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GiffGaff, Voipcheap.co.uk, Sipdroid [VOIP]


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Guest J333UK
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Been successfully using Sipdroid with my Voipcheap.co.uk account on wi-fi. (Sipdriod seems the most stable of the SIP apps)

Going to start using it on GiffGaff next.

Does anyone have any experience of this combination?

And more importantly, do GiffGaff accept VOIP? If so, £10 a month tariff gives REAL unlimited data = real unlimited calls via VOIP!

Ta

Guest Lew247
Posted

the only thing your not "allowed" to do on giffgaff is tethering

I've played around with sipdroid and even the vonage voip app but gave up on that because it can't link up with your vonage account

Unfortunately I can only get gsm where I live so no 3G

I have the google voice dialler app I'm just waiting for someone in America to sign me up with a google voice number so I can use that on my phone

I really wish they'd bring it out for the UK instead of just the US at the moment.

Guest dwl99
Posted

I think MobileVOIP beta was brought out specifically for Voipcheap. I've had a brief go at using it & it seems to work OK.

Guest J333UK
Posted
I think MobileVOIP beta was brought out specifically for Voipcheap. I've had a brief go at using it & it seems to work OK.

Developed for Voipcheap and all the other "betamax" voip companies. I used it on a Nokia e71 and it was useless. I'll try the droid version, thanks.

Guest J333UK
Posted
the only thing your not "allowed" to do on giffgaff is tethering

I've played around with sipdroid and even the vonage voip app but gave up on that because it can't link up with your vonage account

Unfortunately I can only get gsm where I live so no 3G

I have the google voice dialler app I'm just waiting for someone in America to sign me up with a google voice number so I can use that on my phone

I really wish they'd bring it out for the UK instead of just the US at the moment.

Been meaning to find out what the google voice thing is all about. Why do you need a number to use it? (a US number I guess?).

Guest Lew247
Posted

The number is Google's number

it allows you to call the us and canada I believe free

but the reason I want it is if it works I can then forward my Vonage calls to my mobile US(Google) number

As calls to the US are free on my Vonage account it costs me nothing to forward them

Guest dwl99
Posted
The number is Google's number

it allows you to call the us and canada I believe free

but the reason I want it is if it works I can then forward my Vonage calls to my mobile US(Google) number

As calls to the US are free on my Vonage account it costs me nothing to forward them

You can get Google Voice working on your gmail account if you change the language to US English!

Guest Lew247
Posted

Tried that already, you have to have an american mobile to get it working

they send you a verification code by text

I got as far as that before and couldn't go any further.

Guest redbaron51
Posted (edited)

I'm on gg and using mobileVoip (justvoip(betamax) account). It works okayish...other end gets echo, but still usable. Will do a proper test next week on the slopes from France ;o)

Edited by redbaron51
Guest dwl99
Posted
Been successfully using Sipdroid with my Voipcheap.co.uk account on wi-fi. (Sipdriod seems the most stable of the SIP apps)

Ta

Can anyone give me a note of the voipcheap.com settings? I've tried connectionserver.voipcheap.co.uk but couldn't get registered.

Guest J333UK
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Can anyone give me a note of the voipcheap.com settings? I've tried connectionserver.voipcheap.co.uk but couldn't get registered.

You mean voipcheap.co.uk?

If so, i used these settings from here http://www.voipcheap.co.uk/en/sipp.html

Software configuration

General

SIP port : 5060

Registrar : sip.voipcheap.co.uk

Proxy server : sip.voipcheap.co.uk

Outbound proxy server : leave empty

Account name : your VoipCheap username

Password : your VoipCheap password

Display name/number : your VoipCheap username or voipnumber

Stunserver (option) : stun.voipcheap.co.uk

Then for stun server port I used 3478, and SIP protocol UDP.

I DO NOT KNOW IF THESE ARE THE BEST SETTINGS! But they work for me in Sipdroid, hope they work for you too.

If anyone wants to suggest changes to my settings, please do.

Oh, and I have to connect a headset to completely remove echo, as SIPdroid uses the speakerphone function for some reason.

:(

Guest dwl99
Posted
You mean voipcheap.co.uk?

If so, i used these settings from here http://www.voipcheap.co.uk/en/sipp.html

Software configuration

General

SIP port : 5060

Registrar : sip.voipcheap.co.uk

Proxy server : sip.voipcheap.co.uk

Outbound proxy server : leave empty

Account name : your VoipCheap username

Password : your VoipCheap password

Display name/number : your VoipCheap username or voipnumber

Stunserver (option) : stun.voipcheap.co.uk

Then for stun server port I used 3478, and SIP protocol UDP.

I DO NOT KNOW IF THESE ARE THE BEST SETTINGS! But they work for me in Sipdroid, hope they work for you too.

If anyone wants to suggest changes to my settings, please do.

Oh, and I have to connect a headset to completely remove echo, as SIPdroid uses the speakerphone function for some reason.

:(

Cheers, that sorted it!

Guest jt_mcg
Posted (edited)
Tried that already, you have to have an american mobile to get it working

they send you a verification code by text

I got as far as that before and couldn't go any further.

Do they require sms verification now for GV? I set it up a few months back and had them call my skype in number. If they will still call an American number, you can setup skype in for three months for $15 I think (use a proxy to get the US skype prices, I think it's cheaper) or use some combination of IPkall, PBXes, and a sip/voip client or softphone for free and verify like that.

It's been a pita to get everything setup properly but now I have incoming calls from the US to my san fran from clients/friends/family for no cost to them and only data charges for me and also calls to them for only the price of data + free incoming and outgoing calls in browser gmail (full only doesn't work on our mobiles anyway).

Edited by jt_mcg

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