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IP calling on Android

SIP setup

  1. sign up for a SIP account: http://sip2sip.info
  2. sign up for an IPKALL account: http://www.ipkall.com
  3. link the two together through the random 206 area code they gave you
  4. get a sip client, like http://www.tlphn.com/ for the mac
  5. connect it to your SIP account
  6. test by calling the IPKALL 206 number and seeing it ring on your computer

Google Voice setup

  1. sign up for google voice through the account you plan on using with the phone
  • if you already signed up, just go on
  1. create a number
  2. point it at your 206 number and let google call it to verify
  3. answer and type in the verification code
  4. go into google voice and turn on gchat forwarding, turn off phone forwarding
  5. you are done with the ipkall number now, and can cancel it if you want

Android setup

  1. download google voice https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.googlevoice
  2. download sipdroid https://market.android.com/details?id=org.sipdroid.sipua
  3. start google voice and authenticate
  4. select the IPKALL number as your number
  5. finish setup
  6. start sipdroid
  7. click on the "FREE PBXES" button at the bottom
  8. enter your google credentials and wait a long time

Use

  1. Now, anyone that calls your Google Voice number will ring your phone (as long as sipdroid is running).
  2. You can make outbound calls using sipdroid, not the standard dialer, and it will go through Google Voice (which is providing free call termination in the US)
  3. You can call international if you have money in your account
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