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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] raphytaffy:
How has everyone configured SipDroid to automatically handle outgoing calls? I have selected to use SipDroid only in the call settings, but it seems that incoming calls are still going through my phone instead.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] baiju2012:
T-Mobile cards on http://www.refillmobi.net is back. FYI.

Nexus IV
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nephilim-Giant:
If these refill cards aren't legit, will T-Mobile make the phone subscriber pay whatever the price was originally?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
They will not work, you are out the money you paid for them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nephilim-Giant:
For example, if these refill cards are bought by stolen credit cards and sold on eBay. T-Mobile later down the line finds out these refill cards were purchased by a stolen credit card...will T-Mobile FORCE me to pay T-Mobile the difference?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
If you buy a fraudulent refill card, you will not be able to redeem it; T-Mobile will not come back to you later for something you can not redeem at the start since it was fraudulent.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] parrothd:
Lol... Just use a decent credit card with buyer protection..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] flaviocc:
Guys,

i went to orlando / miami last february and bought one simcard T-Mobile prepaid.

How long this simcard is valid without refil ?

I´ll go to NYC in december and wanna know if I have to buy another simcard or if i can use this one here.

Is there any way to know if the number is valid / active?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] post-mortem:
If you have not activated it, I think you have 1 year or 18 months to use it. If you have activated it, I think it expires after 90 days. Someone please confirm.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] flaviocc:
Thank you.

yes I activated and used all the credits in February.

Tks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dattack:
Anybody on Tmobile value plan? I paid off my phone and I have 6 months left on my contract. Anyway to get out of this to use prepaid because I thought value plan was month to month but it appears it is a 2 year contract.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] a5pe4:
Wow that's a bad mistake to make!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mgamerz:
I actually just buy T-Mobiles auto refill. They give me a pretty fair price for the service so hell I'll throw them some money. It would suck if it went away :(

*Also I'm lazy
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
What voip service are you using, and are you trying to do voip calls on cellular data all the time and not just wifi?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pspTP:
Anyone having an issue with the top half of the phone heating when on call using CSipsimple? My phone heats up quite a bit even on a 5-10 min call.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] raphytaffy:
I am using PBXes in combination with GV and SipDroid. I am trying to do VoIP calls on cellular data or wifi. Works perfectly fine for outgoing calls, but I can't seem to get SipDroid to answer incoming calls. It goes to my default phone application instead.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xak944:
You probably need to disable forwarding to your cellular number in Google Voice to prevent it from ringing over cellular. Only forward to "Google Chat" which will be SIP/VoIP.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
This is likely the issue, but there may be a mistake in configuration of the GTalk trunk at PBXes. If you put your phone in airplane mode, will incoming calls via voip to Sipdroid work?

I moved to voip.ms and csipsimple long ago, so I do not remember the details of PBXes. I'd recommend you very carefully review the detailed setup steps in the first couple post of this thread to be sure.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mgamerz:
That's likely your processor or radio causing the heat, the location is device specific.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pspTP:
Since I am using CSipSimple its using the processor to decode the audio codecs. So must be the processor causing the heat. My phone is on airplane mode nearly all the time.

So is this normal though? Should I try to contact Google for hardware warranty?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
My GNex does not get hot using CSipSimple on voip hour long calls.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pspTP:
Thanks. Looks like its time I contact Google about the heating issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mmor101:
Does sip2sip.info perform the same task as pbxes.org?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mgamerz:
Just an FYI secure settings cannot toggle airplane mode in android 4.3 right now. I am using it with tasker to turn cellular on and off once I start or stop GrooveIP. This will cause some issues...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
Expected this. I have seen that 4.3 addresses many security issues, so that means many root apps will break. I see that superSU has issues as well as key apps. If you really need VoIP like many of us do, than give 4.3 a couple weeks before you dive in. :cyclops:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mgamerz:
Every other root app works. Its only this setting that broke. Its nothing major but it will cause problems when I get WiFi calls.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mmor101:
Does anyone use the built in internet calling feature?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
That is my current sip client of choice, in conjunction with Asterisk on Amazon EC2.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Karnier:
I'm gonna start this plan up tomorrow, but I have some questions. Is there a way to set it up so that grooveip/some other VOIP uses data, but when connected to wifi doesn't suck up data? Thanks. I'm on 4.3 btw
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
Read the OP and the first 25 or so pages (or the whole thread if you want to know all the options and methods to accomplish this), that is what this thread is all about is having a bigger prepaid data bucket, and using VoIP for free calls on wifi for those of us that need that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mgamerz:
Just sign out when you aren't on WiFi. I use tasker and secure settings to automanage airplane mode that turns WiFi off after 15 mins of no connection. It kills GrooveIP too. It also checks with the carrier every 1 hour for 2 mins (turning cell data on) to let it check for texts it might rarely get.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Karnier:
Did you guys port your phone number? Or how did you work it out so that you can still receive calls in case you're ever in an area without data?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
Are you talking about porting to Google Voice? GV forwards calls to your cell number (in addition to any crazy VoIP action you've got going on), so you can always received calls whether or not you've got data service.

Making calls with GV and no data can be a bit more troublesome (since it's using the Internet to complete the call via GV).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Karnier:
Oh ok, let me just make sure, if you are connected to wifi or data, and someone calls your GV number, it won't use minutes, right? But if data and wifi is off, it will still go to you, but use up you rminutes?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
If you are connected to wifi or data, and someone calls your GV number, and you answer it via some VoIP configuration, it won't use your minutes. If your data and wifi is not connected (and thus that VoIP option isn't an option), you answer it like a normal phone call (using the native dialer) and it uses minutes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Karnier:
Ok, thanks one last thing though. Most of it is working well, except my phone rings twice. I know that it's because it's getting forwarded to my native dialer AND VOIP, but is there a way to NOT get forwarded to my native dialer ONLY when i'm on wifi/data? I'd like to still be able to receive calls to the native dialer when off of data/wifi, but the two calls make it very confusing
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
Did you look at the Tasker stuff at the beginning of the thread? There are a couple of different approaches. One is to automatically put the phone into airplane mode (minus the wifi radio) when connected to wifi, and then disconnect the VoIP client when you're not on wifi. Alternatively, there are a few Tasker plugins that can manage the GV forwarding settings for you based upon your connectivity. Lastly, I believe GrooveIP now has a plugin which can do the same without the need to get Tasker involved.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Karnier:
I've looked at those, but sadly i'm on 4.3 already, so I don't believe the tasker stuff is functioning for me right now
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrman:
Give Groove Forwarder a shot. It's a few bucks, but you can set it up so depending on the connection you have, it will automatically adjust your Google Voice forwarding. It's the same guys that did Groove IP, but Groove IP is not required. I use it to switch between TMobile and 2 voip providers, Voip.ms and Flowroute. Prior to 4.3, I was using NFC Task Manager and NFC tags to switch in and out of airplane mode, but 4.3 is being difficult in that manner. As a workaround, I'm just leaving both antennas active and letting Groove Forwarder switch.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Karnier:
Is there a way to make it turn on forwarding to phone when data and wifi are both off?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Steven673:
Thanks for letting me know about Google Drive failing at linking to pictures Apparently even with the folder set to share publicly, the link to the images is only valid for a short time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrman:
If by "data" you mean mobile data, then yes. I have my phone set so that if I don't have a wifi connection, it forwards to my tmobile number rather than my voip.ms did.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Karnier:
I'd like to set it up in such a way that if i have no wifi, but still have data, it would send to google voice. I'd like to have it so that it would only send to mobile if data AND wifi aren't present, is that possible?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrman:
Google Voice needs to be involved. Groove Forwarder merely tells GV where to forward your call based on the type of data connection.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
It is working fine for me on 4.3 with the current secure settings beta v1.3.3b5.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krazykeyur:
New server locations and new additional servers added for voip.ms

Denver, Colorado (New Location):

denver.voip.ms

denver2.voip.ms

Washington, DC (New Location):

washington.voip.ms

washington2.voip.ms

Toronto, Ontario (New data center and Additional Servers.):

toronto3.voip.ms

toronto4.voip.ms

Montreal, Quebec (Additional Servers):

montreal3.voip.ms

montreal4.voip.ms

Los Angeles, California (Additional Server):

losangeles2.voip.ms

Chicago, Illinois (New data center and additional servers):

chicago2.voip.ms

chicago3.voip.ms

chicago4.voip.ms

Seattle, Washington (New data center and additional servers):

seattle2.voip.ms

seattle3.voip.ms

Atlanta (New data center and additional server):

atlanta2.voip.ms

New York (Additional servers):

newyork2.voip.ms

newyork3.voip.ms

newyork4.voip.ms
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mgamerz:
GrooveIP uses VoIP.ms doesn't it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
I am located about halfway between LA and SF and did some ping tests on all three Seattle servers, and the two LA servers. The new servers are significantly faster!

Only problem is in CSipSimple (latest nightly) you cannot manually enter servers, only select from a list, and of course the new servers are not in there. I created a new Basic service using the new server. I'm guessing the updated server list will be in the next nightly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
I emailed the CSipSimple users list about the selecting servers issue, and Régis Montoya replied quickly that he got the email and updated the code. Great response!

Another tool for those using Google Voice and Tasker, there is a Locale GV Settings plugin for Tasker.

https://play.google.com/store apps/details?id=com.steelgirder.LocaleGVSettingsPlugin&hl=en.

It allows you to change almost all GV settings on the fly with Tasker, such as forwarding, voice mail greeting, DND, etc.

I have a number of tasks that trigger when I connect and disconnect from my home wifi, and I have been using this plugin now to forward my GV calls to voip.ms for SIP when home, and forward to my T-Mo number when I leave home wifi.

This should work with any SIP provider, similar to Groove Forwarder, and solves the airplane mode double ringing for those using PBXes and SipDroid for example, and means that my VoIP does not try to register on public wifi where it is often blocked. I still have Tasker and Secure Settings setting airplane on when connected to my home wifi, as well as toggling some security settings and lock screen, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] parrothd:
Not sure if I read this here or where but groove forwarder is super easy, when I connect to my home wifi it updates google voice to only forward my call to my voip/asterisk server. No need to disable/enable airplane mode, etc,etc...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snrblabs.bishop

EDIT...

Ugh...Guess I read it here...lol....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] whitedragonz83:
Has anyone switched from a galaxy nexus sim card to a nano SIM card who doesn't use google voice? I am trying to evaluate how to do this and keep my current plan and phone number.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
You should be able to get a new SIM from your carrier (generally for free) and have them provision it for your existing number (again, generally for free). I know the T-Mobile folks did that for me when I switched to the N4. I kept the same plan and phone number.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TiltedAz:
Love the $30/mo with T-mobile. Bought the plan for my dtr's Lumia 521. Wifi calling makes the plan even better. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leikamkei:
Hello everybody,

I'm sorry if the following question has been asked already or sounds extremely stupid, but I attempted to search within this forum and I couldn't come across any answers. I just wanted to ask that aside from the obligatory $30 that would be charged for service, tax will also be included correct? I really would like to give the 100min/5GB data plan a try since Straight Talk (T-Mobile provision) throttled me out of nowhere even though I have barely used any data on this billing cycle on my GNex, but I somehow munched a bit over 4GBs worth of data on my G2 in the previous months. :confused:

Thanks for your help in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
No tax charge here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] baiju2012:
All taxes are included expect sales tax. My state's sales tax is 6%. So, I am charged $31.80 for my monthly bill from T-Mobile. But as I buy prepaid from other sites, I even avoid that altogether.

Nexus IV
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leikamkei:
Thanks for the replies! Off I go to buying a SIM Card activation kit. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DaniFox:
Hi,

I have been trying to buy the sim activation kit from the t-mobile web, but I get an error in the checkout that says that i need to contact them, I contact them and they say that they can not help me, that I should go to a store to buy it. I go to a store and they say that I must do it on the web I tell them tmy story and say that they can not help that i should go to the web. Go back to the web, same problem same answer.

I'm stuck...

Has anybody been in a similar situation?

Can I buy the sim in a store and then activate the 30$ plan in any way?

it is really the best plan for me because I dont make so much calls and other plans with similar internet capacities are way too expensive

thank you in advance :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dentman:
Best?

DaniFox

Only you can decide what the best plan is.

You should be aware that if you travel you will NOT roam. I just spent a few weeks traveling the Western US and had zero service while my Straight Talk and Virgin Mobile using companions had signal even in the middle of Kansas. I was forced to wait until a large city appeared to check email etc. Very annoying. Next time I will buy ST before the trip.

Wifi calling works great but you will find yourself checking GrooveIP to make sure it's staying connected. I use Tasker but even then it's a pain.

I work from home and wifi calling and 100 minutes is all I need and the 5GB data gets used every month. If I didn't use the 5GB I would go with ST or Verizion prepaid. Or perhaps the 2 phones per year from Tmobile.

So in summation. 3G calling can be spotty, GrooveIP needs to be started and can turn off for hours without warning leaving you unreachable, $45 isn't much more for unlimited Virgin Mobile.... and Verizon is literally everywhere! Oh and I accidentally used all my 100 minutes in 2 phone calls the first day of last month! GrooveIP was off and it used the regular phone. That's why I keep $10 extra on my account. $0.10 per minute gives you back your 100 minutes.

Rick

---------- Post added at 10:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:13 AM ----------

Codesplice

Why doesn't my phone work well by Best Buy? I have guitar lessons at Guitar Center and I can't use my phone and no one can call me because they don't have my REAL number. You know how it is. Oh you have a new number? Let me erase your old one! Oh you have 2 numbers? Which one do I use? lol

I come in off the old Rideout Rd and it's fine until I get off the loop in front of Best Buy then whoever I'm speaking to can no longer hear me. Any ideas?

:p Rick:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
You could try getting the SIM and Activation Kit elsewhere, like maybe Amazon. Or you could go to Walmart and purchase on of their cheap prepaid phones that comes with the SIM and Activation Kit and then use that card in whatever device you like.

I think most of that is covered at the start of the thread ;)

No clue. T-Mobile claims to have solid 3G coverage there. Could there be a Tasker location-based profile that might be interfering?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 643121:
I had this EXACT same problem yesterday. Even called up my bank (who called Visa) and said there was nothing wrong with my debit card. It was T-Mobile's issue. Called T-Mobile and had them try to put it through. No luck. I ended up having to use a friend's credit card to charge the $1.07 for the SIM card kit. I would try that if you haven't yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DaniFox:
Thanks for all the answers,

I have tried with other credit card and i get the same error, (they must have blacklisted some of my info and I dont know why ???)

Anyway, tomorrow I'll go to Walmart and get it :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Neo3D:
How come link to that widget doesn't work? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tmobile.pr.mytmobile
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TiltedAz:
I thought I had the hot ticket for my daughter. I bought her a Lumia 510 with the wifi calling feature, bought a $30 prepaid Tmobile.

After the first month of almost exclusive wifi calling her 100 mins are almost gone. Google search suggests Tmobile counts wifi calling minutes as if they were regular phone mins. There must be some way of setting wifi calling to benefit but I'd probably need to have a plan before they would talk to me. Oy!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Telemachus13:
Calls made with the official T-Mobile WiFi calling app use minutes on this plan. No amount of taking to T-Mobile will change that. To get around the minute limit you need to use some kind if third party VoIP app like Vonage or GrooVeIP. Each such app has its own limitations. If a third party app won't work for her, you can add extra money to her account which she can use for extra minutes at $0.10 per minute.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Neo3D:
We're sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
Locale GV Settings Plugin

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.steelgirder.LocaleGVSettingsPlugin
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] j8048188:
At the Walmart near me, they sell the t-mobile activation kit. It's not in the phone store, but back in electronics. It comes with the first month of service .
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dieGeist:
did youg et them to add the wifi calling ro not deduct against minutes?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrman:
$30 for $28.99 T-Mobile refills are back in stock at refillmobi.com.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] WCM3:
Guys, very much contemplating this $30 plan but have one question. Some of the pre-paid plans I've researched don't allow streaming. I listen to Spotify almost daily. Would this plan not allow streaming Spotify?

Thanks,

Mike
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] parrothd:
I'm on pandora and torrent all day...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] baiju2012:
I use Spotify and other streaming apps all the time and have been using them for last 11 months. Up to 5 GB, you can stream anything at high speed. :)

Nexus IV
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TiltedAz:
I'm not sure who I'd request that from. wouldn't there be an extra monthly fee and contract agreement?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
The first three or so posts of this topic have tutorials on free or cheap Wi-Fi calling. There are many posts on the topic as well, if you search a little.

SG S4 Active / jb 4.2.2 GDE rom / tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leikamkei:
I'm sorry if this has been posted or answered in some post, but could you folks on this plan so kindly post your working APN setup? I activated my SIM with this plan today at around 11am and I have nothing but lots of trouble using mobile data. I've searched on Google the correct APN for T-Mo, some with varying bit on APN type and IP protocol and they don't seem to solve my issue. My issue is that at my house, where I know I have good coverage thanks to my prior time with a T-Mo based Straight Talk SIM, I can't connect for dear life. Using the browser, YouTube, Play Store, and Speedtest more than often time out. Oddly enough, on the way to school, it was able to stream a song or two from YouTube without any pauses so I'm a bit baffled. Thanks for your help in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2240233

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1529017
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leikamkei:
Thanks for those links. Unfortunately I had tried them prior to posting and at the time it didn't fix my problems. However everything seemed a-okay when I started to use the phone this morning and it's still good. Thanks anyways! :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dentman:
I quit! Went to Straight Talk

I used the $30 plan for over a year but after traveling to Colorado and back and watching EVERYONE in the car use their phones while my GS3 sat uselessly in my hands I decided it was time to leave.

I hate the 2.5gb cap but I don't know of any other plan that's not $60 - $90 with more data.

I live near Tn and can't use the roaming on the $30 plan and I often can't talk to my Son in college while driving around town.

So far ST has worked well. Why wouldn't it? It's Tmobile.

I think this is a great plan if you have wifi at home or work and maybe a spouse with a different plan so you can always use their phone when you just can't get your phone to work.

Rick
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krazykeyur:
The end is near my friends..

http://blog.obihai.com/2013/10/important-message-about-google-voice.html
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] parrothd:
More likely you'll be forced to use google hangouts for google calls...This is already in IOS version of hangouts......
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] James62370:
That sucks... if I setup my own asterisk pbx server does it require the xmpp protocol?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kisrita:
This is exactly what I was worried about when I read what Google was doing. I've had this obi device instead of a home phone for years now with no phone bill. I hope someone comes up with some other free alternative. Hangouts on my phone/tablets is fine, but it was nice to have multiple phones around the house where I could answer my gvoice calls. That I'm afraid is going to end.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
Yes, it connects to Google Talk using XMPP, so it will stop working in May.

Hopefully the Hangouts app will provide a solid VoIP solution so that XMPP/GrooveIP/etc won't be missed too much.

Of course, the Good News is that Voice will also be updated to integrated completely with Hangouts, and will also support MMS for the first time evar.

The Lord Google giveth, and the Lord Google taketh away.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
Yeah, sounds like this change will effectively kill those Obis. :(