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*Video* Free WIFI / VOIP calls using your Android device by a free hosted SIPserver

This video will show you how to make calls using your WIFI through your home network or public hotspot, it will also show you how to make a call through your 3g (data connection) and bypass your Mobile carriers voice network. This is a perfect solution for people who have no or little coverage in their homes or apartment!
Edit* If you live outside the U.S. (which most do) This is a work around for googlevoice! http://www.labnol.org/internet/get-google-voice-phone-number/18425/
Video Link Here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS50Fld3y8w
Step 1. Go to Android Market and download Google Voice.
Step 2. Go to the web and log on to your Google Voice count and make sure you enable googlechat.
Step 3. Go to Android Market and download SipDroid. Clink the button that links your Pbxes to your Google Voice.
Step 4. Once you do step 3 , SipDroid would have created a Pbxes account and linked it to your Google Voice account. Now you will need to extract your some info (SIP credentials) You will need your Username,Password, and Server. Remember this info.
Step 5. Un-install SipDroid
Step 6. Now we need to log on into our Pbxes account. Go to www.pbxes.org . You will now need to enter in your Username and Password which you obtained from SipDroid before you un-installed it.
Step 7. Go to the left column and click on, "Personal". Input your all your information, make sure you do this or Pbxes will delete your account. Now go to the left column again and click on, "Extensions" and chose "Sipdroid200". All you really have to do on this page is just re-enter your password. Make sure you enter your GoogleVoice password this is very important so make sure you do this correctly.
Step 8. Now go to your Android Phone running CyanogenMod or ASOP version 2.3.5. If not update your phone to the latest OS.
Step 9. Go to settings on your phone, then go to phone settings and scroll all the way down until you see the native SIP calling. It will say, "Accounts" and "Internet Calling". Go to Accounts. Now add an account and enter in Username, Password, Server. Server will be pbxes.org. Go to options and make sure transport type is set to TCP, not udp.
Back out of this screen until you get to the screen that says "Receiving Calls". Your Phone will try to connect and should successfully do it unless you did something wrong.
You are ready to make a call. I have mine set up to where when I make a call it asks if I want to make a "Internet call" or "Cell Call".
If you have any questions feel leave a comment and I'll will help you out! -Todd

Verizon knows about this. They back-charge you for the minutes at the end of the month.

I actually tried this but with sipgate.com and im not allowed to make any outgoing calls through their service, is pbxes.org free?

well, google voice only works in the states, doesn't it?

Alternatively you can use an app called GrooveIP from market and just use your google voice number. No need for a third party SIP/VOIP account.

Your forum gets one, and your forum gets one, and your forum gets one!!! Everyone gets one!

theres also an app called groove ip in the market that does all that without any extra signing up just give it your login/password and your set

Doesn't GrooveIP do this, but in a much easier way for $4? I understand if some people want to save the $4 though. Nice tutorial!

No need for all of that when you can use groove ip to sync to your google voice account and make few calls from there on 3g or wifi
Sent from my Galaxy Tab 7in.

Just watched it, very well made video for this set up procedure! If possible could you provide a second video or post regarding usage? To clarify thing like, for people to call you with this, people need to dial your Google voice number? And what is the proper dial out procedures when you want to make a call? Thanks!

I've tried Groove IP and I thought the call quality is terrible. This method just uses your Native Sip Stack that's built into your phone, so their is no bloat from adding an app and also you still use your native dialer, it just adds an option for internet calls.

Alternative no-video guide
1/ Register an account at iptel.org
2/ Check your mail and put the info into the phone, following Step 9 above. (Suggest to use UDP, not TCP.)
3/ Go to IPKall.com and get a free US number there using the iptel.org credentials you just put into your phone. Check your mail again.
Note: Your number will be cancelled unless you get at least one incoming call every month.
4/ Install Google Voice, go to https://www.google.com/voice and set up your service, forward the calls to the phone number assigned by IPKall.com. (Make sure to disable all the nonsense like calls monitoring etc.)
Note: For people outside of US: You need to connect via a US proxy or VPN, otherwise, tough cookies.
5/ Done. You can now be reached @ your Google Voice number, IPKall.com number or via sip://[email protected]
Note: Of course, only the last way is free.

Graci, When you dial out, you use your native dialer it will give you an option to make a internet call or cell call. When people call in the same applies. Hope that helps you.
I'll see about making a video follow up on what you just asked. Got to go to work...I work for the evil At&t.

This works to any country or its only for US?
I asking you because the app Google voice says it work only in US

I bet you cant see this!

TheTodFather said:
I'm not sure about that. Can you not just install googlevoice as in a 3rd party app instead of using market?
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I can install it, but doesnt allow to sign up..it cant verify the phone number..also from the web version google voice not fully enabled..only usa still
Sent from my HTC Desire

Excellent write up OP. I still keep SipDroid which allows me to call my friends on Skype, yahoo, gtalk etc from one place.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

Yes, it works only in the U.S.. A pity.

Hi,
Does this work for users outside of the USA?

I just use GrooveIP, even an idiot like me can install it and it sets itself up entirely.
But not sure what this has to do with the NC considering it doesn't have a microphone?

Sip with voip

Does anyone use sip with voip.ms? I get no reception at all at my school but get wifi. Are there any free sip accounts available for canada? If not, I wouldn't mind trying out voip.ms for sip calling.
I already made an account, and got the username with the server name. Do I just need to add in funds and will be able to make/receive calls through sip?

I use voip.ms on my Nexus. I use an app called CSipSimple - I can't remember why I don't use the client that came with the phone, but I did have a reason.
Not sure how well it will work over wifi, I've only used it over 3G. I had to forward the ports for SIP to my ATA, so your mileage may vary.
Once you add funds you should be able to make calls using voip.ms. To receive them you'll need to order a DID through them.
Hope that helps
Thanks
Brian

SIP Trunk anyone?

Anyone else seen this yet... simonics.com/gvgw
You need a Google voice number... (free)
NO im not spamming this.. i found it ON MY OWN and found it to be really useful since it works. Don't be haters... try it or not... its free and up to you.
I use this with my phone. There are places at my work where the only connection i have is WiFi... this solves the problem and i don't need stupid software to use it... just go to the site, set it up, and put the settings into your phone settings for internet calling.
Ive been using this for a few months now... and no, my Google account has not been hijacked and is a secure encrypted connection through a asterisk server and secure ports.
Read the FAQ on the site... its really simple and works.

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I've been testing it out a bit, it seems to work pretty well. I plan to drop my phone plan soon actually and just use a Verizon LTE hotspot.
I want to make sure I've got a method fairly reliable in place to make calls/texts with GV, and so far I've had success with the callback method, grooveIP (though the audio still sounds a bit funky), and using simonics and csip simple.
simonics + csip seemed to be the most reliable, though I've hit a snag: It's not allowing me to register my simonics account when I'm connected to my LTE hotspot. Works fine on any other wifi though.

silverwater25 said:
I've been testing it out a bit, it seems to work pretty well. I plan to drop my phone plan soon actually and just use a Verizon LTE hotspot.
I want to make sure I've got a method fairly reliable in place to make calls/texts with GV, and so far I've had success with the callback method, grooveIP (though the audio still sounds a bit funky), and using simonics and csip simple.
simonics + csip seemed to be the most reliable, though I've hit a snag: It's not allowing me to register my simonics account when I'm connected to my LTE hotspot. Works fine on any other wifi though.
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How does this work? Doesn't a Google Voice number have to forward to a real number and be attached to one? Do you have another number that the GV is attached to?

I don't use a single app for this.
*Setup a Google voice (free)
- set your ringback as Google chat.
*Setup a pbxes.org account (free)
- set a trunk that points to your gchat
If you're on an AOSP ROM, open dialer, go to settings, scroll to bottom, internet call settings, accounts, point to your pbxes account.
Done!
Now you have free incoming + outgoing calls over WiFi or 4G. Even 3G as well.
If you use the sipdroid app (by pbxes.org ppl) instead of the built-in AOSP SIP stack you get more audio encoding options and the ability to pass your calls thru a VPN. Pretty sweet

kennyglass123 said:
How does this work? Doesn't a Google Voice number have to forward to a real number and be attached to one? Do you have another number that the GV is attached to?
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I'm still learning about all this, it's been pretty confusing as it's all new stuff for me. I'll try to explain what I know (or what I think I know)
Internet calls (VOIP) are typically free when connecting to another internet connection (ex. Skype, Kakao, Seed, etc). PSTN (regular phone numbers) cost money to connnect. Google Talk, which is VOIP,. lets you call a PTSN for free from your desktop. This seems pretty unique and likely will not last forever I'm guessing.
Install a softphone on your device, and you're bypassing your carrier's calling network.
Calls coming in:
Now, it's possible to setup a free VOIP account and attach a "real" number to it as a way to connect to the outside world. This service called IPkall can give you a recycled Wash. state number and let you get calls on iit for free. I attached one of these to a Callcentric VOIP account..When someone rings my google voice number, it will ring my IDKall/Callcentric number, which oh yeah doesn't cost me anything.
Calling out:
Callback method: Using apps like the Google Voice Callback, you can do the same thing as you can from your desktop, which is have Google Voice ring one of your numbers while simultaneously calling the number you want to call. Google Voice is acting like the bridge between your phone and the one you're calling. Like you said you need a "real" number to make calls like this with google voice, but if your VOIP account is attached to a "real" number then it doesn't know the difference.Typically your carrier would charge you money/minutes to call your google voice number, but since you're connecting for free with a softphone/VOIP then you're only be charged for whatever data you use.
GrooveIP/Simonics Google Voice Gateway: I really don't know how these work, but my best guess is they're just simplifying the process for you, setting up the second VOIP account automatically.
So I'm annoyed that Csip Simple/simonics isn't working for me when I connect to my verizon sch-lc11 jetpack I picked up a few days ago (the verizon guys were pretty confused when I turned down a free iphone 4s, heh). Groove IP seems to be working all right now, if that fails then I can go back to the callback method, or maybe try setting up a pbx.

Setting the phone up so that it can receive SIP calls tends to chew through battery a little quicker.
Having said that...if you want to do your own thing and have an old pc (or even Raspberry Pi) laying around, check out PBX in a Flash (sorry I can't post links, just Google it). I've been running this setup for about two years to replace my land line with a google voice number and it works great. I've expanded my setup to have a home office number as well. All free. You can also set up your cell as a SIP or IAX extension and have the satisfaction of doing it yourself.

You can also purchase an obi100, and use the ObiTalk app.

[Q] Internet calling in call settings?

What does this setting do? Its in call settings
Can this be used in a way to not use carrier minutes without using another app like talk at one?

abmone said:
What does this setting do? Its in call settings
Can this be used in a way to not use carrier minutes without using another app like talk at one?
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Yes. It is actually a SIP client so you'll need to get an account from a SIP provider.

VOIP server on smartphone

I have an idle phone that i want to set up to serve as VOIP server so someone can use that phone remotely to make phone calls. I was wondering whats the best app or solution is? I tried searching but nothing came up. I am finding lots of guides hot to set up a clinet but not a sever.
Cell tower<-> my spare phone as voip server <-> voip client

Google Voice? https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/voip-phone-google-voice/?newsletter_popup=1

Katmeat said:
Google Voice? https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/voip-phone-google-voice/?newsletter_popup=1
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Your suggestion does not work. Any suggestions how to setup up a cell phone as voip server?