I was wondering if there were any good "VoIP" apps? I've used TextPlus Gold and everything. And I was also wondering how would I setup my Google Voice account if my Player isn't a phone? Any help and suggestion is appreciated. Thanks
I use mobilevoip. My dad and I useit for cheap calling and free to housephones (i think thats the word?)
For texting i use whatsapp. Wish i could use google voice though, but it's for usa only...
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If you are on the US or Canadia, you can use GrooveIP for free calls for the remaining of this year using your Google Voice account with it.
I think you can find GrooveIP for free on the Amazon App Store.
For text, the same App, or just Google Voice.
To text internationally for free, Heywire.
I've tried to use heywire, but when i open it, it stays all time in the screen with the logo and it does nothing...
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Hey iLoveAndroid13,
for calling use Bobsled Calling... its a REALLY GOOD APP... by the way, I use the Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0 US Version and it works good for me.
and for texting... just use TextPlus, there's nothing bad in it, but its only good use for you if you want to text to US/Canada.
I heard Whatsapp Messenger is good too.. but its not compatible with my device.
Anyhow, I used to use GrooveIP but stopped because the quality is bad.
Hope I helped!
I tried all these apps but they are for USA and Canada only. Heywire is not supported in my country.
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install google voice, then install sipdroid
done.
Thanks everyone. But how do I setup Google voice without a phone number?
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Thanks everyone. But how do I setup Google voice without a phone number?
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You Don't unless you have a GV account. And unfortunately for people living outside North America, there are no "free" options that i know of. You can however, if your country is supported, get a "paid" number from Skype and make very low cost calls.
I'm in Canada and we just got a free app called "Dell Voice" which gives you a free "local" number with which you can make unlimited local calls and unlimited long distance calls to any cellphone/landline to most areas in Canada. And Dell Voice to Dell Voice is always free anywhere in the world.
With a little gadget named gmate (skyroam) connectted to Samsung Galaxy Player we can make regular phone cell Calls, send and received SMS and enjoy GPRS/EDGE Internet conecction anywhere.
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With a little gadget named gmate (skyroam) connectted to Samsung Galaxy Player we can make regular phone cell Calls, send and received SMS and enjoy GPRS/EDGE Internet conecction anywhere.
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Any links for finding that gadget?
Thank you.
EDIT: http://www.skyroam.com
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With a little gadget named gmate (skyroam) connectted to Samsung Galaxy Player we can make regular phone cell Calls, send and received SMS and enjoy GPRS/EDGE Internet conecction anywhere.
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Ohhh its so cool!
There is one problem with it... You need to take it everywhere...
What is the most far distance that can be from the player to this device?
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Ohhh its so cool!
There is one problem with it... You need to take it everywhere...
What is the most far distance that can be from the player to this device?
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The gadget its very little (82 × 46 × 14. 48 gms) most far distance its 10 mts.
A shorts requeriments against the advantges to have a phone like a Samsung Note but a half ot their prize
you can find a lot of reviews in gadget´s pages and blogs around the web
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With a little gadget named gmate (skyroam) connectted to Samsung Galaxy Player we can make regular phone cell Calls, send and received SMS and enjoy GPRS/EDGE Internet conecction anywhere.
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Based on the specs of this device - while fine for text and light browsing, it would be poor for making/receiving calls. You need at least 3G Data - preferably 4G speed for quality calls.
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The gadget its very little (82 × 46 × 14. 48 gms) most far distance its 10 mts.
A shorts requeriments against the advantges to have a phone like a Samsung Note but a half ot their prize
you can find a lot of reviews in gadget´s pages and blogs around the web
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Well its a great idea but i need to take it everywhere even around the house... If i get get out of 10 meters it will stop the call...
I really want to buy it but the only thing that bother me its that i need to take it with me everywhere.
I wish they were invented something like this but it will be connected to your device so you dont have to carry it with you everywhere you go...
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Based on the specs of this device - while fine for text and light browsing, it would be poor for making/receiving calls. You need at least 3G Data - preferably 4G speed for quality calls.
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For me Really works great on making and receiving calls on normaly cellular net, because the Gmate its a mini Cell Phone without screen and keypad that uses Bluetooth link for transmit and received signal with player.
in two weeks of use, I have not experienced any problems of quality in my calls
and when I say none is none
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kfirbep said:
Well its a great idea but i need to take it everywhere even around the house... If i get get out of 10 meters it will stop the call...
I really want to buy it but the only thing that bother me its that i need to take it with me everywhere.
I wish they were invented something like this but it will be connected to your device so you dont have to carry it with you everywhere you go...
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With all due respect, that's why you buy a cell phone as the Galaxy Note
this device is to use the Player as a phone and not really uncomfortable carried it
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For me Really works great on making and receiving calls on normaly cellular net, because the Gmate its a mini Cell Phone without screen and keypad that uses Bluetooth link for transmit and received signal with player.
in two weeks of use, I have not experienced any problems of quality in my calls
and when I say none is none
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With all due respect, that's why you buy a cell phone as the Galaxy Note
this device is to use the Player as a phone and not really uncomfortable carried it
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I know but sometimes i give to my friends the player so they can play and i go to do other stuff.
And if i forget to take it with me so i wont have a phone.
And if i want to take it so i can surf in internet or something like that and i walk from this device more than 10 meters i cant recieve any calls.
Or if you go to the bathroomthat are more than 10 meters distance and the player is on your desk you wont recive calls.
If they were doing it really small so i can put it in my galaxy case or make a device that is connect to the the player it was great because than you always recive calls.
Its really great idea but its not so comfortable to make the device be all the time near the player
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For me Really works great on making and receiving calls on normaly cellular net, because the Gmate its a mini Cell Phone without screen and keypad that uses Bluetooth link for transmit and received signal with player.
in two weeks of use, I have not experienced any problems of quality in my calls
and when I say none is none
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Hello
Maybe your country has better edge data networks than others because here in Canada, edge is only good for light browsing. Also, most edge providers block any voip action. Which is why i don't recommend purchasing this if it only supports edge data networks.
Here is something similar i can get in Canada that gives you faster speeds than edge - shop.windmobile.c a/ProductCatalog/Handsets/DatastickDetails.aspx?id=Huawei%20E583(WINDCA)
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Hello
Maybe your country has better edge data networks than others because here in Canada, edge is only good for light browsing. Also, most edge providers block any voip action. Which is why i don't recommend purchasing this if it only supports edge data networks.
Here is something similar i can get in Canada that gives you faster speeds than edge - shop.windmobile.c a/ProductCatalog/Handsets/DatastickDetails.aspx?id=Huawei%20E583(WINDCA)
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I thought its like gmate but its portbal router...
Are there other devices like gmate that can make samsung player to a phone?
My phone just broken so i need a new phone and gmate is almost perfect for me
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Anyone has try wih VIBER? free calling between users (including Android and IOs) and messenger.
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Was in the coffee shop and started talking to a guy about internet access. It got us thinking, has anyone been successful in getting their internet stick to work on the Gtab?
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Was in the coffee shop and started talking to a guy about internet access. It got us thinking, has anyone been successful in getting their internet stick to work on the Gtab?
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As far as I know, doesn't work yet with the TNT Lite or Vegan ROMs. People have reported that the USB 3G devices power up, but there's no 3G support that appears, presumably because of lack of kernel support. If Viewsonic releases kernel source though, I'm sure that within a few weeks you'll see ROMs here that have USB 3G support built in, since I know Linux drivers exist for these devices.
I use the Overdrive from Sprint. It creates a Wifi hotspot
Works great
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Was in the coffee shop and started talking to a guy about internet access. It got us thinking, has anyone been successful in getting their internet stick to work on the Gtab?
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I felt that was the way to go as well. I had 2 clear 4g usb sticks and upgraded one to the clearspot wifi router. Other than that I just turn the wifi on my phone and tether it that way.
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The kernel sees my CDMA modem but there is no 'app' to control them. The issue is no app not the kernel.
I find these usb stick posts funny. I would figure a majority of gtab owners have an android phone. And so... I would also assume the phones are rooted.
If this is the case just use a WiFi tether application on your phones. Some of the newer versions even work as access points and not just ad hoc networks.
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I find these usb stick posts funny. I would figure a majority of gtab owners have an android phone. And so... I would also assume the phones are rooted.
If this is the case just use a WiFi tether application on your phones. Some of the newer versions even work as access points and not just ad hoc networks.
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Yeah thats what I Do. Im using a free wifi hotspot with my Samsung Fascinate. works great on the go.
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I use the Overdrive from Sprint. It creates a Wifi hotspot
Works great
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yeah I plug my sprint evo 4 g into my tab to keep it charged and turn on the sprint wi-fi app (via myn's warm mod)
works really well this way since its infrastructure mode
Hmmm.... thanks guys, it's a wait and see thing then, either app or kernal support.
I have the Huawei E181 stick on Wind mobile up here in Canada but don't have data on the phone so tethering or WiFi hotspot's not an option for me unfortunately.
It would have been really cool to set it up like you guys and have internet on the go.
cuzzinz said:
I find these usb stick posts funny. I would figure a majority of gtab owners have an android phone. And so... I would also assume the phones are rooted.
If this is the case just use a WiFi tether application on your phones. Some of the newer versions even work as access points and not just ad hoc networks.
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Nope, not everyone has an android phone to tether. I do have a sprint 3g/4g usb stick I would love to get working though. And no, not interested in a smart phone, with web, and email, it's a cell phone, all I need it to do, is allow me to call people, and recieve calls. I don't even have text enabled,because I hate txting.
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Nope, not everyone has an android phone to tether. I do have a sprint 3g/4g usb stick I would love to get working though. And no, not interested in a smart phone, with web, and email, it's a cell phone, all I need it to do, is allow me to call people, and recieve calls. I don't even have text enabled,because I hate txting.
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You think you've got it bad, try finding a way to tether to a Blackberry....
While I could tether my N1 to my GTab I would prefer to use my SierraWireless USB 308 stick with the device for internet connectivity.
As I have "virtually" unlimited DATA with the stick (where mass DATA consumption is allowed) as opposed to my N1 which while on an unlimited DATA plan is not supposed to be used for tethering. I do use my N1 as a WiFi hotspot from time to time but I prefer to keep that to a minimum, in case at&t Mobility decides to get snarky and take away my unlimited plan and substitute it for a 2Gb plan.
Dan
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The kernel sees my CDMA modem but there is no 'app' to control them. The issue is no app not the kernel.
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Hey was trying to get my sierra wireless 598U CDMA modem to work. take a look at this post there are some linux scripts for dialing the modem that may help you out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9833753&postcount=12
http://sierrawireless.custhelp.com/...ting-system-?-(-v.1.7.34)#Driver_Installation
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I find these usb stick posts funny. I would figure a majority of gtab owners have an android phone. And so...
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Not everybody, I have corporate Blackberry with virtually unlimited data plan, why wouldn't I use it? ha?
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Nope, not everyone has an android phone to tether. I do have a sprint 3g/4g usb stick I would love to get working though. And no, not interested in a smart phone, with web, and email, it's a cell phone, all I need it to do, is allow me to call people, and recieve calls. I don't even have text enabled,because I hate txting.
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Texting takes much less time than taking a call.
Someone calls you have to 1) stop what you are doing. 2)hold the phone 3)in some cases get up and walk out of your office (if you work in a cubicle).
Who has the time?
Some one texts and i can answer in one or two sentences and through down the phone and keep working. Plus answering can be done at a time of MY chosing, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes later. Dont have to STOP what im doing at that moment to take the call. Call me you get voice mail and a return call 5 hours later when im done at work. Text me you get a response in less than half an hour....
Just saying.....
FRANKLY, when i hear peopke say they hate texting i always think "man, i wish i had the kind of time to waste as you do" ha ha
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Texting takes much less time than taking a call.
FRANKLY, when i hear peopke say they hate texting i always think "man, i wish i had the kind of time to waste as you do" ha ha
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hit a button at my ear, Say "Call (insert name here)" and have a 10s conversation
to fulfill all the the Q&A that I would have taken a dozen txts or more to complete.
and I can do it while I'm driving without fear of a ticket.
dido, although for me it's a Videotron stick and a XOOM ... would be epic.
made the switch from tmobile because i wanted the NOTE, now ATT does not offer any unlimitted SMS or international Calling plans (Tmobile have a $15 feature where u get unlimitte sms and calls to landlines in many countries.) ATT has world calling but you still pay $ per minute per use. and at .25 cents a text thats too much.
i see so many VOIP apps, but most offers are to users with the app....anyone know of any good VOIP that would offer unlimitted calls and SMS to regular cell phones in another country for a low price?
right now am using Rebtel my mins come to about .10 cents a min for my international but still uses my daytime minutes, is there anything better?
thanks.
VOIP
I use Line 2. It works great for me.
Do you have a google voice account, its really great. Canada is free, and they have, I think the best rates on long distance calls.
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made the switch from tmobile because i wanted the NOTE, now ATT does not offer any unlimitted SMS or international Calling plans (Tmobile have a $15 feature where u get unlimitte sms and calls to landlines in many countries.) ATT has world calling but you still pay $ per minute per use. and at .25 cents a text thats too much.
i see so many VOIP apps, but most offers are to users with the app....anyone know of any good VOIP that would offer unlimitted calls and SMS to regular cell phones in another country for a low price?
right now am using Rebtel my mins come to about .10 cents a min for my international but still uses my daytime minutes, is there anything better?
thanks.
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Do you have a google voice account, its really great. Canada is free, and they have, I think the best rates on long distance calls.
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I second the Google voice app. I use it daily & while it does have its bugs, its the best of its type that I've found
Hey guys I'm a pretty new member but I want to save on my phone bills by using a flextab from bell on my sg3 and I like Dell voice because you can port your number. Anyone find the voice calls over cellular networks absolutely horrible compared to wifi? I was wondering if there's a fix for this or somehow a way to make my phone think it's on wifi even though it isnt; if that would even help.
Thanks!
By the way I'm in Canada so Google voice isn't an option for me
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Hey guys I'm a pretty new member but I want to save on my phone bills by using a flextab from bell on my sg3 and I like Dell voice because you can port your number. Anyone find the voice calls over cellular networks absolutely horrible compared to wifi? I was wondering if there's a fix for this or somehow a way to make my phone think it's on wifi even though it isnt; if that would even help.
Thanks!
By the way I'm in Canada so Google voice isn't an option for me
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What version are you using currently? They seem to have released a new version that says it has better call quality. I have an SIII on Rogers and the quality is pretty good with the new update. It uses about 32kbps up and 32 kbps down so any decent 3G connection should be able to handle the calls. What is bad about the voice?
Also, since you are using Bell you have no EDGE fall back option, which it doesn't work very well on. Where I live, all I get reliably is EDGE so I have to rely on my WiFi for calling. When I'm in the city though I have had some long conversations without too much issue.
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What version are you using currently? They seem to have released a new version that says it has better call quality. I have an SIII on Rogers and the quality is pretty good with the new update. It uses about 32kbps up and 32 kbps down so any decent 3G connection should be able to handle the calls. What is bad about the voice?
Also, since you are using Bell you have no EDGE fall back option, which it doesn't work very well on. Where I live, all I get reliably is EDGE so I have to rely on my WiFi for calling. When I'm in the city though I have had some long conversations without too much issue.
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Thanks I did the know that! Maybe I should try getting the Rogers flex plan but I heard that it won't work on cellphones.
Could you guys help me out please? Is there an app that can make and receive phone calls and make calls over wifi? not with Google Voice, but with the Verizon number itself. For Android and iOS if you guys happen to know. Thank you!
Vonage??
Groove ip-Google voice
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vonage doesn't use verizon's phone number i think...and don't want to use google voice
i'm looking for something that can be used in a place where there is poor reception but has wifi...i think Tmobile has a feature like that but verizon doesn't offer it cause they are dumb...but they are the only ones that have coverage in my area sadly..
Nothing that I know of I'm afraid. Are you having signal issues or worried about minutes? Verizon has a network extender for home use that basically does wifi calls but I'm not sure why you're asking.
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Groove ip-Google voice
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I use this but it's Google voice.
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Nothing that I know of I'm afraid. Are you having signal issues or worried about minutes? Verizon has a network extender for home use that basically does wifi calls but I'm not sure why you're asking.
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yea spending $300 for signal is really just crappy...but thank you all! hope verizon is smart enough to add the feature soon...it'd save them data and voice usage even though they made it unlimited already...thank you all again
There's no option to do it on the DNA but if you get a One S or any T-mobile phone you can. (not really sure what you're trying to accomplish or I'd have better information for you. sorry)
Get the magic jack app. Works great
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There's no option to do it on the DNA but if you get a One S or any T-mobile phone you can. (not really sure what you're trying to accomplish or I'd have better information for you. sorry)
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Sorry..I tryed to explain in the third post, but I need it because there is poor reception at my work place. i can only get signal at one or two places. However, i have cable internet so i wanted to just use wifi to make calls but that is sadly not possible without giving out a new number and stuff to people...
Best bet is to use groove-ip setup with Google voice. This will allow you to receive the calls and text while at work. You could always while at work forward all your calls to Google voice. that way no one ever know you have a different number. I assume that those you want to text while at work are close to you so giving them a at work number shouldn't be a big deal breaker.
Also no other carrier has WiFi calling because T-Mobile had a very bad service when they first brought it out... If you look at some of their newer phones they are not including it on them as well. I bet it will be completely stopped once their 4g is rolled out about 50% complete. They would lose to much money. Right now it is a perk most are sticking with them for.
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Best bet is to use groove-ip setup with Google voice. This will allow you to receive the calls and text while at work. You could always while at work forward all your calls to Google voice. that way no one ever know you have a different number. I assume that those you want to text while at work are close to you so giving them a at work number shouldn't be a big deal breaker.
Also no other carrier has WiFi calling because T-Mobile had a very bad service when they first brought it out... If you look at some of their newer phones they are not including it on them as well. I bet it will be completely stopped once their 4g is rolled out about 50% complete. They would lose to much money. Right now it is a perk most are sticking with them for.
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What do you mean by forwarding my phone calls to Google voice? that seems like an interesting solution but i didn't know you could do that...?
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What do you mean by forwarding my phone calls to Google voice? that seems like an interesting solution but i didn't know you could do that...?
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You could forward calls inside of the phone or call Verizon or use a call forwarding app from the market.
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Could you guys help me out please? Is there an app that can make and receive phone calls and make calls over wifi? not with Google Voice, but with the Verizon number itself. For Android and iOS if you guys happen to know. Thank you!
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Set up a pbxes account. Download csip from the store. Set up google voice but select do not make calls. Login to pbxes with csip and now you have a compltetly free new line on your phone that you can use on wifi like a normal phone
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T-Mobile Wi-Fi Calling
craigbailey1986 said:
Best bet is to use groove-ip setup with Google voice. This will allow you to receive the calls and text while at work. You could always while at work forward all your calls to Google voice. that way no one ever know you have a different number. I assume that those you want to text while at work are close to you so giving them a at work number shouldn't be a big deal breaker.
Also no other carrier has WiFi calling because T-Mobile had a very bad service when they first brought it out... If you look at some of their newer phones they are not including it on them as well. I bet it will be completely stopped once their 4g is rolled out about 50% complete. They would lose to much money. Right now it is a perk most are sticking with them for.
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T-Mobile has 28 different phones that have wi-fi calling. And there newer phones have it still. I think that It just makes sense that all of the carriers would put wi-fi calling on there phones. Since more and more phones are using more data over the networks..
Or you could call Verizon. Complain that you have really crappy signal in your area, to the point where you can't make phone calls and hope that they give you a network extender.
Groove IP and google voice work great.
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Or you could call Verizon. Complain that you have really crappy signal in your area, to the point where you can't make phone calls and hope that they give you a network extender.
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I did this and all they said was here is a link, you may want to invest in this. So they will just tell you buy the network exstender.
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I'm considering getting an HTC One and getting the $30/mo 100 mins, 5Gb plan. I hope to use a VOIP app for most of my calling to make the 100 mins workable. Can anyone recommend a favorite VIP app, preferably one that works with Google Voice (since I've had a GV number for several years now)?
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Try Groove IP app. It uses Google Voice number and transmit call via either wifi or T-Mobile data service
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Try Groove IP app. It uses Google Voice number and transmit call via either wife or T-Mobile data service
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Yep, I agree with this and personally use both GrooVe IP and Talkatone for my Google Voice number.
Used GrooveIP fr the first time today. Sprint's 3g network does not seem able to handle it (surprise). Unless there is some setting I can tweak. Even on my home WiFi (23Mbps down, 3 up), a friend complained the voice quality wasn't great. I could hear him fine though. Of course, I can't judge after only two calls.
Hope to try it on Sprint's 4G LTE later.
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Vonage what? Don't you have to subscribe to their service?
More bad luck with Groove today. First, the person I called contnued complain about my voice breaking up. I tried adjusting the buffering, and he reported it got slightly better. But later I called two more people and both could not hear me, as if my mike was muted. I could hear them loud and clear. In fact, quality n my end was better than a typical cell call.
I have to repeat, Sprints network is really slow. But using Groove on my home WiFi yesterday was no better.
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Internet calling on this plan has its highs and lows. Accepting and trying to work around the lows are an unavoidable part of having it, alas.
There is vast talk about these issues in the Nexus 4 forum.
The T-Mobile $30 Prepaid Plan Users Thread has lots of talk about the plan the OP references, plenty of which relates to ways to do wifi calling.
The Free VoIP (internet call) Solutions for Smartphones thread opens with acegolfer's comprehensive and invaluable list of ways to do wifi calling along with some pros and cons for each.
There are plenty of other threads that deal with some of the specifics.
I used this plan for a few months until recently when I switched to a three phone family plan, which made more sense for the way we're using phones as a family. But I really enjoyed the 100 minute talk, 5GB data plan and was sort of sad to let it go. It's a terrific deal, at least by US terms, if you use a lot of mobile data and can live with its phone calling limitations. I have to say, though, that now that I'm on a more conventional plan, I'm happy to have more reliable calling and easier bluetooth usage in the car.
Maybe T-Mobile's wifi calling on the One would be useful with this plan. I don't know, because when we bought the One, we switched out of the $30 plan.
With the $30 plan, I used Spare Phone, which is in the same sort of category as GrooveIP and Talkatone. I had good luck with it, though you may need to do a little tweaking of settings, particularly related to microphone gain. That's the case with any of the VOIP software. Spare Phone's dev is responsive and helpful.
I used Vonage some, but found it to be hopelessly unreliable with lots of dropped calls and problems for whoever was at the other end of the conversation. I had to abandon it out of consideration for other people alone. It doesn't require a paid suscription. Just install the app, register and you're good to go for Vonage to Vonage along with Vonage to phone calling. Skype was much better, with better call quality than the Spare Phone/GrooveIP type stuff. Occasionally, I'd have problems there, too, but not that often. For longer calls, I tended to use that. Otherwise, I mostly I used Spare Phone, occasionally, I'd try GrooveIP.
If you really want to get geeky, the threads above will give you some other alternatives with better potential, but you'll have to invest some time with them, something you may or may not get enjoyment out of.
The biggest negative about all this is T-Mobile's shaky mobile data coverage. There are so many places with poor speeds or no coverage at all that you have to adjust to being in places where you're not going to be able to talk at times. And talking while in a moving vehicle often leads to dropped calls.
Have fun with the plan.
maigre said:
Internet calling on this plan has its highs and lows. Accepting and trying to work around the lows are an unavoidable part of having it, alas.
Maybe T-Mobile's wifi calling on the One would be useful with this plan.
The biggest negative about all this is T-Mobile's shaky mobile data coverage. There are so many places with poor speeds or no coverage at all that you have to adjust to being in places where you're not going to be able to talk at times. And talking while in a moving vehicle often leads to dropped calls.
Have fun with the plan.
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Thanks. I will check out those threads.
My understanding of Tmo's WiFi calling is that it uses your cell minutes, even though you're calling over the Internet (maybe because it still goes out over their network?).
I'll have to roll the dice with Tmo's data coverage, Sprint's is horrible. Actually, it became worse after they started rolling out their LTE. 3G speeds went down, when you can actually get them at all. 4G is very spotty right now. I'm sure their 4 G will improve, but I've had my EVO LTE a good (bad) year now and I'm tired of paying for promises. By the time they have good coverage, I'll be looking for another phone, and my EVO LTE will rarely have had the chance to actually use LTE! I can't see how Tmo's coverage can be any worse, but at least I'll be throwing away less money.
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Thanks. I will check out those threads.
My understanding of Tmo's WiFi calling is that it uses your cell minutes, even though you're calling over the Internet (maybe because it still goes out over their network?).
I'll have to roll the dice with Tmo's data coverage, Sprint's is horrible. Actually, it became worse after they started rolling out their LTE. 3G speeds went down, when you can actually get them at all. 4G is very spotty right now. I'm sure their 4 G will improve, but I've had my EVO LTE a good (bad) year now and I'm tired of paying for promises. By the time they have good coverage, I'll be looking for another phone, and my EVO LTE will rarely have had the chance to actually use LTE! I can't see how Tmo's coverage can be any worse, but at least I'll be throwing away less money.
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I'm in a populated area where I'd think coverage would be pretty good. And mostly it is. But there are improbable places where it's really weak or non-existent, mostly in residential areas just a few blocks from a busy street.
You sure you're not on Sprint?
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leebo said:
Vonage what? Don't you have to subscribe to their service?
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Free Vonage app. No subscription needed. Just install, set your caller ID, confirm it via text or receiving a call with a pin and you are good. It works great on wifi, OK on TMo 4g and I'm sure it totally sucks as all data does on Sprint non-LTE.
You can't receive calls on it though. I just call people right back and my number shows on their caller ID. Its a lot better than Groove or Talkatone.
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the WiFi calling feature is amazing actually. i already tried calling in asia, europe and guam and its crystal clear.
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the WiFi calling feature is amazing actually. i already tried calling in asia, europe and guam and its crystal clear.
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Are you talking about Tmo's WiFi calling app or Vonage?
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leebo said:
Are you talking about Tmo's WiFi calling app or Vonage?
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T-Mobile
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T-Mobile
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Well, that's nice to have that option when you can get a signal. But it still uses your cell minutes.
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Well, that's nice to have that option when you can get a signal. But it still uses your cell minutes.
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im good with the cell minutes because i have unlimited plan, the new plan they introduced. no extra charge
this might help you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2281639