Add GoogleVoice SMS as an email account?

[JadForce]

I recently requested an invite and was accepted to have a Google Voice account. On the website google.com/voice it lets me send/reply to messages that are send to my google number. I wanted to know if there was any way that I could have my google voice sms be just like an email account on my iPhone... like gmail for example.

[metaserph]

Maybe I'm not getting what you want to do but if you have GV Mobile installed, you have an app with access to your SMS and the ability to read / write them. Why do you want the SMS as an email account? You also have access to GV through Safari. Just curious...

[posrjak]

I would guess so he could get a notice without having to open the app, or go on Safari to be notified.

[metaserph]

Yeah, makes sense. k then, go to Google Voice online, go to Settings, go to SMS and select forward SMS to my email then specify the email account(s) on your iPhone. That should do it.
UPDATE:

You need to have your gmail account setup as an email account on the iPhone, I believe.

[JadForce]

Yeah, makes sense. k then, go to Google Voice online, go to Settings, go to SMS and select forward SMS to my email then specify the email account(s) on your iPhone. That should do it.
UPDATE:

You need to have your gmail account setup as an email account on the iPhone, I believe.

I do have my Gmail acc set up but to receive the forwarded SMS but what I wanted was a whole new email where I can send/receive just SMS. I guess what I can do is just forward it to a new email just for that.

[metaserph]

I do have my Gmail acc set up but to receive the forwarded SMS but what I wanted was a whole new email where I can send/receive just SMS. I guess what I can do is just forward it to a new email just for that.

Let me know if this solution worked for you please.

[HayWire]

if you have it sent to your email,you can send that way.. it's how i do it.