[PLUG-TALK] WiFi calling with Android phone without a carrier

[John Jason Jordan]

On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:14:45 -0700
Aaron Burt <aaron at bavariati.org> dijo:

>On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 06:23:56PM -0700, John Jason Jordan wrote:
>> On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:11:35 -0700 Fernando Freire <freire14 at up.edu>
>> dijo:
>> >I suppose then that your limited to making and/or receiving
>> >emergency calls where Wi-Fi is freely available, in which case
>> >YMMV. Very cool nonetheless.
>
>Note: You can still dial 911 using the cell network.
>
>> Hmm. It never occurred to me what would happen if I needed to
>> receive a call on this phone. How would someone call it? 
>
>With Skype, you can pay for a SkypeIn number, or use a free number from
>http://www.ring2me.com/ (Interesting service.  You pick an area where
>you want a number, and they give you a number + extension.  No charge.)

Thanks for the suggestion. I signed up for a number and the web site
said they sent me an e-mail with information about how to use the
number. That was an hour ago and still no e-mail. And the number
doesn't work yet.

>I think Google Talk still has free inbound numbers too.

I'll check them out if ring2me fails.