I'm not sure if this is possible yet, but how do we get wi-fi calling onto the N4? I am on T-Mobile and am interested in using this feature since my reception at my apartment is not the best. I bought my N4 from the google play store if that matter.
Everything that I've seen so far says no, it does not have wifi calling. Sorry
There is no support for tmobiles Wi-Fi calling. However, there are several apps like grooveip which do the same thing and work well. They integrate with Google voice.
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jasonwc said:
There is no support for tmobiles Wi-Fi calling. However, there are several apps like grooveip which do the same thing and work well. They integrate with Google voice.
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This is what I'm gonna use. Groove ip just got updated for 4.2
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I don't have my N4 yet -- still stuck in Play Store limbo -- but I've been testing GrooVe IP on my LG G2x in anticipation and have been very pleased with it. It definitely has better call quality than wifi calling.
Thanks guys, I'll check out grooveip in that case!
Have y'all been using GrooveIP with just wifi or have you tried 3g as well? I tried it over 3g with my old Infuse but it was horrible. Hoping that if it's better with 3g I could switch back to t-mobile again.
My problem with is with Google voice. I don't want to use something else for WiFi calling that uses Google voice. Right now I have Google voice on my Epic 4G (virgin mobile) and it is awful for texts. I don't know how people can stand it. I would definitely pay for t mobile WiFi calling. If we don't have it ill probably do att straight talk for the signal. Would prefer T-Mobile value plan with WiFi calling to get good signal everywhere the is WiFi and the faster 3G speed.
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Have y'all been using GrooveIP with just wifi or have you tried 3g as well?
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Just over wifi (I have the free version for testing, which only supports wifi). When my N4 arrives, I'll probably buy the paid version and at least try out the cell connection.
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Long time AT&T customer probably switching to Sprint, been eyeing the Epic..
If I get a voice call, is it possible (if I'm using a BT headset or speakerphone) to fire up a web browser on it and use that while I'm in-call? To look things up, or whatever?
If it can't do that, are there any other Sprint phones that can (EVO, for example?)
Thanks!
if i remember right, you can use data and voice only when you are connected onto 4G and WIFI, but not 3G. i have not tested this out yet to confirm but i remember reading that somewhere if i read it right. i also came from att (iphone) and being able to use data (3G) and voice at the same time was a major plus. ill have to try it out though later on my epic.
Yes u can use data while on a call only if you are on WiFi or 4g. Tested and verified.
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Well, drat. Thanks fellas. Not that I do that very often, but it does come in handy. I checked and EVO "suffers" from the same problem.
Again, thanks, that's handy to know.
Its a cdma limitation, not a device one. Both sprint and verizon have this issue.
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Its a cdma limitation, not a device one. Both sprint and verizon have this issue.
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Some might say it is a "limitation", however is it the reason why cdma networks do not suffer from dropped calls like gsm networks do.
For more information, you can check out this rather lengthy post about why cdma is better than gsm.
yeah, i experience the same thing. it's becoming pretty much a deal breaker for me, as often i am on the phone for an hour or more and am trying to look things up at the same time. no joy. plus the abysmal battery life has me glad that i am still in the 30 day window ?; i like the phone a lot otherwise. wish i could get it for ATT. i have never had problems with their service, and would love to be able to talk and surf at the same time.
On 3g only voice.
On 4g voice n data simultaneous
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Some might say it is a "limitation", however is it the reason why cdma networks do not suffer from dropped calls like gsm networks do.
For more information, you can check out this rather lengthy post about why cdma is better than gsm.
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+1 you can thank the iPhone and this great "feature" for the ****ty network over at ATT
Writing this at 36000 ft up in the air, connected to inflight.
Just tried wifi calling and it worked. Only thing is low voice on my end and echoing effect on the receiver end. That's freaking awesome.
Question is when using wifi over google inflight, is it roaming or any additional charges besides calling minutes?
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Nice! I'm going to have to try this out if I get on a wifi-connected flight; what airline and route are you on?
One of the biggest uses of UMA was to prevent long-distance charges while overseas, etc. I don't forsee the flight being any different; it's the same internet, and you're connecting to T-Mo's servers the same way.
hipertec said:
Writing this at 36000 ft up in the air, connected to inflight.
Just tried wifi calling and it worked. Only thing is low voice on my end and echoing effect on the receiver end. That's freaking awesome.
Question is when using wifi over google inflight, is it roaming or any additional charges besides calling minutes?
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Is that an app? Google inflight? I couldn't find it in the market...
Edit: nevermind I googled it lol... its avalible for free from november 20th to jan 2nd on airtran, delta and virgin america... usually the wifi cost around $6 to $13 per flight...
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Is that an app? Google inflight? I couldn't find it in the market...
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I'm pretty sure he just means he's connected to wifi during the flight.
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I'm pretty sure he just means he's connected to wifi during the flight.
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I'm pretty sure you're wrong, he edited and said he found the app...
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I'm pretty sure you're wrong, he edited and said he found the app...
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Nah he was right, its not a specific app its just wifi that's offered for free right now on airtran delta and virgin america airlines... it usually cost money to use it during flights...
Yup. Inflight is a wifi service that google offers. Right now they are free on the airlines mentioned. US airways is also free with a promo code so google it and you'll find it. Free wifi and calling via wifi calling from tmo.
I'm on US air Boston to ontario, ca flight.
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I use the UMV on a blackberry in jamaica and in DR and I was using my regular minutes I don't with wifi callin but if any body know let me know
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Has anyone used their NS4G phone outside the country for calls, txting or data?
I believe I can make calls using wifi but never have before unless at a comp using GV, and then it send the call to me marked as private. Is there another way of doing this with GV on your phone?
So tell me your story and what you had to do or how much it cost you?
Groove IP should work for over wifi, if your cell number is integrated with Google voice though, I believe it won't work. I could be wrong but when Sprint started to allow this I called in and asked about which international rates applied they told me sprints rates not the super low Google voice rates
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Also reply is implying to will be using wifi,
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GrooveIP works well overseas using a wifi connection. You will also get your GV texts on the GV app as long as you have a wifi or a mobile data connection.
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You can roam in some countries too. You have to contact Sprint to turn on international data roaming if you want it though.
Last time I went to China I turned it on just in case an emergency came up that I needed to make a call or was lost and desperately needed data.
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Has anyone used their NS4G phone outside the country for calls, txting or data?
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Sure. I use mine in Canada all the time. Sprint's Canada Roaming Option is cheap and everything works fine.
I've used it in Mexico but it costs an absolute fortune.
Hello all. I am really looking forward to the new Nexus 4 as is everyone else :laugh:. The only question I have, and it's a biggie for me, will there be a wifi calling app for the play store version of the phone. I assume that there will be one for the Tmobile store bought version, but where I live I get little to no cell service. I use the wifi calling anytime I am at the house therefore I need it. I would like to buy the phone from the play store because my contract isn't up soon. If not is it possible that an apk could be made to just flash into the phone's software? Maybe I'm just rambling on here, but I am just happy to see a new Nexus phone. :good::good:
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Hello all. I am really looking forward to the new Nexus 4 as is everyone else :laugh:. The only question I have, and it's a biggie for me, will there be a wifi calling app for the play store version of the phone. I assume that there will be one for the Tmobile store bought version, but where I live I get little to no cell service. I use the wifi calling anytime I am at the house therefore I need it. I would like to buy the phone from the play store because my contract isn't up soon. If not is it possible that an apk could be made to just flash into the phone's software? Maybe I'm just rambling on here, but I am just happy to see a new Nexus phone. :good::good:
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AFAIK wifi calling has not even been confirmed, although it would be strange for a tmo device to lack it. They cannot provide this through the app store due to the complexity and low level nature of it, but it can be flashed if tmo makes it available on their own devices.
I think there are two possibilities:
1 its likely to come on tmo carrier devices sold at subsidy or through tmo, and unlikely to come on play store devices.
2 It is possible that the Nexus 4 will not have wifi calling support at all.
Either way I wouldnt expect wifi calling out of the box with a play store device.
This is not something that can be modded. The galaxy nexus still has no wifi calling support.
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AFAIK wifi calling has not even been confirmed, although it would be strange for a tmo device to lack it. They cannot provide this through the app store due to the complexity and low level nature of it, but it can be flashed if tmo makes it available on their own devices.
I think there are two possibilities:
1 its likely to come on tmo carrier devices sold at subsidy or through tmo, and unlikely to come on play store devices.
2 It is possible that the Nexus 4 will not have wifi calling support at all.
Either way I wouldnt expect wifi calling out of the box with a play store device.
This is not something that can be modded. The galaxy nexus still has no wifi calling support.
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True, but if they add it to the models sold via Tmo it might be easy to port into roms for the Play Store variety as well.
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There isn't a T-Mobile version - it's the same phone as the Play Store one apparently
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There isn't a T-Mobile version - it's the same phone as the Play Store one apparently
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chat support told me yesterday that the one from the tmobile store would have wifi calling.
%Leonil C: Yes. It doesn't really matter if its sold through Google. Wi-Fi calling is a phone feature and its not really T-mobile network that you will use if you call through Wi-Fi. Don't worry I assure you that.
rob layton: yes, but the phone has to be able to do the wifi calling through the software. I don't want to use a third party app, I want the true tmobile wifi calling that people tell me works very well as the signal is not great in the house.
%Leonil C: I understand. Wow seems that you really know alot about our products. Google Nexus 4 by LG will be sold by T-mobile on November 14. Because of that, we will put our personal touches on the phone just like what we do in our current phone models. Because of that, just like the S III's and Galaxy Note II's, it will have the T-mobile branded Wi-fi calling application.
%Leonil C: You can check out the phones on its release date on November 14. You will see the specs and features online at www.t-mobile.com.
rob layton: oh okay, so it woudl have to be bought straight from tmobile and not from google then?
%Leonil C: Yes that's right.
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chat support told me yesterday that the one from the tmobile store would have wifi calling.
%Leonil C: Yes. It doesn't really matter if its sold through Google. Wi-Fi calling is a phone feature and its not really T-mobile network that you will use if you call through Wi-Fi. Don't worry I assure you that.
rob layton: yes, but the phone has to be able to do the wifi calling through the software. I don't want to use a third party app, I want the true tmobile wifi calling that people tell me works very well as the signal is not great in the house.
%Leonil C: I understand. Wow seems that you really know alot about our products. Google Nexus 4 by LG will be sold by T-mobile on November 14. Because of that, we will put our personal touches on the phone just like what we do in our current phone models. Because of that, just like the S III's and Galaxy Note II's, it will have the T-mobile branded Wi-fi calling application.
%Leonil C: You can check out the phones on its release date on November 14. You will see the specs and features online at www.t-mobile.com.
rob layton: oh okay, so it woudl have to be bought straight from tmobile and not from google then?
%Leonil C: Yes that's right.
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We'll find out in two weeks, but I'd bet a lot of money that that person is wrong.
while not definitive, it looks like the TMO Rep was a little misleading. And here i thought this was going to be my next phone.
http://www.tmonews.com/2012/10/psa-sorry-everyone-no-wi-fi-calling-on-the-nexus-4/
well that probably ends it for me, I was thinking since the phone is so cheap, I could probably just pay a little more for unlimited minutes but then there is still the issue of getting reception in the house.
Thanks for all the replies everyone. I can only hope that it does have it. I realy enjoy being able to rely on my internet rather than mobile service. Where I live I can only get 1 or two bars of service, so you can imagine that without wifi calling I cant even order a pizza. Ironly of it is that I live on a road named Tower Rd. due to the fact there are several cell towers built on the top of a mountain, and yet I still get no service.
Sorry dude but more than likely he's right ... T-Mobile WiFi Calling its not just an app, it needs a combination of Kernel and Radio protocols that WOULD require T-Mobile to have to re-write some of the software in it (witch I think they should since they are probably gonna have higher prices on the device any way ) but it really seems that google made a push for untouched software all across the Nexus 4 line
Why not use a third party app for wifi calling I use it on my GNote10.1 and it works quite well?
I think s.b. on G+ said T-Mobile had contributed stuff for Wi-Fi calling to AOSP; but I never checked the validity of his statement.
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Use Google voice and groove IP. Best WiFi calling.
Hit me up on Gtalk if u need help @musclehead84
Wasnt nexus s sold by tmo? Was there wifi calling for it available pre baked or via app store?
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I think s.b. on G+ said T-Mobile had contributed stuff for Wi-Fi calling to AOSP; but I never checked the validity of his statement.
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Really ??? Where did you see that ? We could definitely use that as a start to build our own !
With a combination of csipsimple app, free sipgate.com account, and google voice, you can do free wifi calling both send and receive from any android, doesn't even need to be activated. I have an old and slow htc hero I keep around as a spare that even works decently for wifi calling. I'm not going to write a guide on how to do this, but plenty of others already have.
No wifi calling. Its official.
http://m.engadget.com/2012/10/31/t-mobile-says-its-nexus-4-wont-provide-wifi-calling/
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No wifi calling. Its official.
http://m.engadget.com/2012/10/31/t-mobile-says-its-nexus-4-wont-provide-wifi-calling/
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Thanks ! Now I'll make sure to set my https://ifttt.com/ and my http://www.google.com/alerts to notify me the soonest it goes on sale and buy it from the google store
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Sorry dude but more than likely he's right ... T-Mobile WiFi Calling its not just an app, it needs a combination of Kernel and Radio protocols that WOULD require T-Mobile to have to re-write some of the software in it (witch I think they should since they are probably gonna have higher prices on the device any way ) but it really seems that google made a push for untouched software all across the Nexus 4 line
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It is all basically software. Just take a look at the HTC HD2 with Android, a WinMo phone that has Android T-Mobile wifi calling thanks to XDA developers. Perhaps the libs/apks from other phones can just be copied over and it would work.
I have the Galaxy s5 and originally purchased one from T-Mobile (When I was leaving ATT). Unfortunately, there service did not work well at my house so I went back to ATT, 5 hours after cancelling with them. When I did have the TMobile version, I really liked the wifi calling. I was upset when I found that ATT disabled that feature as well as the download booster.
I just found how to enable to download booster using Nova Launcher. Is there a way to get the wifi calling working too? Thanks for everyone's help.
Also, this is my first Android phone. What are things that I should download, try out, modify etc.....I want to make sure I'm going to stick with this and not go back to Apple. I want to see what all the freedom there is that people tell me I was missing out on with Apple.
WiFi calling is a T-Mobile exclusive. Att does not have the feature yet and Sprint is only just working on it. It cannot be ported over unfortunately.
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WiFi calling is a T-Mobile exclusive. Att does not have the feature yet and Sprint is only just working on it. It cannot be ported over unfortunately.
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That sucks!!! Thanks for the response though!!!
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That sucks!!! Thanks for the response though!!!
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Sorry I can't give you the steps, but there is a really great way to do wifi calling.
You need google voice account, hangouts, and app called sipdroid.
Some searching around the net should get you the steps.
But I would use this when I travel overseas. You can call any landline or cell phone and no one got charged. The caller ID would be your google voice number. So i guess if I were to call an overseas number they might get charged.
But this set up worked flawlessly. I made calls from Indonesia, Singapore, London, Germany, Nicaragua, and El Salvador to all my family for free. This wasn't all in one trip and it kept working each time I set it up.