[Comp] [Merged] Fongo.com - Talk Freely To The World - FREE MOBILE Phone Service!

[andriykoua]

Fongo.com is eliminating the cost of calling by enabling the first truly FREE mobile phone service.

Dell Canada and Fongo have come together to offer Dell Voice. Dell Voice gives you a new phone number to make
& receive free calls across most of Canada using your Android, iPhone, iPod Touch or Windows PC. BlackBerry coming soon.

Fongo saves customers money by eliminating or greatly reducing, their calling costs by placing calls over data networks (WiFi/3G/4G)
instead of using expensive voice minutes. Calls are free to most of Canada from anywhere in the world, free between Fongo customers
and Fongo's international calling rates are incredibly low.

We provide customers with a free real phone number, free local calling, and free long distance calling using a smartphone or desktop.
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Sounds very interesting so I thought I would post it since they just launched their site
BTW www.freephoneline.ca is powered by Fongo.

Maybe I am missing something, but it is the same service as freephoneline.ca but without free calling to USA

[Macross_Freek]

same thing here.
I hope they fix it soon.
It also seems to really be eating up battery and I can't figure out how to sign out.

It runs as a service so you'll have to go force stop it in the list of running applications.

[dealtaker]

It runs as a service so you'll have to go force stop it in the list of running applications.

Yeah, thanks.
Does it seem to be heating up your phone as well?

[cko64]

This is a good app for Canada.

Is there a similar app for iPhone that allows making calls and receiving calls in the U.S. For free?

[X360]

This is a good app for Canada.

Is there a similar app for iPhone that allows making calls and receiving calls in the U.S. For free?

There are free US calling app http://www.nettalk.com/smartphone , gmail/google voice/gtalk by using talkatone (iOS), Groove IP (Android). If you have your own Google Voice US number then you can receive call with talkatone or Groove IP.

[ezack]

Can we switch current fpl number to dell voice?

Keeping Your Existing Phone Number

Port your existing phone number to Dell Voice for a $25 one-time fee. Number porting generally takes 2-4 weeks to complete. Click here for more information on using an existing phone number with your Dell Voice service. Please note, a cancellation fee may apply with your current provider.

http://www.dellvoice.ca/features

[ma678]

They are the same company. Why do I have to pay an extra $25 to use its service? I'd rather apply for a new number which I just did tonight.

http://www.dellvoice.ca/features

[xalex0]

How did the "Talk Freely To The World" claim even make it into the title? Their international calling rates are non-zero.

[prvt10]

I installed it to my android tablet. It's really good. The voice quality is good, I can make and receive calls, and it has voicemail.

[RiCHC3]

I get a black screen on my android (LG Optimus One) like a few others have mentioned on here. It only occurs when you make a call though... as if there's an issue with the proximity sensor settings.

[Jimboski]

This obviously doesn't work with the UMB SO offers right? Since they started blocking the ports?

[Azenha]

Thanks!
Here's the android marketplace link: https://market.android.com/details?i...ZWxsdm9pY2UiXQ..

Personally, I prefer "cSipSimple" which is an open source plug-in that adds VOIP to your existing Android phone dialer. It is not a client. You continue to dial using the same interface, contacts, etc as you would normally. However, whenever you have WiFi active, cSipSimple automatically gives you the option to connect to the number that you are dialing via VOIP (for free) or via your cell provider.

https://market.android.com/details?i...ipsimple&hl=en

I've been using cSipSimple with FreePhoneLine for almost a year and it works great. It even works at McDonalds and Starbucks WiFi hotspots. I even have it installed on a spare Android phone that has no SIMM. As soon as I activate WiFi, the phone acts as if it has a SIMM and dials out, receives calls, etc all through the FreePhoneLine account.

For my tablets I use "3CXPhone" which works amazingly well and has a host of advanced features. Again, I use it with FreePhoneLine and it also works well from McDonalds and Starbucks hotspots.

https://market.android.com/details?i...x.sip.ui&hl=en

[prvt10]

I'm going to use this very rarely. How do I shut it down?

[Jimboski]

I'm going to use this very rarely. How do I shut it down?

I think you would have to "Force Stop" It.

I think there's an app for Android where It's called "App Killer" where you can checkmark what apps you want stop because you ain't using It and what not so your battery Is going to be drained faster then It should be!

[prvt10]

I think you would have to "Force Stop" It.

I think there's an app for Android where It's called "App Killer" where you can checkmark what apps you want stop because you ain't using It and what not so your battery Is going to be drained faster then It should be!

I used something called Advanced Task Killer but the app restarts automatically. I had to go to settings, applications, manage applications, dell voice, force stop. Thanks.