Vestalink and Cloud Softphone
lrhyne:
Just signed up with Vestalink recently (with the help of the this forum - Thanks!). Today I also put the Cloud Softphone on my smartphone to see how it worked. Two quick questions:
First, if I travel to the Caribbean and have free Wi-Fi at my hotel, put my phone in airplane mode, wouldn't I be able to make a call back to the states without incurring roaming charges on my cell phone? I know I would be using my Vestalink minutes, but just didn't want to incur expensive international roaming data or cell minutes.
Second, I do not have my Vestalink calls forwarded to my cell phone, but since I have downloaded the Cloud Softphone, my cell phone is ringing every time someone calls my home phone. I have searched and searched, but cannot find a way to stop this from happening. Any one know how?
giqcass:
Airplane mode turns off all radios built into the phone. After you turn airplane mode on for your cell phone you must turn the WiFi back on. Your cell phone will incur no roaming charges when using WiFi only.
So far as your phone ringing I don't know if that can be turned off. That is how it's supposed to work. If you only want outbound calling then download the Vonage app for free. It will make free outbound calls and it will fake your outgoing caller ID. The other benefit is it won't use your Vestalink minutes either.
cluckercreek:
In your Vestalink setup check your "Ring All" setting on the dashboard. I don't have a smartphone so I don't know if it sets up there or not. Worth a check.
Pa_Bell:
I've tried the Cloud softphone on Vestalink and like it. To test it I put my phone into airplane mode, turned the WiFi back on and headed off to Starbucks to connect to their free WiFi. I placed a call to my brother, he said that it sounded just fine. I had him call me back and my phone rang. I later checked my cell provider's and Vestalink's account pages and the calls were routed through Vestalink. This is way better than that flakey ObiON.
As for your cell phone ringing when someone calls your home phone, you can tell the Cloud Softphone to not load itself when you start your phone. That way you can only fire it up when you need it. Go to Settings, Preferences, Other and uncheck Start Application after boot.
On a related note, does anyone know of a Android softphone that will work with Bluetooth? Cloud Softphone does not, at least not on my Galaxy SII.
giqcass:
I think Sipdroid was working with Bluetooth when I used it. I find Bluetooth support to be hit or miss on most VOIP applications. You have to get the right combo of Bluetooth device, Android phone, and application.
I personally use Republic wireless as my cell phone provider. They provide Celluar and WiFi calling so you are never out of network as long as you have WiFi. They use the Sprint network and provide the cheapest unlimited plans available. For someone that travels outside the Country and wants phone service on the cheap you can't beat them. I personally use their $10 per month unlimited plan. I shamelessly added my referral link above so if anyone wants to try them use that link and you get a $20 credit at checkout ;)
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