I'm currently using groove ip lite to make a few calls a year to the US from canada. My issue is that it it only uses the G.711 codec, so I'm screwed if my 3g is spotty or my wifi is congested.
What I'm looking for is a relatively easy way to use the speex codec or another codec that copes with jitter and scales well with either gtalk or something else free/cheap for these canada <-> US calls.
Thank you for your time.
weedy2887 said:
I'm currently using groove ip lite to make a few calls a year to the US from canada. My issue is that it it only uses the G.711 codec, so I'm screwed if my 3g is spotty or my wifi is congested.
What I'm looking for is a relatively easy way to use the speex codec or another codec that copes with jitter and scales well with either gtalk or something else free/cheap for these canada <-> US calls.
Thank you for your time.
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If you want to make calls through Google Voice (to phone numbers) the issue you'll run into is Google Voice only supports the G711 codec. Anything that connects directly to Google Voice will only support G711. If there's another server involved then between the app and that server can have a different codec, such as if you used a SIP service. But at that point the SIP server would have to translate between codecs to G711 since all traffic to Google would be G711.
If you just want Google Talk calls you can use the Google Talk app. But that can't call phone numbers.
I need to call phone numbers, what are my options?
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I want to make video call on android using voip account, I have diffent voip account with diffrent phone numbers, I set all the parameters for voip account (username, pass, sip proxy, port, etc) and I try diffrent android app (linphone, sipdroid, voip by antisip, CSip Simple, etc) and all I get was only voice call, not video call. Can anyone tell me if voip video call is working on android, if you test it? And what is the aplication that works for voip video call? Tks.
Has anyone gotten groove IP or talkatone (or any other app) working well on their player?
I installed both and they both work, I just can't get the delay to a minimum. I set google voice up so that if my cell misses a call, it forwards to my SGP. If it's not on WIFI or gets ignored, it drops the call to google voice voicemail, transcribes it and emails it to me. Pretty cool imo, especially for free.
I tried playing with all the settings in both programs.. with a good wifi signal and my home router the call is clear but there's a good delay to it. Every once and awhile the call gets kinda choppy like you're losing service too. My computer that's connected to wifi right next to me tests 20mb down, 2mb up so it shouldn't be a connection issue?
Anyone else played around with this and gotten it to work well?
Groove IP
I use Groove IP with GTalk.
I can only get acceptable sound quality on their end when using a bluetooth headset. For some reason when I use the built in mic the other side always complains about quality.
It certainly isn't as good as using my laptop from the same chair on the same network with the same headset. Laptop is crystal clear and no complaints, on the Samsung it is 'ok' with minor complaints.
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I use Groove IP with GTalk.
I can only get acceptable sound quality on their end when using a bluetooth headset. For some reason when I use the built in mic the other side always complains about quality.
It certainly isn't as good as using my laptop from the same chair on the same network with the same headset. Laptop is crystal clear and no complaints, on the Samsung it is 'ok' with minor complaints.
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Ok so it's not just me then. Other end always complains of an echo for me, and if I adjust it to fix that then you either can't hear the other end or they can't hear you.
I'll have to give the bluetooth thing a try, that sucks but does make some sense. I do wonder why it's an issue though, skype works in phone mode brilliantly from my SGP with no echo and great call quality. Might have something to do with google voice's codecs.
I've tried GrooveIp and Talkatone and both have the delay. I've read a couple of places that this is due to the method Google voice uses to connect - kind of a patch between two systems or call forwarding if you will. I also thought maybe my router wasn't fast enough so I just bought the top rated (www.smallnetbuilder.com) router - Asus RT-N56U. We'll see if it helps but I kinda think the delay is due to how Google is routing the calls.
I tried Skype but the sound comes out my speakers instead of the ear speaker. @exodus454 - did you get yours to work and if so how? Or are you using ear phones /headset / bluetooth with it? I find Skype software to be crap on pretty much every phone I've tried it on - Windows phone and Android.
I also just saw that Vonage has came out with an Android App but I don't know if it will work on the YP-G70.
google voice + sipdroid
How to make video calls via 3G? Standard video call function to another 3g phone. No Skype, etc.
LG 2x, SGS has this feature.
sailord.gm said:
How to make video calls via 3G? Standard video call function to another 3g phone. No Skype, etc.
LG 2x, SGS has this feature.
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try gtalk....they need have a gtalk account also though
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sailord.gm said:
How to make video calls via 3G? Standard video call function to another 3g phone. No Skype, etc.
LG 2x, SGS has this feature.
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just use gtalk, tango or skype. lots of options. all are great.
Not sure what you mean by "standard video call" but without an app you wont get far. Tango, Skype, Yahoo, and Gtalk. They all work over 3G but Sprint's 3G is slower than a constipated turd so its better over wifi.
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Video Call service is available from any operator of 3G mobile networks (not in the U.S. in my opinion). In addition to the button "call" for 3G phones should be a button "call with video." All Win Mobile devices with a front camera, symbian nokia phones and other 3G phones with front camera has support for video calls. Please watch these videos:
On Nokia youtube.com/watch?v=yiVWtOd-vDw
On Samsung Galaxy S youtube.com/watch?v=2lbpCJE1lcY
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Video Call service is available from any operator of 3G mobile networks (not in the U.S. in my opinion). In addition to the button "call" for 3G phones should be a button "call with video." All Win Mobile devices with a front camera, symbian nokia phones and other 3G phones with front camera has support for video calls. Please watch these videos:
On Nokia youtube.com/watch?v=yiVWtOd-vDw
On Samsung Galaxy S youtube.com/watch?v=2lbpCJE1lcY
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That's all pointless in the end. We don't all have the exact same phones. That's why Skype or other popular ones are best. Giving us more options. For every user on all devices.
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Your own words I can say that Skype is pointless in the end. Because not all of my friends run Skype for the day. But 3g video call is a real replacement of traditional voice calls. If the subscriber does not support video call, then video call switches to traditional voice mode. Therefore, 3G video calls and video calls via Skype is a completely different services. sorry for my english
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Your own words I can say that Skype is pointless in the end. Because not all of my friends run Skype for the day. But 3g video call is a real replacement of traditional voice calls. If the subscriber does not support video call, then video call switches to traditional voice mode. Therefore, 3G video calls and video calls via Skype is a completely different services. sorry for my english
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Trying to video call over Sprint's crappy 3g is pointless.
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granted I'm not locked but when I was I used gtalk to video chat it worked just fine over 3g was freeze framish but I was able to get my message and my stunning good looks across to the other person.....lol
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I just recently got the new Nexus 4 and have been playing around with free SIP calling. I got everything working with PBXes.org and Csipsimple, but I'm noticing the audio quality that the people I'm talking to is really bad because of PBXes.org poor codec support (all are 8khz boo). Are there any other SIP providers that let you pair to google voice and support at least some 16khz codecs or G.729 for free?
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I just recently got the new Nexus 4 and have been playing around with free SIP calling. I got everything working with PBXes.org and Csipsimple, but I'm noticing the audio quality that the people I'm talking to is really bad because of PBXes.org poor codec support (all are 8khz boo). Are there any other SIP providers that let you pair to google voice and support at least some 16khz codecs or G.729 for free?
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From my research, the best codecs for mobile data connection are G729 and iLBC.
I found a way to use iLBC codec in pbxes for free in/out Google Voice calls.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2057887
There are other solutions but suffer one of the following
1. not free
2. can't use the same number for in/out calls.
3. battery hog
4. requires a private asterisk server.
Hi guys.
I am searching for many days about this, but still no proper information.
(Old sony ercisson and nokia mobile had video calling feature.)
Why there is no default video call app in android?
(Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_features_in_Android )
Why there is no App in market or any module for Xposed framework to enable video calls in droids.
Where some manufacturers have video called function enabled and Korean mobiles (LG, Samsung) has video call function but that doesn’t seem to work in Europe, Asia or America, it works only in korea.
Now I have few queries.
1--> is it possible to make video call from any android via any kind of customization with rooting, installing apps or with xposed framework etc.
2 -- regardless of unable to make video call, can droids receive video calls?
3-- is it possible to make video calls with Korean android mobiles, outside Korea? Or we can say, is it possible to fix this error, “when global roaming, video call not supported”. Or it is possible to enable video call when roaming.
Fronts cams are 50% useless without native video calls in androids, why nobody is trying to add video call feature in android?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aRjACgb8_Q
you didn't read first post ? video you post, everyone knows about these apps, i am talking about 3rd data apps, my question was about video calls over cellular networks.
sorry man
it must be include your rom
It's called hangout. Google hangout
hangouts video calls are on data, not on cellular network