
My GV setup will only ring my mobile during business hours. When I go out, a Tasker profile recognizes I've left my home WiFi, uses a plugin to change my GV forwarding to ring my mobile number instead. When I am in my home office, on WiFi, all GV calls go to GrooveIP. The actual mobile number is for friends only. My clients only know my Google Voice number. By using my WiFi I plan to reduce that to $15 per month. The best plan I could get elsewhere would run about $50 per month. ::Easy way to turn mobile data on/off and manage WiFi networks on the go.Įventually I'll try out Locale which will manage my phone settings based upon location.Īll in all, Ting will cost me $25 per month at my regular usage without any other phones on the account. This includes system apps and pre-installed apps. ::The Optimus is a good phone, but with only 512mb of internal storage it's a huge relief to have an app which can move ANY other app onto the sd card. ::I use this to keep things running smoothly as GrooveIP and and Google Voice are running in the background.
#Free texting and call upgrade
I'll upgrade to something faster eventually. I am using this on the Optimus until I sell my previous phones. Of course, this won't work when you're in the middle of nowhere, but WiFi is so common that I won't have a problem keeping my bill far below what I used to pay. With that, I haven't used a single text or minute from my plan with the exception of a few tests. I used this on a Evo 4G with Sprint and it required some tweaking. All the other settings worked out of the box for the Optimus. :: This enables phone calls over WiFi or 3G/4G. I've been using it for over a year, and it's stable if not a tad slow. This is the app I use to send all my texts. Rooting is not required, just recommended. I have rooted the Optimus via this thread on Android Forums. Here is what I am presently using to get totally free service over WiFi. I am moving over from Sprint because I believe I can greatly reduce my monthly phone bill with your pricing structure.
