Hi all,
is there really no way to use the A101 as a phone? (with the SIM! - not Skype etc)
I'm wondering why other tablets (Odys, Galaxy Tab) are able to do so
You could use text+ from the market.I tried it before and worked pretty good to turn this to a phone tablet.but wwsnt sure how I would eventually need to start spending money.but tot turn it into a phone,try that app.
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don't know if you understand me
I need to make and take calls with the tablet - SMS and UMTS is working, but there's no way to make or take calls
I wasn't able to find a app called text+ / plus in the market
No. The A501/A101 doesn't have the hardware for making calls.
FloatingFatMan said:
No. The A501/A101 doesn't have the hardware for making calls.
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I think he means something like VOIP.
jakob95 said:
I think he means something like VOIP.
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He said quite clearly in the OP, not like Skype. He means like an actual phone.
c-tec said:
Hi all,
is there really no way to use the A101 as a phone? (with the SIM! - not Skype etc)
I'm wondering why other tablets (Odys, Galaxy Tab) are able to do so
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The closest you can get that I am aware of would be to use either Skype, or Google Voice GrooveIP combo which could be used over the access provided by the SIM and associated provider, however it would still be VOIP and not the type of phone you speak of, BUT it would allow you to send and receive normal phone calls from/to real phones/mobile phones. SO I don't see any reason to care. GrooveIP is like $6 and then the google voice number is free. don't knock it lol
I used text+.
It worked as a phone.
I understood,don't know if its still on the market,but it works as a phone for your tablet.its not like Skype.
It makes your tablet a phone,and it gives you a real phone number.
Understood!
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Text plus. I just checked on ny sons acer.
It is available for acer.
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sunlaw2 said:
I used text+.
It worked as a phone.
I understood,don't know if its still on the market,but it works as a phone for your tablet.its not like Skype.
It makes your tablet a phone,and it gives you a real phone number.
Understood!
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It's VOIP app. Same thing as Skype.
Lol.then the answer is buy a phone.
Booya
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I'm traveling overseas in September for over half a month and want to call Sprint and get them to freeze my account while I'm gone. I understand the monthly fee is $8.99 (don't know if they will pro-rate it or what) which is much better than paying for that month of service that you hardly use.
Since I'm going out of the country and won't be able to use my EVO, I'm assuming I can freeze my account but still use the phone, just without any mobile wireless capabilities.
The wifi should be able to look up stuff online, check email, and look at Google Maps, correct? I just want to make sure there's not some weird kind of thing that Sprint would lock out all the features of your phone.
Bottom line: you can freeze your account but still use all features besides making calls and sending texts via mobile broadband, right? But all apps (besides GPS) can work off wi-fi, unless the app is specifically designed to use mobile broadband only.
Thank you to anyone who helps!
get you a google voice number and you'll have a phone as long as you're on wifi too
goodelyfe said:
get you a google voice number and you'll have a phone as long as you're on wifi too
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I thought that would be the case too, but GV relies on the phone's non broadband capabilities - so you need mobile broadband/phone line for it to work.
I thought I was being clever and found away to never use minutes by using GV to dial to landlines but that's not the case.
I would venture to say that unless you are traveling somewhere that has cdma coverage, your normal phone related functions won't work anyway since you won't have reception. You really shouldn't need to pay a fee to basically disable the phone portion of your phone since on the evo, you have the option to have the airplane mode exclude wifi from the radios it disables. I traveled to the UK back in april and can attest to the fact that the wifi on my old pre worked without a hitch and I can also confirm that it did not receive signal either so there were no incoming calls or sms messages to worry about. All that said, you shouldn't have any trouble with wifi. As long as you're on wifi, google maps should work just fine as well.
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jwterminator said:
I would venture to say that unless you are traveling somewhere that has cdma coverage, your normal phone related functions won't work anyway since you won't have reception. You really shouldn't need to pay a fee to basically disable the phone portion of your phone since on the evo, you have the option to have the airplane mode exclude wifi from the radios it disables. I traveled to the UK back in april and can attest to the fact that the wifi on my old pre worked without a hitch and I can also confirm that it did not receive signal either so there were no incoming calls or sms messages to worry about. All that said, you shouldn't have any trouble with wifi. As long as you're on wifi, google maps should work just fine as well.
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OK thanks, I didn't want to assume anything, because, you know, I really wouldn't be surprised if a company froze more than just sending/receiving texts/calls capability (in addition to web surfing obviously).
I just don't want to pay almost $100 for 2 weeks of service out of the month - so I need to give em a call and see if they can freeze it for 2 weeks and charge me half as much, that way I can save a little cash.
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I thought that would be the case too, but GV relies on the phone's non broadband capabilities - so you need mobile broadband/phone line for it to work.
I thought I was being clever and found away to never use minutes by using GV to dial to landlines but that's not the case.
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hmmm are you sure?
i do remember using without the mobile broadband/phoneline and just wifi
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hmmm are you sure?
i do remember using without the mobile broadband/phoneline and just wifi
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Did you use it through a SIP program or just the GV app by itself? I will have to test it out when I'm there.
i blv i done it both ways.
also sorry bro for going off topic in your thread...lol just thought it might help lol
goodelyfe said:
i blv i done it both ways.
also sorry bro for going off topic in your thread...lol just thought it might help lol
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Well that would be even better, I do hope you're right!
Any VOIP should work on wi-fi... damn skype and Fring shenanigans... I was so looking forward to that when I deployed... would have made it so much easier to communicate with my wife. (shes not real big on technology and my short fuse of trying to setup/explain how to do new things sucks) lol...
You basically sumed it up, all apps should work fine unless they need specific network support. In my past experiences with deploying for short terms, it was actually just easier to suck it up and pay the bill instead of downgrading service. They don't always get it right and if you end up coming back early it can be a PITA to get it back on..
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Any VOIP should work on wi-fi... damn skype and Fring shenanigans... I was so looking forward to that when I deployed... would have made it so much easier to communicate with my wife. (shes not real big on technology and my short fuse of trying to setup/explain how to do new things sucks) lol...
You basically sumed it up, all apps should work fine unless they need specific network support. In my past experiences with deploying for short terms, it was actually just easier to suck it up and pay the bill instead of downgrading service. They don't always get it right and if you end up coming back early it can be a PITA to get it back on..
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Thanks, I was thinking about the same thing about it being such a pain in the ass to deal with it as well... and when I finally get back stateside at least I'll definitely have service.
Although Google Voice requires the mobile network for phone, it uses data for sms and I expect mms. So if you had WiFi access you would have texting available.
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Hey everyone!
I have, what i hope to be, an easily solvable issue.
I am studying abroad and my school gave me a free nokia crap phone which is great for making phone calls. I also happened to bring with me my G2 (unlocked) and have a seperate plan with just data, I just carry these two phones around and the system has pretty much worked fine for me.
However, I realized today that I coud forward the incoming calls from my crap phone to my G2. I like this because since I have a nice phone I kinda wanna use it! I only have one issue, outgoing calls. If I could set up outgoing call forwarding to my crap phone, I could just leave it in my room and just carry around the G2.
TLDR, is it possible to make calls through the G2 and have it routed through my other phone number?
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Hey everyone!
I have, what i hope to be, an easily solvable issue.
I am studying abroad and my school gave me a free nokia crap phone which is great for making phone calls. I also happened to bring with me my G2 (unlocked) and have a seperate plan with just data, I just carry these two phones around and the system has pretty much worked fine for me.
However, I realized today that I coud forward the incoming calls from my crap phone to my G2. I like this because since I have a nice phone I kinda wanna use it! I only have one issue, outgoing calls. If I could set up outgoing call forwarding to my crap phone, I could just leave it in my room and just carry around the G2.
TLDR, is it possible to make calls through the G2 and have it routed through my other phone number?
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Are you rooted? If you are and your running on CM Roms there's an option for call forwarding, i never checked on stock and different roms so don't ask me
Fly like a G2
Not possible. Take a look at GOOGLE VOICE, may be able to help.
Yeah, definitely sounds like a Google Voice thing, and a fun problem to solve really.
Gvoice won't work because it only works with american numbers but I'm in israel.
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Durkbeef said:
Gvoice won't work because it only works with american numbers but I'm in israel.
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doesn't the nokia have a sim? take the sim out and put it in your g2!
Problem is that I use a data sim in my G2...switching the 2 sims constantly would be more annoying than carrying two phones.
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some years
I am having the same problem, I am looking to forward outgoing calls to my nice phone.
Did you figure a way to do it?
- Either by programmatically create conference calls?
- Or by having the calls forwarded?
Thanks, Jonathan
I know my A100 is not capable of messaging like my phone but is their another mainstream commonly used means of messaging on this tab. I have been using Google chat and Google + but since not everyone I know use this I was just wondering what y'all professional texters do.
I use DeskSMS on my phone to SMS to/from my A100 using Google Talk. Works great.
Tablet talk is the best app
You can send sms and place phone calls through the tablet from your phone ....but for voice call sound can only go thru your phone or a Bluetooth piece ...not through the tab .....check it out
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I know my A100 is not capable of messaging like my phone but is their another mainstream commonly used means of messaging on this tab. I have been using Google chat and Google + but since not everyone I know use this I was just wondering what y'all professional texters do.
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I use text plus gold... Works great. It gives you a unique phone number.
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Google voice.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.googlevoice&hl=en
Google Voice! Its great, free texting, get a new number...plus you can use it on: android phone, tablets, ipad, iphone, ipod touch, and any computer...all with the same number!
Too bad its only available in us
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I'll check out the suggestions for the one I like best.
Thanks for the replies.
I went with Google Voice. I like it. I think texting is faster with it than on my phone that I am paying for the service. I still need to test the phone call part out to see how it works. I am happy just to have texting again like the phone.
This was a great buy on this tablet. I am enjoying so much more than my DX. Everything is easier for me. Even rooting, ad boxing was easier than the DX.
Thanks again everyone steering me in the right direction.
Found the sip settings for wifi calling but wondering if there is a way to get like sipdroid working with these settings.
Anyway the settings are accessible through
javax.microedition.ims/javax.microedition.ims.android.config.ui.SipSettings
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I use a combo of ipkall pbxes and sipdroid and gvoice
Just found an amazing alternative.. It is a 2.99$ paid app called Spare phone. All you do is login with your gvoice account and select which networks you want to use (wifi, data, etc) and adjust settings and it works! None of the run around.
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I use a combo of ipkall pbxes and sipdroid and gvoice
Just found an amazing alternative.. It is a 2.99$ paid app called Spare phone. All you do is login with your gvoice account and select which networks you want to use (wifi, data, etc) and adjust settings and it works! None of the run around.
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Aye. Im just trying to see if I can get wifi calling to work from anywere so while overseas I can use my cell number on local data which is usually fairly cheap. I know there are other ways to do it. And I have gvoice just trying to get it this way lol. Thanks for the app suggestion though haven't tryed that one yet.
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papabear said:
I use a combo of ipkall pbxes and sipdroid and gvoice
Just found an amazing alternative.. It is a 2.99$ paid app called Spare phone. All you do is login with your gvoice account and select which networks you want to use (wifi, data, etc) and adjust settings and it works! None of the run around.
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I'm currently using grooveip and I like it. do you like spare phone better though? what about it is better?
theoilman said:
I'm currently using grooveip and I like it. do you like spare phone better though? what about it is better?
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Have not used Spare phone much, but call quality is better. I never had the paid version of groovip, but for some reason I could never get it to work correctly. Always ended up setting up ipkall, sipdroid etc.
I have the paid version of GrooveIp and spare phone as well, spare phone is a thousand times better, many reasons, perfect even on 3g
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ignacio275 said:
I have the paid version of GrooveIp and spare phone as well, spare phone is a thousand times better, many reasons, perfect even on 3g
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how do they compare on battery life?
Don't let Google Voice update on anyone's cell phone! The new update uses cell phone minutes instead of your data plan!
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Which version you have and do you have the apk file for the data version ??
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Don't let Google Voice update on anyone's cell phone! The new update uses cell phone minutes instead of your data plan!
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Unlimited plan, a million roll over minutes
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Which version you have and do you have the apk file for the data version ??
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v 0.4.2.72 is the older version and still should be using your Data Plan. For those of us on unlimited data... this is preferable. Yes, I have a backup copy.
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Oh haha, for real this update uses cell phone's minute instead of data plan?
I thought this update just Improved the reliability of SMS delivery??
Can any1 confirms this?
Too late for me, I already took the update, I did read where it says it now uses plan minutes, would love get a copy of the old apk though.
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Too late for me, I already took the update, I did read where it says it now uses plan minutes, would love get a copy of the old apk though.
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Oh haha, don't you have nanadroid backups?
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Don't let Google Voice update on anyone's cell phone! The new update uses cell phone minutes instead of your data plan!
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This is actually good for me. I am on a limited Data plan and never come close to using my voice minutes.
No, they apparently changed more than that too.. The app I've been collaborating with a Dev on, Messaging + Google Voice, is kinda jacked up now with the new update. They did something to block 3rd party notifications, as far as we can tell. It works fine on. 72 tho.
Here's. 4.2.72 if anyone wants it (original)
http://db.tt/SL0zGTQA
And my themed version if anyone wants that
http://db.tt/NqnsK5YC
(also in my sig)
It's ALWAYS used plan minutes. I don't understand what you guys are talking about. The only way you didn't is if you made calls over data/Wifi using GrooveIP or some VoIP app that used your Voice number.
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It's ALWAYS used plan minutes. I don't understand what you guys are talking about. The only way you didn't is if you made calls over data/Wifi using GrooveIP or some VoIP app that used your Voice number.
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The update said overseas calls always did. As of this update, US calls will join that. They have rewritten the update description since the forums started talking about it.
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Subscribed. There is a bit of contradictory info out there as to whether GV uses mins or Data on WiFI.
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Subscribed. There is a bit of contradictory info out there as to whether GV uses mins or Data on WiFI.
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It uses minutes. It always has. I'm telling you. It uses your carrier's minutes, not Google Voice minutes. The My T-Mobile app tells me how many minutes I've used and it always goes down when I make calls through my Voice number (which is my primary number). I have the Voice app set to "Make All Calls Through Voice."
It has ALWAYS used your plan minutes. You guys just don't understand how it works.
Your phone calls Google using your carrier-assigned number ----> Google picks up and connects your call to whoever you actually dialed ("John") ----> John gets the call and sees your Voice number
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It uses minutes. It always has. I'm telling you. It uses your carrier's minutes, not Google Voice minutes. The My T-Mobile app tells me how many minutes I've used and it always goes down when I make calls through my Voice number (which is my primary number). I have the Voice app set to "Make All Calls Through Voice."
It has ALWAYS used your plan minutes. You guys just don't understand how it works.
Your phone calls Google using your carrier-assigned number ----> Google picks up and connects your call to whoever you actually dialed ("John") ----> John gets the call and sees your Voice number
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I can confirm that Google Voice has always used minutes, unless setup through an application like GrooveIP. I'm not sure where you guys are getting that it didn't use minutes before...
I didn't say I believe GV doesn't or hasn't used carrier mins, just that I have come across pieces of info that say one thing, and others that say another.
I understand GV uses carrier mins.
However, I am not clear whether it uses carrier mins when connected to a WiFi LAN.
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I didn't say I believe GV doesn't or hasn't used carrier mins, just that I have come across pieces of info that say one thing, and others that say another.
I understand GV uses carrier mins.
However, I am not clear whether it uses carrier mins when connected to a WiFi LAN.
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Again, it always does. Calls go through GSM/CDMA. Unless you're using a VoIP app like GrooveIP to make calls via Voice, you're using minutes.
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Product F(RED) said:
Again, it always does. Calls go through GSM/CDMA. Unless you're using a VoIP app like GrooveIP to make calls via Voice, you're using minutes.
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I thought I was loosing my mind when I first found this thread.. Glad I wasn't..
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I thought I was loosing my mind when I first found this thread.. Glad I wasn't..
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Either the first thread got moved, or this is the second thread made by the same person. I'm not aiming to insult the OP, but please do some research beforehand. Because what Google did was clarify what was already there. You're just confusing people.
Only one making sense here. They are legally barred from doing that. One has to use grooveip to make voip calls.
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Ok, so some say that GV now uses plan minutes to route call to overseas numbers where as before it used data, am I right?
I call a Canadian cell number everyday and my 1500 Allotted anything minutes still shows 0 used, so what exactly is the dispute?
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