{"id":588,"date":"2011-06-28T15:53:42","date_gmt":"2011-06-28T21:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keanen.com\/blog\/?p=588"},"modified":"2011-06-28T16:00:35","modified_gmt":"2011-06-28T22:00:35","slug":"groove-ip-and-android-allows-for-unlimited-calling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keanen.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/28\/groove-ip-and-android-allows-for-unlimited-calling","title":{"rendered":"Groove IP and Android allows for unlimited calling"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A few of us at the office have been wondering about options for using our cell phones for calls\u00a0without using minutes on our plans for conference calls, etc. When I travel, I do not have a desk phone to use so the minutes add up quickly. For those that do not have a “Fav 5” T-Mobile like feature on their cell phone plan I have found that Groove IP<\/a> works pretty well. For a one time purchase of $4, calls can be made using a data connection leveraging Google’s VOIP capabilities offered in Google Talk\/Voice,<\/p>\n

The application is pretty simple to setup. It is configured with your Google account credentials and then makes a connection. The application has three options for calling:<\/p>\n

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  1. Intercept outbound calls being made and route them though the Groove IP application.<\/li>\n
  2. Prompt every time an outbound call is made, “Normal Call” or “Call using Groove IP”.<\/li>\n
  3. Disabled.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Pictured below is the simple dialer that can be used for calls from Groove IP.<\/p>\n

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    My testing of this application started with a 3G connection on my EVO 3D. My test call went downhill quickly and the person on the other end complained that they could not hear me. I hung-up and called back with 4G and had only a little complaint about echoing back to the person on the other end. I was worried about conference calls when I was told this and tested the mute functionality which stopped the echoing.<\/p>\n

    This solution is not perfect but will allow me to call into long conference calls without needing to worry about my usage. A decent solution as long as you have the bandwidth and hopefully Google’s call quality improves over time.<\/p>\n

    For those with a “Fav 5” or “Calling circle” calling option, if a person adds their Google Voice number to their free calling numbers, Google Voice Callback<\/a> is a great solution. It allows you to make calls where Google Voice calls you back with your Google Voice number to connect the call.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    A few of us at the office have been wondering about options for using our cell phones for calls\u00a0without using minutes on our plans for conference calls, etc. When I travel, I do not have a desk phone to use so the minutes add up quickly. For those that do not have a “Fav 5” […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/keanen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/keanen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/keanen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keanen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keanen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=588"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/keanen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":591,"href":"https:\/\/keanen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588\/revisions\/591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/keanen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keanen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keanen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}