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| From | The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android |
| Subject | Re: Google Voice |
| Date | 2016-08-08 20:39 -0700 |
| Organization | None, as usual |
| Message-ID | <nobj8l$9ps$2@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <noatfk$df3$1@dont-email.me> <nobg0h$fdo$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
On 08/08/2016 07:43 PM, Aardvarks wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Aug 2016 17:27:12 -0400, Alek wrote:
>
>> I was surprised to see that minutes on a GV call were being counted
>> against my plan minutes. I had thought they were free.
>
> I don't understand how gv actually works but when I couple gv with hangouts
> I can make and receive calls and sms on my ipad to the united states and it
> doesn't cost me anything whatsoever since my ipad had free data from
> tmobile.
>
> The ipad doesn't have a callable phone number so the people call the gv
> number instead.
>
> The reason I couple the gv is to get sms to and from the ipad.
>
> So while I don't claim to understand how it all works, I know it does work,
> so the op may be interested in setting up hangouts plus gv and that way the
> calls and texts are free if the calls go to the united states (the calls
> can be received from anywhere and the texts can go and be received from
> anywhere).
>
> It is only calls outside the USA that cost money but I don't have money on
> my ipad so it's impossible for it to cost money.
>
> I suspect it works the same on Android but I never tried it because I have
> free calls and texts anyway.
>
> So I only set it up for the ipad where I only have the 200MB per month free
> from tmobile. But it works. And it's totally free. Like everything on the
> ipad.
Thank T-Mobile, who will give you a SIM that provides you with that free
data on certain tablets with SIM sockets.
--
Cheers, Bev
"I can't stand this proliferation of paperwork. It's useless to
fight the forms. You've got to kill the people producing them."
-- Vladimir Kabaidze
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