[PLUG] Anyone Using Google Voice with T-Mobile?

Bill Barry bill at billbarry.org
Wed Jan 26 20:34:35 UTC 2011


On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Mark Phillips
<mark at phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote:
> Wifi calling on my android phone with T-mobile is not very reliable. Some
> wifi points connect, some don't, those that connect drop calls, etc. I think
> google voice is VoIP, so it sounds as if it would be a replacement for the
> wifi calling app on my phone. But some boards say that T-mobile customers
> get charged minutes even when using GV.
>
> Anyway, I was wondering if anyone on the list uses GV + Android + T-mobile
> and what their experience has been.
>
> Also, in reading about GV, it says I have to get a new phone number. How
> does that number relate to my mobile number, or is it something in the
> background that the world does not see? The google docs are not very helpful
> in explaining just what GV provides.


I can answer part of your question. It's your lucky day. According to
the Google Blog, as of yesterday you can port your own number to
Google Voice.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/port-your-existing-mobile-number-to.html

They tested this a few days ago and temporarily stopped it, but now it
looks permanent.

I don't have T-mobile so can't answer the rest of the question.

Bill



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