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Calls & Text Messaging WORKS

I just got my A500 yesterday and spent all night and day trying to figure out if it was possible to make phone calls, receive phone calls, send and receive text messages. Finally found the solution and it works great. Its a given that you will need to be on Wifi or 3G (tethering or Portable WLAN). Using a FREE app called Viber allows you to make FREE calls and text messages over Wifi and 3G/4G to other Viber users (Android and iOS), what sets this app apart from others is that it maintains your phone #, no need for a new #, pin or username. Only problem is that upon setup the app requires to send you a text message to verify your phone number to setup your account, which is NOT possible on the Acer. I found a simple work around this to problem, so here we go!
What you need:
1. Rooted phone (Android of course)
2. Viber App, its FREE (attached) (Phone ONLY)
3. Rooted Acer
4. Titanium Backup (Installed on both devices)
Instructions:
1. Install Viber on your phone and set up your account, very simple and fast.
2. After installation and confirmation (important: I would make a call or send a few text messages to make sure it's working),
3. Open Titanium Backup and make a back up of Viber
4. Transfer the back up of Titanium Backup to your Acer, make sue you place it the correct folder: sdcard/TitaniumBackup (or where ever you store your Titaniun Backups on your Acer).
5. Open Titanium Backup on your Acer and Restore the Viber app with data
That's it you can now make calls and text messages using Viber, the voice quality is awesome and the speaker is loud and clear!
Hopes this helps, it did for me
You can send invites to your contacts within the Viber app, once someone installs and setups Viber you will receive a pop up notice.
***Do NOT run Viber on both devices at the same time, it may cause FC and routing calls/text messages to the wrong device, simply shut down Viber (More>>Exit) on the device you are not using***

how can you do it?

bjh2379 said:
how can you do it?
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Instructions up with apk

Great! ......except I don't have Android mobile phone.... ;(

dj898 said:
Great! ......except I don't have Android mobile phone.... ;(
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If you have Google Voice you can use Groove IP to make free calls to any mobile and landline

Very nice find!

zimphishmonger said:
Very nice find!
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Decent find on making an app work. Question, what's wrong with Skype or gtalk?

I still want an app that enables an android phone tether with the acer iconia via bluetooth,usb or wifi and you are able to text and call people on your tablet.

chaosjh said:
Decent find on making an app work. Question, what's wrong with Skype or gtalk?
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As for me... I have 16 family/friends on gtalk (only 4 sign on & more than half the time they never notice I sent them a message, "I didnt know") or they are NEVER signed on, either they dont know how to sign on or dont use it at all. Skype, I have 0 family/friends that use it and I not to crazy about it... I just like the simplicity of Viber and ease of use, when you get a text message a pop up appears (like HancentSMS) and you can reply right from there.
I guess what it comes down to is personal preference

would this conflict with google voice?

lbhocky19 said:
would this conflict with google voice?
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No not at all, thats the beauty of this app, it does NOT use your google voice number. It uses your actual cell number
I've been using Viber on my phone along with google voice and when people call or text me using Viber it does not effect google voice at all.

Awesome! Works great only downside I found is it will auto rout to the tab unless you turn it off when trying to call to the phone!
But that is minor compared to the awesomeness of the text and calling.! I love how I do not have to leave the app im in to reply.
Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for this tip. I just got it on my tab and placed a call and its great. The odd force close, but otherwise great
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good it work~~~

snakedoctorjw said:
Awesome! Works great only downside I found is it will auto rout to the tab unless you turn it off when trying to call to the phone!
But that is minor compared to the awesomeness of the text and calling.! I love how I do not have to leave the app im in to reply.
Thanks for sharing!
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Yeah, you really shouldnt have both Viber services running on both devices... Turn one off when using another (guess I should add that to the OP)
The pop up is awesome, dont need to leave your current app to reply
kylec said:
Thank you for this tip. I just got it on my tab and placed a call and its great. The odd force close, but otherwise great
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The FC happens here and there, mostly when running Viber on both devices, close one before starting the other and you should be good to go!
shin9999 said:
good it work~~~
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Glad I could help you enjoy your Acer more

Okay just so I'm clear on how viber works... The person i'm sending the text/call to must also have viber installed correct?

phillymatt said:
Okay just so I'm clear on how viber works... The person i'm sending the text/call to must also have viber installed correct?
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+1. If I can't get my friends and family to use Skype etc they're not going to use this.

phillymatt said:
Okay just so I'm clear on how viber works... The person i'm sending the text/call to must also have viber installed correct?
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Yes that is correct... The FREE app can be found in the Market (Android) and in the App Store (Apple iOS)
blcklab said:
+1. If I can't get my friends and family to use Skype etc they're not going to use this.
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The difference is that this app runs in the background, your friends and family DONT need to log in, when you call from Viber the phone rings right away, just like your stock phone app does (its just purple). When you text someone a pop up appears on the screen... see attachements
(Yes I have a friend that's a d!ck head and a brother I call Monster)

perhaps a silly question, but it wasnt specified... does the phone need to be pluggd into the tab for this to work? r once its set up it will function as long as there is wifi?
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byuboy87 said:
perhaps a silly question, but it wasnt specified... does the phone need to be pluggd into the tab for this to work? r once its set up it will function as long as there is wifi?
from Sams inFuse... inFused GB
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No it does not ... You can leave the phone at home, car or wherever. As long as you have some sort of data connection, whether it be wifi or tethered 3g/4g

[Q] Send text messages from tab to phone

Before I say anything, I already know about WhatsApp and use it on my phone, but I only know 2 people out of 10 friends who actually use the app. So, I am not looking for WhatsApp to be my solution since I still need to send regular SMS messages to people.
I am wondering if it is possible to have text messages pushed from my phone to my tablet and to be able to send text messages from my tablet and have them pushed to my phone to be sent.
Received TXT MSG -> Phone (Received via phone carrier service) -> Acer Iconia A500 (Read)
Acer Iconia A500 (Write new TXT MSG) -> Phone -> Send via Phone Carrier Service
It isnt a necessity, but I thought it would be convenient at times.
Technical Information:
Tablet: Acer Iconia A500 (Android 3.1; Rooted)
Phone: SonyEricsson Xperia X10 (Android 2.3.3; Rooted)
Tablet can be tethered to phone via bluetooth

Check out Tablet Talk. Comes from an xda dev and is now in the market
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Tabtex and SMS sync

Tabtex and SMS sync both apps work well.

Correct me if I'm wrong... but isn't the name of the app TexTab?
Linky
And it is awesome...

JdgM3NT4L said:
Correct me if I'm wrong... but isn't the name of the app TexTab?
Linky
And it is awesome...
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Giggles you got me there.I had all the correct letters.
Give the blonde chic a break im lucky to turn it on

erica_renee said:
Giggles you got me there.I had all the correct letters.
Give the blonde chic a break im lucky to turn it on
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Lol. Np, I imagine that we can let it slide...

I just installed Tablet Talk on the A500 and my Defy. Workd well using either Bluetooth or wifi. It will also tell you whos calling when you get a call. It's on the Market and curently on Sale for $1.49 the developer is here on xda also.

gramps50 said:
I just installed Tablet Talk on the A500 and my Defy. Workd well using either Bluetooth or wifi. It will also tell you whos calling when you get a call. It's on the Market and curently on Sale for $1.49 the developer is here on xda also.
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How did you connect via bt? Doesn't the iconia only recognize stereo headphones?
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Thee are many Bluetooth profiles in honeycomb as well as keyboard and mice

[Q] kindle Fire Messaging options

Hey guys. thanks for having so much available info on damn near everything. I have been looking but still have not found what im looking for, so i have made a new thread. First off i have the moto triumph cm7.08 rooted. Next the kindle fire rooted(stock os). I was trying to find a way i could send txts from my kindle when its wireless tethered to my moto using the hot spot built in to the cm7. i used to have an app that let me tethered my old Samsung to a computer and i was able to send and receive the messages right from my puter. Any help or guidance will be appreciated. thanks in advance.

google voice works great

Yeah, Google Voice is what I use.

thanks to the both of you I got it working on my phone and the voice calling aspect is odd i have to press 1 to accept any call now coming in which is a bit annoying, i looked in settings and did see anything to stop that but i was on mass public transport so it did not have 100% of my attention. anyways thanks again.

Ok I think I go it working.... nope any input would be awesome.

Voice is fine if you already use it, but for those of us that don't it would require giving out a new number to everyone you know. Unless I missed something, that isn't very feasible for all of us.
I would think some kind of remote control or text forwarding app would be better... I would like to send and receive txt from my cell number on my kindle, and I think that's what the op was wanting as well
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screwyluie said:
Voice is fine if you already use it, but for those of us that don't it would require giving out a new number to everyone you know. Unless I missed something, that isn't very feasible for all of us.
I would think some kind of remote control or text forwarding app would be better... I would like to send and receive txt from my cell number on my kindle, and I think that's what the op was wanting as well
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thats what im saying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to tell everyone i got a new number and all garbage and when someone calls me its a pain in the ass having to press the "1" key to accept the call b4 it goes to voicemail.

I use this https://market.android.com/details?id=com.koushikdutta.desktopsms&hl=en for texting

I just reviewed that app and that looks like its for desk tops or laptops. Im trying to keep my phone in my pocket and test from my kindle fire which is connected through the internet on my phone hotspot or barnacle both work on my phone (cm7 tinkerguys beta.08)

Simple for me is using yahoo! Messenger. I already have an account, and can txt to any number I choose, not just those on my list. It goes to the recipient as my yahoo screen name and when they reply to the txt, I get it in my messenger on my kindle. Great free, no tethering required option. But I still have to be connected to wifi, so maybe not the option you're looking for.
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But again I doubt this is transparent, in other words the people you send texts to don't see it as your cellphone that is sending the text, this would confuse some people... looking for transparency here
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foxdog66 said:
I use this https://market.android.com/details?id=com.koushikdutta.desktopsms&hl=en for texting
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Right idea, wrong device... need this for the fire not the Pc.
Ive been working on getting vnc going, its kinds clunky but it works... however I cant seem to get past the lock screen on the phone... if i manually unlock the phone I can fully control it... getting close to a solution though.
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screwyluie said:
Right idea, wrong device... need this for the fire not the Pc.
Ive been working on getting vnc going, its kinds clunky but it works... however I cant seem to get past the lock screen on the phone... if i manually unlock the phone I can fully control it... getting close to a solution though.
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I choose Google talk (on desk SMS) then sign out of talk on my phone, sign into talk on kindle and i get messages, reply etc

foxdog66 said:
I choose Google talk (on desk SMS) then sign out of talk on my phone, sign into talk on kindle and i get messages, reply etc
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Wow good idea I did not think of that
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k3v00 said:
thats what im saying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to tell everyone i got a new number and all garbage and when someone calls me its a pain in the ass having to press the "1" key to accept the call b4 it goes to voicemail.
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I got rid of the Press 1 to answer by changing the default for Call Screening under SETTINGS, CALLS (Set to OFF / Directly connects calls when phones are answered)
Go to. voice.google.com and click on the round gear in the top right corner of the page.

foxdog66 said:
I choose Google talk (on desk SMS) then sign out of talk on my phone, sign into talk on kindle and i get messages, reply etc
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that IS a good idea, let me check into this, thanks

Receives... doesn't send my replies though... hmmm
Edit: it would seem miui is overly protective and was asking for permission to let desksms send messages... all sorted, works awesome, little bit of a delay but it does work.
I don't like how it takes over the messaging app on my phone, but its not the end of the world
Thanks for the help
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New to tablets......can you text?

Just picked up my gtab last night. Loving it, ive had 2 samsung phones and had them rooted and rommed. For now this is doing the trick. stil trying to figure things out.
Can you text on the tab? I have the wifi verson only.
Thanks
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Assuming you are in the US you can use Google Voice. I use this as my main number on my DroidX and the app on my Galaxy tab. There are other texting apps like text free but I am not sure of tablet support.

I've tried Jaxstr to send SMS from a wifi tab but no luck

I have the wifi only version and use google voice for texting.

i also use Text+ which now also supports voice calls
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I have the wifi only version and use google voice for texting.
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1+ to TextPlus. Its worth trying out and it works on adroid and ios. They give your own number and I beleive unlimited txting. The calls you need to pay for though.

I got the Wifi + 3G and I can text to other phone numbers.

I use Textab on my DX and 10.1. Works pretty well, but after awhile my DX really starts to lag while using the Textab app.
Need to finish setting up my google voice.

If you use Exchange, you can also SMS via the e-mail client. Also, if you're with AT&T they have a unified messaging app in the Market that allows you to send and receive texts on your tablet over Wi-Fi.

Google voice for text.. grooveIP for talking over wifi..
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I use Heywire. You can add in your facebook and twitter stuff in there.

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I use Heywire. You can add in your facebook and twitter stuff in there.
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+1 for Heywire. Works very well.

Cool thanks!
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just got my SGTab today and found one called mysms. works pretty well, very similar to desksms. you need to install the app on your phone too, and it's all free

On my 3g Tab you can use Messaging built in without any messing round, assuming your SIM is enabled for it.

3G ones have sms by default as it were on the s2

wxcolon said:
Google voice for text.. grooveIP for talking over wifi..
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This is what I do also, especially useful when you find yourself inside buildings with wifi but no wireless.

you can also use whatsapp

Tablet Talk is pretty cool for using your phone over wifi/bluetooth also.

If you have an android phone you could use desksms. It's made by Clockworkmod. You set it up on the phone and with a yearly charge it lets you text, from your number, using gtalk or gmail on tablet or in browser. Been using it since it was released. It's great.
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Verizon Messages +

Has anyone been able to send texts over wifi using this app on the note 3? Ive read that people can get it to work on tablets, but i cant seem to make it send via wifi on the note 3.

sfld said:
Has anyone been able to send texts over wifi using this app on the note 3? Ive read that people can get it to work on tablets, but i cant seem to make it send via wifi on the note 3.
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I haven't tried it but if it's VZW related I will not put it on my device, I don't trust them.

I have used it on my PC.
When you first run it, it takes a while to download the last 3 months worth of text messages to/from your account....
...which in itself is scary....

I used it as my primary Texting App because it makes it effortless to sync across to my Tablet, and also allow texting from my Tablet. I don't trust Verizon either, but this is a dang good program. Put it on my spouses phone and tablet as well. Plus, I flash my phone(s) often and this actually syncs all SMS and MMS.

syntheticexctasy said:
I have used it on my PC.
When you first run it, it takes a while to download the last 3 months worth of text messages to/from your account....
...which in itself is scary....
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"when you first run it" ...
Ok what is "IT" that you're running on your PC???

TechnoHippie said:
"when you first run it" ...
Ok what is "IT" that you're running on your PC???
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http://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/overlays/messages-desktop.html
I also figured out today that somehow, this app running on a PC shows when some other parties are typing. I suspect it's when the other party is using the messages app vs. the stock SMS app. The friend that I was chatting with earlier when I spotted this is coming over shortly, so I'll see whether she's using the stock messaging app, or "Verizon Messages".

syntheticexctasy said:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/overlays/messages-desktop.html
I also figured out today that somehow, this app running on a PC shows when some other parties are typing. I suspect it's when the other party is using the messages app vs. the stock SMS app. The friend that I was chatting with earlier when I spotted this is coming over shortly, so I'll see whether she's using the stock messaging app, or "Verizon Messages".
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Thank you for the link. I was unaware that this even existed! Downloading it now to play with it - whoot!

So my friend is using an S5 with the Messages+ app set as default SMS app on her phone. They must've done that from the factory?
I'm willing to bet this is in preparation for the move to VoLTE. (The messges+ app uses the internet to send messages vs. SMS messaging which is carried on the 1x network)