[GTALUG] Alternative to Rogers

[D. Hugh Redelmeier]

(Top posting to give complete context.)

James:

Under what conditions will VoIP be used with WiFi access?  That isn't the 
case with my phone (Android, Chattr).  At least not automatically.

- is Freedom Mobile required?

- it is true for my son's (Google US) Project Fi plan

- I generally load CSipSimple on my Android devices but I think that the 
  SIP capability is built into modern Androids.

- SIP has privacy concerns, even worse than GSM.

- who provides the SIP server?  I have paid 3rd-party separate ITSP 
  accounts.

| From: James Knott via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
| 
| On 04/03/2018 08:33 AM, Tim Tisdall via talk wrote:
| > Are you wanting to replace Roger's entirely or just get phone coverage
| > in the US?  Freedom Mobile has a $20/month add-on to roam in the US
| > with 1GB of data.  Their regular roaming fee without that add-on is
| > only $0.25/minute.
| >
| > If you can manage with hopping between wifi hotspots, voip is very
| > effective with voicemail.
| 
| If your phone supports WiFi calling, you don't even need a separate VoIP
| app.  Your regular phone number will work wherever you have WiFi access.