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Make calls with Sprint Galaxy Tab

The dialer is missing on the sprint version but I managed to get to it..kinda. I installed LauncherPro and HomeSmack. The dialer shows up but when I tap it, it opens Network Manager and gives the error "cannot make calls with the galaxy tab". Hopefully this is a clue that someone more experienced can use. Also there are some fishy apk's I found. If anyone wants a list, or actual apk files please message me.
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How are you going to make calls (if at all you somehow get that working) when you don't have a voice calling plan attached to it? The ESN is in the database as a data only device, so i see no point. This is a CDMA Tab.
It's not like the GSM models where you swap the SIM with one from a phone that has a voice/data plan attached to it.

It's assigned a phone number, so it is voice capable. This IS possible to do... but I don't want to try anything crazy until we get Sprint's stock firmware .tar in case I need to wipe completely from a screw-up.
Does anyone know when this will be released? I need it bad!

even to get it to work via Google voice would be nice.

I have hopes that there is a way to make it work. It seems the phone stuff is there, just disabled.
Looks like a Odin package is being made for the Sprint Tab
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9752852&postcount=16

Additionally, you CAN make emergency calls from the Sprint tab. I've done it
So the capability is there.

I'm also dying to make calls on the sprint tab...really hope someone can help us out.......
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infamousjax said:
It's assigned a phone number, so it is voice capable. This IS possible to do... but I don't want to try anything crazy until we get Sprint's stock firmware .tar in case I need to wipe completely from a screw-up.
Does anyone know when this will be released? I need it bad!
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The point is not whether it is assigned a phone number (it's a CDMA device so it IS assigned an MDN on the network) or not but whether the account (in this case the Tab) can make and receive phone calls like under a normal plan.

Bump for the cause. I activated my Sprint Galaxy Tab in my country without problem but I still see the roaming icon and the legend "International". Is there a piece of sotware that informs the tablet that Im not using it in a Sprint network or inside EU?
Sorry but my knowledge of cellular networks is null.

i receive calls on spring galaxy tab
i got incoming calls on my sprint galaxy tab but i i dial a call the message comes up i did alot of changes to it trying to get it all working but i didnt realize that the incoming was working since i was only trying to make calls on it and last night someone called me and i was able to talk on it.
only incoming though

so now we know its for sure
with this its obvious that its possible to get outgoing since everything is all there i have my line on cricket and web works for a bit but it reverts back
i was messing with files of a galaxy s but they wont work anyone know how to
be able to install them on the tab i just copied them to my filesystem and they wont install

have you tried groove ip?
it has been working well for me

Hi, guys, what's groove ip?
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ManaKill said:
The dialer is missing on the sprint version but I managed to get to it..kinda. I installed LauncherPro and HomeSmack. The dialer shows up but when I tap it, it opens Network Manager and gives the error "cannot make calls with the galaxy tab". Hopefully this is a clue that someone more experienced can use. Also there are some fishy apk's I found. If anyone wants a list, or actual apk files please message me.
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Hello, would you share your dialer soft and phone apk, base on which modem file?

rsansores said:
Bump for the cause. I activated my Sprint Galaxy Tab in my country without problem but I still see the roaming icon and the legend "International". Is there a piece of sotware that informs the tablet that Im not using it in a Sprint network or inside EU?
Sorry but my knowledge of cellular networks is null.
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How to enable the phone function?

Im making calls off of mine and it works like a charm.just go to the market and buy groove ip or googlr it and get for free.it works with your google voice account.pair it up with your desires blutooth and your good to go.enjoy.
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I love grooveip. I don't understand why anybody looks for phone functionality at this point. Just use grooveip.

But I yours Tab is WiFi only, how can you make calls????

Check out groove ip and all your questions will answered.its really an awesome app
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infamousjax said:
Additionally, you CAN make emergency calls from the Sprint tab. I've done it
So the capability is there.
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How do you indicate your desire to place an emergency call? There's no dialer to even punch "911" into...
My clueless-noob side is surely showing, but this is something I'm very interested in, please forgive what's probably a silly question.

Sprint Galaxy Tab and GrooVe IP
I installed grooVe IP last night on my 7" Sprint Galaxy Tab. It was a little bit of a hassle because first you have to set up Google Voice. Then you need to download the Google Voice app and go through the setup. I rebooted my phone and was then able to get more setting adjustments on Google voice website on my desktop to set up my tablet. It seems that I can now make calls from my Tablet. I tried a few different numbers. 2 things I can't get to work is the bluetooth functionality (always comes out through tablet speakers even though "Bluetooth" is the only option selected) and being able to receive calls. I was reading on Google that they are currently working with Sprint to roll out selective call forwarding but that my number is not allowed at this time. Strange that it will let me make a call but not receive one. Anyone have a work around for this. I tried to set up my voicemail but I could never dial into my tablet to enter the activation code provided by Google. If I could get it to receive calls I would be ecstatic. I love being able to do a search on google for a business and when it shows the phone number, be able to call that person by touching the number and not having to do it from my regular phone. Especially when driving.

[howto] VOIP calling on the Tab with a US number

OK so I searched first sorry If I'm duplicating as I found nothing and got the answer on my own!
Ok so i saw many forums on how to get GSM variants of the Tab but nothing for us CDMA (Sprint, Verizon users.)
Subnote: the posting of me are of my own and the views expressed are mine and are not necessarily endorsed or even approved of by my employer.
Step 1: Buy a Tab
Step 2: http://www.sipgate.com sign up for the sipone free program. You will need to know the phone number of your TAB (I know that sprint and probably Verizon too assign Phone numbers to the devices and I know that Sprint has texting including on at least the employee versions of the plan) if you do not have texting you will need your regular mobile device to get a text with a verification code to.
Step 3: get SipDroid from Market
Step 4:Get your username and password for Sipgate servers from http://www.sipgate.com/faq password too by selecting IPhone (i know silly but needed) scroll to the bottom and your info will be in the graphics
Step 5: Enter said info into Username and Password fields. Server =- sipgate.com
I left everything else the same. At this point you should get a green light in the status bar at the top of the screen indicting your good to go.
I have not used a PBXes box as this was and is working for me.
Next go back to the main part of the app. Place the number you want to call in the number field, enter any email and your good to go!
I added my Sipgate number to my Google voice dialing pattern and now someone calls my google voice and I get a ring on my Tab! Works well on wifi have not tried on 3g yet as I just got started

Get sipdroid from its site which enables 3g calling. You should also set up gv callback so that your outgoing is being handled by gv via callback.
I still haven't figured out use for pxbes but everything seems working fine with me for a week now.
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I think if you don't use pbx , when you use your tab to call, it would deduct the mins from sipgate which is only 60 free mins for the free account.....at least that's what happened in my case.
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Thanks. I am currently getting around that by using gv callback, I will take a look into it since I alreadu have pbxes.org account. Thanks.
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I followed your set up and it won't log in.
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Wow - GTab Has a Phone Number!

Got a Galaxy Tab from Verizon (via Costco @ $399 - month-to-month plan @ $20/gByte). Unknown to me (and I have seen info to the contrary on this forum) there IS a phone number associated with the Verizon Tab - I was able to send and receive SMS texts without any additional software, etc. Of course, Big Red charges $0.20/text but I'm going to get a messaging plan pronto.
As a somewhat noobish person, is the above generally known?

Get google voice and sipdroid. Configure sipdroid and gvoice to use your tab's phone number, text and call for free. No SMS package from VZW needed.

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Get google voice and sipdroid. Configure sipdroid and gvoice to use your tab's phone number, text and call for free. No SMS package from VZW needed.
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Thanks very much - I already have GV so I jst need sipdroid (from the market I assume)?

Are you talking about a REAL (dial-able) phone number or a 000-000-#### number?
Go to Settings / About Device / Status
Does it show a real # there?
I'm curious because I have one of the 00-000-#### numbers on my Vzw Tab.
I would so love to be able to make calls with my Tab (via GV or otherwise)

I also have a vzw galaxy tab and mine does indeed show a real phone number and I have confirmed this by haivng someone text me on it

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I also have a vzw galaxy tab and mine does indeed show a real phone number and I have confirmed this by haivng someone text me on it
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Oh...hrrmm...and have you managed to get sipdroid and gvoice to make/receive calls on that #?

Ahhk said:
Oh...hrrmm...and have you managed to get sipdroid and gvoice to make/receive calls on that #?
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I've been trying to get these two to work with no success? Any help would be very apreciated!!!

Like boushh said setup gv. Get a number from google. Setup sipdroid atthe bottom it has a button to setup new pbx linked to gv number. Ive been using it this way for a while. You have the option to onlyhave it work over wifi, or cell. Keep in mind over 3g it is delayed.
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matthewflinchbaugh said:
Like boushh said setup gv. Get a number from google. Setup sipdroid atthe bottom it has a button to setup new pbx linked to gv number. Ive been using it this way for a while. You have the option to onlyhave it work over wifi, or cell. Keep in mind over 3g it is delayed.
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Thanks for the response. Two more questions though (if you dont mind)
Does sipdroid act as the PBX or does this require something else? (sorry, Im a SIP newb). And how does sipdroid compare to CSIPsimple?
Also, (ok, Im not very good at math) when you say delayed, do you mean conversation lag? If so, about how much? When I call my wife's cell from mine (normal call) while we're in the same room, theres almost a 2 second lag as it is.
Thanks!!

And the crowd goes silent........

[Tutorial] Phone Calls on Verizon Tab (both incoming + outgoing)

*this is for intellectual purposes only. i'm not responsible if you break your TOS with Verizon, and so on and so forth.*
(this is based on google voice, which is US and (maybe canada?) only. i think the same process would work with another VOIP type account, so like if you pay for vonage, or something, you can create an extension on the pbxes.org site, and then follow the same steps, but putting in the VOIP info instead of the google voice info, for those of you who are rocking the big VZW internationally.
to make calls: (outbound)
1. if you don't already have a google voice account, get one.
2. download dialer one.
3.download sipdroid.
4. download the google voice apk (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22394327/gv4232.apk)
5. go to google voice on the computer, and add your tab's 'phone number' (found under the about device->status->device number. it'll act like it needs to verify some stuff to work, but it doesn't, really.
6. go through the set up on your device. (keep repeating the set up, and eventually, it'll tell you that it can't configure voicemail.)
7. open sipdroid. at the bottom of the screen, there'll be a button that says 'link pbx to existing gv account'. hit that, and enter your password.
8. go to pbxes.org (on your computer) and log in with the username and password you just created.
9. click 'extensions'. choose the sip 200 link
10. change anything you need to change, like outbound caller ID or whatever.
11. open the settings in the sipdroid app
12. put the password in first, even though it's second on the list.
13. put in your username with a -200. so if your username is flamingo, you'd put in flamingo-200.
14. set it to use wlan only, or wlan and 3g, if you've got a decent dataplan.
15. exit out of settings
16. put in a phone number and hit enter.
17. enjoy having outgoing phone-call abilities on your Verizon Tab.
(as far as I know, you don't need root for any of this. I'm running a rooted, Better Than Life RC1 tab, so YMMV.)
ETA: inbound calling: (again, i think this is US and Canada only)
okay. now I have incoming calls on the google voice number. here's what i did.
1. go to https://secure.tpad.com/signup/ and sign up for a SIP number. it's free, near as i can tell. i didn't put in any billing information anywhere.
2. after you have your tpad SIP number, go to http://phone.ipkall.com/ and port your SIP number there, to get a free, us based phone number.
3. add that phone number to google voice.
4. open sipdroid on the phone, and select your second account option under settings.
5. put your tpad SIP number into the auth username part. put your password into the password part, and put sip.tpad.com as the server or proxy. leave everything else the same.
6. go back into google voice on the computer, and click verify.
7. answer your tab, and enter the verification code.
8. your SIP number now forwards to your ipkall number, which forwards to your google voice number, allowing you to get free incoming calls on your tab.
9. use your other device to call yourself, and feel clever. enjoy!

Interesting. I can make outbound calls..still trying to figure out the echo issue on the receiving side.
As far as inbound..I feel I have this partially working. My IPKall does forward to my google voice...but what number do people dial to reach me at my tab? the Tpad number is not a 10 digit number and if you try to call my google voice it goes to the tablet but does not appear to connect after I accept the call.

People call the google voice number. Make sure you don't have it set to go straight to voicemail or anything, in the google voice settings.
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Cool. I will have to double check my settings and test again. Great post!

boodafli said:
People call the google voice number. Make sure you don't have it set to go straight to voicemail or anything, in the google voice settings.
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I forgot to ask. Do you know a solution for the echo on the receiving end of the call. For example, I do not hear an echo but the receiver hears themselves echoing. I even tried adjusting the audio settings in SipDroid to all LOW. Just wondering if you found a workaround for this.

hmmm. i didn't have an echo. but i used a wired mic/headset thingy. maybe bluetooth would work too?

i have GSM tab , but i hitted the thanks button , just because you'll help alot cheers
nice guide\job again

I do not see the button at the bottom of sipdroid..

It should be there if you installed the google voice apk.
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boodafli said:
It should be there if you installed the google voice apk.
Swyped from my better than life galaxy tab
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stop thank me back

Very nice! Def going to have to try this out once my tab is running again.
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lol. i play fast and easy with the thanks button. i use it like the like button on fb.

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lol. i play fast and easy with the thanks button. i use it like the like button on fb.
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Damit lol , then play with it as you like , lol
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Tried it on my GTab today and got it working! Well outbound calls anyways, I haven't started on inbound yet awesome job on the write up!

yay! i'm glad it's working for you.

It does work indeed. The only issue i have found is that most of the time mz voice is super choppy to others but i can hear them.fine. I have sipdroid set to high qaulity...
Any other ideas?
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jphilpot said:
It does work indeed. The only issue i have found is that most of the time mz voice is super choppy to others but i can hear them.fine. I have sipdroid set to high qaulity...
Any other ideas?
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if you're using the mic on the tab, quality is going to be fairly ****e. i don't think it's a high quality mic at all, just the bare bones for voice search/accessibility features, you know? i plugged in my OLD SCHOOL wired blackberry earphone/mic set, and that seemed to improve things.

So what does this get charged as for the airtime usage?
Date or Minutes?
I currently only pay $20/mo for 1GB...

Data.. And i think it is around 64kb
I would say about the same usage as streaming low qaulity music.
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Ill try that.
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What's the best way get Google Voice to work on an unactivated phone?

I have an HTC EVO (with a bad esn) that I'm using just on wifi - I'm using Google Voice and GrooveIP to make calls but without service I can't finish the Google voice setup - It needs an active # so that it can send a text.
My question is - Is there an easy way to get around this? I've looked around for answers and I've learned a little about SIP but it seems like there's got to be an easier way. The other thing I was thinking was to just flash it to cricket, activate service for an hour, activate GV and then cancel.
Anyone been through this already and have advice?

SIPAndroid might be useful. Back when I set it up it did not ask me for a confirmation SMS. I used the default provider that comes with the application.

The reason I am trying to finish activating GV on the phone is so I can text from the same GV # that I call from. Wouldn't going through a SIP service force me to use a different #?

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The reason I am trying to finish activating GV on the phone is so I can text from the same GV # that I call from. Wouldn't going through a SIP service force me to use a different #?
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No since you already have a phone # (your GV #), the SIP is just the connection between the phone line and the internet.

I take it your setting up through your computer? Stop what your doing. Its a pain in the butt. (I know from experience)
Just download the Google voice app and sign in using the email account used to set up your Google voice account. Takes like 2 min and no calling necessary
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PhxkinMassacre said:
I take it your setting up through your computer? Stop what your doing. Its a pain in the butt. (I know from experience)
Just download the Google voice app and sign in using the email account used to set up your Google voice account. Takes like 2 min and no calling necessary
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I think this way it still tries to call using the regular radio and not WiFi

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I think this way it still tries to call using the regular radio and not WiFi
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Worth a try.. and i dont think it would.. GV and others like it that have calling, like skype, generally KNOW your trying to not use talk time so they know to do it via internet/3g/4g/wifi

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Worth a try.. and i dont think it would.. GV and others like it that have calling, like skype, generally KNOW your trying to not use talk time so they know to do it via internet/3g/4g/wifi
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I just confirmed it on my phone. If you shutdown the radio but leave wifi on, GV will complain about being unable to place the call because of airplane mode. I'm using the network app to disable only the CDMA radio, all others (BT, WiMAX and Wifi) are enabled.
So yes, you MUST use a SIP to be able to use GV without the CDMA radio attempting to make a regular call.
I just remembered the name of the SIP app: SIPdroid

Thanks to fenixjn and the others in this thread. I got it going on my EVO 4g.

If u haven't figured out a way to set it up. use the internet. When it ask for a phone number use a landline number. After that u can use the google voice app like u wanted to. Hope that helps. After the activation call just unforward to that number and forward calls to gtalk or g chat. I forget exactly what the option is. I use groove IP to make and receive calls. I had sip Droid set up but it stopped working for me a few months ago. The money for groove IP is worth it. The calls are great quality. It has dropped calls on my a few times. But I can't complain for the ease of use and the low price.

Now I'm even more confused. I already set up the Google voice app and grooveIp and have been making and receiving calls just fine. My issue is having a number I can use to complete the Google voice app on my phone. The app wants to send me a confirmation text and since I have no service it cant. So now my question is how do I use SIPDroid to do that??
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By the way if I wasn't clear - I'm only trying to get google voice fully on the phone so i can text over wifi too. If there's an easier way I'm all ears.

I used my home phone number to set up google voice(it is a vonage number now that I ported to them from my old land line company). I first set up the google voice on my computers and it went smoothly. I then took my EVO 4g (which does not have service) and connectected by wifi to the market and downloaded voice, it kept prompting me for a cell number and I didnt enter one but it did load google voice onto my phone. I then downloaded Sipdroid and used my Google Voice number and it handled everything. I can send and receieve text and can send and recieve calls. A friend did try to send me two picture files via the text messaging that would not come thru. I don't know if there are limitations on what you can send but the normal text messages come thru fine. The phone service works ok but the quality leaves something to be desired. I havent started trying to tweek that yet.

Thanks, I'll try it right now...
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It can be done. I did it to mine. i cant remeber how cause its been a long time. Bit i thought all i did was add another number to gvoice on the computer. Then when it asked for comfermation it made a phone call to the number i had set up to forward it to. U may have to set up another gmail account just so u can get another gvoice number. Then use a number u can receive calls to ass the primary number. I'm gonna see if I can find the link I found the info for and post it for u. Don't be discouraged. It took me a while to figure out how to do it.

Thanks for all your help so far, I haven't got it working yet but I'm closer than I was
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Alright I finally got it. It was actually pretty simple, I downloaded the text plus app to get a free number and used that to complete Google voice and voila.
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Hi- could you explain in a bit more detail how you got GV to use your Text+ to complete the GV registration? I am trying to do the same exact thing you did, but cannot get GV to "see" my Text+ number. Thanks for any help you can offer...
[added note] just realized my sig line is waaay out of date...sorry!

It's been awhile and I promptly forgot everything but here's what I remember - Text plus lets you send and receive texts for free and lets you receive voice calls for free. As far as I recall GV needs to send you a text? or possibly a voice message. I think I just entered my Text + number as the cell # in GV and it all worked out