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.
I'm pretty certain that Google Voice does not use VOIP for the last leg. I've been using it as a personal PBX-like system, just for local calls (I've never needed to use the google voice paid long distance). So far, there is every indication that it is just routing calls to the gvoice number over my standard phone line(s). The call initiation can be done either over a data connection or via phone (using tones? There is a google voice number, or numbers, that you can call and then issue a call from without needing a data connection. I don't know how the google voice app behaves.) Anyhow, after ~2 years of google voice, I'm very happy with the service. Voicemail transcription is awesome, the scammer call blocking is great, and I don't have to worry about carrying my number over when I change carriers, or if I need to receive calls on a land line for some reason. You can also send text messages directly from a Chrome plugin (so you have a real keyboard!), and the recipient is none the wiser :) --Rogan > > 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. > > Thanks, > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
