After a struggle, I have successfully paired my NS with a Parrot CK3000 Bluetooth car kit. This is great because I can now activate the voice dialer from my steering wheel... however, the voice recognition on the NS voice dialer is less than useless!!!! It does not recognise names very well and you end up calling random people. Trying to "Call Sam", always ends up calling Simon. I have tried changing the voice settings to English UK (preferred), English Generic and US but no joy.
My old WM device had excellent voice dialing, worked spot on every time. At least it asked you first if the selected contact was correct! The google voice dial app just dials straight away!
Is there a better voice dialer app? Preferably one that doesn't involve active data?
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Sorry Thought this was an app question
I never use the voice dialer app, but I use the Google Voice Actions to say "call Sam" without problems. I don't know if they use the same voice engine, but you might want to try. I think it's actually called the Voice Search app. Must be US English for proper function.
Actually, might not be a good solution for you, since you have to hit accept key on the phone, so not true hands free.
This has been posted before but I thought I would do a quick and easy how to, for those that don't have this working yet.
You can use GoogleVoice and sipdroid to make free calls from your tab as long as you have either a good wifi or 3G connection.
First Download GooglVoice and set it up, if you haven't already.
Second Download SipDroid from the android market (free).
Open sipdroid, there will be an option to set up a new pbxes account linked to your google voice account. (free) Click this button. Set your google voice to forward to your gtalk in google voice settings.
3rd - Make and receive free phone calls on any Galaxy tab with a data connection!
I tried this and had no problems making outbound calls, but could not receive inbound calls. I messed around with sipdroid a bit and saw that I had to go into the account and toggle the "use 3g" and "use edge" buttons. I don't know if it's mine tab only but it worked. Also, I had the skype workaround before and this seems much cleaner.
Does this eat up a lot of data while not in a call, stand-by I guess?
Thanks for posting this by the way, I finally got tired of the skype alternative and basically gave up hope of having voice on my tab.
One more thing, sorry. Is this solution reliable enough to replace a cell phone? Or have you heard of anyone who has ditched their cell and used their tab as the replacement?
Hmm, it won't let me sign up for a pbx account. It keeps saying that i have an invalid character in my username. I am guessing that you can't have a period in your name
Any way around this so i can keep my gv #?
Looks like this method has died now as Google -> Gtalk -> SIP is not supported. Tried for almost 2 hours last night before I found this out.
Doesn't look like you're from the US as GV only works for US users.
I just switched from Sprint to T-Mobile...using a Nexus 4. I got really accustomed to using Google Voice on my Sprint phone. I originally downloaded it for the visual voicemail feature, but what I ended up using it for the most was the text messaging ability. I loved texting from the Google Voice web app, the Chrome extension or the Google Voice app on my WiFi-only tablet.
When I got Google Voice all set up w/ my new T-Mobile phone, though, I realized that SMS functionality wasn't available, at least using my own phone number (as opposed to a new Google Voice number). I downloaded MightyText, which seemed like a good replacement until I realized that it only works if my phone is turned on. That's kind of a bummer, because I really want to be able to text when my phone is off, dead, etc.
Does anyone know of a good Google Voice replacement for T-Mobile, or a way to get SMS working w/ Google Voice on T-Mobile. My phone is rooted and running Cyanogen Mod 10.1. Thanks in advance!
Bump. Really missing Google Voice...
Not sure there is a an app like this. Google voice has always been hit or miss with different carriers, so you're probably out of luck. Hopefully someone might be able to help you out though.
You can use an Xperia Tablet Z as a telephone via WiFi after setting up the tablet as described below.
Notes:
1. Doing this will not be free, it will cost $4.99 USD, the price of GrooVe IP app. This is a one-time cost.
2. This will only work in the United States of America, a limitation of Google Voice.
3. This will enable you to make and receive telephone calls and send and receive SMS text messages. Calls and text messages should be free; however, read Google Voice Terms.
4. I have tested this on my XTZ and STS only. It should also work on other tablets.
5. This is based on information found at THIS POST.
Requirements:
1. WiFi access at home, work, wherever.
2. A Gmail account.
3. GrooVe IP app available from Google Play Store for $4.99 USD.
4. Google Voice app available from Google Play Store for free.
5. Google Hangouts (replaced Google Talk) app available from Google Play Store for free, but it should already be installed on your tablet.
Instructions:
1. Install GrooVe IP, Google Voice, and Google Hangouts (should already be installed) onto your tablet.
2. Go on-line to www.google.com/voice and sign in using your Gmail address, then follow the on-line instructions to setup a Google Voice account and get a Google Voice telephone number. Next, go into the on-line Google Voice account settings and set Forward calls to Google Chat to ON (checked).
3. On your tablet, open Google Hangouts and sign in using your Gmail address. Exit Google Hangouts.
4. On your tablet, open GrooVe IP and sign in using your Gmail address. Go into GrooVe IP settings, select Miscellaneous, then select Startup and set Autostart to ON (checked). Exit GrooVe IP.
5. On your tablet, open Google Voice and sign in using your Gmail address. Go into Google Voice settings, select Sync and notifications, then select Select ringtone and pick a ringtone sound. Exit Google Voice.
6. On your tablet, open GrooVe IP and make a telephone call or call your tablet from a real telephone using the Google Voice telephone number.
I recommend you read all information provided on-line for GrooVe IP, Google Voice, and Google Hangouts. I also recommend you go through the settings for GrooVe IP, Google Voice, and Google Hangouts and set them to meet your needs.
Feedback is appreciated. Good luck.
thx for tutorial
Being an avid Twit.tv follower, and hearing Leo extol the virtues of a set up like this with an ooma, or an obi phone, I figured this could be tackled. I recently bought into the Ting network (another twit network advertiser), and got a 3g<wifi access point device to make playing Ingress more palatable on my STS. I'll give this a shot when it arrives next week, and give a little feedback. I don't really plan to use it, but always wondered if I could get it all to work right when I heard him talk about the advantages of it. With Ting being an extreme pay-as-you go option, and the perks that google voice provides, it could become a viable alternative to my tracfone - as long as google voice stays free (no reason it shouldn't, but you never know). Thx again for the stepxstep.
grrrrrrrr.
everything installed well, things went smooth, but cannot get audio out to anyone - whether I initiate the call, or they do. Tried numerous settings in GrooveIP, but nothing helped. May dig further in GVoice settings, after I recharge everything. Audio in, no problem. Calls outgoing, and incoming, no problem. Just no audio out. Strange. Wonder if it has anything to do with my GVoice account being tied to my home phone? Hard to say at the moment. Updates to come. Tips and tricks (possibilities) accepted gratefully
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everything installed well, things went smooth, but cannot get audio out to anyone - whether I initiate the call, or they do. Tried numerous settings in GrooveIP, but nothing helped. May dig further in GVoice settings, after I recharge everything. Audio in, no problem. Calls outgoing, and incoming, no problem. Just no audio out. Strange. Wonder if it has anything to do with my GVoice account being tied to my home phone? Hard to say at the moment. Updates to come. Tips and tricks (possibilities) accepted gratefully
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Have you used or tested the tablet's microphone with any other apps to make sure the microphone is working? Is your tablet in a case that may be covering the microphone? Have you tried adjusting GrooVe IP's Microphone Volume setting? Mine is set to the default value of -2.
The only problem I experienced was with echoing, but that was solved by enabling echo cancellation and adjusting the echo tail time.
Covered the basics
It works with stock camera app. I adjusted the mic volume, and tested a couple options alluded to in their troubleshooting section. It is hard for me to test things out, until I get somewhere with a separate landlines. I bet it is something simple. Just have to hit some forums. Hopefully, I shall prevail!
update
The positive: This actually works, and possibly was working, when I last posted.
The negative: Depending on how I am using it, access to the microphone breaks, but is recoverable with a reboot.
So I made progress, kinda. What I found was that upon a reboot, my microphone functions system wide until I use grooveIP to make an outbound call. Once that call is over, my microphone is no longer useable by any application, until I reboot the system. I can recieve calls all day long, without losing access to my microphone, but once I initiate a call, grooveIP, or some part of the process involved, doesn't release access to the microphone.
Now that I have figured this much out, I may be able to troubleshoot some more, and figure out a better solution than a full reboot. I have not contacted grooveIP either, yet, though maybe they could suggest an easy fix.
Kinda cool getting/making calls with this thing. Bit of a lag issue, but I may be able to attenuate that some.
Google Now seems much more capable than Google's (not ASOP's, which is not much better than Google's) voice dialer. I use it a lot since my BT Stereo has a dedicated call button that when held down brings it up. Is there any way to bring up google now instead of the voice dialer, without using a 3rd party BT launcher app?
Also, unrelated, the OK Google command stopped working (and the prompt dissappered) for me, about a week ago, and hasn't returned. I'm in the US.
Lastly, is there a working WiFi tether with T-Mobile $30/mo plan?