Anyone else having bad luck with VoIP calling on the $30 Walmart plan?

RDKamikaze · Jul 21, 2012

I've been on the T-Mobile $30 unllimited data plan for a few weeks now and so far, it's pretty good! However, I can't seem to figure out why my Groove IP calls are so choppy and lag like crazy. I've tried a lot of different settings, going to sipdroid or csipsimple, but no dice with them either.

Some helpful information:

I'm using a G2x rooted with Phoenix Hellfire ROM
Speedtest results are generally 4MB down, 1.5MB up
I'm in a major city with tons of full bar 4G coverage
When running speedtest, I notice there are huge spikes on UL and DL
I seem to lose 4G in some buildings (expected)
No setting seems to fix anything on Groove IP

Has anyone else had this issue? If so, did you find a fix or just move on? Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks!

Edit: here is an example of a recent speed test

Crashdamage · Jul 22, 2012

Have you tried T-Mobile's own WiFi calling app? Works pretty good...

agentc13 · Jul 22, 2012

Crashdamage said:
Have you tried T-Mobile's own WiFi calling app? Works pretty good...

That uses minutes on mine, and I am not sure that it is available for pre paid plans (it might be).

As far as the OPs question, I don't have enough experience with it, but I think that there is a thread for grooveip (I will try to find it) that one of the devs frequents.

Edit: Here is the thread: http://androidforums.com/showthread.php?t=320717

kool kat2 · Jul 22, 2012

Im using Google voice and it works without problem . Same g2x setup.

RDKamikaze · Jul 22, 2012

kool kat2 said:
Im using Google voice and it works without problem . Same g2x setup.

Did you have to change any settings and are you using the latest version of groove ip? Would you mind uploading a picture of your speedtest app so I can figure out if it's just the network where I live?

Thanks for the help so far, I would love to stay with T-Mobile but if this 3/4g calling can't work then it's off to another network (simple mobile or straight talk, maybe?) sadly.

kool kat2 · Jul 22, 2012

RDKamikaze said:
Did you have to change any settings and are you using the latest version of groove ip? Would you mind uploading a picture of your speedtest app so I can figure out if it's just the network where I live?

Thanks for the help so far, I would love to stay with T-Mobile but if this 3/4g calling can't work then it's off to another network (simple mobile or straight talk, maybe?) sadly.

Im only using Google voice. Im able to make calls no problem and get consistent 4g. Ive never used groove ip.

If i misunderstood your issue, i apologize.

I will upload a speed test in a few hours and see how it compares to your speeds.

kool kat2 · Jul 23, 2012

RDKamikaze · Jul 23, 2012

My goal is to make calls without using tmobile's minutes so I can stay on the 100 minute plan. That's where groove ip and other 3/4g calling VoIP apps kick in so I use data instead of minutes to tak to people.

mogelijk · Jul 23, 2012

Most of my day I'm around WiFi, so I use GrooveIP when I have a WiFi connection and use my minutes when I'm not. And, if I do occasionally need to go over my 100 minutes, I doubt I'll go much over and will just pay the 10 cents/minute for the extras.

kool kat2 · Jul 23, 2012

RDKamikaze said:
My goal is to make calls without using tmobile's minutes so I can stay on the 100 minute plan. That's where groove ip and other 3/4g calling VoIP apps kick in so I use data instead of minutes to tak to people.

Ok i see. I thought Google voice used data. Am i mistaken?

Crashdamage · Jul 23, 2012

If you use GV by itself, it uses minutes. If you use GV along with Groove IP to make VOIP calls, it uses data. It's that simple.

kool kat2 · Jul 23, 2012

$#!+, now i feel stupid ..............

jeffj318 · Jul 25, 2012

Anyone using Tango for voice? I know Tango has video, however, my understanding is you can use it for voice only via data. Thoughts?

asr10 user · Aug 9, 2012

Try Talkatone.

ajbuck68 · Aug 9, 2012

agentc13 said:
That uses minutes on mine, and I am not sure that it is available for pre paid plans (it might be).

As far as the OPs question, I don't have enough experience with it, but I think that there is a thread for grooveip (I will try to find it) that one of the devs frequents.

Edit: Here is the thread: [APP] GrooVe IP - Google Voice VoIP - Android Forums

I'm assuming you're on a contract.

If so, you can go online, or go to the store and have them add wifi calling that doesn't use your minutes.
I believe it's a part of the features section of the plan. and it's no extra cost. just like visual voice mail

Anyone else having bad luck with VoIP calling on the $30 Walmart plan?

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