Hello all,
Ive run into some trouble using Google Voice with Pidgin. I have it so that, when someone calls my Google Voice number, it will ring through to Pidgin via Google Talk support. I get a pop-up notification of the incoming call, and I click accept.
At this point Pidgin opens the conversation but Google Voice asks me over the speaker to "Press 1 to accept, Press 2 to send to voicemail" and since Pidgin has no DTMF pad, I cannot do either and the call eventually disconnects.
How can I send DTMF tones? I tried installing dtmfdial from the repositories, but it only works when the soundcard is not already in use. So it will generate the tones up until Pidgin accepts the call, but then once the call is "connected" (and I get the request to press 1 or 2), dtmfdial ceases to work. Is there a way to fix this?
By the way, I have tried altering Google Voice preferences so that I dont receive that message, but no luck. Their option to "turn off call screening" only eliminates the name-screening feature. Others find this annoying too; especially those with bluetooth devices. So I think attacking the problem from this angle won't work.
Thanks for your help!
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