Comments on: Google Voice + AT&T’s A-List = Unlimited Free Minutes for iPhone Users? http://artoftheiphone.com/2009/10/16/google-voice-atts-a-list-unlimited-free-minutes-for-iphone-users/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:06:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: happy iPhone user http://artoftheiphone.com/2009/10/16/google-voice-atts-a-list-unlimited-free-minutes-for-iphone-users/comment-page-1/#comment-8468 happy iPhone user Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:15:05 +0000 http://artoftheiphone.com/?p=8303#comment-8468 I haven't had any problems yet. I did learn from experience that I had to turn on "Display my Google Voice number" for incoming calls, which provides me with the inconvenience of not knowing who called until I either hear them identify themselves to the GV prompt or check my voicemail. Calls from my GV number show up as M2AN, which is the billing code for A-List. I haven’t had any problems yet. I did learn from experience that I had to turn on “Display my Google Voice number” for incoming calls, which provides me with the inconvenience of not knowing who called until I either hear them identify themselves to the GV prompt or check my voicemail. Calls from my GV number show up as M2AN, which is the billing code for A-List.

]]> By: Matt http://artoftheiphone.com/2009/10/16/google-voice-atts-a-list-unlimited-free-minutes-for-iphone-users/comment-page-1/#comment-7614 Matt Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:41:10 +0000 http://artoftheiphone.com/?p=8303#comment-7614 AT&T has apparently caught on to this hack. Calls made from or to a GV number will show up on your AT&T bill as having originated from your AT&T number. Apparently this works via the fact that GV calls are recognized by AT&T as forwarded calls. They then use this fact to filter GV calls. The question is, what happens if a call is forwarded from another, non-GV number? My guess is that they will treat it as a call from GV and filter it. AT&T has apparently caught on to this hack. Calls made from or to a GV number will show up on your AT&T bill as having originated from your AT&T number.

Apparently this works via the fact that GV calls are recognized by AT&T as forwarded calls. They then use this fact to filter GV calls. The question is, what happens if a call is forwarded from another, non-GV number? My guess is that they will treat it as a call from GV and filter it.

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