Internet Calling for my 6700 running WM6 w/ SPRINT

[sheetalc]

Originally Posted by gguruusa

No, in Voip setup you had the option to choose when to use VOIP instead of your cell carrier.

From the dialpad, you are correct - you dont' get a choice there. You get the choice you made in voip setup.

Ahh.. okay. so this is'nt really a clean way to use voip then One last question - so how do I know that my voip setup has actually registered or not!! Since, I dont always have wifi, I dont enable the option "Enable over 3G" and I dont know when dialing if I am using voip or sprint?? Basically, how do I know if I have voip service available when I am ready to make a call that I want to make over VOIP ONLY??

[pachock]

Try calling out VOIP number when you have WIFI turned on and see if you can pickup the call. Or enable it over 3g and try it and then disable it.

I have to aggree that giving a choice of how to place the call would be nice but I guess MS is pandering to cell companies and does not want to make it to simple for everyone to use.

[cypherkin]

Originally Posted by sheetalc

Duh.. thanks for hijacking my thread!

sorry mate - didnt mean to hijack your thread. i just thought since you were talking about sprint and using voip - figured it might be the same for verizon -- and "on the same note"

lol anyways - i apologize !! can you tell me where i can ask that question? and get an answer

[gguruusa]

Originally Posted by pachock

Try calling out VOIP number when you have WIFI turned on and see if you can pickup the call. Or enable it over 3g and try it and then disable it.

I have to aggree that giving a choice of how to place the call would be nice but I guess MS is pandering to cell companies and does not want to make it to simple for everyone to use.

I imagine it's more about trying to wedge it into the current dialer architecture than anything else. The typical case is that people want to either always dial using VOIP when it's avail or never dial using VOIP, not pick and choose per call.

cypherkin - you don't have to load a carrier rom to sign up with a carrier - all they need is your ESN. The carrier settings just make it so that carrier specific things (like mms, data, and ## codes) work right for your carrier.

[gguruusa]

Originally Posted by sheetalc

Ahh.. okay. so this is'nt really a clean way to use voip then One last question - so how do I know that my voip setup has actually registered or not!! Since, I dont always have wifi, I dont enable the option "Enable over 3G" and I dont know when dialing if I am using voip or sprint?? Basically, how do I know if I have voip service available when I am ready to make a call that I want to make over VOIP ONLY??

There isn't an easy way to tell that I know of, shy of dialing your VOIP number and seeing if your cell will ring.

[sheetalc]

Originally Posted by gguruusa

There isn't an easy way to tell that I know of, shy of dialing your VOIP number and seeing if your cell will ring.

Must have been blind. When I bring up the dialer it either shows Voipbuster or Sprint and hence I know whats being used to make the call. One step more would be to let you choose what service you want to use.

[SEmerson]

What are the settings for Voipbuster?