Got my Galaxy Nexus on T-Mobile's $30 Walmart plan. Other than the super-annoying small MMS issue, I'm loving this deal. Anybody have suggestions about a good VOIP service, since this plan only comes with 100 minutes of talk time?
I use groove IP with my google number on my tablet and it works fine.
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I use groove IP with my google number on my tablet and it works fine.
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Yup, GrooveIP. But if you don't want to use Google Voice/Talk/Chat for any reason and are pretty technically advanced, then you could always install csipsimple and point it to any SIP provider (RIP gizmo5) or your own SIP server.
I have both apps installed and working, GrooveIP is definitely the super easy route. I keep csipsimple around for when I want to make international calls (since SIP providers generally have cheapter international calling rates than google voice).
Thanks, guys. I tried out Groove IP yesterday. Trying to resolve a problem. When I called my sister, she said she could barely understand me even though her voice came through clearly for me (on Time-Warner wifi).
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Other than the alpha CM7--I ran that for a while but really need Wifi calling as well.
According to the posts here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1379524 it looks like the SIP stack is still in place but that Samsung just crippled the settings menu options. It would be fantastic if all it took to restore the SIP calling features was to add back the menu items for setting up the accounts! I have no idea if that is something that is doable or not.
On my MT4G there were a number of ROMs, CM7 and Sense-based, that supported both Wifi Calling as well as SIP calling and I am really missing this ability.
No one else uses this awesome capability?
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No one else uses this awesome capability?
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Which app would you use? Since many ROMs already do WiFi calling, not sure there's a need for SIP calling. Or maybe I misunderstood the question?
Not an app, the native SIP calling built into Gingerbread. It's there in CM7 and it was there on my MT4G on multiple ROM's, along with Wifi calling.
Wifi calling is great if (a) you are using your T-Mo SIM and (b) you are calling the US. For example, my territory is Asia, so I have a VOIP service I use in Singapore and need to be able to connect to it while in the US so that I can call there cheaply. Right now I fall back to Google Voice, but that doesn't give the proper caller ID, etc.
Then, when I travel I put in a local SIM, so Wifi calling doesn't work anymore. So, I need to connect to a VOIP service in the US in order to call home cheaply.
Wifi calling and SIP calling are not mutually exclusive, but work well in tandem. Right now I still travel with my MT4G in order to do this, but it's on its last legs and needs to be retired quickly!
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Not an app, the native SIP calling built into Gingerbread. It's there in CM7 and it was there on my MT4G on multiple ROM's, along with Wifi calling.
Wifi calling is great if (a) you are using your T-Mo SIM and (b) you are calling the US. For example, my territory is Asia, so I have a VOIP service I use in Singapore and need to be able to connect to it while in the US so that I can call there cheaply. Right now I fall back to Google Voice, but that doesn't give the proper caller ID, etc.
Then, when I travel I put in a local SIM, so Wifi calling doesn't work anymore. So, I need to connect to a VOIP service in the US in order to call home cheaply.
Wifi calling and SIP calling are not mutually exclusive, but work well in tandem. Right now I still travel with my MT4G in order to do this, but it's on its last legs and needs to be retired quickly!
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Very interesting. Didn't realize that was available in other Android builds. Sounds like it would be good to have if you were international.
Curious, though, aren't international data rates really high?
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Curious, though, aren't international data rates really high?
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Not when using a local SIM. In Singapore 500Mb is about $12 and a month to use it in. That's actually plenty for me when I'm out as I have it on Wifi when in my hotel.
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Very interesting. Didn't realize that was available in other Android builds. Sounds like it would be good to have if you were international.
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SIP native calling included into stock ROM of SGS2 i9100 (international version)
Native SIP client
I am also looking for NAtive SIP Client but I can't find anyway to include it... I tried all the MODs available and only CM7 gave me the ability to use Native SIP Client...
I am back to Stock ROM but still trying to find a way to include Internet Calling Menu under Call Settings...
Earlier this week I noticed that the Paradox ROM mentioned that they re-enabled the SIP Settings in their ROM. I haven't tried it yet as it was mentioned that they would be releasing an update by this weekend, so I will probably download and try that ROM out this weekend. I hope that SIP is working properly as it is a major pain for me without it. I keep my old Vibrant around just for SIP.
I have international texting plan and I'm going to be traveling overseas. I know if I use wifi calling feature and call back to US it's not going to overcharge me. I called T-Mobile and asked them if same applies to texting but no one seems to know the answer for sure. Would it charge me extra if I have wifi calling enable and I'm texting an international number from overseas, since I've international texting plan?
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Google voice
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was about to say google voice
Yes but google voice only works in U.S. As soon as you cross the border to canada or a different county google voice, hulu and bunch of other stuff doesn't work. Even some of my amazon apps won't work if I am in a different county.
This is just a shot in the dark. I need to update my sim card to use wifi calling, and i cant remember if your phone will allow a call in airplane mode (to turn your radio off) with wifi on. if it does maybe you can test the same for texts.
Upon further review it seems data must be on even for wifi calling....maybe theres an app out there that can help you out
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Yes but google voice only works in U.S. As soon as you cross the border to canada or a different county google voice, hulu and bunch of other stuff doesn't work. Even some of my amazon apps won't work if I am in a different county.
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I've used my GV to text to the US while in Russia and Germany with no issues last year.
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Google voice doesn't work in Canada. I guess my question is if we have wifi calling feature on, the phone is not using its own data but the text msgs is routed thru wifi, so I shouldn't be charged for those text since I have unlimited international texting. Am I correct?
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Google voice doesn't work in Canada. I guess my question is if we have wifi calling feature on, the phone is not using its own data but the text msgs is routed thru wifi, so I shouldn't be charged for those text since I have unlimited international texting. Am I correct?
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I just came back from canada 2 weeks ago and was using google voice perfectly fine. I was using it for calls though, not texts.
I am currently in the Dominican Republic, and google voice works just fine here. I am not able to setup a new account here but as long as the account was made in the U.S. first, then it can be used when going over sees.
there are plenty of alternatives, but to answer the original question, yes, it will charge you extra. Wifi calling does not support sms.
Actually Im in Canada right now and wifi calling works awesome. I have been calling and texting from the airports, coffee shops and hotels using their wifi. As of right now, I checked my account on TMobile.com and there is no additional charges.
If I am correct, after registering on tmobile network, wifi calling routes ur calling thru wifi instead of using a cell tower. During the wifi calling feature enables, ur cell tower is disabled so ur texting should be routed thru wifi also.
Please correct me if I m wrong.
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Actually Im in Canada right now and wifi calling works awesome. I have been calling and texting from the airports, coffee shops and hotels using their wifi. As of right now, I checked my account on TMobile.com and there is no additional charges.
If I am correct, after registering on tmobile network, wifi calling routes ur calling thru wifi instead of using a cell tower. During the wifi calling feature enables, ur cell tower is disabled so ur texting should be routed thru wifi also.
Please correct me if I m wrong.
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That is how it works and sms messages are routed through wifi too but it wouldnt be the first time a carrier found a way to charge for services not rendered, remember att and charging people for using data over wifi. I think you should be able to swing a credit if they do try to charge you. In the future you could use a vpn to your home in the us and use gv or whatever free.
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To be honest tmobile has been very good to me so far. I switched to tmobile from AT&T cuz of their really bad customer service. Google voice works good too but I hate to explain to people why I'm calling/texting from a different number. Aspecially when I travel without informing my boss lol.
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To be honest tmobile has been very good to me so far. I switched to tmobile from AT&T cuz of their really bad customer service. Google voice works good too but I hate to explain to people why I'm calling/texting from a different number. Aspecially when I travel without informing my boss lol.
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Lol @ the secret vacation
Tmo has been good to me too but I dont want to forget what carriers are capable of, dont want to get blindsided.
Yeah explaining to friends about the second number feels weird. Like I have a secret life and a burner phone or something.
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I have tmo and another simple mobile phone that I use for international calling. Some girls I work with already think that I'm a drug dealer cuz I carry 2 phones...I can't imagine how would I explain google voice number to them. They are not very tech savvy and I don't think they would understand how a virtual google voice number would work. Do you guys ever struggle sometimes explaining tech stuff to friends or coworkers?
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I have tmo and another simple mobile phone that I use for international calling. Some girls I work with already think that I'm a drug dealer cuz I carry 2 phones...I can't imagine how would I explain google voice number to them. They are not very tech savvy and I don't think they would understand how a virtual google voice number would work. Do you guys ever struggle sometimes explaining tech stuff to friends or coworkers?
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I just told them dont bother sending mms email the pic to me or google+ messneger which should be the native google voice app. Still wondering why google just doesnt fuse talk ,messenger and voice or at least have google+ voice integration
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i want to know can wifi calling make free international calling... can someone explain to me how it work
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i want to know can wifi calling make free international calling... can someone explain to me how it work
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WiFi calling uses a tech called IMS which was helped through development by T-Mobile. It DOES use your anytime minutes and DOES NOT give you free international calling or unlimited minutes, you must already have international and unlimited minutes on your T-Mobile plan. The WiFi calling is just taking your phone off the cellular networks and putting everything possible, internet, calls, and texts through your internet connection, nothing more. If you're looking for international calling via WiFi, you're going to have to find a VoIP service provider that provides unlimited international calling (good luck) and use a softphone (VoIP phone application) in order to get what you're after.
I won't go into detail how to set that up or possible VoIP carriers you can get, that's what Google is for.
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WiFi calling uses a tech called IMS which was helped through development by T-Mobile. It DOES use your anytime minutes and DOES NOT give you free international calling or unlimited minutes, you must already have international and unlimited minutes on your T-Mobile plan. The WiFi calling is just taking your phone off the cellular networks and putting everything possible, internet, calls, and texts through your internet connection, nothing more. If you're looking for international calling via WiFi, you're going to have to find a VoIP service provider that provides unlimited international calling (good luck) and use a softphone (VoIP phone application) in order to get what you're after.
I won't go into detail how to set that up or possible VoIP carriers you can get, that's what Google is for.
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thank you for the quick reply and your right google does the job
Actually, once you sign up on your tmobile account for free wifi calling, the minutes do NOT count toward your monthly minute total.
It's a special option for certain phones, the S4 included. Look under plan add-ons or something like that. It is free to add.
That being said, no, you cannot call from the US internationally for free.
However, you can call internationally, on wifi, to the US, for free.
Hey guys, I've been trying to figure out how to Add T-Mobile Wifi-Preferred calling VOIP to non tmobile ROM as I just copied/pasted the title lol. My ROM is DN3 by electro-team.com & they already told me they didn't have it. I've found a wifi-preferred.apk on this xda but it was from a pretty old post & it crashes on launch.
Somewhere I read where it calls on code in the tmobile stock ROM's system partition or something like that. I live in a valley at the bottom & I get zero or 1 bar by my window but no service in most of my house. I didn't realize that T-Mobile was the only phone provider that offered true VOIP wifi-preferred calling....I have been with them for 8 years lol. I'd get calls through my internet router's connection even when I was out of cell tower 4G LTE range! Man if I would have known that I would never have flashed a non-Tmobile ROM. Plus to top it off I had a defective microSD card so even though my NANDROID backup said it saved, it was gone on reboot...ugh bad luck.
I just got this ROM set up the way I want it....I'd hate to hafta flash another. Let me know PLEASE if anyone of you smart ladies & gents knows how I can get Tmobiles "wifi-preferred" calling back on my phone.
Thanks guys!
Unless I'm mistaken (but I don't think I am), you can't have native WIFI Calling on non-Tmobile Roms. For that, you will have to flash a stock Rom.
I use this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2564430
You can also use 3rd party apps to make VOIP calls. Google Voice is also a good alternative.
Sorry for the bad news and good luck.
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wifi-preferred not wifi calling
I have a $60.00 a year skype plan & number that works well. But I want to use my "carrier" number. I have google voice & google hangouts but with hangouts dialer it still only calls phone numbers on LTE networks...doesn't work over wifi internet connection, unless ur calling someone by hangouts username. All phone number calls go out through LTE only on google hangouts/voice dialer thing.
I'm talking about "WIFI-Preferred calling" not wifi-calling....they have the terminology all confusing when you google it. There's got to be a way. I know non-stock ROMs that say they have it. I've found 2. I'll look up what they are called.
So I bit the bullet and picked one up. Straight from Samsung Korea.
I was shocked to find that the phone and sms apps were working and I could make calls. Is this function active on any other versions?
I can even uninstall factory apps! Damn, I'm quite unhappy about why we cannot have these options here in Canada.
Have you been able to set up visual voicemail service?
The phone and sms works on my 835, but I cannot setup voicemail service. I believe this has sometime to do with APN type. My provide requires type: Default,mms,supl. These setting cannot manually be set. The closest choice provided for the type is internet +mms + dun. This does not work for me. If you have it work what setting did you use?
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Unfortunately Telus does not currently support Android visual voicemail on all devices.
I am trying to see if they can treat the device as an LTE smartwatch. By that I am referring to call twinning and outbound caller ID (matching my phone number). This would be killer!
I have the same device and it's working perfectly in the US (TMobile) voice and text as well!
Only thing that annoys me is that calling falls back to 3g, I guess that means no VoLte?