Not using minutes with Optimus V and VOIP

[forHeisrisen]

Sorry if I misunderstood your question, but in the first part you said you wanted to use GV to make free calls on the Optimus V.
But that can't be done with the GV app.
You will probably find it a lot easier to set up GV on the PC to make sure everything is working if you just got the GV number.
After everything works on the PC and you have setup your forwarding to a working number like your home phone or a cell phone and you can place a call from Google call phone either from within Google Mail or with Google Talk, you then need GrooveIP app on your Optimus V.
Then go into GV on the PC and set the forwarding to Google Chat.
In GrooveIP you enter your Google email and password associated with your GV number.
After that you can then make and receive calls on the Optimus V using GrooveIP and your GV account.
the Google Voice app is not needed at all on the phone.

I see this is an older thread but it fits with my question. I recently got two Optimus Vs and set up Google Voice with PBXs.org and Sipdroid and enabled Google Chat. I use the option to choose whether or not my calls are made with Google Voice but I have always chosen the option to use Google Voice for my calls. The other day my call dropped and I found out that all of my call were counting toward minutes. I plan to use the 300 minute plan because our old plan for two phones was $75.00 with tax, so the unlimited $55 per phone is not a good choice. Will Groove IP do a workaround so that the calls are not recognized as voice calls? Any other suggestions? Thanks.

 

[OfTheDamned]

I moved this post for you as I believe you will find more information and help in this forum.


I use VOIP for over 90% of my calls. I'm currently using a combination of Google Voice and either Groove IP or Talkatone.

From my experience Groove IP does well over Wifi (Groove IP Lite does this too), but not as well over 3G/4G. Talkatone on the other hand does really well over 3G/4G, but not as well over Wifi (they are improving the app at a rapid pace though).

I'd give Groove IP Lite and Talkatone a try before you jump into paying $4.99 for Groove IP though.

 

[mrsbelpit]

Using Groove IP will not count against your cellular minutes, that is correct. Do not use your stock dialer. Groove IP will use data when on the cellular data network.

 

[dralways]

I've been making a few halfway decent VOIP calls through GrooveIP lately on my Optimus T though pretty much every call produces an echo for the person on the other end of the line and not for me.

Care to share your GrooveIP settings, OfTheDamned?

 

[OfTheDamned]

I've been making a few halfway decent VOIP calls through GrooveIP lately on my Optimus T though pretty much every call produces an echo for the person on the other end of the line and not for me.

Care to share your GrooveIP settings, OfTheDamned?

I get that too on occasion, but it isn't all that common. Most of the time I get a delay rather than an Echo.

Settings:

Allow 3g/4g calling (checked)
Accept calls on answer (checked)

Native Dialer Options:
Built-in Dialer Preference (Ask every call)

Audio/Echo Settings:
Echo Cancellation:
Adaptive Echo Canceler (Checked)
Post Processing (Checked)
Echo Tail (Auto Detect)

Speaker Volume (0)
Microphone Gain (-2)

Troubleshooting:
Synchronize Voice (Checked)
Mic Buffer (Small)
Mic Source (Auto Detect)
Reconnect Interval (1 Hour)


Now, keep in mind that I also stay connected to the 5 Ghz band on my router so I'm allowing for max data transfer. That may have something to do with it too.

 

[dralways]

Thanks for posting your settings, I loaded them into my phone and immediately noticed a really annoying issue that I had before disappear. Now to test a few calls with a live person on the other end. If this works properly, who needs an expensive minute plan? (If you spend most of your time at home, that is.)

 

[OfTheDamned]

Thanks for posting your settings, I loaded them into my phone and immediately noticed a really annoying issue that I had before disappear. Now to test a few calls with a live person on the other end. If this works properly, who needs an expensive minute plan? (If you spend most of your time at home, that is.)

That is pretty much what I've done now. I let my girl use all the minutes on our family plan and I use VOIP for most of my calls. It is saving us about $40-$50 a month.

 

[forHeisrisen]

I moved this post for you as I believe you will find more information and help in this forum.


I use VOIP for over 90% of my calls. I'm currently using a combination of Google Voice and either Groove IP or Talkatone.

From my experience Groove IP does well over Wifi (Groove IP Lite does this too), but not as well over 3G/4G. Talkatone on the other hand does really well over 3G/4G, but not as well over Wifi (they are improving the app at a rapid pace though).

I'd give Groove IP Lite and Talkatone a try before you jump into paying $4.99 for Groove IP though.

I looked up the Talkatone app and it is already installed on my phone. I had rooted my phone and set up the Google Voice account with PBX and Sipdroid. After that I flashed my phone with Cyanogen Mod 7.1. From what I had read, that should have been a way to make calls using onthe data portion of my plan. I used the option that asks if I want to make a call with Google Voice but that is using up my talk minutes. I have read that using this method with other android phones does not register as a voice call, but it does not work that way with Virgin Mobile.
Is there some other method with Talkatone that will work specifically with the Virgin Mobile network?
Also, In my settings the selection for "Use Internet calling is set to "Only for internet calls" Should this be set differently?

 

[forHeisrisen]

I moved this post for you as I believe you will find more information and help in this forum.


I use VOIP for over 90% of my calls. I'm currently using a combination of Google Voice and either Groove IP or Talkatone.

From my experience Groove IP does well over Wifi (Groove IP Lite does this too), but not as well over 3G/4G. Talkatone on the other hand does really well over 3G/4G, but not as well over Wifi (they are improving the app at a rapid pace though).

I'd give Groove IP Lite and Talkatone a try before you jump into paying $4.99 for Groove IP though.

Thank you for your suggestions. Sorry to keep asking for answers but I am still trying to find something that works. When searching from the Play Store for Talkatone it just brought up the Google Voice icon that is marked as installed, which was confusing . I looked on my laptop and found that Talkatone is not compatible with my LG Optimus V so it is not an option for me. Groove IP Lite works with wifi but not with 3G. I downloaded Groove IP but it was spotty and dropped calls when trying it.
I am using an OBi110 for my home service and am now trying out the OBiON app with the Optimus V to see how it will work.