On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Bill Barry <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Mark Phillips > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wifi calling on my android phone with T-mobile is not very reliable. Some > > wifi points connect, some don't, those that connect drop calls, etc. I > think > > google voice is VoIP, so it sounds as if it would be a replacement for > the > > wifi calling app on my phone. But some boards say that T-mobile customers > > get charged minutes even when using GV. > > > > Anyway, I was wondering if anyone on the list uses GV + Android + > T-mobile > > and what their experience has been. > > > > Also, in reading about GV, it says I have to get a new phone number. How > > does that number relate to my mobile number, or is it something in the > > background that the world does not see? The google docs are not very > helpful > > in explaining just what GV provides. > > > I can answer part of your question. It's your lucky day. According to > the Google Blog, as of yesterday you can port your own number to > Google Voice. > > > http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/port-your-existing-mobile-number-to.html > > Sounds great, but.... according to anouther poster to this thread, "Finally, if you port your number it *stops* working on your current mobile; you would need to establish a new mobile service with T-Mobile for GV to be able to call through to the bit of hardware." YMMV They tested this a few days ago and temporarily stopped it, but now it > looks permanent. > > I don't have T-mobile so can't answer the rest of the question. > > Bill > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
