Google Voice and Skype Working on Tab

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So here is what I did... I now have a working VOIP phone service via my T-Mobile Tab..

-- Get the hacked Skype App (allows 3G calling) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=156KWZVH
-- Get Google Voice from Market
-- Go to skype.com and setup an account
-- Order a Skype Internet Number (it's $30 for a year right now -- normally $60)
-- Add a Skype calling plan ( I went with $2.99 a month for unlimited calling)
-- Set Skype to display your Google Voice Number (Caller ID Settings)
-- Set Google Voice to forward all calls to your Skype number
-- Go into Google Voice App and set it up to use your Skype number for voicemail notifications.

It works and it works pretty darn well...

Pros:

--Incoming and outgoing voice capabilities
--Unlimited calling in the US and Canada for $2.99 a month
--With 3G data plan you always have phone functions to dial out and receive
--Use Google Voice for SMS messages and you only have the one number.

Cons:

--If you don't want to use the Google Voice number for SMS then you will have 2 numbers. The one that came on your Tab that is used for SMS/MMS and a number for phone usage.

--Price for this to work per year amounts to $66 ($30 for the Skype number and $36 for the unlimited plan) Not really a con if you consider this is the total cost for a year of unlimited cell (VOIP) calls from you Tab

--If you use Google Voice for SMS it does not do MMS

Here is how it works...

When someone calls your Google Voice number it forwards it to the Skype number and the Tab rings...

When you call someone it displays your Google Voice number...

COOL....

Thanks for telling step-by-step to this workaround... couple of more cons, for me anyway.

1) a big con for me is that it means I can't port my existing cell no. to my new Tab... and since I'm a consultant and it's been my phone no. for a long time... that's kind of a drag.

2) Also, I've heard Skype call quality is sketchy at times?

3) No 911 calling via Skype I beleive?

thoughts pls?

ps... I suppose if I just kept my Sprint plan and went to phone only and kept my Pre I could just call forward my cell no. to Google voice?

I ported my previous cell number to my Tab...

Skype can be sketchy if on a slow or weak 3G or Wifi connection... I have had no problems with it yet though...

Yes, no 911 calling.... But you can program your local police / fire / EMS non emergency dispatch center number as a contact... That's what I did... Granted it's not as fast to get answered as 911, but it is a suggestion...

I don't see why you could not forward the previous cell # to GV then have it forwarded to Skype. Then set the Caller ID in Skype to display your previous cell number... Should work...

I might give this a try and see how I like.... since the phone flashing seems to be stuck at 2G plus a few other problems at this point....

Thanks much for the instructions...!

I decided to do this route as opposed to flashing the other way... Flashing the Euro ROM does still have issues and even once they are worked out, I can't see a US carrier adding voice to the Tab... Even with flashing the Euro ROM you will still need another SIM card to use that has voice functions enabled on it (hence, a different number like this process requires)...

Many people already have my GV number so this was also an easy way to get phone function without much effort... And at $66 a year for unlimited voice, I don't see a carrier plan even coming close to that...

Please Elaborate

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@raqball

How does it work? Is it smooth?

My wife has a Skype account, does it have to be the unlimited calls or do you use the free calls from skype?

I really would love to see a YouTube vid please, or just a demo, I need to feel confident to give back the MyTouch 4G for this

Cause if it's like that, I am going to go and give back the MyTouch and get the tab for the Both of us tomorrow!

Originally Posted by xexes

Thanks for telling step-by-step to this workaround... couple of more cons, for me anyway.

1) a big con for me is that it means I can't port my existing cell no. to my new Tab... and since I'm a consultant and it's been my phone no. for a long time... that's kind of a drag.

2) Also, I've heard Skype call quality is sketchy at times?

3) No 911 calling via Skype I beleive?

thoughts pls?

ps... I suppose if I just kept my Sprint plan and went to phone only and kept my Pre I could just call forward my cell no. to Google voice?

I did this for months on my old Milestone (Droid) due to me being in Canada and everyone I knew being back in the US (and all calls to the US are int'l long distance via cell) until I found a way to make GV work here in Canada via normal phone lines.

Yes, call quality via Skype is sketchy at times, depending on connection quality, and there's ALWAYS lag.

Call forwarding works fine.

I wouldn't sweat 911, but then again I have almost no respect for that service anyway.

How stable has this been running for the ones using it?

Sent From The Moon... With a HTC Glacier

Any way to do this without Skype? Can't pay for everything :/ Will GV just work?

You'll need some sort of VOIP to make it work, but it doesn't have to be Skype.

Keep in mind, Google Voice is NOT a VOIP service, it's a fancy call forwarding and voicemail service that also lets you pick a free US phone number for life.

And folks, there's always Sipdroid and a SIP number service (there's quite a few besides Gizmo)

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