feature request?

[Kevin Worth]

@Ron

The only thing we have access to is which number is being shown on the caller id. Unfortunately, with that information alone, there's no way to know if the call has been re-routed via Google Voice or not. Aside from Google implementing this feature, I'm not sure it can be done.