 momcat1No Relation To The Bobcat
join:2002-10-21
Wappingers Falls, NY
 ·Optimum Online
| [Optimum Voice] voicemail file format discrepancy Has anyone else noticed that the copy of the voicemail file on OV's site is in .mp3, but if you get the email notifications, it's saved as .wav?
I'm sure this was all good last century, but who still has their Windows PDA's any more? Know how much trouble it is to find a droid app that can play the .wav? Been through 6 of them already from Market, and none of them recognize the file. It is really not worth the trouble to start playing with codecs.
Why can't the notification emails have .mp3 as well? The files would be generally smaller, saving OV storage space. |
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 CptGeminiInside your computerPremium
join:2004-11-29
Corpus Christi, TX
kudos:6 | That's similar to when I email an audio file to myself thru text message that would be in some wierd format for the dumb phones it would get converted to wav like that before I would get it. |
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 jaaPremium,MVM
join:2000-06-13
kudos:2
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My voicemails from Vonage are .wav also. But they also give me a text transcription of the message in the email, so I don't have to listen.
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said by momcat1:Know how much trouble it is to find a droid app that can play the .wav? Took me about 5 seconds - »market.android.com/details?id=co···avplayer |
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 MxxCon
join:1999-11-19
Brooklyn, NY | reply to momcat1
just fyi, .wav does not say what is inside of that file.
.wav file can contain MPeg layer 3 data. .wav is just a container format.
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momcat1No Relation To The Bobcat
join:2002-10-21
Wappingers Falls, NY Reviews:
·Optimum Online
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Of course, that one is not free. No matter, the ones I tried won't play the file, either. |
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momcat1No Relation To The Bobcat
join:2002-10-21
Wappingers Falls, NY | reply to MxxCon
The only player I can find that will play it isWindows Media player, which of course, will not run on a Symbian phone or an Android tablet. |
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TheWiseGuyDog And ButterflyPremium,MVM
join:2002-07-04
Yonkers, NY
kudos:1 Reviews:
·Optimum Online
| Have you tried Remote Wave
»market.android.com/details?id=co···heWVyIl0.
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 voipguy
join:2006-05-31
Forest Hills, NY | reply to momcat1
Yes, it is not free. WavPlayer costs $0.99. Is that outside your budget, or is it a matter of principle? (Or, do you hate spending money without knowing for sure if it will work first?)
Others I know do use WavPlayer to play OV voice mail files. |
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momcat1No Relation To The Bobcat
join:2002-10-21
Wappingers Falls, NY Reviews:
·Optimum Online
| said by voipguy:Yes, it is not free. WavPlayer costs $0.99. Is that outside your budget, or is it a matter of principle? (Or, do you hate spending money without knowing for sure if it will work first?)
Others I know do use WavPlayer to play OV voice mail files.
More on principle. But after trying so many others that also don't work, the probability of it working drop considerably. |
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 RickNYPremium
join:2000-11-02
Manorville, NY
·Optimum Online
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Google Voice voicemail is free. Turn off OV voicemail, follow the instructions for forwarding unanswered and busy and no network calls for OV..Set the forwarding number to your GV number.. Download the Google Voice app from the market, problem solved. No pesky launching of attachments, and you get transcription (that is sometimes humorous)
You can even use the same voice mailbox for both your home and cell if youd like. No, you do not need to use GV for anything but voicemail. |
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dm145
join:2009-12-12
Clifton, NJ | reply to momcat1
since we are offering impractical solutions:
switch to an iphone |
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 mbernsteBoostedPremium,MVM
join:2001-06-30
Piscataway, NJ | said by dm145:since we are offering impractical solutions:
switch to an iphone
Exactly. Never had an issue with file formats on my iPhone. |
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