Windows Phone owners had an unexpected surprise this weekend as Microsoft-owned VoIP service Skype released its app to users. The app, which was previously in beta, could now be downloaded officially from Windows Phone Marketplace on Windows Phone handsets, such as the Nokia Lumia 900 and the HTC Titan II. Some new features on the [...]
Even though my tablet doesn’t have a number and can’t make calls (without help), it’s still a useful platform for Google Voice. Same with Android media players like the Samsung Galaxy Player. In fact, with Google Voice you can turn a non-phone device into a free texting paradise for a kid or teen.
One of the more interesting features of the Samsung Galaxy Player 3.6 is the ability to tether it to another phone with Bluetooth 3.0 and use it as a sort of extra handset for taking calls. While there’s a narrow use case for this, there is a way to turn the Galaxy Player (or other [...]
Nearly a year ago, Sprint announced that it will offer seamless Google Voice integration, allowing customers to use their carrier-assigned phone number as their Google Voice number or allowing customers to replace their Sprint number with one from Google. The tie-in allows customers to manage one number and get transcribed voicemails and text messages from [...]
The Google Voice app for Android has been updated to bring design aesthetics that were introduced in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to the application as well as better tablet support on Android Honeycomb slates. The app also allows users to compose and queue messages in areas where there is no reception or with airplane [...]
According to VP at Northland Capital Markets Catharine Trebnick, Verizon Wireless will deploy a national VoLTE, or voice over LTE, service in 2013. The timeline for VoLTE described by Trebnick is later than the anticipated 2012 date that Verizon had promised before, and the carrier could still trial VoLTE in select markets prior to a national deployment [...]
Kevin C. Tofel of GigaOM has hit upon a novel way to use the Galaxy Nexus. Thanks to Android’s support of VoIP in the Phone app, users can make calls over Wi-Fi or even 3G. So if you have a SIM card and a data-only plan, you can skip the calling plan altogether and use [...]
A new wireless carrier called Republic Wireless hopes to challenge the wireless industry starting on November 8 when it launches a new service that includes unlimited voice, text, and data for just $19 a month at a time when heavyweights such as AT&T and Verizon are doing away with unlimited data plans in favor of [...]
As our smartphones continue to become more “smart” and less “phone,” we all still need to make calls sometimes. However, the carriers’ rates for voice minutes can be a little overwhelming (especially when added to data and texting plans). With today’s data speeds, VoIP is a legit option for many people who want to avoid [...]
Within the last week the tech blogs have been abuzz about a rumor that the next generation’s iPod touch might support 3G data. Naturally, artists’ concepts started popping up to give readers an idea of what it may look like. We always appreciate visual interpretations of new gadgets, but we thought we could do one better [...]
We tend to focus on smartphones that fit in your pocket, but did you know there are a number of smartphones that sit on your desk and connect to Outlook and other Microsoft products in order to deliver access to your work information — as well as help you manage communications with coworkers. Alteva has [...]
T-Mobile announces a new Facebook application called Bobsled, which allows users to place voice over IP (VoIP) calls to Facebook friends without the need to remember numbers, screen names, or dialing–all you’ll need to do is click on a friend’s name and you can call them or leave a message. No download is required for [...]
CNN reports that Verizon is readying to transmit voice calls, text messages, and video calls over IP on their 4G LTE system, a move that should greatly improve call clarity. The system, dubbed VoLTE for “Voice over LTE” is set to debut next week in Barcelona, Spain at the Mobile World Congress. The test phone [...]
I’ve been a big fan of Google Voice and an avid use of the call forwarding service that provides me with one number to keep for life. However, the downside is that if I already have a cell number that has stuck with family and friends for years, my newer Google Voice number would be [...]
Skype is now available for Android phones, allowing users to place and receive Skype-to-Skype calls over WiFi or 3G in most countries. Add a cheap monthly plan, or charge up your account with Skype Credit and you’ll be able to make calls to landlines and mobile phones. Skype for Android requires Android 2.1 to work [...]
Looks like Vonage, the popular VOIP service has finally gone Android with its Vonage World Mobile offering. Vonage has been available for some time for iPhone/iPod Touch and Blackberry, but it took a while for it to come to Android. The service, Vonage World Mobile, provides the ability to make unlimited international calls for $24.95 [...]
Word out of TechCrunch is that Google is finalizing a deal to purchase VoIP provider Gizmo5. The most obvious ramification of such a deal would be the addition of a VoIP component with call-out functionality to Google Voice, enabling users to make calls through GV on their PCs. The combination is already being used to [...]
In a pair of announcements, we’ve learned that AT&T is preparing to open their network to VoIP (voice over IP) on the iPhone. Since they allow VoIP on other devices, its exclusion for the iPhone has puzzled some, but there are logical if unpopular reasons for the snub, which seem to be confirmed by the [...]
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