ObiTalk on Android Using WiFi = ?
lottamoxie:
I'm curious about this one.
If I use my Android phone w/WiFi connection and ObiTalk app to make & receive calls, am I still using my plan's cell phone minutes in this scenario or not?
RonR:
You should not be using cell phone minutes. If the WiFi connection is with your cell phone plan, you would probably be using your plan's data usage. If it's a free WiFi access point, you should be making free calls.
Stewart:
If you want to be sure that your call is going over Wi-Fi and not the cellular path, check the Call History in your OBi after making a call, and confirm that your call is there.
If your GV number and cell number are not the same, it's even easier. Call 1-800-437-7950 with the OBiTALK app -- you should hear your GV number read back (assuming that your OBi is set to use GV for the outgoing call).
lottamoxie:
I have my cell phone and GV connected so that if I dial out directly from my Android to anyone, it appears as my GV # to the party I am calling. That is one of the features with this HTC Android device on the VZW network -- it is integrated with Google. I use my GV # exclusively.
The WiFi I use is my home network WiFi. I turn off the mobile data connection when I am home or anytime I am able to connect via free Wifi. Even though I have an unlimited data usage plan, it uses less battery to be on WiFi so that's my preferred.
lottamoxie:
Just an update...
I looked at my VZW call log and the call I made on my ObiApp using only WiFi *did* show up and get counted against my cell phone minutes.
I don't know why that is, but that 1 minute call was listed and added into the total for the month.
So I guess the answer is YES, at least on Verizon if you use the ObiTalk app to make a call, even over WiFi, the cell carrier will count those minutes.
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