Re: [PLUG] Anyone Using Google Voice with T-Mobile?

2011-01-26 Thread Mike Connors
"No VoIP, just regular mobile phone (or fixed line) voice traffic. Google assign a proxy number on the mobile network to individual callers, or have their general purpose number call you. The same on the way out to your recipient." Google is not a telecom company, they're an internet company. Yes

Re: [PLUG] Anyone Using Google Voice with T-Mobile?

2011-01-26 Thread Daniel Pittman
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 13:33, Sam Hart wrote: > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Rogan Creswick wrote: > >> I'm pretty certain that Google Voice does not use VOIP for the last >> leg. > > Actually, now that you mention it, I'll admit I've never actually > *looked* under the covers to see what's

Re: [PLUG] Anyone Using Google Voice with T-Mobile?

2011-01-26 Thread Paul Mullen
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 01:33:47PM -0800, Sam Hart wrote: > I do know that on the desktop there is no VOIP with Google Voice There is if you have a Gizmo VOIP account. Google closed the service to new subscribers when they bought it a year or two ago, though. http://gizmo5.com/ -- Paul ___

Re: [PLUG] Anyone Using Google Voice with T-Mobile?

2011-01-26 Thread Sam Hart
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Rogan Creswick wrote: > I'm pretty certain that Google Voice does not use VOIP for the last > leg. Actually, now that you mention it, I'll admit I've never actually *looked* under the covers to see what's going on in the Google Voice app on the phone... On my pho

Re: [PLUG] Anyone Using Google Voice with T-Mobile?

2011-01-26 Thread Mike Connors
"I'm pretty certain that Google Voice does not use VOIP for the last leg." Google purchased the Grand Central VOIP service. Any Google smartphone has an ip address. VOIP on the most basic level maps a phone number to an ip address. ___ PLUG mailing list

Re: [PLUG] Anyone Using Google Voice with T-Mobile?

2011-01-26 Thread Daniel Pittman
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:53, Mark Phillips wrote: > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Daniel Pittman wrote: >> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:34, Bill Barry wrote: >> > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Mark Phillips >> > wrote: [...] >> As far as I know the wifi calling thing lets you be billed

Re: [PLUG] Anyone Using Google Voice with T-Mobile?

2011-01-26 Thread Sam Hart
I'm actually late to the entire conversation (hey, I was at lunch) but I've used Google Voice with my Android phone on T-Mobile for over a year now (I was part of the Google Voice pre-pre beta stuff, lucky me) so I may be able to lend some help with this. And, like the rude jerk I am, I'm going to

Re: [PLUG] Anyone Using Google Voice with T-Mobile?

2011-01-26 Thread Rogan Creswick
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Mark Phillips 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 call

Re: [PLUG] Anyone Using Google Voice with T-Mobile?

2011-01-26 Thread Mark Phillips
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Bill Barry wrote: > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Mark Phillips > 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,

Re: [PLUG] Anyone Using Google Voice with T-Mobile?

2011-01-26 Thread Mark Phillips
Daniel, Thanksjust a few questions below to clarify your comments. Mark On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Daniel Pittman wrote: > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:34, Bill Barry wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Mark Phillips > > wrote: > >> > >> Wifi calling on my android phone with

Re: [PLUG] Anyone Using Google Voice with T-Mobile?

2011-01-26 Thread Daniel Pittman
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:34, Bill Barry wrote: > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Mark Phillips > 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 i

Re: [PLUG] Anyone Using Google Voice with T-Mobile?

2011-01-26 Thread Bill Barry
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Mark Phillips 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 call

[PLUG] Anyone Using Google Voice with T-Mobile?

2011-01-26 Thread Mark Phillips
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