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I have been using Dingtone for years now.

First, it is free to get started.
Because you are looking to do business, your useage is different than mine, so a business number and more minutes (credits) are sure to cost more than free.

It can use Wi-Fi as a connection, so your call quality is dependent on the quality of your Wi-Fi.
(It can also use your network connection, but this will use data.)

You can have five devices all using the same number.
A tablet or a PC can be used as a phone.

This is a VoIP service, so it is independent of your carrier- you can have a Dingtone number and your cell number active on the same device at the same time.

This number works just like a normal mobile number- it can make and receive calls and texts to/from any other number.

Your calls can be forwarded to another number.

Credits are pretty cheap to purchase.
The more 'points' you earn over time, the better the deals get.
Right now, if I were to purchase credits, I get 10% more than what I paid for.

Current cost for me, as I check now, are...
200 credits for $4.99
500 credits for $10.99
1000 credits for $19.99

Keep in mind that I did not add in my 10% bonus, and I do not have a 'business account'.
As I do use it for 'business' (I was self employeed for a long time) I kept my talk time low and I have never needed to purchase anything.
I currently have over 14000 credits just from 'checking in' and watching ads, and various other ways to earn free credits.

There are 1-800 numbers available, along with other toll free options for your customers.

Count on calls costing you approximately 1 credit per minute.
(It is actually less than that, at least for me.)
Texts are 1/2 credit per text.

Help Watch and download youtube content

Search Google for SnapTube - With this app you can D/L any video in .mp3, or video format. Also, it does not display ads during the videos, only one 5-sec ad at the start of the program.


NewPipe has no ads, and is open source.
It also has no Google junk with it.

I seriously doubt that Google would provide an app that allows free downloads of videos from Youtube, as they own Youtube- and it is a violation of the terms of service.

Help How to manually force open the keyboard

If you have a Pixel 4a then your built-in keyboard app is called "GBoard" - Google's keyboard app.

Everything in the OS that you interact with is an app: your home screens and app drawer are provided by an app called a "launcher" (in your case "Pixel Launcher"), your system settings are viewed and changed by an app called "Settings", etc. Many of these are the manufacturer's own apps rather than a core part of the OS (including the launcher, keyboard, message app, etc), and many of these can be replaced by an alternative of your choice.

Sometimes a particular app doesn't play well with a particular keyboard, though given that GBoard is one of the most widely-used keyboard apps it would be spectacularly sloppy of the developer not to have tested that. So you could try installing a different app and see whether it makes a difference. But I just tried installing the app on my phone and tried with 3 different keyboard apps and it made no difference, so I believe that the problem is with the app rather than any particular keyboard.

I don't know of a way of just bringing the keyboard up regardless, but it might not help even if you could. If the problem is that the app is failing to request input, and hence the keyboard is not appearing because no request for one has been made, then just opening the keyboard won't necessarily help.

Perfect, thank you so much for your insightful response to my enquiry. Really really helpful. :)
Have a great day.

Crazy Hockey - Air Hockey Challenge.

Hello guys, Crazy Hockey is now available on playstore. Crazy Hockey has 4 exciting Air Hockey tables and there are 4 levels in the game. It is a very relaxing and easy game to play but hard to master. There is a global leaderboard which will give you your rankings compared to other players. Here is the link to it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myComp.hockey
Thank You.
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