Hello folks,
Just got an Android phone (Sensation XL) and using it on pre-paid T-mobile (USA). I get terrible signal at home so would like to use Google Voice over home wi-fi. I am reading it on how to set it up and few things are confusing me. I will be glad if someone could clarify it.
- Why do many tutorials suggest user to use apps like GrooVeIP or Talkatone to use with Google Voice and why I can not use Google Voice application all by itself?
- I read in one of the guides or comments that you need to pay $5/month to GrooVeIP to be able to receive calls through them (which they don't state upfront but mentioned somewhere obscurely on their website), Is this true?
- If I MUST use some application with Google Voice, is there any application that really does the job and its really free? I would not like to go through complicated SIP setup but I am curious. Google Play market does show up some alternatives.
- I don't really mind paying for an application but if there is any limitation like GrooVeIP, it would drive me nuts and I will be asking for a refund.
- Is there any possibility that you can make Google Voice your default phone and SMS application i.e. Wi-fi is my first priority (as I have wifi at work too) but when wi-fi is not present, it takes old school route (not the data plan). Is it possible to set up like this?
- Is it true that when you call using Google Voice, the user knows that you are using Google Voice? I really don't mind even if it shows that but in all my honesty, will be more happy if it just shows the number, even though its Google Voice number.
- GrooVeIP sucks about 1.2mb of data/min whereas came across an application for iOS called as Horizon call that takes really small data. Does such application exist with Android?
Thanks a lot in advance.
Just got an Android phone (Sensation XL) and using it on pre-paid T-mobile (USA). I get terrible signal at home so would like to use Google Voice over home wi-fi. I am reading it on how to set it up and few things are confusing me. I will be glad if someone could clarify it.
- Why do many tutorials suggest user to use apps like GrooVeIP or Talkatone to use with Google Voice and why I can not use Google Voice application all by itself?
- I read in one of the guides or comments that you need to pay $5/month to GrooVeIP to be able to receive calls through them (which they don't state upfront but mentioned somewhere obscurely on their website), Is this true?
- If I MUST use some application with Google Voice, is there any application that really does the job and its really free? I would not like to go through complicated SIP setup but I am curious. Google Play market does show up some alternatives.
- I don't really mind paying for an application but if there is any limitation like GrooVeIP, it would drive me nuts and I will be asking for a refund.
- Is there any possibility that you can make Google Voice your default phone and SMS application i.e. Wi-fi is my first priority (as I have wifi at work too) but when wi-fi is not present, it takes old school route (not the data plan). Is it possible to set up like this?
- Is it true that when you call using Google Voice, the user knows that you are using Google Voice? I really don't mind even if it shows that but in all my honesty, will be more happy if it just shows the number, even though its Google Voice number.
- GrooVeIP sucks about 1.2mb of data/min whereas came across an application for iOS called as Horizon call that takes really small data. Does such application exist with Android?
Thanks a lot in advance.