is there an android app that makes the phone think you are on wifi when on 3g? with the new wifi calling coming i would like to be able to do it via 3g. is there a way to do this?
What in the world are you talking about? The wifi calling app will use your T-Mobile phone number and minutes, emulating your cell signal. Why would you want to emulate something that's emulating what you're trying to emulate with?
I hope you aren't asking about how to falsify your usage, but even if you are it isn't possible through T-Mobile's wifi calling app.
let me explain i want to know wether or not it is possible to make your phone think that its 3G/4G signal is wifi? there is an app that does for the iphone and i was wondering if we could get this also. i asked because if so would it be possible to do the wifi calling over the 3/4G network?
Again... why would you want to do this? If you have 3G/4G use your regular cell radio.
The WiFi calling isn't free... it uses your minutes on your plan. So essentially you would be hurting yourself twice... using minutes as well as eating away at your 5GB limit.
I can see that concept being useful in other situations, such as using skype or frostwire, or something to that effect over 3G, but the man has a point. You use your minutes and your data just to make a phone call? Plus you also get sub-par quality due to the large amount on extra latency introduced?
There are only two situations I can think of that WiFi calling over 3G may be useful. One, you have the [email protected] feature ($9.99/mo) on your plan, making WiFi calls free and unlimited, or two, you have a non-T-Mobile SIM in the phone, and you are, hypothetically, out of the country, and would like to use your cell phone as a cell phone, and not have to be near a WirelessAP.
Lol....wow
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I was jsut using wifi calling as an example. it currently bugs me that we have frostwire working on the phone yet we need to have wifi active to use it. i was just wondering if doing something like that is possible? it would make my life a whole lot easier.
rumitg2 said:
I was jsut using wifi calling as an example. it currently bugs me that we have frostwire working on the phone yet we need to have wifi active to use it. i was just wondering if doing something like that is possible? it would make my life a whole lot easier.
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I saw a cracked Skype app that will call over 3G, but I'm not sure about frostwire.
Another benefit I could see, is that I think if you leave the wifi area you drop the call. But if it would treat the cell signal as still wifi you wouldn't drop the call.
Victor
rex450se said:
Another benefit I could see, is that I think if you leave the wifi area you drop the call. But if it would treat the cell signal as still wifi you wouldn't drop the call.
Victor
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unforgiven512 said:
I can see that concept being useful in other situations, such as using skype or frostwire, or something to that effect over 3G, but the man has a point. You use your minutes and your data just to make a phone call? Plus you also get sub-par quality due to the large amount on extra latency introduced?
There are only two situations I can think of that WiFi calling over 3G may be useful. One, you have the [email protected] feature ($9.99/mo) on your plan, making WiFi calls free and unlimited, or two, you have a non-T-Mobile SIM in the phone, and you are, hypothetically, out of the country, and would like to use your cell phone as a cell phone, and not have to be near a WirelessAP.
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thats what i mean but is this possible?
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thats what i mean but is this possible?
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Nope, cell handoff is the technology that UMA provides, and at a hardware level. The T-Mobile wifi calling app is a software solution and not true UMA, and is not capable of this.
Also if you want to use frostwire or skype or whatever over 3G, you will have to mod the app itself (if it is even possible, but it's more likely T-Mobile has a filter on this sort of traffic)
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Again... why would you want to do this? If you have 3G/4G use your regular cell radio.
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One example: NFL app. If you use 3G it won't let you play videos (probably because they can tell you're not on Verizon).
Apparently per the NFL app thread, it's only T-Mobile users that are getting no video over cell networks. I've seen multiple other carrier users say it works fine for them there. Which kinda sucks...
rumitg2 said:
is there an android app that makes the phone think you are on wifi when on 3g? with the new wifi calling coming i would like to be able to do it via 3g. is there a way to do this?
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Yes. Google Voice. However, you'll be assigned a different number.
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Nope, cell handoff is the technology that UMA provides, and at a hardware level. The T-Mobile wifi calling app is a software solution and not true UMA, and is not capable of this.
Also if you want to use frostwire or skype or whatever over 3G, you will have to mod the app itself (if it is even possible, but it's more likely T-Mobile has a filter on this sort of traffic)
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There is a cracked version of skype that works over 3G/4G. I used it on a 30 min. phone call with a friend in China and the call quality was as good or better than most cell calls I've had within the US
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i got the same question,
i need it for my phone company software,
it can do calls only through WIFI and i whant to use it with 3G.
someone can help?
thanks..
About my3g
Hi everyone, so the issue is why I need to simulate a wifi conection, well there several good reason, but the important one maybe it's the possibility of download app from the PlayStore that requare a wifi signal (my need for speed Shift for example), and everyone knows the 3g network it's faster the wifi, the app my3g it's famous for the iOS users so we where wating for solution.
Thanks
oh man, i wish there was a My 3G for android..... i cant believe guys cant figure out why it would be good to have as well? some apps, like iCam only work over wifi, but with my3g, i could view my webcams at home, from my iPhone, without a wifi connection. awesome.... and nettalk, a voip app that works on wifi, worked great on my 3g!
Anyone found a way yet ?
An app that could simulate a wifi connection would be really usefull ... My3g on iphone is great . Im also thinking about going back with apple . The limitless possibility of android are limited by what I think is way too much dev on ios and not enough on android . So ios have everything and we dont . I dont have internet at home but I have unlimited data on my cell . So with no wifi I cant backup my cell on the cloud because its wifi only . Many games like modern combat 4 doesnt allow to play on cellular data . And someday someone gonna work to crack the game instead of making a my3g equivalent and resolve the problem once and for all . I would pay for that and so would a lot of ppl .
Seb855 said:
An app that could simulate a wifi connection would be really usefull ... My3g on iphone is great . Im also thinking about going back with apple . The limitless possibility of android are limited by what I think is way too much dev on ios and not enough on android . So ios have everything and we dont . I dont have internet at home but I have unlimited data on my cell . So with no wifi I cant backup my cell on the cloud because its wifi only . Many games like modern combat 4 doesnt allow to play on cellular data . And someday someone gonna work to crack the game instead of making a my3g equivalent and resolve the problem once and for all . I would pay for that and so would a lot of ppl .
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It would be very useful. It doesn't matter what someone wants to use it for but what matters is they want to know if there is an app for this. The iPhone has 2 jailbroken apps for this so why doesn't android have it? Or do they have one?
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does anyone know of an app that allows free wifi calling?...i've seen a bunch of stuff on google about google voice being able to or something like that but i can't figure it out...and when i say "wifi calling", i mean like what t-mobile offers, just using the wifi connection to make calls to any landline or cell phone without needing to add friends or anything like that..
Thanks in advance
nope
I dont think there are any apps for that, ive looked before to no avail
I know that Fring will allow you to call any phone for a per min call, and they have pretty cheap rates. I think in the US 5 bucks gets you 500 min of calls or something like that at .9 cents a min to us land and cell, but you do get a new number.
Also sip in 2.3.3 allows some kind of backward calling with google voice. Look into that if you want to keep your number the same.
Also Sprint offers the airave. Look into that if you have a signal issue at your house.
But WIFI calling is only T-Mobile and will never work for another carrier unless that carrier makes their own version.
GrooveIP
I use it for work, especially when I am almost over my mins or have poor signal
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detcup4evr said:
GrooveIP
I use it for work, especially when I am almost over my mins or have poor signal
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This. My only gripe is there are a few numbers they block (google).
I was just wondering, if my service gets cut off, how functional will my Incredible 2 be. Will it essentially become an ipod touch, and only work over wifi? Or will the wifi even work at all? And if it does work over wifi, what kind of apps can I download to make and receive wifi phone calls?
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I was just wondering, if my service gets cut off, how functional will my Incredible 2 be. Will it essentially become an ipod touch, and only work over wifi? Or will the wifi even work at all? And if it does work over wifi, what kind of apps can I download to make and receive wifi phone calls?
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you can use wifi and the market, browse the web...etc. as far as texting or calls its probably not going to happen. my advice is to work out a payment plan with verizon.
this phone is gsm capable though. could u pop in a straight talk Sim or does that run off another band?
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You could technically use Google voice for texting. As for calls, on an aosp rom that supports wifi calling, you might be able to setup a pbxes account and use SIP internet calling. Lol
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You could technically use Google voice for texting. As for calls, on an aosp rom that supports wifi calling, you might be able to setup a pbxes account and use SIP internet calling. Lol
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any more info on this? i have my old ERIS i would like to try using wifi to make calls. i already use gv to text on it, but internet calling would top it off. I do already have my second phone, but ive been trying to make my old eris as funtional as possible.
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any more info on this? i have my old ERIS i would like to try using wifi to make calls. i already use gv to text on it, but internet calling would top it off. I do already have my second phone, but ive been trying to make my old eris as funtional as possible.
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I use Skype for work and have both a subscription and a phone number with them. It costs $60 a year for unlimited calling to any number in the US and Canada, and the full Skype app in the Market works fine. On a wifi-only phone, you could definitely use it for general calling.
Should work just fine with WiFi but as for calls I don't know a way to do that over WiFi
(Qik?) Haven't really tried since I have my DInc2
I have an Aria I got when AT&T bought out Alltel in my area, but since AT&T is CRAP I went to Verizon (Never looked back)
I still use the Aria as a "Micro tablet" LOL It works fine over WiFi for music & Games etc. I imagine the DInc2 would behave the same way.
Mostly stays next to my TV for quick Internet access when I need it.
I also use my Eris for internet, torrent, mp3 and Pandora. I hadn't even thought about the fact it could be used as a "home phone".
Sweet.
I'm trying to decide whether I want to root and get a custom ROM to enable multi-window, but I use wifi calling exclusively at home since my reception is really bad at home. So I'm thinking of using GrooveIP and Google Voice to replace the wifi calling.
Need some opinions from those that are already using this setup. Would it be better to keep wifi calling and not have multi-window, or go multi-window? What has been your experience with either option? Do you use multi-window a lot?
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I'm trying to decide whether I want to root and get a custom ROM to enable multi-window, but I use wifi calling exclusively at home since my reception is really bad at home. So I'm thinking of using GrooveIP and Google Voice to replace the wifi calling.
Need some opinions from those that are already using this setup. Would it be better to keep wifi calling and not have multi-window, or go multi-window? What has been your experience with either option? Do you use multi-window a lot?
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Hello, this is actually my first post on Xda after years of reading Xda post and learning tons here, but this is a question that I am well suited to answer, you will find that GrooveIP is laggy, call quality is below normal expectations, your best option is an application called "spare phone" you will not miss calls, call quality is excellent and theres no lag. it does cost i believe $1.99 but you can be sure it is well worth it, i used this aplication in different countries and i was very impressed
Hope that helps you
Ignacio
i didn't try spare phone because of the 1.99 issue and without being able to test it, I feel like i'm throwing 1.99 away, but the reviews are good. i can echo what the previous poster said about groove IP, it was crap, couldn't pass the wife test for sure.
Tmobile wifi calling works pretty well when it works. it disconnects a lot in my house even though the wifi is solid (seems to be a common problem for most people) and my phone doesn't always ring although that seems to be mostly when calling from my wifes phone to mine both on wifi calling so not that big of an issue if thats the only time it happens is when we are both sitting in the house.
Why not call tmobile and get the signal booster?
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Why not call tmobile and get the signal booster?
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Unfortunately I live in a townhouse that doesn't meet their eligibility requirements to get a signal booster, even though I can see their cell tower from my house.
The east side of the house has 3 bars but the west side of the house has 0 to 1 bar.
I remember there was a trick people were saying improved they're WIFI calling.
Something about dialing special numbers.
I'm in need of that code/topic. I have looked for it, but I can't find it.
Can someone please find me the topic or special code??
Please?????
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xologist said:
I remember there was a trick people were saying improved they're WIFI calling.
Something about dialing special numbers.
I'm in need of that code/topic. I have looked for it, but I can't find it.
Can someone please find me the topic or special code??
Please?????
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I never heard of any such thing unless perhaps you are speaking of
some 3rd part software app and not the built-in wifi calling feature
which is exclusive to people using the Tmobile network with a
Tmobile M919 cell phone and sim card.
How can anyone improve wifi calling when it works just as perfect
as normal cellular calling?
No one I know of can tell any difference between wifi calling and the
default cellular calling unless someone has a very bad or intermittent
wifi connection.
Good luck finding a special code!
I too have never heard of such thing. From my understanding, Wifi-Calling is as good as your wifi to some degree, it levels off somewhere.
Haven't heard of it either and I've been using wifi calling since nexus one day.
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I too have never heard of such thing. From my understanding, Wifi-Calling is as good as your wifi to some degree, it levels off somewhere.
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I've been using it since the Blackberry 8900 days. It was called UMS I believe and it was very good at handing off from WiFi to cell during an active call.
The only way of improving WiFi calling come in when you have an issue with your WiFi or rather, your ISP. Then again, that's still not an issue with the function but your ISP or WiFi setup.
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This is probably not what you were looking for but if you turn off wifi power save mode it will make your connection more reliable. (*#0011#) click bottom left button and hit wifi. Turn off power save. It holds a better wifi signal and is more dependable. Hope that helps somebody.
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This is probably not what you were looking for but if you turn off wifi power save mode it will make your connection more reliable. (*#0011#) click bottom left button and hit wifi. Turn off power save. It holds a better wifi signal and is more dependable. Hope that helps somebody.
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Hopefully this has some effect. I just turned it off.
I too have never heard of a special code or method to improve WiFi Calling. Are you talking about in regards to more functions, or improve your signal strength so that it works even when your signal is poor?
Quite honestly if someone was able to allow WiFi Calling to bypass the "poor signal" message when you only have one bar of signal, that would be awesome. Though there is probably more to it than that. Calls maybe need more signal, but not texts. Calls would therefore need 2+ bars, whilst texting only needs 1+. Would be cool to see that happen but it doesn't seem possible. My specific area at work I can only achieve 1 signal bar of the guest network in some spots unless I go by the door and of course no sign of mobile data is even existent in there, hence why I use WiFi Calling. So it'd be nice if I was able to send texts with 1 bar of WiFi. :crying:
But if anybody has any info about this "code" thingy, please post! I'm all for looking to improve it.
Service codes?
Sounds like the OP is looking for the service codes you input in the dialer. I don't recall anything in there that would affect wifi calling though.
hi there,
i am new with OnePlus, and am i really so happy from that decision.
just i need one strange question. While on phone call i cant use internet connection on my both service provider ( different gsm companies btw ). even my old M7 was able to done that. have i done something wrong on settings? or this is like that?
thnx
regards
I can't use internet while on call me neither
No issues here. But I'm using a single sim for both data and call.
Iam on OOS 8.1 beta 4 using 2 sims, same can't use 4g when on call but only sometimes I have noticed my 4g drops down to 3g while on call, there should be a solution to this, I am gonna try some 4g booster apps from play store lets see if they help, cheers everyone.
Don't think this is an issue. I don't recall I could do this ever on any phone. But if you are connected on wifi there is no trouble at all. Guessing you can't do both ?
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Don't think this is an issue. I don't recall I could do this ever on any phone. But if you are connected on wifi there is no trouble at all. Guessing you can't do both ?
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there's an option in "developers options" "mobile data always active" , if u read the little detail underneath it it says mobile data will be on even if the WiFi is connected I presume this way both will be on, but I still don't know if mobile data disconnects at the time of making a call, but I will experiment and see what happens, cheers.
I had the same issue on my OnePlus3 a while ago. I haven't encountered it on the 5T though. I'll try to look for a solution when I get home. In school atm.
I'm using turkey Vodafone and when I'm on call i can use internet but it drops to 3g from 4g, unless you use volte its normal when it drops to 3g.
Yep definitely an issue. I'm Virgin Media and EE
Don't remember it being the case on the OP3 but could be wrong
On op3 I remember having the same issue. And note 3 and note 1 too. That's why I don't think it's an issue per say. Maybe a wrong implementation or something. Can maybe be fixed by a piece of code (magisk or xposed)?