G+_bob H Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 what is the best VoIP app to place phone calls over 4G? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Frank Pigeon Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I'm currently using Skype Premium which works OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jared Kitch Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I use GrooVe IP with my Google Voice number. It works really well. Definitely worth the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Frank Pigeon Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 thanks guys will give Groove IP a shot, I have heard that the codecs on Skype are better but I have never tried Groove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Frank Pigeon Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 ...excited to see if hangouts will allow you to call land-line phones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Frank Pigeon Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 nice, been a google fan boy ever since I was turned onto google voice, it changed everything for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Santos Cardona Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Grooveip is nice used it on my crappy Optimus v and worked flawlessly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Steve LeMoine Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Take a look at the Vonage Mobile app. You don't have to be a Vonage subscriber to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Frank Pigeon Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 thanks Steve LeMoine i hadn't considered that app, have you tried Skype or grooveip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jared Kitch Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 What number does Vonage Mobile call out on? Does it give you a new number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Frank Pigeon Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 good point, with Skype when I call out I can make it whatever I want so I make it my Google Voice number. This is a must have feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_MuHammed “Mal” Lonon Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 If you are using GrooveIP I recommend that you also check out Talkatone. The app is really a really janky copy-paste from their iPhone app but in my experience it works better with the default settings. When I was using GrooveIP I had to fiddle with the settings often. On the other hand I was using a satellite Internet connection so YMMV. GrooveIP will always use your GVoice number when you dial out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Frank Pigeon Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 ok so now I am torn between groroveip and talkatone...seems like talkatone has more of a user base...both 4 stars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Frank Pigeon Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 decided on talkatone and paid for premium for 1 mo. was able to make and receive calls based on my gvoice. So far a happy camper. Will report back after a few days of use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Frank Pigeon Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Joshua Hughes I am running Cm10.1 on gnex & have Google voice... not aware how to dial land line with gvoice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_MuHammed “Mal” Lonon Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Joshua Hughes GVoice android app does not do voip. You need a second app to receive the voip call (via GChat ironically) on your phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_MuHammed “Mal” Lonon Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Just to clarify: you can call and answer GVoice calls via your cell number but that burns minutes. If you use an app like GrooveIP you can call and answer GVoice calls over voip which may use cell data but do not use minutes. GVoice can route calls through GChat which allows you to take calls using any GChat client that can do voice chat. Which is what GrooveIP and Talkatone are. Hope that cleared out up for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Frank Pigeon Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I'm using the $30 pay as you go t mobile plan which only gives you a hundred minutes but unlimited data Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Frank Pigeon Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 So far had three phone calls to my Google Voice number with no hiccups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Steve LeMoine Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I haven't used Groove, Skype, or Talkatone. I tied that Vonage app for awhile to test it because I was thinking about going with the $30 TMo plan when I dropped Sprint. Ended up doing the Unlimited Talk so I really don't need VoiP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Frank Pigeon Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Steve LeMoine yeah I'm not a big talker so the $30 plan works great for me however my wife we needed to upgrade her plan to the $50 plan which gives her unlimited talk but only 500MB data Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Frank Pigeon Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 ...funny that the cheaper plan $30 gives you a higher cap 5GB on data Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Steve LeMoine Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Good on you if you can get by with 100 minutes. Don't give it up though because that plan is only for new customers. If you switch, you can't go back. My wife and I were in monthly 4g for a few months. 2 phones unlimited was $140. Switched to the new Simple Choice and it's $120 with 500mb tethering each phone included Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Kevin Spitzer (JaguarXT Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 The only truly unlimited high speed data (no throttling) T-Mobile plan is the Unlimited Nationwide 4G Data plan. Just to let you know. With the other Unlimited data plans from T-Mobile you get throttled after X amount of data usage. Other than that the Unlimited call/text plans for T-Mobile are truly unlimited USA calling and texting. FYI - The tethering is limited with all T-Mobile data plans. But that is true with every single carrier, including Sprint. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Kevin Spitzer (JaguarXT Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 GrooVe IP works fine with me as long as I have good Wifi speeds or good cellular data service speeds. But Google is going to integrate Google Voice with Hangouts. When Google does that it may break the VoIP apps like GrooVe IP that uses Google Voice. A truly sound option for VoIP is Skype. Though it costs a little for your own Skype phone number and the ability to give & receive telephone calls. But the price is very little. The only downside is that you need to be connected to a good Wifi speeds or good cellular data service speeds to use Skype. FYI - All VoIP services and apps uses large amount data (not as much as video or video conferencing, but still eats away at the data usage). So you have to think about that when considering the cellular data plan. At the long run VoIP costs more due to cellular data usage when not using Wifi (or won't work after X amount of cellular data usage due to throttling), than just going for unlimited call/text plan and Unlimited Nationwide 4G (high speed) Data plan at T-Mobile. Or just don't talk much. Basically using VoIP on cellular data plan to save money is not the best idea. But if you only want to use your device as a home phone and you have Wifi at home or calling to the states with Wifi when traveling outside of USA then this is a good money saving idea. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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