I know this does not relate to the sgs4g and I don't want to stir anything up here, if it does I expect this thread to get deleted, I know it was brought up earlier here and just wanted to share.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922861
Port your T-Mobile number to Google for $20 or settle for a free Google voice number. Groove IP and talkatone both are free unlimited wifi/data calling apps...I prefer talkatone myself.
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$340 bucks so far. Looks like it's a good bounty!
Dell voice works great for me. I chose that though because it's available in Canada and in my city.
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For everyone who wants calling capabilities on their tab, I just downloaded and tested it over wifi and it works great! I haven't tested it over 3g yet as I don't have a plan, but I am planning on tethering to my nexus s tomorrow morning to see how it works! It is $9.95/month, or $49.95 for six months, so it's not free, butt they give you a free 30 day trial to try it out to see how you like it. I think it will be a pretty damn good option for a lot if people out there! It includes free unlimited calling and messaging to US and and canada, it also includes voice mail and conference calling, as well as some other features...check it out and leave some feedback for the community! I think you can even get a 1-800 number, although haven't checked out the cost on that? Don't really need one...
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hmmm.. More detail please..
what's the name of the app or co.?
As a joke, this post is a riot...
Line 2 is the name of the app and the company...here is the link.
I found this great Android app 'Line2 – Call and Text for Less' on AppBrain: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.toktumi.line2
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And you tube video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1V1pbeV31o&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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has anyone got the sprint galaxy tab to work with 3G?
It's a wonder their rates aren't higher when they pay 3 employees to spam forums: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=924855
that didn't answer my question about wheater or not the sprint galaxy tab will work with 3G
In all honesty your question does not make sense. What do you mean "get the sprint tab to work with 3g". Yeah if you have service with sprint, you will get 3g data speeds. Quit being a douche with your "that didn't answer my question" nonsense. You honestly expect the VERY first post after your terribly positioned question to be the almighty answer you were looking for?
Sorry, i was just try to see if anyone was able to get line2 to work with the 3g on a sprint galaxy tab, because i am not able to get it to work.
Yes, I have it working on my Sprint Galaxy Tab but only over Wi-Fi.
I do not have the 3G service enabled on my Tab.
I have used it on 3G and wifi it works, i've even tried it on Edge it didn't work all that well but hey.
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Did you go into settings and check the 3g box?
Im on tmo tab and i make/receive phonecalls all the time on their 3g network.
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One thing I love about my house phone(and the only thing it has over my cell phone) is the caller ID, I've searched the Market and can't seem to find a working caller ID app. I used RocketDial for a while, while it did have Caller ID working I didn't like the app itself. I preferred the stock Dialer/Phone.
Are there any caller ID apps that don't replace the stock phone?
True caller ID is a technical impossibility on cell phones right now, for the same reason cell phones can only be identified by number or "WIRELESS CALLER" when calling landlines. Some providers are starting to roll out sort-of-caller-ID services (T-Mobile, MetroPCS) but they naturally come with a monthly subscription fee from your provider and as far as I know Verizon hasn't (yet) announced any similar plans. If they do, though, you can be sure they'll treat it like Visual Voicemail and charge extra.
Well that sucks, rocket dial had caller is but it wasn't very accurate, the state was always correct but the town was always slightly off. Oh well, thanks for the answer.
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you just looking for location? What about the paid City ID form Verizon?
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Ya I was just really looking for location although a name would be nice too. I'll check that app out, thanks.
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What's the point? Only landline phones give out this info. You get lots of calls from landlines? lol
It's just useful to have, especially the location part. Like I said RocketDial gave me a rough location of the caller, cell phone or not and I found that pretty neat.
Remember though, the location is where the phone number is from, not the cell phone's location.
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Dang, now I won't be able to tell is Scream is in my backyard or not(lol)
I am with Mobilicity in Ontario which gives me unlimited local calling, text, and data when I am in one of their "unlimited zones" (major cities) but heading an hour or so out of the city I'm roaming. This doesn't pose to much of a problem for me as I live downtown and rarely leave Toronto, but I do have family and friends I visit from time to time that don't live within the "unlimited zone" which makes my phone useless to me.
From what I understand about GV and GrooveIP, it allows you to make free calls and text to anywhere in the US and Canada for free over 3G data and wifi, which is exactly what I need for when I'm not in the city. At first I thought I could use a US proxy to get a GV number then set up GrooveIP so when I am out of the unlimted zone I can still communicate over wifi using my GV number. The problem I realized is that no one I know in Canada is going to want to pay international call and text rates to reach me at a US GV number.
Is there some other free service available in Canada that allows me to send and receive texts and calls for free over wifi?
You can use grooveip in canada! I use it. Just get someone in states to make youan email and stuff. Then use it to login in canada. Ive been using it in canada for awhile now
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jark99 said:
You can use grooveip in canada! I use it. Just get someone in states to make youan email and stuff. Then use it to login in canada. Ive been using it in canada for awhile now
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You're right! It does work. I can even make long distance calls for free now too. Are you able to receive calls through grooveip without a google voice number? When making a call do you know what your caller id looks like to the other person? I assumed that Grooveip also supported sms but I see now that it doesn't. Is there an app with the same functionality as grooveip but for sending and recieving texts over wifi
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You're right! It does work. I can even make long distance calls for free now too. Are you able to receive calls through grooveip without a google voice number? When making a call do you know what your caller id looks like to the other person? I assumed that Grooveip also supported sms but I see now that it doesn't. Is there an app with the same functionality as grooveip but for sending and recieving texts over wifi
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When you call people it shows the US number i believe. Also i have never tried receiving calls because the ppl who would call you in canada would get charged for calling to the states as grooveip uses a US number.
For texting look up a few apps...i think textplus was one...but cant recall
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so let me get this straight if i buy grooveip
i can use my gvoice in canada and not get charged long distance?
im not sure how grooveip works sorry
how do you even get a google voice number in canada anyways?
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so let me get this straight if i buy grooveip
i can use my gvoice in canada and not get charged long distance?
im not sure how grooveip works sorry
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You have to have someone in US register you an email in the states. Then use that email to use groove ip!
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Use Fongo, which was previously Dell Voice, can let you make free Canada and US calls over wifi! The quality is even better than google voice, imo.
So I have been with tmobile for 4 years. Sad to say their coverage has sucked where I live. It use to be that tmobile would let me roam on at&ts towers....but it was crappy edge.
It just so happens their policies changed and I can only do that for 100mb a month
Http://t-mo.co/Dataroam
So i dont have to pay a cancelation fee, I ported my number to Google Voice. And for now I am going to get a mobile hotspot from www.ting.com
I liked tmobile. I really wanted them to do good..... But I can't handle it anymore
So I'm still G2x....for a while with google voice, groove ip and sprint 3G Aka Ting.com
Hopefully this works. The bill will be cheaper
Thanks to the devs for keeping my G2x alive!
Sounds kind of cool! I hope it works out for you.
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Hi,
Using Google Voice and Groove IP, I am able to place ourgoing calls with no problem.
Is there a way or a setting that I don't see that would allow incoming phone calls as well. When I dial the google # from a standard cell phone, it goes right to VM.
Any help would be most appreciated.
Access Google voice with a browser. login and under settings add Google chat as another forwarding line. Then edit your forwarded mobile phone number and under advanced settings have Google voice ring your other lines if it can't reach your mobile phone. Now when someone calls your mobile number and u don't pick up, it will ring your tablet.
Should have gotten an international voice+3g tab, much better than going through all these steps. just saying.....
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I realize most everyone on here tries to find a work around from having to pay for anything.. but in this case why not just make it easy on yourself and use Skype? I have been paying VZW 100.00 per month, 1200.00 per year! for my smart phone for about 6yrs but recently suspended it in favor of trying something different.
I got the idea when I had my Xoom and and it worked so well that I sold that and recently purchased the much lighter, pocketable, portable Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7
I still pay VZW 30.00 for a 2GB data plan per month but Id have to pay that with my smart phone anyway.. I then use (free) google voice for all my text and pay a subscription to Skype of 2.99per month or 30.00 for the whole year for unlimited calls.. I also purchased a number from them which is another 30.00 per year so people can call me. So it comes out to under 70.00 for the whole year! rather than 1200.00
I know that may not work for everyone.. it's not ideal having to use two different numbers and if your data strength is so so it may not work so well.. I also know there are probably many many other ways to do this.. but for me I don't think 70.00 per year is a lot to pay plus the convenience of not having to set much up totally works for me..
@bioshock22, you can achieve what you just described using what OP is using... And you don't pay the $70/yr. GrooveIP/Google voice gives you a free phone number of your choice and free unlimited incoming / outgoing calls to any US/Canadian number. OP has a single phone number for texting and calls all for free. He just pays verizon for the data plan.
@aximtreo, I don't have a forwarding number enabled for Google voice. I just have Google chat checked for forwarding so I can receive calls on the tablet.
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As I said in my post I am sure there are many many ways to do this but for me it is all about convenience.. I have no desire to spend a whole day looking through hundreds of these forum posts reading what app this guy recommends only to have another guy say this one is better or this one is better or this one is better.. THEN have to figure out how to forward from google voice, google talk, google this, google that etc. etc.
Like Denzel say's in the movie Philadelphia.. "Explain it to me like I'm a four-year-old"
Rarely does anyone ever do that on here.. everyone assumes you already have an idea what to do so if you don't you better free up a whole day because you'll be spending that time digging through post, after post, after post..
interesting thread. been thinking about this for weeks.
what I wonder is whether anyone is making use of their bluetooth headsets? can calls from either skype or gvoice/grooveip be initiated and answered this way? if yes, I'm almost sure to give up my cellphone entirely! otherwise, I don't think I'd like holding up a 7.7 inch tab up to my noggin like I would my smartphone.
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interesting thread. been thinking about this for weeks.
what I wonder is whether anyone is making use of their bluetooth headsets? can calls from either skype or gvoice/grooveip be initiated and answered this way? if yes, I'm almost sure to give up my cellphone entirely! otherwise, I don't think I'd like holding up a 7.7 inch tab up to my noggin like I would my smartphone.
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I'm using an international version though, but skype works through bluetooth dunno if you can initiate it though.