Hi,
Just got together with some friends and they were showing me free Wi-Fi internet calls with their devices. One was an Apple iPod touch using Talkatone and the other an Android with Groove IP. My question then is there any equivalent free (ideally) or paid services equivelant to these? They were both single programs that linked to google voice accounts. Everything I'm reading requires one program and then a SIP account. I've seen PortGo and Pocket Talk but they both want a SIP account during setup. Any recommendations for mobile to landline (again free if possible). I'll continue to search but there's so much old data with broken link. Hoping someone has up-to-date info.
Best to all and thank you
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Try to google Express Talk. For me working link was to freewarepocketpc dot com website.
I couldn't find anything better. For Android my favorite one is 3CX Phone, unfortunately they don't port it to WinMo
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One thing that I didn't like about Sprint is that it didn't offer a desktop redirector software for e-mail. In my case, my company uses MS Exchange, but doesn't have OWA setup for my phone to be able to sync. Alltel and ATT I know for sure have desktop redirector software, not sure what ATT calls it but Alltel calls it "Office Sync". It basically just redirects your Exchange features (email, calander, tasks, ect) to your phone.
I have no idea how long Seven has had their beta program open, but I recently found it and it works great. So if anyone else was in my boat, have fun with this. Here is the link.
http://community.seven.com/main.php
cforster said:
One thing that I didn't like about Sprint is that it didn't offer a desktop redirector software for e-mail. In my case, my company uses MS Exchange, but doesn't have OWA setup for my phone to be able to sync. Alltel and ATT I know for sure have desktop redirector software, not sure what ATT calls it but Alltel calls it "Office Sync". It basically just redirects your Exchange features (email, calander, tasks, ect) to your phone.
I have no idea how long Seven has had their beta program open, but I recently found it and it works great. So if anyone else was in my boat, have fun with this. Here is the link.
http://community.seven.com/main.php
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I was in the same boat as you, I came from Verizon Wireless where I was using their Wireless Sync program on my desktop since my company does not allow me to go directly to our Exchange servers. I thought when I went over to Sprint they would have a comparable application - I didn't do my homework very well. I was not so worried about losing wireless sync for calendar, tasks, and notes, ActiveSync when I get the chance is fine. Email was another thing. My solution, which was not so elagant, was to setup a server based rule to redirect all email out to my personal pop3 email account which I setup especially for this purpose using the same name as work, just a different @ address. This insures that my email responses contain a from address as close as possible to my work address.
That having been said, you are the first person who has proposed anything similar to VZ Wireless Sync. I am anxious to try this out but am sceptical about using beta software. I will investigate the company you provided with caution. Any additional insights would greatly be appreciated. Thanks again for a least giving hope....
Try mail2web.com.
Just forward your mail there.
They are a free exchange service.
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I was in the same boat as you, I came from Verizon Wireless where I was using their Wireless Sync program on my desktop since my company does not allow me to go directly to our Exchange servers. I thought when I went over to Sprint they would have a comparable application - I didn't do my homework very well. I was not so worried about losing wireless sync for calendar, tasks, and notes, ActiveSync when I get the chance is fine. Email was another thing. My solution, which was not so elagant, was to setup a server based rule to redirect all email out to my personal pop3 email account which I setup especially for this purpose using the same name as work, just a different @ address. This insures that my email responses contain a from address as close as possible to my work address.
That having been said, you are the first person who has proposed anything similar to VZ Wireless Sync. I am anxious to try this out but am sceptical about using beta software. I will investigate the company you provided with caution. Any additional insights would greatly be appreciated. Thanks again for a least giving hope....
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Let me know what you think. This solution was perfect for me, no problems at all, works great all the time.
I've moved over from the Windows Mobile camp very recently (2 days now!) and thought i'd say hi
I've found plenty of info in the Hero section very helpful to get me going, and so far I'm remarkably impressed, I was expecting a much less robust solution as Android is so young. I've found it slick, fast, easy to use and very reliable - it's taken away all the pains that WM can cause!
To anyone who has yet to take the leap, I'd STRONGLY recommend it, if you're considering Android in place of your WM handset, you won't be disappointed.
Within an hour of having the device, I've updated the rom, connected it to my exchange server and gmail accounts, setup a forward from my sms to my email (for this sms problem that i've heard mention of), looked at the sky on google sky etc. and it's been a great experience so far.
Anyway, I'll see you around in various threads - no actual questions as such...but this felt the correct area!
Does Android itself provide MS Exchange support for corporate emails without any add on third party software?
I am in double minds to switch to Android but am held back only for the excellent MS Office support on Windows Mobile.
Please advice. I need to decide on this in a day.
The Hero supports exchange natively, but the software provided by Touchdown apparently provides a better corporate "experience", in terms of PIN enforcement etc.
For MS Office support, use DocumentsToGo, which is great, though the device is supplied with QuickOffice which can read many MS Office documents.
Both Touchdown and DocumentsToGo are paid apps.
Regards,
Dave
I find the exchange support sufficient with the hero (Hero version of android supports it natively, Android itself doesnt).
I'm running exchange 2007 and connected it with SSL without any issue at all. calendar, contacts, email all work perfectly fine
I am starting this thread to point out apps, that integrate the phone-tablet combo experience and make it seamless to switch between phone and tablet.
A lot of things are sync automatically thanks to google account, but there are still small things, that require extra settings.
Phone calls
?? still have not came up with an app, that could route phone calls to my phone, so I can get the audio and mic forward to my tablet.
Google Voice calls
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1105066
Google voice is not available in CZ so visit the thread to get more info.
SyncSMS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010597
Pushes received messages to tablet app and allows tablet to compose messages that are pushed back and sent from the phone.
Reader
Looking for a way to synchronize Reader book states, bookmarks, etc.
Dropbox
http://www.dropbox.com
A great way to keep files and folders synced across devices.
Anyone has any other tips and recommendations?
Check out TexTab http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133277 / http://www.xda-developers.com/android/textab-sms-for-android-tablets/
Thanks for the tip. I have a 3G tablet, so I don't mind SynsSMS use dropbox to synchronize my messages over the internet, but this a definitely a competitor to consider - especially for people with WiFi-only tablets.
I will do some tests on the battery life with bluetooth always on.
Checkout GrooVe IP... Uses your GV account to send and receive Voice calls... Works great on the EVO View...
Is it possible to join a Microsoft Office Communicator call via VPN? At the moment I am able to connect to my office VPN (via Cisco AnyConnect app) , but I am lost as to how I can take my communicator calls on my phone.
Right now I have to boot up my laptop, connect to the VPN and take the call on my laptop, which is quite inconvenient especially when I'm out and about. It would be great if I could just do all this on my phone (a 1st gen Galaxy Note)
Thank in advance!:good:
Anyone? No ideas? I really need this for work and if anyone knows of any client apps for Office Communicator your advice would be great.
after a few days of research, I am able to somewhat answer my own question
I installed the Xavy client from the play store, and was able to configure it using my office communicator credentials. Its not the slickest of apps and is not very intuitive, with most of the hardware buttons rendered useless - but I am able to look up and add contacts, and best of all, make calls as if I was using the desktop Office Communicator client itself!..well, almost...as there is no way to bring up the dialer while within a call, you cannot do things such as dial the operator, then input a local number. Other then that directly calling someone in your contacts list is easy enough. Another downside though is for some reason the volume buttons do not work and you cannot adjust voice volume..
The app is listed as free on the play store, so I'm assuming support will be at a minimum.
I am yet to test it over VPN, but I believe it should work.
On a side note, I can't believe the lack of information there is online on topics such as this...I would think that many major companies would be implementing some manner of VOIP technology to minimize communications costs for their mobile employees...
Hi,
a friend of mine bought a few days ago a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" to manage his clients (he's a doctor).
He started to build his contact library (he doesn't have an android phone and no gmail contacts) adding name, surname, eventually mail and phone number and in the "Note" field he wrote all the note he'd taken. BUT this field has a characters' limit, and he can't add even a letter anymore (for the most visited client of course).
I tried to search for an app for this purpose but I can't find anything. I don't even search ONLY an app, it can be enough another method using the in-build feature of the tablet and android.
I searched for some CRM app, but most of them are ugly (since it's not a power user the more simple and clean is the better) and not optimized for a tablet. I found Insightly, but it's only online, and if he does'nt have a wifi network around he can't, not only record the new data, but also access to the old ones! They MUST be always available.
I thought about a simple folder + text file in G Drive, but these are only online too. Dropbox, too.
If it can interact with the G Mail contacts (the Note field is very useful at this) it would be wonderful, otherwise he'll build up his library with his contacts.
How can I do to have these data always on the tablet (cloud sync is not absolutely necessary)??? Any idea for an app or an alternative method?
Thanks!
nobody??
He bought a tablet to use for work, without any idea on how he would use it for work or if it would even do what he wanted? If he throws money around like that, why not recommend him to get an app written for his company and it's needs. There are many app developers who design and write custom apps for clients.