A site I work at has no cell coverage, but does have wifi (no internet, just on-site wifi). I'd like to get a couple "portable data terminals", and while there are some very nice commercial/industrial solutions, they're ~$1-2k/pop. Looking at specs, my cheapest option is a cell phone running Gingerbread (native VOIP) and the basic mail/IM apps.
Would one of the LG Optimus S/T/V/etc phones (that I can get, non-contract, for ~$100/pop) be a good fit?
My criteria are:
1. Decent wifi support
2. At least one Gingerbread-based ROM with no major known issues
3. Battery life of (at an absolute minumum) 12 hours with moderate (VOIP + email + IM) use (please note, that's with wifi on but GPS and 1/2/3G radios off), and preferably more like 16 hours.
4. Aftermarket parts (like screen protectors and cases)
Get Opt T. Comes with Tmo's Wifi Calling. Then just flash a custom 2.3 ROM with fserves goldenleaf kernel for battery life.
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Get Opt T. Comes with Tmo's Wifi Calling. Then just flash a custom 2.3 ROM with fserves goldenleaf kernel for battery life.
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I don't think there's WiFi calling on p500 ROMs so that might be a problem.
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Your best bet, go with GingerLOL, it has the best battery life I have heard from any user who is using official gingerbread, our phones never came with the official gingerbread, atleast not that I know about, I'm in the US, figured all OpT devices that aren't rooted are still on froyo....as far as price range, I'm not sure but you might be able to grab em off eBay for alittle under a hundred bucks
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There is an unofficial port of gingerbread that has Wi-Fi calling...I can't remember the name of it but I think it's RevOpt...just go through the stickies in android development of our forum and you'll see a post by ciaox, he does a good job on of keeping up with all rom versions and updates
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=901247
This link will take you to ciaox one in all Opt page, great use of information...each rom is separate by version
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There is an unofficial port of gingerbread that has Wi-Fi calling...I can't remember the name of it but I think it's RevOpt...just go through the stickies in android development of our forum and you'll see a post by ciaox, he does a good job on of keeping up with all rom versions and updates
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Isn't that froyo based?
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A site I work at has no cell coverage, but does have wifi (no internet, just on-site wifi). I'd like to get a couple "portable data terminals", and while there are some very nice commercial/industrial solutions, they're ~$1-2k/pop. Looking at specs, my cheapest option is a cell phone running Gingerbread (native VOIP) and the basic mail/IM apps.
Would one of the LG Optimus S/T/V/etc phones (that I can get, non-contract, for ~$100/pop) be a good fit?
My criteria are:
1. Decent wifi support
2. At least one Gingerbread-based ROM with no major known issues
3. Battery life of (at an absolute minumum) 12 hours with moderate (VOIP + email + IM) use (please note, that's with wifi on but GPS and 1/2/3G radios off), and preferably more like 16 hours.
4. Aftermarket parts (like screen protectors and cases)
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Judging by the phones you've listed you're in the U.S. The HTC Wildfire S is the cheapest GB Android with native WiFi calling.
1. Any T-Mobile Android includes native WiFi Calling via Kineto and works really well.
2. Gingerbread with WiFi calling on the Optimus T is a no go. Froyo only.
3. Really depends, "moderate" isn't descriptive enough.
4. Opt T has a plastic screen, screen protector is a must.
Also, consider Wifi calling via GrooveIP which uses Google Voice and is FREE. Call quality isn't top notch and receiving calls via WiFi doesn't work well. Upside, it'll work on any Android and with all carriers.
Cheapest option. A SOHO ATA with a standard cordless phone. I love my OBi100
For battery life i suggest getting an extended battery pack. Using your phone as a "data terminal" and wanting to have 12 hours is near impossible
Yes, I am US-based. I know the TMobile UMA (wifi-calling) system, it's pretty cool (works great in basements etc). Unfortunately, won't work in this case due to lack of Internet access. VOIP calling would be via a SIP server on the local network.
I'm expecting "moderate usage" to be a couple minutes of calling a day and some IM/email (again, talking to servers on the local network), it's probably "light-to-nonexistant usage" relative to the modern teenager. Goal is to replace/supplement existing walkie-talkies, which get flaky at longer ranges or when more than one person is trying to talk at the same time. (If you're wondering why I think wifi will work better... because we already use the wifi for other stuff in most of the places we send people.)
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Yes, I am US-based. I know the TMobile UMA (wifi-calling) system, it's pretty cool (works great in basements etc). Unfortunately, won't work in this case due to lack of Internet access. VOIP calling would be via a SIP server on the local network.
I'm expecting "moderate usage" to be a couple minutes of calling a day and some IM/email (again, talking to servers on the local network), it's probably "light-to-nonexistant usage" relative to the modern teenager. Goal is to replace/supplement existing walkie-talkies, which get flaky at longer ranges or when more than one person is trying to talk at the same time. (If you're wondering why I think wifi will work better... because we already use the wifi for other stuff in most of the places we send people.)
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I understand now. In that case any phone would work. However, Gingerbread is only available via an unofficial port. I'm currently using miks unofficial port of CM7 6.5.8 (Gingerbread) on my Optimus T and it's stable and bug free for daily use IMO.
The native SIP app in Android is very immature. SIPDroid is the best option available IMO. Battery life should meet your requirements, a stun server will help with battery life. My opinion of SIP on Android as a whole isn't good though. I've used it with pbxes and voip.ms. I had audio delay issues but your local setup may help reduce the affect.
I suggest you buy a couple and see how it goes. There's a 30 day return policy so you have nothing to loose (except time).
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The native SIP app in Android is very immature. SIPDroid is the best option available IMO. Battery life should meet your requirements, a stun server will help with battery life. My opinion of SIP on Android as a whole isn't good though. I've used it with pbxes and voip.ms. I had audio delay issues but your local setup may help reduce the affect.
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How would a STUN server help with battery life? If it does, it's easy to set up, but phones would all be living in the same IP space (with the SIP box), so NAT traversal isn't an issue.
I've looked at bits of the Android source associated with the SIP stack (and the API for accessing it), and yeah, it doesn't inspire awe. However, given that LTE is native(ish...) IP, and voice-over-LTE is SIP (admittedly, with a lot of extensions from the 3GPP), I'm expecting Android SIP support is going to get better.
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How would a STUN server help with battery life? If it does, it's easy to set up, but phones would all be living in the same IP space (with the SIP box), so NAT traversal isn't an issue.
I've looked at bits of the Android source associated with the SIP stack (and the API for accessing it), and yeah, it doesn't inspire awe. However, given that LTE is native(ish...) IP, and voice-over-LTE is SIP (admittedly, with a lot of extensions from the 3GPP), I'm expecting Android SIP support is going to get better.
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As a user I remember battery life was better when I connected to a STUN server. I've only used SIP on Android connecting via the internet, you're right it's useless in your scenario.
Audio latency was my biggest gripe and may not have been entirely Androids fault. I think your situation is about as ideal as it gets. Lack of opposing side (internet) and your ability to control timeouts and packet size may be the answer. If you do decide to try it, please let me/us know how it works out.
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Audio latency was my biggest gripe and may not have been entirely Androids fault. I think your situation is about as ideal as it gets. Lack of opposing side (internet) and your ability to control timeouts and packet size may be the answer. If you do decide to try it, please let me/us know how it works out.
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Most of my (expected) use is to replace what goes over the walkie-talkies, stuff like "come to the office" or "Bob, go to the back gate", which tends to be short and not terribly latency sensitive. I'll probably try it, but it won't go live for a couple months.
There's a nifty spec for push-to-talk-over-cellular, which is actually a 3GPP-written SIP extension, which is way, way, way beyond anything the SIP stack in Android is capable of dealing with at this point. Oh, well...
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Hi Guys
I am trying to decide on switching from my 64GB 3G iPad 1 to a Galaxy Tab 10.1 and was hoping you could give me some feedback?
Basically, I have been something of an Apple user for the last few years, but have recently gotten an SGS2 which I just love....way more than my iPhone 4S!
As the iPad 1 is now a little old, and quite a heavy beast, I am thinking of going for a 10.1 instead. I can only really afford a 16GB one (with 3G), so would plan to get a SD card adapter for playing bigger files.
I have seen some threads on this from a good few months ago, so was hoping that with firmware tweaks, etc, there may be more updated views out there?
Any thoughts you guys have would be great!
Cheers
When I first got my Tab 10.1, I was a little dispointed. It was laggy and kinda slow. I played with my gf's pad2 before i got the tab (wich i got from my gf). And i notice that the pad was much more "smoother".
After a few weeks, i decided to root and flash a costume rom, best thing ever.
Now the tab is more faster and "smoother" than the ipad2.
There is more to the tab then the ipad. More customize etc.
So if you consider a tab, you might want to flash a costume rom to get a better experience.
Im using Task650 6.2 rom with pershoot kernel (wich is overclockable)
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ole12 said:
When I first got my Tab 10.1, I was a little dispointed. It was laggy and kinda slow. I played with my gf's pad2 before i got the tab (wich i got from my gf). And i notice that the pad was much more "smoother".
After a few weeks, i decided to root and flash a costume rom, best thing ever.
Now the tab is more faster and "smoother" than the ipad2.
There is more to the tab then the ipad. More customize etc.
So if you consider a tab, you might want to flash a costume rom to get a better experience.
Im using Task650 6.2 rom with pershoot kernel (wich is overclockable)
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Hi
Thanks for that - really helpful of you! It seems that it may be as customisable as the SGS2, which would be a cool thing!
Cheers
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I can only really afford a 16GB one (with 3G), so would plan to get a SD card adapter for playing bigger files.
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Keep in mind that the hardware version you get will affect which ROMs you would be able to use. Not all galaxy tab 10.1's are the same.
Due to its popularity the wifi only tabs have a greater number of ROMs wheras those of us on Verizon tabs for example have to either use Liquidspeed or take the leaked 3.2 ROM and customize it.
I really like my Verizon version though.
After playing with my in-laws iPads, and my rooted thunderbolt, I picked up this galaxy.
A few times I have been *almost* to the point of getting rid of it. Maybe after I can find out how to root the VZW 4G one I have, it will get better. The internet is VERY laggy on mine. I have tried the OEM browser, firefox, dolphin and they all stink.
sigh,
muzzy996 said:
Keep in mind that the hardware version you get will affect which ROMs you would be able to use. Not all galaxy tab 10.1's are the same.
Due to its popularity the wifi only tabs have a greater number of ROMs wheras those of us on Verizon tabs for example have to either use Liquidspeed or take the leaked 3.2 ROM and customize it.
I really like my Verizon version though.
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Yeah I was going to make mention of this as well. Personally I have the 3G 8.9, which I absolutely love, because I think Samsung hit the nail right on the head with the size sweet spot; even my Apple "fan-girl" sister saw it and was like "Whoa, that is really slick! What is that?"
Anyway, what I was about to say/ask is, considering you're not really going to be able to make any GSM calls on the tablet anyway, is there any specific reason you need to have 3G as opposed to sharing your SGS2's 3G via tethering? If being able to send/receive text message on a bigger screen is your concern, then may I suggest Tablet Talk? Basically the app actively syncs your text messages from your phone to your tablet via Bluetooth and/or WiFi. Uses very minimal battery, and it very useful. Even if you have conversations entirely on your tablet, they still show up in your phone's logs and message strings, so it's not fragmented or anything.
So, to break it down:
You already have SGS2.
Tablet Talk = SMS on your tablet via your SGS2
Mobile data connection = Tethering to your SGS2
WiFi versions = more popular in the dev community = better dev support
WiFi version = cheaper by ~£100 in most cases
Conclusion = Get WiFi version of GTab 10.1/8.9?
Unless of course I've missed something here, and the 3G version is still an absolute must...
What are your thoughts?
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StreetStrip01 said:
After playing with my in-laws iPads, and my rooted thunderbolt, I picked up this galaxy.
A few times I have been *almost* to the point of getting rid of it. Maybe after I can find out how to root the VZW 4G one I have, it will get better. The internet is VERY laggy on mine. I have tried the OEM browser, firefox, dolphin and they all stink.
sigh,
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Rule of thumb for future reference for anyone buying mobile devices:
Never, ever, EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER(!!!!) buy a device which has been subsidized, customized, or otherwise touched in ANY way shape or form, by a carrier.
Carrier subsidized devices = Slower, bloated, locked down, controlled (by carrier), less popular for development, less chance of getting it to do what you want.
Solution:
Sell your 4G VZW Tab.
Get VZW LTE hotspot instead.
Get WiFi Tab instead.
Enjoy better dev support on your Tab device.
Continue to enjoy LTE speeds via your hotspot.
Profit.
Hi all
Thanks so much for all of your input.
Interesting points about using the mobile data of my SGS2 for the Galaxy Tab. Sounds like a good idea, but how would I go about this? Is it hard??
Cheers
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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Jade Eyed Wolf said:
Anyway, what I was about to say/ask is, considering you're not really going to be able to make any GSM calls on the tablet anyway, is there any specific reason you need to have 3G as opposed to sharing your SGS2's 3G via tethering?
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I have a SGS2 and had a Wi-Fi Tab which I just replaced with a UK 3G version. Tethering is a pain in the ass.
- Get out the SGS2 and enable Wi-Fi Sharing
- Turn Wi-Fi on and connect the Tab
- Disconnect Wi-Fi on the Tab
- Turn off Wi-Fi Sharing on the SGS2
I was always forget to turn off Wi-Fi sharing and it kills the SGS2's battery. If you're traveling, it's great to whip out the Tab and instantly have access to e-mail and messaging without having to go through the above four step process.
Here's something to think about when deciding between Wi-Fi and 3G:
- I use the Tab as my primary e-mail and messaging device now because it's a joy to have the additional real estate to read and compose messages. The SwiftKey split keyboard is great and you can really pick up some speed for longer messages.
- Wi-Fi Sharing sucks battery on the phone. A couple of times I found myself screwed because my phone battery was low right before I needed to get on a long conference call.
- If you're on AT&T you can add-a-line for $9.99 and get unlimited data for $10 for the Tab. I also added unlimited messaging to mine for $10.
- The Tab switches between Wi-Fi and 3G automatically so it's always connected and your e-mail, messages, and anything else you're syncing are always current which means it doesn't slow to a crawl when you first start it while it's updating everything. It gets amazingly good battery life even when connected to 3G 24/7.
- Between my phone and Tab I burn through 10-14GB of data a month. If I did that while tethering there's a good chance I'd get flagged by AT&T for excessive usage. It's safer to split the data between the two devices and I'm still only paying $20 a month for data between both of them.
- There's a rumor that ICS will support GSM calling. If so, that will be a great benefit for video and conference calls. At a minimum, you've got the bonus of a second line/SIM that you can use by popping it in to another phone.
The benefits of 3G over the Wi-Fi version really depend on how you use your device. If you travel a lot I'd strongly recommend 3G. If you use it at home and/or always have access to Wi-Fi then save the money on the device and plan and go with Wi-Fi only.
Exactly what I need to know for real life usage. Majority of the being around WiFi connection will only make more sense to actually get a WiFi model and sorry about the moving out and about with a WiFi Tethering or might as well get a mobile hotspot to move around with
BarryH_GEG said:
I have a SGS2 and had a Wi-Fi Tab which I just replaced with a UK 3G version. Tethering is a pain in the ass.
- Get out the SGS2 and enable Wi-Fi Sharing
- Turn Wi-Fi on and connect the Tab
- Disconnect Wi-Fi on the Tab
- Turn off Wi-Fi Sharing on the SGS2
I was always forget to turn off Wi-Fi sharing and it kills the SGS2's battery. If you're traveling, it's great to whip out the Tab and instantly have access to e-mail and messaging without having to go through the above four step process.
Here's something to think about when deciding between Wi-Fi and 3G:
- I use the Tab as my primary e-mail and messaging device now because it's a joy to have the additional real estate to read and compose messages. The SwiftKey split keyboard is great and you can really pick up some speed for longer messages.
- Wi-Fi Sharing sucks battery on the phone. A couple of times I found myself screwed because my phone battery was low right before I needed to get on a long conference call.
- If you're on AT&T you can add-a-line for $9.99 and get unlimited data for $10 for the Tab. I also added unlimited messaging to mine for $10.
- The Tab switches between Wi-Fi and 3G automatically so it's always connected and your e-mail, messages, and anything else you're syncing are always current which means it doesn't slow to a crawl when you first start it while it's updating everything. It gets amazingly good battery life even when connected to 3G 24/7.
- Between my phone and Tab I burn through 10-14GB of data a month. If I did that while tethering there's a good chance I'd get flagged by AT&T for excessive usage. It's safer to split the data between the two devices and I'm still only paying $20 a month for data between both of them.
- There's a rumor that ICS will support GSM calling. If so, that will be a great benefit for video and conference calls. At a minimum, you've got the bonus of a second line/SIM that you can use by popping it in to another phone.
The benefits of 3G over the Wi-Fi version really depend on how you use your device. If you travel a lot I'd strongly recommend 3G. If you use it at home and/or always have access to Wi-Fi then save the money on the device and plan and go with Wi-Fi only.
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Back to topic, Tab would be better off with its customization and everytime flashing will virtually give the tab a new lease of life to it.
Has anyone gotten the tmobile wifi calling app to work with the optimus t on gingerbread based roms? I have found packages for roms based on android version 2.2 but none for gingerbread.
Thanks
Other question: did you flash your Optimus T to Android 2.3 ?
I am still on 2.2.2 and would like to test 2.3 - I heard you can get a 2 to 2.5 speed improvement with custom roms.
Yes I have 2.3 on it. I put an unofficial version of cyanogenmod on it. As for the speed, it is considerably faster than 2.2. My quadrant slandered score was around 900. The only thing I am missing now is wifi calling.
@cekuhnen I'm running 2.3.7 (Arc_OS) on my Optimus T. Besides being a lot faster, the battery lasts a lot better on it. I can usually get 16-24 hours on my phone. Even if you want to keep running on Froyo, they have some good ROMs for that as well. My wife is running #void froyo-final on hers and it works a lot better and faster than stock.
@harelb I havent seen any wifi calling for 2.3 but if I do, I'll send you a message.
Thanks, I managed to install the wifi calling app but it won't connect to the t-mobile network. It comes up with the error: "You are currently not registered with eh T-mobile network. Would you like to register to enable wifi calling?" Pressing register does nothing.
AmeriKan47 can you help me with getting Android 2.3 onto my Optimus?
I was reading this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1394007
But honestly I have no real clue about all the steps I need to take and software to download. Better battery and faster performance would be great
I would be very happy in case you could tell me what I need to do.
Sorry for being such a nOOb at xda
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@cekuhnen I'm running 2.3.7 (Arc_OS) on my Optimus T. Besides being a lot faster, the battery lasts a lot better on it. I can usually get 16-24 hours on my phone. Even if you want to keep running on Froyo, they have some good ROMs for that as well. My wife is running #void froyo-final on hers and it works a lot better and faster than stock.
@harelb I havent seen any wifi calling for 2.3 but if I do, I'll send you a message.
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harelb said:
Thanks, I managed to install the wifi calling app but it won't connect to the t-mobile network. It comes up with the error: "You are currently not registered with eh T-mobile network. Would you like to register to enable wifi calling?" Pressing register does nothing.
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I remember I found WIFI calling online and installed it on my Optimus V10l and I got the same error message. Wifi calling was missing on this version when I bought the phone.
With V10S (I bricked my phone with the LG update and found this image to recover it) I noticed that now WIFi calling works.
Thus I assume this might be an incompatibility on your side.
I switched to use SKYPE and other VOIP callers when on WIFI.
Too bad Google Talk does not allow calls via the smartphone as you can do from a desktop PC.
I managed to make a wifi calling that "runs" on gingerbread by modifying this package. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116268
I changed the wifi calling app to the one found on the lg g2x. The app runs fine but when I try to enable wifi calling I get W005.4 Tmobile Network Error. I managed to get rid of the register on the tmoible network. Any ideas?
The file is attached below.
I've found that GrooVe IP works perfectly as it uses Google Voice to connect calls. I use my Optimus on Wifi only. GrooVe IP is a $4.99 paid app but well worth it imo. Of course there are ways to get GrooVe Ip apk without paying but you never know what you are getting when you go that route.
I used to have a nokia phone: N900, and a lower end Android phone: LG optimus V. The Nokia has superb VOIP calling quality with their building client, I can't tell the difference at all when on WiFi network. LG is a bit worse, but sipdroid were good enough for non-serious conversation. GrooveIP/3CXphone also works.
However, with droid X2, it is such a disappointment. I cannot hear the other party at all with SipDroid, nor can they hear me, even I only allow GSM codec. With GrooveIP, it is ok for me to hear, but the other party always have issues. 3CXphone does not even work with my local server (I have verified the setting many times on my Optimus). I am always using it on wifi network. Meanwhile my desktop client has no issue at all.
I am still running the stock rom since I heard Eclipse has a pretty bad battery life. Also, I kind of like the blur interface. Regardless, I googled a little bit, one post complained the same issue.
Just want to check whether you guys have the same issue? Any know solution? Does customized rom help at all?
Thx
You could try the 2.3.6 "nandroid port" it is totally non-verizon if they might be messing your
Sop/voip. It's in the DEV section.
I use grooveIP and cm7 was the best quality I had. You have to kill everything that is using data and hope it doesn't Start back up again.
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Hi Guys,
I know that a lot of people hate verizon's skype. I like it because it has the BT working and is using a phone not data.
Minutes are not considered toward monthly cap and it is very reliable as far as a connection goes .
Unfortunately it says not supported by this device. Use the other.
The normal skype app is not that good, resource consuming BT does not work, and it eat up a lot of data.
Esp bad when moving or insinde some buildings where signal is poorer.
My questions is if it could be modded to work on note 2.
On my GN works fine.
Many thanks
Abe
abe_cedar said:
Hi Guys,
I know that a lot of people hate verizon's skype. I like it because it has the BT working and is using a phone not data.
Minutes are not considered toward monthly cap and it is very reliable as far as a connection goes .
Unfortunately it says not supported by this device. Use the other.
The normal skype app is not that good, resource consuming BT does not work, and it eat up a lot of data.
Esp bad when moving or insinde some buildings where signal is poorer.
My questions is if it could be modded to work on note 2.
On my GN works fine.
Many thanks
Abe
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Im sure if u found an older version of skype mobile it will i had to do that with my droid 4
will try
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Im sure if u found an older version of skype mobile it will i had to do that with my droid 4
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It could also b that vzw does not support it in jb. I cant find the app with my nexus on the market but installed and it worked on a custom rom.
I am hoping once custom rom will b released I can try.
I have an OG droid. I can extract the app from there.
I did install several apps 1.6.0.0 and the latest. None of them work.
One tells me that this app works only on verizon the others that there is a better version of skype.
My gripe is with the main skype app. Poor. Heavy on resources, a lot of data, battery, cpu, does not have BT working.
I cannot use when moving it sounds horrible and I am in a very good LTE area. That app works fine while still in a spot with good LTE connection or WiFi.
I love the original skype because is a simple verizon "phone call". No, it does not uses minutes since is a in network call, and the BT works. It always did. Also there is not data used almost at all
I use skype a lot with people abroad and is as good as any phone call but free and I can get the reliability of VZW network.
Now I have my GN with me and the Note 2 as well. Not a pleasant solution
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Abe
Wow, I totally forgot about this.
Yeah, that would be cool as hell to use minutes and bluetooth.
Wonder if there are any existing XDA modded versions.
Some google searching is turning up repeated mentions of such a mod .apk.
So infuriating that newest skype doesn't support bluetooth.
GRRR
Some people point to mono audio app in market as a way to force routing audio to bluetooth. This may be a partial solution fwiw.
I have RAZR Maxx HD and when I was on ICS there was a way to do it... when I tried to send an IM using Skype, it was automatically loading "Verizon's version" of Skype and then I could call anybody and anyone could call me using verizon's cellular network (not data)... not anymore... JB plugged the hole and many other. Courtesy of Verizon wireless, where customer comes last and primary goal is to milk us and generate hefty profits and bonuses... darn it.
JB vs ICS
I might be JB vs ICS. I have a Gnexus ( toro) with custom JB on it and it works fine.
I am hoping that some aosp rom would make this app work again.
I have tried in a store all the motorola and the S3 not of them would run this light Skype.
I think it has to do with the model number.
Ok. I found a way to do it. Uninstall new Skype and install "Verizon's" skype.
Next click on People and choose IM and person's nick you wanna call (it has to be assigned as skype contact) it will take you to "Verizon" skype and no need to use data.
I've not seen this issue for ages with any other Andriod Devices, but my V10 (H962) does not like to roam between my APs (all on the same SSID). It tends to drop WiFi and pick up 3G/4G data instead of the in range AP as I move around. I've had to resort to an app "WiFi Roaming Fix" for now and I'm hoping that a later Android update will address the issue. In the interim any suggestions for setting tweaks would be welcome.
jmone said:
I've not seen this issue for ages with any other Andriod Devices, but my V10 (H962) does not like to roam between my APs (all on the same SSID). It tends to drop WiFi and pick up 3G/4G data instead of the in range AP as I move around. I've had to resort to an app "WiFi Roaming Fix" for now and I'm hoping that a later Android update will address the issue. In the interim any suggestions for setting tweaks would be welcome.
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I've got the same problem. I also unfortunately have no ideas to help out with said problem. Hopefully someone here posts something better than a "me to" or +1 response like I did.
There are three things we should do :
1> Make a list of all such annoying bugs .. there are more bugs i can assure you that.
2> Tweet the link to LG ..Like all of us should do that. LG is being a b**ch in responding to user request they need to know customer power.
3> Also Tweet to them to confirm about Marshmallow update, what good is a premium priced Flagship device if it does not get all the updates for atleast 2-3 years and this one was released just now. Two screen implementation would be different for Cyanogen and other AOSP based ROMs to implement so we should push LG.