Some help with Data & Talk ect... Considering T-Mobile $30/5gb plan!?!?

[AllenRulz]

Okay so I see my highest data point in a month for this past year on Sprint was 1146775 kilobytes. Now does anyone know how much this is in Gigabytes? I see T-Mobile gives me 5GB a month on that plan. So I need to see if I'm going to be able to handle something that isn't unlimited like I have with Sprint.

Also with the 100 min of talk, do apps like Vonage and Groove IP really work good to be able to save me talking mins so I don't use all my 100 in a month?

 

[patruns]

Kilobytes to Gigabytes Conversion Calculator

I use a combination of Google Voice and GrooVe IP Lite using my Google Voice number for wifi calling when in a bad signal area.

 

[AllenRulz]

Kilobytes to Gigabytes Conversion Calculator

I use a combination of Google Voice and GrooVe IP Lite using my Google Voice number for wifi calling when in a bad signal area.

Okay so it's equal to 1.093649864 GB which isn't even 2 GB. I can def handle that.

so the apps like Groove IP and stuff work really good? I know there are other apps out there that doesn't have to be wifi calling. Can be over my data plan which is good. I just want to make sure this plan is worth it for me.

 

[yfan]

Okay so it's equal to 1.093649864 GB which isn't even 2 GB. I can def handle that.

so the apps like Groove IP and stuff work really good? I know there are other apps out there that doesn't have to be wifi calling. Can be over my data plan which is good. I just want to make sure this plan is worth it for me.

I have both Vonage Mobile and GrooveIP. GrooveIP works fine (not superbly, but good enough) if I put a earpiece in (wired or bluetooth); otherwise, the person on the other end gets echo. Vonage, though, is amazing. They have really got VoIP down. It works like a charm and call quality is as good as calls over your minutes. The drawback of Vonage Mobile is that you cannot receive calls on it. Outgoing calls are limited to 3000 minutes per month (but really, you shouldn't be on this T-mobile plan if you talk THAT much on the phone) on Vonage.

 

[AllenRulz]

I have both Vonage Mobile and GrooveIP. GrooveIP works fine (not superbly, but good enough) if I put a earpiece in (wired or bluetooth); otherwise, the person on the other end gets echo. Vonage, though, is amazing. They have really got VoIP down. It works like a charm and call quality is as good as calls over your minutes. The drawback of Vonage Mobile is that you cannot receive calls on it. Outgoing calls are limited to 3000 minutes per month (but really, you shouldn't be on this T-mobile plan if you talk THAT much on the phone) on Vonage.

No I don't talk that much at all lol.. So how would I get calls from people without using my minutes? Sorry for all the questions, just want enough info I can get and understand before jumping ship.

 

[Korama12]

I've read from numerous sources that the Spare Phone app delivers superior quality to GrooveIP but I haven't had the chance to try it myself yet.

 

[yfan]

No I don't talk that much at all lol.. So how would I get calls from people without using my minutes? Sorry for all the questions, just want enough info I can get and understand before jumping ship.

For this, you need a Google Voice number, and your callers need to be calling that number rather than your actual cell number. You set up GrooVe IP with your Google Voice account, enable receiving calls via Gmail in your Google Voice settings, and turn Groove IP on.

If you don't have a Google Voice number, and don't want to change your current number, you can port your current number over to Google Voice for a one-time fee of $20.

 

[AllenRulz]

For this, you need a Google Voice number, and your callers need to be calling that number rather than your actual cell number. You set up GrooVe IP with your Google Voice account, enable receiving calls via Gmail in your Google Voice settings, and turn Groove IP on.

If you don't have a Google Voice number, and don't want to change your current number, you can port your current number over to Google Voice for a one-time fee of $20.

Yeah I would just put my number to google voice so people have my real number lol. I appreciate all the help. This doesn't seem hard at all with this stuff.

 

[tube517]

I'm using Talkatone (free) over wifi and mobile data with Google Voice and it works good (not great).

I use Viber (free) for calls to my wife. Viber requires both parties to have the app

Like mentioned above, Spare Phone ($2.99) has been getting better reviews than talkatone and groove ip. I may check this one out soon