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HD2 and Google Voice

question though in regards to google voice (GV). Does this use my tmobile minutes or is this voip (use the internet for calls)? I assume internet calls right? but only for outgoing? what about incoming, does it just forward to my tmobile number?
any input would be nice, although i've been working with voip servers and all that, i've never used GV before so I'm not sure if it's voip or just forwarder service.

bangsters said:
question though in regards to google voice (GV). Does this use my tmobile minutes or is this voip (use the internet for calls)? I assume internet calls right? but only for outgoing? what about incoming, does it just forward to my tmobile number?
any input would be nice, although i've been working with voip servers and all that, i've never used GV before so I'm not sure if it's voip or just forwarder service.
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I believe it just forwards it , it will still used your t-mobile minutes.
For users under the old myFaves 5 plan (discontinue service) who grandfather the service they can actually setup their T-Mobile number as one of their favorite 5 number. Hence none of their minutes get used up since all the calls get forward back to your number which is in your favorite five that's what I used to do before I redid my contract and had to drop myFavorite plan

GV is not a VOIP service, Its just a forwarding or voicemail service. You cant get a GV number and use that to forward to all your phones at once or use it for voicemail or to make cheap worldwide calls by calling that number but it still all goes of your minutes, If calling overseas then you would call your local GV number so you wouldnt be charged those fees by tmob just GV but all voicemail and local calling is free to use cause its just a forwarding number basically...

thanks for the info.

So if I were to call my GV number, then call a T-mobile number, it would still be free since it's T-Mo to T-Mo right? Wouldn't there be a small charge calling the GV number?

i don't know why u guys r answering questions when you don't knowanything about to answer the question google voice is voip which means you can call or text anywhere in the us for free as long ad u have an internet conection that doesn't mean that it doesn't use forwarding it actually does forward to any number u set up i suggest you go to their website and watch the tutorial. i have been using GVfor almost 16 months and had no charges extra

coolmarkoo said:
i don't know why u guys r answering questions when you don't knowanything about to answer the question google voice is voip which means you can call or text anywhere in the us for free as long ad u have an internet conection that doesn't mean that it doesn't use forwarding it actually does forward to any number u set up i suggest you go to their website and watch the tutorial. i have been using GVfor almost 16 months and had no charges extra
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Well that's where you come in Sr. Knowns alot thanks for the info

coolmarkoo said:
i don't know why u guys r answering questions when you don't knowanything about to answer the question google voice is voip which means you can call or text anywhere in the us for free as long ad u have an internet conection that doesn't mean that it doesn't use forwarding it actually does forward to any number u set up i suggest you go to their website and watch the tutorial. i have been using GVfor almost 16 months and had no charges extra
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how exactly did you configure yours? do you have myfaves and your GV number is one of the faves? I checked my tmobile logs and it looks like tmobile is calling a google number, then from there the call gets routed.
I also tried turning off my data connection and GV still works. but when I switched to aurplane mode and had my wifi on, GV calls will not go out.
Thus I believe it's not VOIP but just a forwarding service. If i'm mistaken please provide your setup and details. I think your info is inaccurate and the other posts are correct. and no need to bash the others for trying to help when you yourself didn't provide any concrete details as to whether it's voip or not.
After further reading, the other posts are correct and it's not voip. some further reading:
http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-w...-isnt-voip-and-other-things-you-learn-readers
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/voice/thread?tid=034620ed4041bd75&hl=en
In short just because you have not incurred additional charges for the past 16 months doesn't mean it's VOIP.

google voice just routes calls that u dial from ur fone say you wana call your friend joe from gv so mines i have it set up to ask me every time i dial a number either to use google voice or not so after clicking joe i would click use gv then it will call a gv number to connect you with your friend joe and its complety free i have only had data service when i got my g1 and then deactivated it. and use my fone using wifi for free texting and i have never payed for texting since i have it blocked. check this website out and youtube for tutorial that explain how gv works. www.google.com/voice

coolmarkoo said:
google voice just routes calls that u dial from ur fone say you wana call your friend joe from gv so mines i have it set up to ask me every time i dial a number either to use google voice or not so after clicking joe i would click use gv then it will call a gv number to connect you with your friend joe and its complety free i have only had data service when i got my g1 and then deactivated it. and use my fone using wifi for free texting and i have never payed for texting since i have it blocked. check this website out and youtube for tutorial that explain how gv works. www.google.com/voice
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yup it routes it but not through data. i tried turning off my internet and gv still works. try it o yours and let me know if you can still use gv even without 3g or wifi. and please check your phone bill if you the call gets deducted from your minutes. from what i saw with with my tmobile usage, the gv calls show up.
thanks
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I think i get what you mean by free... google voice in itself is free. but then it uses your phone's minutes. texting goes through your data plan (if you have unlimited data then it's free, if not it goes against your bandwidth usage). thanks again

bangsters said:
yup it routes it but not through data. i tried turning off my internet and gv still works. try it o yours and let me know if you can still use gv even without 3g or wifi. and please check your phone bill if you the call gets deducted from your minutes. from what i saw with with my tmobile usage, the gv calls show up.
thanks
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I think i get what you mean by free... google voice in itself is free. but then it uses your phone's minutes. texting goes through your data plan (if you have unlimited data then it's free, if not it goes against your bandwidth usage). thanks again
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i dont have data plan all i have is wifi and i dont have any texting from tmobile either and my minutes is not effected by gv i basically use gv to call my friends that have at&t and thats only if i am conected to wifi other wise i have to use my tmobile minutes. when i try to make calls without wifi it tells me unable to connect. hope i helped

coolmarkoo said:
i dont have data plan all i have is wifi and i dont have any texting from tmobile either and my minutes is not effected by gv i basically use gv to call my friends that have at&t and thats only if i am conected to wifi other wise i have to use my tmobile minutes. when i try to make calls without wifi it tells me unable to connect. hope i helped
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hmmmm...... are you using the gv app in your hd2, from market? that's what i'm using.

bangsters said:
hmmmm...... are you using the gv app in your hd2, from market? that's what i'm using.
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my first Android fone was the g1 thats when i discovered it and now since iandroid got ported to the hd2 i can use it agjain so yea i am using GV app made by google

UMA calling coming to android?

http://www.tmonews.com/2010/08/motorola-charm-to-include-uma/
This story is of particular interest to me as I think UMA is a kickass feature. Does anybody know anything about how this is going to work on the charm? Does anyone have a system dump of the charm rom yet? I'd love to poke around and see what's in there.
If I could get UMA working on my nexus I'd never need another phone. I can't even count how many times my wife has been able to use her blackberry via wifi to make calls and then makes fun of my 'superphone'. ...sigh...

It's called Google Voice.

GldRush98 said:
It's called Google Voice.
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Not really; it's not a replacement for UMA. You can't be in a dead zone and be making/receiving calls and texts over WiFi only.

pakraider said:
Not really; it's not a replacement for UMA. You can't be in a dead zone and be making/receiving calls and texts over WiFi only.
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I do that with Google Voice and Sipdroid currently

ram130 said:
I do that with Google Voice and Sipdroid currently
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I guess you can hack a solution if you give everyone your Google Voice number (or forward all calls to it), and have it forwarded to a DID or other number, having that number expose SIP credentials (or use in conjunction with Gizmo/PBXes/Sip Sorcery), and finally use Sipdroid to register and receive calls and dial out. Whew.
Not that I haven't done it before , but that is hardly what UMA can do for you; a seamless connection to the provider without the need of any of that mumbo jumbo (not to mention reliance on everything in your VoIP chain working smoothly all the time)
just out of curiosity though; do you have your setup such that all of your calls/texts are sent/received through the same number so that it's all transparent to everyone else?

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I guess you can hack a solution if you give everyone your Google Voice number (or forward all calls to it), and have it forwarded to a DID or other number, having that number expose SIP credentials (or use in conjunction with Gizmo/PBXes/Sip Sorcery), and finally use Sipdroid to register and receive calls and dial out. Whew.
Not that I haven't done it before , but that is hardly what UMA can do for you; a seamless connection to the provider without the need of any of that mumbo jumbo (not to mention reliance on everything in your VoIP chain working smoothly all the time)
just out of curiosity though; do you have your setup such that all of your calls/texts are sent/received through the same number so that it's all transparent to everyone else?
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I would have to admit, it was a bit of pain(time) to setup. It does fine as an UMA replacement until T-Mobile decide that their coverage is not perfect enough yet and work with google to implement.
As for my setup. Well once I go underground, anyone with my regular mobile number can call and reach me as if I was on T-Mobile same way. As for texts, nope, not yet at least, they would have to text my google number. The only bad side about this setup is that sipdroid does not keep the call going over wifi with the screen off. So your phone gets rather hot after 30mins. Go figure.
Also thanks to this setup, I also take calls on my laptop with both linux and Windows..
One last thing to note since the Charm has UMALite. A user commented on that TmoNews link and said this:
Only calls can be made via UMA. Text/VM notification/MMS will not go work. So like on a TMO Blackberry, UMA gives you full functionality via UMA. UMALite does not. Oh and one more thing,if you originate a call via UMALite, it will not hand it over to gsm or vice versa.
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+ 1 on this.i have heard the vibrant has this feature but i cannot verify.i have sent the developer of the vibrant for cm several messages regarding this issue and cannot get a response.ive even offered a reward to someone that can successfully port it to my nexus.i had a bberry with this feature and its awesome when you are in a building most of the day and have no signal.all of these other features mentioned in this thread,while excellent in their own way,are no comparison to UMA.
InGeNeTiCs said:
http://www.tmonews.com/2010/08/motorola-charm-to-include-uma/
This story is of particular interest to me as I think UMA is a kickass feature. Does anybody know anything about how this is going to work on the charm? Does anyone have a system dump of the charm rom yet? I'd love to poke around and see what's in there.
If I could get UMA working on my nexus I'd never need another phone. I can't even count how many times my wife has been able to use her blackberry via wifi to make calls and then makes fun of my 'superphone'. ...sigh...
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Verizon Galaxy Tab as a Phone (partial) Workaround.

Hi Folks,
So I am not a programmer but an avid user of technology. On my tab I can:
Send and receive SMS to my permanent number, and when someone calls me, the call is forwarded to my work cell. Out bound calls go from my work phone (with or without Google Voice). Or I can use the Google Voice web interface to dial and then Google calls my work phone and the other phone.
The Tab # call forwarding is as far as I can tell not an official feature offered by VZW. In fact most of the folks I spoke to, at VZW, swore up and down that it wouldn't work.
Here is what I did:
Activated call forwarding from the regular cell on my permanent line.
Got a Tab, with its own #. Then swapped the two numbers and the call forwarding stuck.
I think there are about 4 people out there that this will be useful for but none the less all 5 of us will revel in our geekyness. (Insert mad scientist laughter here)
The advantage of all this is that I can finally get my SMS messages without carrying 2 "phones" (yes now I carry a tab and a work phone, that is bulkier package, yes, stop pointing out the obvious. This is only for a total of me and the 4 others remember? haha)
PS. Any programmers reading this, a clean Dialer app for the Tab that interfaces with the Google web dial feature would be awesome.

Hey I'm one of those four that appreciates the suggestion and idea! Ended up borrowing a friends old turd phone to port my ATT number to Verizon on. After it was activated and working I setup call forwarding to forward to my Skype number then immediately had them transfer that number to my new unactivated Galaxy Tab.
Works great have my same old cell phone number that I can text and pictures message and at the same time get calls automatically sent to my Skype so it's transparent to everyone calling me. Went ahead and set up Caller ID on Skype to appear as that same old cell phone number.
Thanks works great here as well hopefully they don't disable that down the line .

i just dont get why people would buy sprint or verizon tab? you can't do much with them, to me the GSM versions are the best.

Verizon has much better 3G coverage then both ATT and T-Mobile combined. Add to that Skype calling is $2.99 a month unlimited and works pretty great. Consider those using Skype need some strong and consistant 3G traveling.

Does this work with a Bluetooth ?

Morkai Almandragon said:
Does this work with a Bluetooth ?
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Current modded Skype app (allows 3G calling) supports media profile only meaning only sound no mic support from the bluetooth headset. It's not that bad in my opinion you just need the tab in your immediate space.
Apparently it's partially a limitation with the Skype app, there is a much newer version out that might have added full bluetooth support but I haven't seen anyone mod it for 3G calling yet (keeping eyes peeled).

Maybe not everyone wants to make carrier based calls on their Tab? I know I have no desire to do that. I have a Sprint Tab and can do exactly what I want with it. I don't need a 7" phone. I bought my EVO for that =)
Carrier based calls on my cell and voip calls on my Tab for when I am going to have long work related calls (once they fix the BT profile that is)

I'm not sure if I'm overlooking this or not, honestly surprised it hasn't been mentioned.... I'm using Sipdroid (which now supports google voice) to make and receive free calls on the tab. Incoming calls are forwarded to the tab and outgoing calls work fine. I've used it with a wired headset, haven't tried it bluetooth yet. Call quality is very clear.

WarlockLord said:
I'm not sure if I'm overlooking this or not, honestly surprised it hasn't been mentioned.... I'm using Sipdroid (which now supports google voice) to make and receive free calls on the tab. Incoming calls are forwarded to the tab and outgoing calls work fine. I've used it with a wired headset, haven't tried it bluetooth yet. Call quality is very clear.
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I'm still new to android. Do you mind explaining how you set up superior with google voice. Don't know how to use superior.

WarlockLord said:
I'm not sure if I'm overlooking this or not, honestly surprised it hasn't been mentioned.... I'm using Sipdroid (which now supports google voice) to make and receive free calls on the tab. Incoming calls are forwarded to the tab and outgoing calls work fine. I've used it with a wired headset, haven't tried it bluetooth yet. Call quality is very clear.
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I'm also using sipdroid to make free calls thru google voice but how do you configure sipdroid to receive calls thru your google voice number? Bluetooth works for me though
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I am now using the free CSipSimple app with a trial of Sipgate SIP service and Google Voice service.
I am giving out the GV# to my contacts so that I can change SIP or VOIP carriers without affecting the way I am contacted ever again. To do this I am forwarding calls that are made to the GV# to my Sipgate number, and in the future, any SIP or VOIP number I may end up with.
Sipgate seems pretty reasonable beyond the trial in that it costs 1.9 cents per miniute and you just load your account with credit when you need it. I am using the "Voice" GV app on my tab to handle text messaging to the same GV#, so that GV# is used for both text and voice.
Now to find a reasonable unlimited data plan.

Honestly for what Skype cost a month for unlimited calling in the US and Canada ($2.99 a month) it's a hard to beat option. I simply forward my cellphone/tab number and GV# to Skype and I have Skype caller ID setup to display my GV# when I make calls out.
Add in the latest release 1.0.0.614 (1.0.1) fixes every single shortfall with the Skype app including more notifications for chat and everything else, no more signing out / time outs (8 hours strong without touching the tab still signed in and running), contact integration, etc. I'm using a modded apk for 614 that allows incoming and outgoing calls on 3G and it works without issue.
I may look into Sipdroid and Sipgate as alternatives but for the price Skype works great and has a great backbone as well (considering it's size and use).

Can you post the link for .614? ....
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Well I hit the dreaded bug we've been experiencing on 614 since adding the 3G hack "Already 2 ongoing calls, you must end one call before you can start another one". So it worked great and then now road block , reboot and flush and still the same thing it's like it magically can't call out from 3G (strange).
I'll report as I figure it out.

beestee said:
I am now using the free CSipSimple app with a trial of Sipgate SIP service and Google Voice service.
I am giving out the GV# to my contacts so that I can change SIP or VOIP carriers without affecting the way I am contacted ever again. To do this I am forwarding calls that are made to the GV# to my Sipgate number, and in the future, any SIP or VOIP number I may end up with.
Sipgate seems pretty reasonable beyond the trial in that it costs 1.9 cents per miniute and you just load your account with credit when you need it. I am using the "Voice" GV app on my tab to handle text messaging to the same GV#, so that GV# is used for both text and voice.
Now to find a reasonable unlimited data plan.
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Does anyone have this working over bluetooth on a Verizon SGT?

jtwebfusion said:
Does anyone have this working over bluetooth on a Verizon SGT?
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Do you mean working over a bluetooth headset?

i have tmobile, i can forward calls to my tmobile number to google voice and have it work over 3g or wifi?
i get a very bad signal only at home and cant make calls sometimes, so when someone calls my number itll just send to GV instead?
*i have unlimited data and a voice plan with tmobile*

Coolsaber57 said:
Do you mean working over a bluetooth headset?
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Sorry. Yes, over a bluetooth headset.

magnum_touchpro said:
i have tmobile, i can forward calls to my tmobile number to google voice and have it work over 3g or wifi?
i get a very bad signal only at home and cant make calls sometimes, so when someone calls my number itll just send to GV instead?
*i have unlimited data and a voice plan with tmobile*
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With Google Voice you can forward calls to multiple devices, including your cell phone, or your land line if signal strength is poor at home. Alternatively, Skype over WiFi can be very cool and very cheap - I use Skype on my tab for all outgoing calls from home as I have a poor cell signal.
GV is more than just Visual VM for Android - it is opening the door to a new generation of voice communications that will leave telephone numbers as obsolete as the old Compuserve numbers...
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With Google Voice you can forward calls to multiple devices, including your cell phone, or your land line if signal strength is poor at home. Alternatively, Skype over WiFi can be very cool and very cheap - I use Skype on my tab for all outgoing calls from home as I have a poor cell signal.
GV is more than just Visual VM for Android - it is opening the door to a new generation of voice communications that will leave telephone numbers as obsolete as the old Compuserve numbers...
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thanks i have it set up and will test it out when i switch over to 3g, my plan was to switch over to 3g and disable the phone but if someone calls my tmobile # it can forward to google voice and ring me while on 3g.. hopefully this works lol

Sip Internet Calling on Gingerbread 2.3

Don't know if this was mentioned but the integrated internet calling+Gizmo5+GVoice Callback app works great! will test some more but looks like sipdroid is now obsolete. Hopefully Google will integrate callback into the google voice app to make it more seamless.

sipdroid and other similar apps were bound to become obsolete as Google moves forward implementing their desktop internet calling features.
Honestly, IMO, they are lagging behind. I still don't understand why Google hasn't fully integrated gmail calling into Android as it has all the means to do so.
Let's hope we don't have to wait till 3.0 for that feature....I have horrible reception at my work (old NYC concrete building that nothing seems to be able to penetrate...even Verizon's CDMA) I would love o be able to default to wifi calling when at work.

Excellent news. Sipdroid worked, but it was hardly elegant and often drained the battery like made.
Looking forward to the sip features of 2.3

ExtraDas said:
sipdroid and other similar apps were bound to become obsolete as Google moves forward implementing their desktop internet calling features.
Honestly, IMO, they are lagging behind. I still don't understand why Google hasn't fully integrated gmail calling into Android as it has all the means to do so.
Let's hope we don't have to wait till 3.0 for that feature....I have horrible reception at my work (old NYC concrete building that nothing seems to be able to penetrate...even Verizon's CDMA) I would love o be able to default to wifi calling when at work.
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Most likely? They're afraid of pissing off the carriers. Same reason why SIP is only usable in WiFi in 2.3 (Though you can bet dollars to beans that it'll be usable in 3G once someone pokes the code in custom ROMs)

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Most likely? They're afraid of pissing off the carriers. Same reason why SIP is only usable in WiFi in 2.3 (Though you can bet dollars to beans that it'll be usable in 3G once someone pokes the code in custom ROMs)
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+1
If the SIP stack is open-source, I doubt it'll take more than a tweak or two to enable 3G calling.

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Excellent news. Sipdroid worked, but it was hardly elegant and often drained the battery like made
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CSipSimple does not normally contribute more than 2% of my battery usage -- and that's normal usage, not just idling. As long as Android's built-in SIP calling is WIFI only I think I'd keep it around.

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CSipSimple does not normally contribute more than 2% of my battery usage -- and that's normal usage, not just idling. As long as Android's built-in SIP calling is WIFI only I think I'd keep it around.
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I got a load of problems with csipsimple
it would even crash the phone application from time to time when receiving incoming calls via gsm

CSIPSimple caused many problems on my end as well, but Sipdroid has been working fine for quite a while in my case.
Hopefully CyanogenMod will include 3G (and 2G...) calling right from the beginning, seems like a no-brainer.

Probably a dumb question, but how should I set my gizmo5 account in order to be able to place calls?

ah bummer. I'm getting a "Called out of Network" error when placing SIP calls to landline . Receiving calls just fine.

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ah bummer. I'm getting a "Called out of Network" error when placing SIP calls to landline . Receiving calls just fine.
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Using what SIP provider?

Really does sound like the provider is to blame.
Has anyone gotten 3G working?

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Probably a dumb question, but how should I set my gizmo5 account in order to be able to place calls?
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Ebay is where I picked up 3 Gizmo5 accounts for around $9.00 each.
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Wondering the same thing. With all the AOSP roms around I would have thought this would have been one of the first things added.

Sipdroid will stay with me for now.
When I setup my GB 2.3 internet wifi with Gizmo and Google call back (as I don’t have free out going minutes), I had to wait for the call back (to ring back) to connect my call.
With sipdroid , the call will go thru as normal without delay.

i wish there was an option to ignore cell calls when a SIP incoming call is coming in at the same time.
The reason I want this is becasue when someone calls my Google Voice number it rings my cell number and my SIP number, I then get 2 calls on my phone and its annoying and sometimes messes up the call

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i wish there was an option to ignore cell calls when a SIP incoming call is coming in at the same time.
The reason I want this is becasue when someone calls my Google Voice number it rings my cell number and my SIP number, I then get 2 calls on my phone and its annoying and sometimes messes up the call
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You can use the Google Voice Settings Locale plugin (I can't remember the exact name, sorry) with either Locale or Tasker to automatically toggle which number GVoice will ring based on your wifi connection state.

can anybody confirm call waiting is working on native sip client?

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You can use the Google Voice Settings Locale plugin (I can't remember the exact name, sorry) with either Locale or Tasker to automatically toggle which number GVoice will ring based on your wifi connection state.
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Awesome, ill give that a try. thanks!
Still would like to have a built in option but this will have to do!

http://android.modaco.com/content/g...ingerbread-internet-calling-sip-without-wifi/

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http://android.modaco.com/content/g...ingerbread-internet-calling-sip-without-wifi/
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thanks a lot.

Can I use my WIFI at work to get better reception?

Is there any way to do this? I get no service at work, but do have access to wifi. Can I somehow connect to wifi and be able to receive/make calls using that signal? Thanks

Yes there is. Its called GrooveIP and its currently 50% off ($1.99) on Amazon. It works well I have used it on my Captivate several times with NO SIM CARD! You need to have Google Voice set up and have a Google Voice #, but both GV and a GV# are worth having w/o GrooveIP.
Recently there was a bug where the Atrix would only do calls in speakerphone, but I just checked and that issue is now resolved! I had spoke to the dev about it and he informed me that their team does have an Atrix. He informed me that they would be working to resolve the issue and apparently it has been.

Thanks for the info...is there any way to do this while keeping your phone number? I don't care about outgoing calls...its the incoming calls that are important for me.
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the simple answer, no. T-Mobile is the only US carrier to implement UMA. UMA will allow you to make calls over a wifi network.

Singhman said:
Thanks for the info...is there any way to do this while keeping your phone number? I don't care about outgoing calls...its the incoming calls that are important for me.
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Well yes, but it is a bit of a pain. You can port your current # to GV, this may mean paying your ETF. Of course if you can get customer service or a store manager to understand you dont want to cancel your contact but only change your #, you may not have a problem. But good luck, I have not attempted yet.
Or you could do what I do.. Set your GV# to forward to your current mobile # (and your house #, work #, etc). Give your GV# to your friends. With this set up I can always be reached via one # regardless of if I am on the Atrix or the Cap w/no sim, and regardless of if its voip over wifi or through Atts ****ty coverage.
Then again, when the Atrix gets Gingerbread there is a native Android internet calling feature built in that requires some knowledge of SIP. So I guess thats an option too.
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the simple answer, no. T-Mobile is the only US carrier to implement UMA. UMA will allow you to make calls over a wifi network.
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Your short answer is not helpful uninformed. of course we know Att does not provide a voip solution, that does not mean they do not exist on the Atrix.

Couldn't you set your call forwarding to your GV # on your phone when unreachable?

if your in good with the IT folks...might consider a 3g microcell. We just put one here for that purpose....granted it doesn't work with our firewall though.

Or, you could go to the extreme, sort of, make your coworkers happy, too, and buy a GSM repeater. Should cost around 100$

Use groove ip and forward numbers to it from google voice when at work.
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