I'm trying to install the Freedompop app on my Nexus 6P, which is currently using Verizon Wireless but I can't seem to get it to work, even though people on the Freedompop forum are saying it should.
Has anyone installed the freedompop call and text app on a Nexus 6P and got it to work? Is this even possible? Is it the fact that it's running Marshmallow and if so, is there a workaround?
Thank you!
I'm able to get the FreedomPop Call and Text app to install and work on my Nexus 6 (running Android N). It works too. I can send/receive SMS and MMS and make calls. The generic FreedomPop app will install but won't ever let me log in. But this FP Call and Text app lets me see my account details, and do other things that I think the FP regular app does. So maybe the FP regular app isn't used anymore?
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Hello guys, I have a Google Nexus 7 running 4.1.2, and an AT&T Galaxy S III on 4.1.2.
I would like to send/recieve text's on my N7.
I purchased Tablet Talk, but it doesnt work well for me. It works for about 10 minutes, then nothing. It says its connected but no texts get sent from the tablet. It can recieve but wont send. And when I use Tablet Talk my WiFi speeds go from 25MBPS to 3-4 MBPS.
I keep reading people are saying that I can use Google Voice for texting.
How exactly does this work? Will the texts update on my phone and on my N7? I would like to set it up, but Id like to get some details first.
i just open up g voice and go to the text area. The texts sync up on my s3 in g voice as well. I no longer have my g voice texts go to my carrier texts anymore, that was causing to many issues for me.
You can sync GVoice with your cell or choose an individual number. I chose an individual number and only give it out to certain folks.
Also, combine GVoice with an app such as Talkatone and you can make and receive phone calls on your N7. As long as you have WiFi or teathered.
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I switched to net10 a few days ago and I use text banking pretty often, mostly just to quickly check my balances. This morning I got an email from my bank saying my number was carrier disconnected. I was able to go back in and re-add my phone number and it's working again. But does anyone know if net10 has some sort of issue with me sending and receiving texts from 6 digit number? If this keeps happening I don't think I can stay with net10.
I always get something like that when I change carriers, even though your number is the same (I'm assuming you ported over you number). It should be fine now.
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what if i didnt port my number?
Is there a way to wifi text from a rooted Verizon phone and keep your normal phone number?
there was another member asking this question in another thread that was long and i cant remember where it was located but the short answer is no. there are options like Google Voice and other messaging apps that will easily work with Wifi only reception but not the phone app. i know Tmob offers this function but Verizon does not yet.
fletch33 said:
there was another member asking this question in another thread that was long and i cant remember where it was located but the short answer is no. there are options like Google Voice and other messaging apps that will easily work with Wifi only reception but not the phone app. i know Tmob offers this function but Verizon does not yet.
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Thats kind of what i thought. The reception on the note 3 is no where near as good as my droid razr. My business is in a fairly weak cell area and i normally can't get a text to send from my normal indoor spot with my note. People can be sitting right next me with their other brand phones and send and receive text any time they want.
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Thats kind of what i thought. The reception on the note 3 is no where near as good as my droid razr. My business is in a fairly weak cell area and i normally can't get a text to send from my normal indoor spot with my note. People can be sitting right next me with their other brand phones and send and receive text any time they want.
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i have had the complete line of DROID phones from Motorola since the first DROID for Verizon and stopping with the Ultra and agree they have and have always had the best radio's for reception but i have not found any issues with my N3 that didnt match my Moto phones.
I also find GV texting to be great and allows me to receive and respond from my phone, tablet, and laptop which leaves more options than phone reception.
good luck
I wish!!!!! I really wish! I had a problem with my Verizon account one time where I lost all 3G access - and it wasn't my phone's fault. But funny enough, I could receive SMS but I couldn't receive MMS - regardless of connection to WiFi or not. After a week of talking to Verizon tiered support, I finally got to the highest support (some guy in the USA) who I was able to talk to. MMS goes through 3g and there's no changing how that works no matter what you do. I had always thought MMS went through WiFi.
Anyway, turns out someone had accidentally turned off 3g access on my account (iPhone 4s at the time). Soon as this guy figured it out, he flipped a switch and I started getting 3g again, lol.
Either way, I'm a big fan of iMessage, WhatsApp (was a big fan), Hangouts, and Telegram means of communication. They're 5x faster, usually more reliable, and cost $0 to use - and yes, they work on WiFi. Hard to get everyone I know to use one means though... so I end up doing a fair bit of texting even today.
I think the Verizon messaging app actually works on Wifi. I can be in a dead zone and still receive sms and mms with wifi connected.
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icemike557 said:
I think the Verizon messaging app actually works on Wifi. I can be in a dead zone and still receive sms and mms with wifi connected.
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The Verizon messaging app sends SMS/MMS? I thought it was a Google Hangout type thing. Cool
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Is there a way to wifi text from a rooted Verizon phone and keep your normal phone number?
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I use the GV Phone app when traveling outside of the US. You need a Google Voice number if you want to call real phones and not just app-to-app (like Groove IP or many other chat-based apps). Talkatone is another app which integrates with Google Voice, but I haven't had any luck with it.
Voice calling with GV Phone works pretty well if you keep one thing in mind...WiFi quality matters. Low WiFi signal or a congested network will increase latency and jitter to the point that calls will drop/fragment/stutter. Conversely, with a good quality WiFi signal you can talk for free from anywhere!
I cant post a link...check Google Play for GV Phone.
I use the Google voice app for texting and calls. I gave my Google voice number to everyone and as far as they know, it is my only number now.
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DieHappy said:
I use the Google voice app for texting and calls. I gave my Google voice number to everyone and as far as they know, it is my only number now.
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I did this too, and still do for the most part --- just really sucks that I can't get MMS with Google Voice. If I could get MMS with Google Voice - I'd be giving this number out to everyone - including Family. But I'm seeing rumors of Google Voice saying something about finally offering MMS at the start of next year.
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I did this too, and still do for the most part --- just really sucks that I can't get MMS with Google Voice. If I could get MMS with Google Voice - I'd be giving this number out to everyone - including Family. But I'm seeing rumors of Google Voice saying something about finally offering MMS at the start of next year.
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I'm curious to see if they ever fully integrate voice and hangouts. I wonder if the voice app will keep voicemail/phone calls and hangouts takes over SMS/mms or if they are going to cram it all into one app.
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Everything I have read says that LTE N7's don't work on T-Mobile phone plans and the Verizon LTE 7's are the same as the others. I picked up a LNIB N7 a while back and haven't activated it as my other 4g tablet takes a standard sim. Previously, my S2's sim would only let me text, no data, in my T-Mobile branded 7.0+.
I put my postpaid unlimited Note 2's sim in the tablet a little bit ago and data is working perfectly (went back and forth between 3g and H til I restarted it). The tablet is still stock 4.4.2 with no root so I don't have sms.
Could it be that T-Mobile doesn't recognize Verizon sold N7's as tablets?
Tethering seems to work though I've surpassed my allotment. I can't get anything to connect to the Note without getting an upsell page. Hell, if this is sustainable I might ditch the Note 2 and my AT&T 520 for a 521 so I have a compact option (that's also a lot easier to pull the sim from) with wifi calling.
I tried it again today. Watched an hour of Netflix just fine. My T-Mobile is still showing my phone as the Note 2. Interestingly enough, it showed my old AT&T Note 1's as unknown devices.
I texted from my T-Mobile 7.0+ (text and data plan) and it came through as a push message with no way to reply (as expected). I then called the N7 from the 7.0+ using Vonage with that tablet's number. It rang several times and went to voicemail. I hung up and called on the N7 (using Vonage set to my phone's sim number) and was able to check voicemail by dialing the sim number.
T-Mobile Visual Voicemail is shown as incompatible on Google Play. Is there a way to sideload it? The T-Mobile website just links to Play.
With root for the xposed sms trick and Vonage for outgoing calls and voicemail this could be a usable phone setup for me. No cellular calls but I can get by with voip on LTE and sms. Not bad for $210 and unlimited $40 (family add a line) a month! Too bad I actually need something smaller for my summer job...
Battery life using it over LTE as a quasi phone is ok, better than my S2 but not as good as my Note 2.
Still working fine. Tomorrow I'm going to attempt root and sms.
Anyone know of a way to sideload the T-Mobile visual voicemail app?
Are there any other ways besides Vonage to use the cellular number as a voip number?
Also, fwiw, I tethered my 520 to it (no sim in the Nokia) to download a new map app. Roughly 480 mb's and it didn't count as hotspot use, just overall data.
Rooted and installed xposed today; I now have sms through hangouts. I tried go sms pro but didn't like it. Sms's are going through fine, calls are still fine through Vonage.
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Rooted and installed xposed today; I now have sms through hangouts. I tried go sms pro but didn't like it. Sms's are going through fine, calls are still fine through Vonage.
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That's very interesting! You can install the Tmobile Visual VM APK easily, just search for it. I have it on my Nexus 5, and don't see why it wouldn't work on the N7
Done!
I made a Vonage call using my 7.0+ (attached to that sim) and left a voicemail. It immediately showed up on the visual voicemail.
So, now I have-
-Unlimited data per my phone plan, apparently unlimited tethering as well
-Unlimited sms and mms through hangouts; sms sometimes still shows as a push message I cannot reply from)
-Unlimited outgoing calls with Vonage (though I read they may be charging in a few months); 200 minutes would be a big month for me, I used to have the Virgin Mobile 250 and T-Mobile $30 plans and rarely went over them
-Visual voicemail, I feel this has worked for me in the past on wifi only which is helpful
-No incoming calls. Any idea how to get notifications of missed calls? -edit. The visual voicemail is fast enough to notify me if they leave a voicemail.-
If only this thing had vibration! I really want a slim Defender style case too. Next thing is to get a slimport adapter, unlock my 520 to use as a compact/"talking" option, and consider if I still want my Note 2 (of course I do! ).
Edit- disabled hangouts and now using 8sms. Much better!
And now the Nokia is unlocked.
Sprint released an update yesterday for their S5's which enables WiFi calling. That got me thinking and after poking around in settings.db to see if the toggle existed in our notification panel, i found it is - "WifiCalling". Im wondering if anyone is up to digging into the code of the Sprint phone and seeing if it could be modified to work on the VZW.
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Sprint released an update yesterday for their S5's which enables WiFi calling. That got me thinking and after poking around in settings.db to see if the toggle existed in our notification panel, i found it is - "WifiCalling". Im wondering if anyone is up to digging into the code of the Sprint phone and seeing if it could be modified to work on the VZW.
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im sure those without unlimited minutes might benefit from this
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I know I'd benefit. I still have old plan with unlimited data. I don't talk on the phone much, but I'd still like to have it
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I have a feeling some of this will be server-side reliant and we won't be able to use it until Verizon says so.
Is this the same as ASOP VoIP account in dialer?
Id like to to add my SIP account to my phone, which is in stock CM11 Dialer
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im sure those without unlimited minutes might benefit from this.
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Those who find themselves in areas with weak cellular reception would as well.
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I have a feeling some of this will be server-side reliant and we won't be able to use it until Verizon says so.
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Correct. WiFi calling isn't something we could simply activate on our phones. Verizon has to support it in order for the calls/texts to be properly routed, and as far as I know they don't (outside of using a network extender).
The Verizon messages app supports texts over wifi so this feature must already be partially enabled
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The Verizon messages app supports texts over wifi so this feature must already be partially enabled
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I use Google Voice, paired with a free pbxes.org account and Sipdroid on my phone. Calls work just fine this way using my google voice line. Incoming and outgoing. It's like having a second line that just uses data. Sipdroid allows me to specify usage by placing a + in front of the phone number. This prevents me from needing to switch back and forth between default dialers or wait for it to prompt me, which messes up handsfree calling in the car.