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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
Yes, day before yesterday to get the 5% off deal before it expires, even though my renewel date is 9/7. Also I have codesplice as a referral to give credit where credit is due! :good:

The my T-Mobile site had <cough> issues <cough>, so I called the 877 number using sipdroid to apply the pin. :cowboy: It worked fine. Verbal confirmation via the phone call, and text message confirmation later when I left home and went off wifi to cell network.

As a first time Calling Mart customer, they needed to verify that I was a normal customer and not a credit card thief, but they called me in less than two minutes and processed the payment. I had the email pin in less than five minutes from the start of the process.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Lythandra:
Yup, I just got a $70 one and it went in my account just fine.

Thanks all.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 22350:
Sorry to drag this from the past.

I have been trying to us the gv integration app, so that my texts come from my gv #, but they still show as coming from the Straight talk phone number. I am rooted and have Google Voice app installed. Integration is set up. Nothing works. Does anyone have insight into this.?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] urinsane:
Do you have a custom ROM installed? If so, read the market description again. App is only guaranteed to work with stock ROMs. As I love my AOKP, I'm no longer able to use GV integration.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] muyoso:
GB integration works fine with CM10. I am on paranoidandroid right now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BigKahuna68:
What was the final tally? Is it a flat $70 or are there taxes and other fees? I've been using Walmart and listing my "mailing" address as a tax free state.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Lythandra:
$66.50 with the B2S125 promo code.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
Ditto, that is why I did it, I would have gone for $100 if they offered. Calling Mart also has a Facebook page and is generous with offering codes there. Some carriers get a higher discount; AT&T Go Phone has 10% right now. I'll hope they offer better than 5% off for T-Mobile in the future.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] whitedragonz83:
I picked up two sets of $60 for a total of $120 or about 4 months of payments at the 5% off discount. Really a sweet deal.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
They're also on Google+ if that's more your style.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 3rdstring:
I used CallingMart for a $100 top off last month using the "T-Mobile To Go RTR/Topup - Auto Load To Phone" option.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] osi13:
I had the same problem with Sipdroid. Try using CSipSimple, or the built in Android SIP phone. I'm using my personal PBXinaflash server and noticed that the Speex codec and Sipdroid result in a very low earpiece volume -- I had the same experience with g.711u. I do not notice this issue with CSipSimple or with the native SIP function. Speex sounds and works the best over 3g/4g. If you have a PBX, force Speex over 3g/4g and ulaw over Wi-Fi. I've noticed that this is the best combination, and CSipSimple works the best on my device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dzshopping:
I also have the exact same issue with my T989. The volume is really low on my side and the other side cannot hear me either sometimes when I made calls via WIFI. I also read a thread other day that some people said the call might be interrupted when in car even the 4G signal is good. So, I am concluding the T-mobile $30 + Sipdriod(or other any VOIP) is unreliable at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] urinsane:
Rather than returning the phones, have you considered using Straight Talk or Simple Mobile instead of doing VoIP? I gave up on trying to find a reliable solution for VoIP myself, but you can still get unlimited minutes for $45-50 per month.

Check out the prepaid thread for more info.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1455014
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
Unfortunately, that is kind of the nature of VoIP. It's a nice addition when you can use it, but it can be hard to rely on under any but the most ideal conditions.

Fortunately, there are other options:

Also keep in mind that you can still use ~500 minutes on the $30 plan and still make it more cost-effective than T-Mobile's $70/mo unlimited voice + 5GB data plan. Similarly, you can use ~250 minutes before a $45/mo plan starts to make sense if you don't actually need more than 2GB of data.

This whole "lifestyle" is about freedom and flexibility. There are plenty of options available and you are 100% free to try as many of them as frequently as you like.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] whitedragonz83:
Exactly why I have Google voice forward to my cell number so I never miss calls and only use VoIP to dial out when it is ideal.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Agreed. Running the latest CM10 nightly and I do not have any issues with GV Integration.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ExploreMN:
I just spend $15 extra and get unlimited talk/text/data...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phositadc:
Martonikaj, any more updates on your AT&T experience?

-Sent from my HTC One S.-
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ttabbal:
For those doing voip and having problems...

IGNORE GOOGLE VOICE.

Adding gv to your voip setup increases the complexity significantly. Get it working with just straight voip. I use voip.ms, but others should work fine. Once you have this working decently, THEN try integrating Google voice over Voip.

My setup..

Voip.ms

Csipsimple (latest nightly, but market version works well too)

Google voice (forwarding only)

Get a DID from voip.ms.

set up your phone as a sub account.

Connect csipsimple to that sub account

You should be able to call 4443 and hear yourself talk. Try stuff like STUN if you have trouble here.

Point the DID to your sub account.

Now tell Google voice to add that phone number you got from voip.ms add a forwarding phone. It will call it and ask you to enter a code.

Now gv will send calls to your phone via voip.ms. test that it and make sure it's working. Dialing out from csipsimple will send the caller id you set in the sub account settings, put your gv number there and everyone you call will see it. They say that only the premium route guarantees that the caller id will pass through. The price difference is tiny, so that's what i use. Yes, this costs 1 cent/minute.

Now, there's a little catch if you have the Google voice app installed. Dialing out might get you into a loop if you select mobile to dial out without voip. To fix it, go into csipsimple user interface settings and disable dialer integration, then enable "integrate privileged intent". Now dial from the native dialer. You will get a dialog asking what app to you. Select "sip" then hit the "always" button. Now you can select mobile and it will work properly.

Now you can set up a fail over destination on voip.ms and set your DID to use that. It will try your sip account first, if that doesn't work (or you decline) it will call your carrier number as a forwarded call.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Updated in the prepaid thread, second to last page. Basically getting really high ping times...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] osi13:
I've been using Asterisk based PBX systems for over 2 years now, and putting in the hour or so it takes to set up a PBX server in a virtual machine is worth it. All of these stupid problems with GrooveIP, PBXes.com, etc vanish when you're "rolling your own phone service." If you're using the FreePBX Google Voice module it makes everything a lot easier. You're right about the GV application, and SIP. If you're using Gtalk as a trunk, you cannot dial out via the Google Voice application, or you will run into issues.

You can find more information about setting up a PBX system with an Android softphone at http://nerdvittles.com. Ward's tutorials are awesome. I'm currently using the latest version of PBXinaflash and it's rock solid. I have a ring group set up to ring all of my extensions, and if an extension does not answer the call (for example CSipSimple is not registered to my server, or I have a bad data connection) the call is forwarded to my t-mobile number and it's routed over the circuit switched network.

The greatest part about the entire system is that I have a hardware VoIP phone at my business, a hardware VoIP phone at my house, a softphone on my Nexus 7, a softphone on my desktop, and a softphone on my Galaxy Nexus that all ring when someone calls my Google Voice number. Missing a call is a thing of the past, and you can even generate fancy call logs with graphs at any time you wish. All of these incoming, and outgoing calls are essentially "free." If you receive a lot of calls from telemarketers, you can instantly block the last number that called you by dialing *32. The low latency Speex codec works great over 3g/4g and sounds 100 times better than GrooveIP. I've had the best results with the g.711u (ulaw) codec with calls over WiFi.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krazykeyur:
Has anyone iBLC codec for their voip calls?

Google Talk, PBXes and CSipSimple all three support that codec.

It's just a tad more kbps (than G729 and speex, but it has a much higher audio quality than g729 or speex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrman:
Probably a stupid question, but I also took advantage of this offer. I noticed that after entering the first pin, my balance updated and there was a note that the balance needed to be used by mid-November. That won't be a problem with a $60 and change balance. However, if I enter the second pin, will my use by date change to 1/2013 or will it remain mid November? If it's the latter, I'll need to hang on to the second pin for a few months. Thanks.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] whitedragonz83:
I believed it to mean the calling card pin number would expire after that point and that the funds were "used" as soon as they were entered into my T-Mobile account. Hope I'm not wrong on that understanding.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrman:
I'm actually referring to my account page on the tmobile website. The email I received from calling mart with the pins states to use them within 90 days. I just don't want to enter them on tmobile's site and then find out I only have a couple of months to use up the $120 balance.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 3rdstring:
I'm relatively sure that you have 90 days to use the funds once you add them to your T-mobile account. The exception is that a $100 refill is good for a year from the date added.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] osi13:
I've used it, and have found Speex to be a bit better. Especially while driving. I appear to be receiving fewer "dropouts" with Speex over 3g/4g. Here is a comparison of various codecs. Tonight I'm going to test the SILK codec because it's apparently supported in Asterisk 10, and that's what I'm currently running. It's supposed to be a nice codec when you have high latency. I will report back.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] whitedragonz83:
From Callingmart's Email to me:

... Usage Instructions: Dial *TOGO (mobile phone) or 1-877-778-2106 (landline) and follow the voice prompts.

NOTE: Please make sure that your prepaid account is set-up for Monthly Unlimited Rate Plan in order to apply this Unlimited PIN accordingly.

*These T-Mobile ToGo refill PIN (s) should be loaded on a prepaid phone within 90 days from date of purchase. The actual airtime minute expiration starts only on the day that you load it on your phone. ...

Once the funds are "loaded" into your T-Mobile account they can not take back the money. This is similar to "old" prepaid gift cards that also "expired" after 90 days if not used as a way to prevent funds from being in limbo forever, which is illegal I believe now for gift cards, in the US.

T-Mobile doesn't care how much money you pre-load into their account.

Although, I might be wrong, so please take this information and decide for yourself, unless another forum member can state a clear situation they had pre-loading more then 3 months of funds at once.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 3rdstring:
From Callingmarts website:

The fact that ardman's account shows a mid November expiration (I'm assuming 90 days from when it was loaded) & mine shows July 2013 (a year from loading a $100 refill) suggests there is an expiration date for added funds.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] whitedragonz83:
Since we are not buying air-time minutes. Does this even apply?

Seems like it still means only the "90 days to use the PIN" applies.

There is nothing on this page about expiration:

http://www.callingmart.com/products/wireless/ProductDetail.aspx?ID=265&name=T-Mobile-Monthly-Plan

But on this page (Air-time refills) they do talk about ":

http://www.callingmart.com/products...To-Go-Prepaid-Wireless-Airtime-Minutes-Refill

"Shelf Life: These T-Mobile To Go refill cards have a shelf life of 90 days. This means that you may wait up to 90 days from the date of purchase from us before loading it onto your prepaid phone. The actual airtime minute expiration will start only on the day that you load it on your phone."

Guess I'll find out in 90+ days the hard way? :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 3rdstring:
You can always add a small refill just before your 90 days is up to rest teh clock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrman:
Exactly. However, I was finally able locate the following statement and verbally confirm it with a customer rep this afternoon.

" For customers on Monthly4G plans, the account balance expiration date is extended 90 days when rate plan is renewed."

Therefore the funds I added today have an expiration in November. However, when my plan renews in September, the 90 day period is reset and the expiration date is moved to December. It just keeps going like that month to month. I think by adding over $100 at once, you became a Gold Rewards customer and are given an expiration period of one year. I hope this clears things up.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dipole:
Good info. I had set this up on my raspberry pi last week but ran into issues with my gv number. Evidently you can't use your main gv number since its logged in when using computer and my nexus etc, so Google gives those priority over freepbx account. I don't really understand it to be honest but that's what the I learned from the guy who wrote up the procedure. There is probably a way around it but I'm very new to voip. How did you get yours to work?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krazykeyur:
If I recall correctly, Skype uses SILK codec as their voice codec.

Anyways, through PBXes, iBLC does not work so I am sticking with speex. CSipSimple does have a better interface than SipDroid.. and with CSipSimple, I can have both PBXes and Voip.ms account ready..and then register/deregister an account on the fly as I like to keep only one of them active at a time.

For codecs, I have g729 and speex enabled. While using PBXes, it uses speex and while using Voip.ms, it uses g729.

Edit: Just did a quick test with CSipSimple.. With PBXes, a 2 minute call with speex codec (8kbps each way) used 27.5kpbs total average.. while a 2 minute call with Voip.ms and g729 codec (8kbs each way also) used average 23.9 kpbs.

Interesting stats indeed.. a difference of 3.6kbps (1.58 MB per hour) difference between the two provider/codec combinations.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wicozani:
Several Issues....

This is such a great thread!

When I make or receive a call with Sipdroid, as soon as I put the phone to my ear it immediately returns to the lockscreen. This is hugely inconvenient when you need to press numbers on the dialpad. If the call lasts long enough, my screen will go to sleep, and I'll have to press power to wake it up, swipe to unlock, enter my PIN (due to MS Exchange), and then slide down the Sipdroid calling dialogue to end call. Anyone else experience this? Perhaps I don't have a setting quite right?

I've now used both the native SIP dialer and Sipdroid a fair bit, and with a strong wifi connection the native SIP client in my experience wins hands down! However, Sipdroid works better - in fact works quite well - over strong 3g/4g. Yesterday I was hiking in the beautiful Black Hills to the highest point between the Rockies and Pyrenees (Harney Peak, at 7,242 ft. above sea level), and I received an internet call at the summit! Blew me away!

I'm nearing the end of my first month with the NET10 BYOD sim card (for ATT) from Best Buy, and it has been functioning really well here in western South Dakota. It sure beats roaming without data on ATT with the $30/mo. monthly 4g TMO SIM that I started with. I plan to sign up for regular refills with NET10 for $45/mo. unlimited everything. What would you do with the now unused TMO number (SIM)? I don't need it anymore, should I just allow it to expire and get cancelled? I see no downside to this, but maybe I don't have a complete perspective on consequences. I guess one consequence is that I'll no longer be a new TMO subscriber, and potentially no longer be able to get the monthly 4g plan for $30/mo. if I ever needed/desired it again (such as if TMO entered my market with faster speeds than ATT). Your advice?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
Sipdroid menu, Settings, Wireless, tick Screen On

Works for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 22350:
I got it working . On stock rom, rooted. Works pretty well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zAlbee:
Don't worry about it. T-mobile gives you a grace period of about 60 days (I think, not sure), and after that, they convert your monthly 4g prepaid plan to a regular X cents/minute prepaid plan. At that point, if you still wanted to rejoin T-mobile's $30 plan, you could just buy a new SIM card for 99 cents and get a new number. Remember, there's no contract. :D

I didn't see NET10 in this thread. It's probably not truly unlimited data - do you know what the cap is?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
The second part (the Exit Task) just sets the Profile Status for the GVoice Airplane Toggle profile back to On.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] curl2k1:
Awesome! 'ppreciate all the help
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
No problem.

Another item that I will eventually add to the OP (I'm not brave enough to edit that wall of bbcode on my phone, and I don't bother bringing my laptop home from work lately) is a work around that was posted for poor wifi performance when the screen is off. I found this information in this thread.

Apparently even with the sleep policy set to "Never" Android likes to put the wifi radio in a low power mode when the screen is off. This can cause an increased latency (try pinging your phone from your computer with the phone display on and then with it off - I bet the ping is slower with the screen off) which can decrease performance when using wifi for VoIP. A work around is to use the free Wifi High Performance Widget to keep your wifi in high performance mode even with the screen off. This may help if you still have stuttering on VoIP calls over wifi - it definitely seems to have helped me out.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tynen:
I've been on this setup since this plan came out :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
Updated the OP with additional info about Wifi High Performance Widget.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Steve Jobs®:
How is the call quality via GrooveIP? I've used it on my Skyrocket, but noticed that others complain the call quality isnt great.. Whats your take on it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
It depends largely on the network you're using. I've only had complaints from the folks I'm talking to when the wifi network is running slowly (like if I'm downloading the latest AOKP build in the background ;) ). I do think the quality (both with Talkatone and GrooveIP, as I'm still bouncing back and forth between the two) was improved a bit once I started using that Wifi High Performance Widget to make sure the Wifi chip doesn't go into low-power mode during a call.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
I just updated the OP with information on how you can use CallingMart.com to save even more money on your prepaid plan. (thanks to martonikaj for the referral)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Steve Jobs®:
FOR THOSE IN GENERAL:

I've noticed that in this method, you are using the T-Mobile $30 100 min, unlimited text & data, but do you know if this method works for AT&T GoPhone Prepaid $50 unlimited min, text, and data plan? If so, can anyone chime in on this?

NOTE:

I am a AT&T customer paying $105.15 monthly for 450 min anytime, unlimited text(family plan for m2m any carrier), and unlimited data(5gb highspeed then throttled). I am having a baby soon and want to trim down the cost, but would like to retain the data. What should I do?

FOR THOSE WHO USE THIS WITH T-MOBILE $30 PLAN:

I was wondering for you fellow members who have used this method for some time, do you get calls working properly when not using WIFI? I have used GrooveIP before on my Skyrocket and it sometimes get crappy voice quality. I am just scared about cancelling my unlimited data plan with AT&T and finding out that I wont be able to receive calls from my family members out on the road. I average 450 minutes total including m2m & landlines monthly. It would be nice to pay $30 a month then pay $105...

Could those of you chime in on this and give me some assistance? I will be purchasing a Galaxy Nexus from the Play store soon if this is a good to go.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xur17:
I might be misreading something here, but if you are planning to sign up for the "AT&T GoPhone Prepaid $50 unlimited min, text, and data plan", why would you want to use data for calling? You have unlimited minutes through your plan.

Or are you trying to decide between the TMobile plan and the AT&T plan?

Calls over your data plan are basically hit or miss - it really depends on the data speeds in your area. What types of speeds did you get with AT&T in your area? I would recommend signing up for the TMobile $30 plan, trying it for a month, and decide based on that. Since you will be using your Google Voice number anyways (required for the data plan calling), you can easily switch to the more expensive AT&T plan if you have issues with data calls.

Also, I recommend Talkatone as they have an option to compress the Google Voice calls - this helps out a bit on 3/4g calls.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Steve Jobs®:
I am trying to compare and squeeze my bill. How about using Skype to make and receive calls? It only cost about $5 USD/month. Has anyone ever looked into it? It offers unlimited calls if I was to get the T-Mobile $30, this would sound good.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] amwright:
I seem to be having problems with GrooveIP. The people I call can hear me but I can't hear them.

Is there a setting I might have done wrong?

Nexus is set-up step by step from your instructions and has AOKP milestone 5 rom. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
The same basic principles laid out here should apply to any prepaid plan, though some changes may need to be made to better adapt it.

Keep in mind that with any prepaid plan you will be sacrificing some of the perks like free nights and weekends and free mobile-to-mobile minutes. Evaluate to see what your actual usage is to help better determine what plans you may want to look at. You may want to consider T-Mobile's Monthly 4G $70 plan for unlimited calls and texts and 5GB of data. With that, you wouldn't even need to worry with a VoIP solution.

I wouldn't rely upon any VoIP solution over your mobile data. It will just be too unpredictable. Stick to VoIP on wifi only and then use your minutes when you're out and about.

For your situation, I would seriously consider that $70/month plan with T-Mobile. The $30 plan isn't for everyone. You'd still come out saving a good chunk of change each month and you would be free from a contract, which is a nice bonus. You can always hop around for a bit and try a different carrier and prepaid plan each month until you find the one that is right for you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
Try looking through some of the Troubleshooting settings in GrooveIP. The Synchronize Voice or Audio Routing options may be beneficial to you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] amwright:
I can't believe I missed that setting been starring at that menu for a hour and missed it. Audio Routing did the trick, Thanks for the awesome guide codesplice.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
Sweet, glad you got it going!