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Old December 16th, 2010, 06:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
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can the EVO be used to make wifi calls over seas? anyone have experience with usability bringing their EVO to other countries?

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can the EVO be used to make wifi calls over seas? anyone have experience with usability bringing their EVO to other countries?

What part of eroupe? I suppose skype may work on Wifi. Maybe Fring or even Y messenger??..
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assuming you are on a wifi AP, you can indeed make VoIP calls.
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Used the evo while in Italy using skype on hotel and cafe wifi. Worked great as long as signal was good
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What part of eroupe? I suppose skype may work on Wifi. Maybe Fring or even Y messenger??..
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I think you can use it anywhere as long as you can get wifi signals. Unless you go to countries with VoIP ban like Dubai or Lebanon, etc.
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How about Google Voice ? Can you use that over wifi ?
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Looked around a bit more and found this: Make and Receive Free Phone Calls with Google Voice and Android
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