If you're using Advanced Calling feature, please share your experience. Like, dislike, what affect it has on other things (if any), etc.
Thank you.
If you are talking about the phone call over WiFi, I had it on for a few calls and thought the quality was not very good so I turned it off.
No, Advanced Calling (AC) is voice over LTE tech. The LG V10 can't do simultaneous voice and data (i.e. using a web search while on a call) unless AC is turned on.
Here's info from Verizon:
Advanced Calling 1.0 for Android Devices FAQs
What is Advanced Calling?
For Apple devices, check out our Advanced Calling 1.0 for Apple devices FAQs.
Advanced Calling 1.0 is a first generation suite of services enabled by VoLTE (Voice over LTE) technology. VoLTE is a new technology platform that delivers voice calls over the 4G LTE network instead of the traditional voice network.
The benefits of Advanced Calling 1.0 include:
HD Voice
1-way or 2-way video calls* (including support for video calls over Wi-Fi)
6-way conference calls
Simultaneous voice and 4G LTE data**
*Note: Not all Advanced Calling 1.0-capable devices support Video Calling.
**Note: Most 4G LTE Android smartphones today already support simultaneous voice and LTE data without Advanced Calling 1.0. However, some newer Advanced Calling 1.0-capable devices such as the Droid Turbo by Motorola do not support simultaneous voice and LTE data unless Advanced Calling 1.0 is activated.
What is HD Voice?
HD Voice delivers clearer, natural-sounding audio when both parties are using HD Voice-enabled phones that are connected to our 4G LTE network.
HD Voice is included in your existing voice plan at no additional charge, but must be added to your account in My Verizon. HD Voice calls are billed as standard voice minutes, according to your plan.
What is Video Calling?
Video Calling is a feature that lets you make an HD Voice call combined with real-time video.
Making video calls is as simple and easy as making traditional voice calls. If the person you're calling can accept a video call, you'll see a Camera icon. You can then select that icon to upgrade to a video call. There's no need to download an app or set up a new user ID to place a video call.
Notes:
Video Calling requires a Video Calling-enabled phone.
When connected to Verizon's 4G LTE network and known Wi-Fi access points, video calls will automatically hand off to Wi-Fi.
What is simultaneous voice and LTE data?
Simultaneous voice and 4G LTE data allows customers connected to Verizon's 4G LTE network to surf the web, continue a download, use an application, or use a feature like Mobile Hotspot while talking on a call.
Who's eligible for Advanced Calling 1.0?
To be eligible for Advanced Calling 1.0, you need to meet all of the following requirements:
Be on a standard monthly plan*
Have an HD Voice-capable phone
Note: If you have any features that are incompatible with Advanced Calling 1.0, you'll need to remove them when you add the HD Voice feature to your account.
* Prepaid accounts aren't eligible for Advanced Calling 1.0 at this time.
Which devices support Advanced Calling 1.0?
You can view our current list of phones compatible with Advanced Calling 1.0 online. This list will grow over time.
How much does Advanced Calling 1.0 cost?
Advanced Calling 1.0 is available at no additional charge, and HD Voice is included in existing plans.
HD Voice calls are billed as standard voice calls according to your plan. No data charges apply.
Mobile-to-Mobile calls that happen to be HD Voice calls are charged just like traditional Mobile-to-Mobile calls and are billed against your monthly minute allowance according to your plan.
A video call is an HD Voice call combined with real-time video. The voice portion is billed as a standard voice call, according to your plan. The video portion is billed as data, according to your data plan. No data charges apply to video calls transmitted over Wi-Fi.
Note: An average 1-minute video call uses about 6 - 8 MB of data. The actual data consumption of your video call may vary. You can estimate your data usage using our online Data Usage Calculator.
I use it all the time. I would not get a phone that I could not talk on and use the internet simultaneously. I don't have any issues with voice quality.
AndroidCraig said:
I use it all the time. I would not get a phone that I could not talk on and use the internet simultaneously. I don't have any issues with voice quality.
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Great, thank you!
Truename said:
If you're using Advanced Calling feature, please share your experience. Like, dislike, what affect it has on other things (if any), etc.
Thank you.
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For me, I felt the call audio was a little soft/tinny (not sure how to describe it) and thought it odd that the call audio on a phone like this wasn't better so I thought I'd give it a try and activated it late last week. At first, I wasn't sure I could tell a difference but then noticed that the clarity of the audio on phone calls seems to be improved - i.e. instead of the call sounding distant/tinny, it seemed to "feel" closer, with better audio clarity.
Maybe it's a placebo affect but I can say I'm happier with the call quality after activating it. Plus, what can it hurt...it's a feature Verizon is offering for free!
When I use advance calling for some reason on BT the names aren't displayed on my vehicle screen, only the phone number shows up. If I turn it off it will display the name of the call coming in or going out. Anyone else have this happen?
My family won't talk to me with it on. They sound great to me but I sound like I am in a tunnel.
But with it off no data while in a call.
This is might be a deal killer with this phone...
I rarely had dropped calls until using AC. Coupled with weird sound quality, I call it At&t Calling. ?
Couple observations
-I maybe incorrect on this, but I believe that in order for voLTE to actually work, BOTH parties in a call need to have it - service availability and a compatible phone. So I'm not sure whether most people weighing in actually know for certain if they've actually had a VOLTE call or not.
- In a post elsewhere another user blamed voLTE for increasing battery drain rate. Certainly seems plausible, but if true, that would be truly unfortunate because apparently disabling it prevents simultaneous data and voice - an issue I've never had to deal with before.
- this might not be relevant to many, but I was pulling my hair out trying to determine why my location-based profile app (Llama) as well as similar apps that use cell tower polling to determine location at low battery cost, were not able to read any cell tower IDs - until I disabled Advanced Calling and then low and behold they worked again.
I'm dubious of AC at this point, and curious to hear more people's experience.
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I came from the G3 which allowed simultaneous voice and data but never really used it. What I think is that we should AT MINIMUM be able to use Maps and be on a call without losing out directions as now Maps directions stop if you get a call. I really don't think GPS directions should be using data anyway. I will not be enabling AC until it works with Ring Back Tones or it is something that I can't avoid.
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I use it, but so far the only person I've been able to talk to using HD voice is my girlfriend and that's only because I activated it on her phone. It sounds a lot different, but it's hard to explain what it's like. It's almost like you're talking to someone right next to you, but your in a glass box. There's this weird difference that I can't put my finger on what it is exactly but it seems the sound of emptiness is clearer in the background.
Quick update, it's awful if you don't have a decent data connection. We were talking while she was in the gym and it sounded so bad. She would cut out randomly, or sound way softer than normal and I couldn't understand anything. It's OK at best, but I think I prefer traditional calling.
I am suspicious of it causing my voice to echo. It doesn't always happen but since I've left it on for a while, I've heard my own voice very frequently. The other party, who probably isn't using AC has never commented on an echo and I assume they're not hearing it.
I have it activated on my phone as well as my wife's; i've only talked to her using AC. It sounds very much like talking to someone over Skype, Hangouts, etc. Sometimes it seems very clear and easier to hear the other person, then other times it will "pixelate" the sound, which is also something that most people that have used Skype, etc have experiences. I've never had any voice echoing though. I would never pay for this feature, but it is the only way we can use data and voice simultaneously.
It was also needlessly difficult to enable this feature on my wifes G4. I was able to activate it on my V10 no prob, but could not do it on the G4. Finally called VZW and after 10 minutes with an L2 support guy it was enabled. Something was messed up on their end.
I'm unable to activate it on my phone. My 'Advanced Calling' screen just says "upgrade service to..." but I activated it online in my Verizon account 8 hours and about 3 reboots ago. Any ideas?
I can't believe a device in 2015 is incapable of simultaneous voice and data. Verizon forcing this single antenna path on us is pretty ridiculous. I use tethering a lot and I also look things up for my parents while talking to them. Are these use cases really that rare that no one complains?
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I'm unable to activate it on my phone. My 'Advanced Calling' screen just says "upgrade service to..." but I activated it online in my Verizon account 8 hours and about 3 reboots ago. Any ideas?
I can't believe a device in 2015 is incapable of simultaneous voice and data. Verizon forcing this single antenna path on us is pretty ridiculous. I use tethering a lot and I also look things up for my parents while talking to them. Are these use cases really that rare that no one complains?
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Ok this happened to me and what the problem was my advanced calling got corrupt and Verizon on there end had to remove my advanced calling and add it back to my account and then I restarted and all my options displayed right
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ornwilson said:
I'm unable to activate it on my phone. My 'Advanced Calling' screen just says "upgrade service to..." but I activated it online in my Verizon account 8 hours and about 3 reboots ago. Any ideas?
I can't believe a device in 2015 is incapable of simultaneous voice and data. Verizon forcing this single antenna path on us is pretty ridiculous. I use tethering a lot and I also look things up for my parents while talking to them. Are these use cases really that rare that no one complains?
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Honestly, no they are not that rare. I've used data while talking on my note 3 and LG G3. This makes me want to sell the lg v10. That's excluding the fact I can't get txts after root working and no I don't want to use HD calling and it's not on my plan.
Ok guys I got a question!! I rooted my v10 on 5.1.1 and had my A/C calling on when I flashed the upgrade root package. phone started to get a bit buggie after awhile so I did a factory reset lost my A/C so I unrooted and try to reactivate it was a no go. I disabled it from my line then tried again and again and again. Did this for about 3 hours finally call Verizon they tried to help but there useless considering there reading from a script. So now I'm back to root with no A/C. I really like my A/C and they want me to update to 6.0 and I'm not giving up root no way in hell am I doing that does anyone know of a work around. I got a new SIM card coming in from Verizon hoping that may fix it. Any and all help is very much appreciated!!
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Hey guys, i thought i saw some time ago a way to be able to make and receive phone calls through the Sprint Evo View 4G? Am i right or was it the Flyer? now is this even possible at all?
I have made and received calls on my view using an app called grooveip.
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shotguntheenforcer said:
I have made and received calls on my view using an app called grooveip.
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Yes I am sure that works but i mean a native phone dialer like the Flyer(GSM) version? has anyone gotten this to work?
I don't believe so, Sprint disables voice on the network side, not handset side.
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I don't believe so, Sprint disables voice on the network side, not handset side.
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Are you sure? While attempting to port an Evo View ROM to the 3D I came across a line in the build.prop mentioning the disabling of the dialer. I Don't remember exact syntax at the moment but we ended up changing that value on the port to get the dialer working for the 3D.
I thinks it's possible to the point that I think I'm going to try it sometime in the near future lol.
Well on my View I have the native phone dialer enabled with icon and everything. The phone doesn't connect to anything, however. It just vibrates like it's connecting and timer runs like I'm connected tho I'm not. Therefore, I just use grooveip for phone calls. This looks promising tho since the native dialer is there. But my pessimism is telling me that this is next to impossible due to voice being disabled on Sprints end as stated by a previous poster.
If I have just the data plan, then I only get data? I send and receive sms/mms just fine. Does Sprint offer a voice package for the View or one at least compatible?
EDIT:: I actually pay for unlimited SMS/MMS with my tablet plan. So ignore that part, but since messaging uses the same 1xRTT network as voice, I don't imagine it would be too hard to get voice working on this thing.
As far as I'm aware, the hard part of getting the View to make "native" phone calls, is the fact that the ESN for the device needs to be associated with the a plan that supports voice, and Sprint, as a corporate policy, won't do this. Whilst I suppose it is possible that a very, very friendly CSR could do this for you, I wouldn't like to bet on it.
Regards,
Dave
I believe the system blocks certain plans from being applied with certain ESNs. Things were different before I believe but not now.
I did manage to get a phone call out from my view to my 3d. As soon as i answered it on my 3d both lines disconnected. If I were a gambling man, which I am, I'd say you guys are correct in the no calls to/from a tablet on Sprint.
My only remaining questions are why? The device is capable of sms and if I'm not mistaken still uses 1xRTT which is also what voice calls use?
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I did manage to get a phone call out from my view to my 3d. As soon as i answered it on my 3d both lines disconnected. If I were a gambling man, which I am, I'd say you guys are correct in the no calls to/from a tablet on Sprint.
My only remaining questions are why? The device is capable of sms and if I'm not mistaken still uses 1xRTT which is also what voice calls use?
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That's a good question, but I'm getting the majority of the folks who would use this device wouldn't want a 7" phone
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That's a good question, but I'm getting the majority of the folks who would use this device wouldn't want a 7" phone
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Well, I bought the device for a 20$/mo 7" phone, and I love it.
The reason sprint won't let you use voice is because they don't want the secret to get out that in reality you only need one PIPE (ie data plan) to do everything you need... they love selling you a 40$/mo voice plan.
Think about how LITTLE you use the phone (even if you use it a lot it doesn't cost as much as data) and think that they basically charge the same amount for the voice as for the data, on a standard smart phone.
Great cost/benefit ratio...
I really hate how you guys make so much sense... It really does suck though that if my 3d dies that I can't make a call from my view. I might call sprint and see if they can just share my minutes between both lines. I use a whopping 3 a month total.
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I'm using a View Port on my Evo 4g. Im using Dailer one.
Ok guys i got calls outgoing on my view an it works wel through a bluetooth headset. Im not using it on sprint. Anyone interested PM me. But i can't get calls to come into the device. When people call me it rings about 5 times then it goes into voicemail.
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Ok guys i got calls outgoing on my view an it works wel through a bluetooth headset. Im not using it on sprint. Anyone interested PM me. But i can't get calls to come into the device. When people call me it rings about 5 times then it goes into voicemail.
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Does it really work well? Whenever I use bt i get very delayed and crackling voice... I can hear about 30% of what is said through all the crackling. It is unusable...
I followed the build.prop in the guide... any ideas?
sdge said:
Does it really work well? Whenever I use bt i get very delayed and crackling voice... I can hear about 30% of what is said through all the crackling. It is unusable...
I followed the build.prop in the guide... any ideas?
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Mine works perfect,? sounds great! Are you using the native Dialer, or grooveip?
Im using the native phone app. But i cant receive incoming calls. Do you receive incoming calls?
sdge said:
Does it really work well? Whenever I use bt i get very delayed and crackling voice... I can hear about 30% of what is said through all the crackling. It is unusable...
I followed the build.prop in the guide... any ideas?
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I called Sprint yesterday or the day before because I was having connectivity issues which gave me an idea. The Sprint reps (all 7 of them) had no idea that the Evo View was a tablet, they kept telling me to go into the dialer and dial in EPST codes and stuff which I kept telling them was impossible since I didn't have a "Phone" app to get to the dialer from. I finally got someone who did realize that the dialer is inaccessible because its a tablet and not a phone and told me to use the dialer codes in the calculator app substituting hash/pound/# for exclamation/!
My idea being, with CDMA Workshop/QPST/EPST you should be able to swap ESN's (illegal as hell so I don't recommend it nor will I share how to do it) and get the tablet up on the voice network.
As for the quote above, with your view in landscape, open the calculator and type in !!3282! = and you should get EPST. You will need your MSL code! It'll ask you for View Mode and Edit mode to which you'll want to edit the settings. Go to Advanced and make the following changes::
- EVRC-B from Disabled to Enabled
- Home Orig from EVRC to EVRC-B
- Roam Orig from EVRC to EVRC-B
What this will do is change the voice codec (kinda like .mp3 or .wma) for your incoming and outgoing voice quality to one that is newer, has better compression, and has better quality (Almost like the difference between .mpeg and .mp4).
All of this is based on my knowledge of CDMA Android phones. I'm not 100% that it will work on the view at all as mine isn't in front of me at the moment. Also, just to be safe, I'm not liable for damages if you screw up your phone. It's very easy to revert the settings back to factory defaults and doesn't require a full device wipe. I just don't remember the dialer code.
Anyways, best of luck to you in getting this working. I'm taking a break from the view (I really want Honeycomb but I'm too scared to flash radio.img and hboot.img to try and get it working) to work on my Evo 3D projects. I'll still be lurking though so I'm not gone for good. The View needs some more devs and hopefully I'll have something I like on my 3D enough to stick with it for a while.
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I called Sprint yesterday or the day before because I was having connectivity issues which gave me an idea. The Sprint reps (all 7 of them) had no idea that the Evo View was a tablet, they kept telling me to go into the dialer and dial in EPST codes and stuff which I kept telling them was impossible since I didn't have a "Phone" app to get to the dialer from. I finally got someone who did realize that the dialer is inaccessible because its a tablet and not a phone and told me to use the dialer codes in the calculator app substituting hash/pound/# for exclamation/!
My idea being, with CDMA Workshop/QPST/EPST you should be able to swap ESN's (illegal as hell so I don't recommend it nor will I share how to do it) and get the tablet up on the voice network.
As for the quote above, with your view in landscape, open the calculator and type in !!3282! = and you should get EPST. You will need your MSL code! It'll ask you for View Mode and Edit mode to which you'll want to edit the settings. Go to Advanced and make the following changes::
- EVRC-B from Disabled to Enabled
- Home Orig from EVRC to EVRC-B
- Roam Orig from EVRC to EVRC-B
What this will do is change the voice codec (kinda like .mp3 or .wma) for your incoming and outgoing voice quality to one that is newer, has better compression, and has better quality (Almost like the difference between .mpeg and .mp4).
All of this is based on my knowledge of CDMA Android phones. I'm not 100% that it will work on the view at all as mine isn't in front of me at the moment. Also, just to be safe, I'm not liable for damages if you screw up your phone. It's very easy to revert the settings back to factory defaults and doesn't require a full device wipe. I just don't remember the dialer code.
Anyways, best of luck to you in getting this working. I'm taking a break from the view (I really want Honeycomb but I'm too scared to flash radio.img and hboot.img to try and get it working) to work on my Evo 3D projects. I'll still be lurking though so I'm not gone for good. The View needs some more devs and hopefully I'll have something I like on my 3D enough to stick with it for a while.
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I did this on my View, but can only get Calls out, cannot get calls to come in while tab is idle or not in a call. If some one would look into the phone app. I'm sure we could fix it.
sdge said:
Well, I bought the device for a 20$/mo 7" phone, and I love it.
The reason sprint won't let you use voice is because they don't want the secret to get out that in reality you only need one PIPE (ie data plan) to do everything you need... they love selling you a 40$/mo voice plan.
Think about how LITTLE you use the phone (even if you use it a lot it doesn't cost as much as data) and think that they basically charge the same amount for the voice as for the data, on a standard smart phone.
Great cost/benefit ratio...
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Don't get me wrong, I love it too!
I have a Google Voice number local to my area code that forward to my pbxes.org account, which in turn takes the call and sends it to my phone via the SipDroid app. I can make incoming/outgoing calls all day long for free, but have a problem with call quality.
I have linked two voicemail files. I placed a call from SipDroid out to the same number in both cases, but one was done over WiFi and the other over 3G (2-3 bars, average signal). The WiFi one is acceptable, but the 3G one is not. Listen for yourself (For the message, I read one of the opening paragraphs from the US Declaration of Independence, same on both so you can compare accurately.)
Setup: Google Voice number -> pbxes.org -> SipDroid app
Wifi VOIP Voicemail: http://www.corusa.com/public/voip-wifi.wav
3G VOIP Voicemail: http://www.corusa.com/public/voip-3g.wav
Now, with that said you need to understand my intent. I am wanting to use my Google Voice number for work, as my off-hours support phone, so I do not accrue charges on my personal cell plan (not covered by employer, and they do not provide work mobile phones). So, since I am usually on the go, I will not be connected to WiFi, thus I need a reliable VOIP option that will get acceptable call quality over 3G. There are multiple options out there, and I do not have a problem with a monthly fee, but they all come with caveats. For example, if I got an "Online Number" from Skype, and just forwarded my Google Voice number to that, it would work through the Skype app, no SIP app needed; however, the Skype voicemail cannot be disabled, so I can no longer use the Google Voice app to easily see my support calls/messages from my home screen. I have use the Skype app (or website) to listen to voicemails. Skype would solve my quality problem (based on reviews of other users that use it over 3G), but introduce the new voicemail issue. The setup I have now (GV->pbxes->SipDroid) allows me to use the GV voicemail, but quality is lacking...catch 22. Is there a better more reliable solution out there for VOIP on Android? I am fine with paying
There's also the Google Callback app, that I have been trying to avoid at all costs, since it is kind of hokey, and I tried the GrooVe IP app, but it has a lot of echo for the person I am calling, and no setting change could fix it.
p.s. - I will be updating my phone from the DroidX (3G only) to the Bionic (4G). If you think that will make a difference, and make all my concerns moot, then just say so, and that's what I'll do
Thanks!!
Since you mentioned GrooVe IP, figured I'd respond. Did you try the echo canceler setting in the GrooVe IP audio/echo settings? Enabling that should get rid of echo heard by the person you're talking to. And/Or reducing the mic gain & speaker volume.
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Since you mentioned GrooVe IP, figured I'd respond. Did you try the echo canceler setting in the GrooVe IP audio/echo settings? Enabling that should get rid of echo heard by the person you're talking to. And/Or reducing the mic gain & speaker volume.
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Already tried that, and every option in between, including the manual millisecond settings.
Viber has amazing quality...not sure if you can use it over 3g or 4g though.
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Viber has amazing quality...not sure if you can use it over 3g or 4g though.
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Viber is not a true VOIP solution, as you can only call other people using the Viber app. Here's an excerpt from the Viber FAQ...
Q: Can I call people who don't have Viber?
A: Yes, if the person you're calling doesn't have Viber, the call will be placed like *regular call, but don't forget to invite your friends to Viber so your next call is free . *Regular calls are calls placed through your cell phone service provider, using your cell phone rate plan.
That's pointless...I need to call any phone number (land line, mobile, cell, work, etc) in the USA from my Google voice number using only a 3G/4G connection. I really need to find that one or two providers that use a low enough bitrate for voice that can work fine on 3G without being echoey or choppy (this is why I posted the 3G sample voice-mail above). I would just install the Google Voice callback app, but I do not have a 'Friends & Family' option for my cell plan to add my GV number to, which is essential for that to be feasible.
Is this really not something a lot of people have dealt with? I know I am not the first person in the world who has tried to call via VOIP over 3G - the technology has been around forever. Anyway, still need an answer if anyone has one
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Viber is not a true VOIP solution, as you can only call other people using the Viber app. Here's an excerpt from the Viber FAQ...
Q: Can I call people who don't have Viber?
A: Yes, if the person you're calling doesn't have Viber, the call will be placed like *regular call, but don't forget to invite your friends to Viber so your next call is free . *Regular calls are calls placed through your cell phone service provider, using your cell phone rate plan.
That's pointless...I need to call any phone number (land line, mobile, cell, work, etc) in the USA from my Google voice number using only a 3G/4G connection. I really need to find that one or two providers that use a low enough bitrate for voice that can work fine on 3G without being echoey or choppy (this is why I posted the 3G sample voice-mail above). I would just install the Google Voice callback app, but I do not have a 'Friends & Family' option for my cell plan to add my GV number to, which is essential for that to be feasible.
Is this really not something a lot of people have dealt with? I know I am not the first person in the world who has tried to call via VOIP over 3G - the technology has been around forever. Anyway, still need an answer if anyone has one
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I'm also an early adapter of GV voip service.
I'm using Dell streak 7 (dual core 512 mb ram, horrible software config, honeycomb 3.2)
I manage to have stable voip quality with clear portable 4g hotspot connected through wifi. Unlimited calls and data, pretty cool. However, talking through a bluetooth device and 3GHSPA+ have been horrible. My friends keep complaining about bad call quality until I find this issues. If calling through wifi (I use groove ip) with internal mic and speaker, everything is fine. I guess it's either due to bad hardware coding of the streak 7 or due to the narrow bandwith of the bluetooth 2.1 or 3G. I'm not familiar with the tech details of streak 7.
I'm gonna try the new nexus 7 and sony xperia z ultra to see if any issues above can be solved.
im not sure i asked this correctly on another post..
using tmo prepay plan of 100 miin and 5gb data , and unlimited text,
if i use wifi to call, will it charge my phone minutes?
i get conflicting info from reps.
thanx much
If you are using the wifi calling feature from T-mobile, it uses your minutes. If you're using some sort of voip solution while on wifi it will not. I have the same plan as you and I use GrooveIP for all calls while on wifi. The sound quality is OK. Some people complain about it, but it's definitely usable, and it keeps me under the 100 minutes of the plan. The other thing about it is that it uses google chat to complete the calls, so you have to have a google voice account (free) and people calling you will have to dial your google voice number. This wasn't a big deal for me since I was already using google voice and everyone used that number to reach me anyway, but if all your contacts have your cell #, you'll have to get them to start using a different number to call you. You can set up google voice so that it forwards all calls to your cell and to google chat simultaneously. Then set up GrooveIP to only work when on wifi. This way you'll get your calls whether on wifi or not. It also works on 3g/4g, or is supposed to. I didn't need to even try as unloading the calls when on wifi keeps me well under the 100 cell minutes, so I can't tell you about the quality of that.
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If you are using the wifi calling feature from T-mobile, it uses your minutes. If you're using some sort of voip solution while on wifi it will not. I have the same plan as you and I use GrooveIP for all calls while on wifi. The sound quality is OK. Some people complain about it, but it's definitely usable, and it keeps me under the 100 minutes of the plan. The other thing about it is that it uses google chat to complete the calls, so you have to have a google voice account (free) and people calling you will have to dial your google voice number. This wasn't a big deal for me since I was already using google voice and everyone used that number to reach me anyway, but if all your contacts have your cell #, you'll have to get them to start using a different number to call you. You can set up google voice so that it forwards all calls to your cell and to google chat simultaneously. Then set up GrooveIP to only work when on wifi. This way you'll get your calls whether on wifi or not. It also works on 3g/4g, or is supposed to. I didn't need to even try as unloading the calls when on wifi keeps me well under the 100 cell minutes, so I can't tell you about the quality of that.
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well tyvm..
i put up thanx for you.. when im ready, i would like to PM you to get all the hoops in line..
i do have google voice , so i have a jump start
amkaos said:
well tyvm..
i put up thanx for you.. when im ready, i would like to PM you to get all the hoops in line..
i do have google voice , so i have a jump start
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glad to help. just let me know if / when you have questions.
That $30 plan is awesome, isn't it!
amkaos said:
im not sure i asked this correctly on another post..
using tmo prepay plan of 100 miin and 5gb data , and unlimited text,
if i use wifi to call, will it charge my phone minutes?
i get conflicting info from reps.
thanx much
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It depends on where the call was started from. If your call originates on wi-fi and you have the feature on your plan then it is free to you. If the call originates on the T-Mobile network and you then go to a wi-fi call it will be using your minutes. YOU MUST have the free wi-fi calling feature on your account as well for it not to use your minutes.
Has anyone managed to get these two to work together?
I activated Advanced Calling a few weeks back. Little did I know my voicemail was no longer working since then and was just giving a busy signal. I've spent several hours now getting it back to working order, but the only way was to disable Advanced Calling. Apparently call forwarding does not work when Advanced Calling is on. I've seen people with other types of phones on forums talking about similar issues with no resolution. Anyone know how to get these two working?
Just as a side note to anyone who was stuck like I was - If you activated Advanced Calling, the only way to get call forwarding to work again is to go to Verizon's webpage and turn off Advanced Calling for your phone through the webpage. Turning it off on the phone alone does not work.
Running Google voice and HD calling, had to redo the Google voice activation on the phone, but that was all. Just got a google voicemail this morning, used the HD calling last night.
pfd278 said:
Running Google voice and HD calling, had to redo the Google voice activation on the phone, but that was all. Just got a google voicemail this morning, used the HD calling last night.
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Must be isolated cases then. I can't get it working, nor ANY call forwarding to work (even tried other numbers that I own) with HD on. Just get a busy signal instead of it forwarded. Hate to have to call Verizon since I'll have to unroot just to call them.
I'm having similar issues since i enabled HD calling. I had to re-do the *71(voice mail number), *90(voice mail number), *92(voice mail number) to forward busy and unanswered calls. It would seem that google voice isn't accepting the forwarded port from verzion as my number. My verzion number is registered in google but google doesn't think my number is calling, so it doesn't allow me into voicemail.
I'm having issues with voice calls on my Verizon Pixel 6. I live in a wooded area with not great 5G/LTE reception and rely heavily on WiFi calling as such. I had no issues with my P4xl. After upgrading to the P6, I am having constant issues when I receive or make a voice call to a friend or family member.
Their voice becomes echoed and incomprehensible. Sounds like you are talking to a robot.
The only workaround I've found so far is to disable the WiFi manually in the settings while you are on a call. Then I am on the network (either 5G or LTE) with not great reception - one bar.
I have a feeling it is an issue between the WiFi calling hand off and the network. I've tried adjusting the setting in the developer options turning off Mobile Data Always Active. No luck.
Also changed my WiFi preferences to Use Device MAC and that did not help either.
I'm concerned because if someone else needed to use my phone in an emergency, they would run the risk of not being able to make a clear and successful call.
Any help appreciated!
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