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12:28 pm
June 24, 2013
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We have very limited Rogers cell tower service where I live (near Alliston). For that reason, I have just the basic SO phone service. Can I use my home network wifi to make and receive calls on my cell phone while at home? If so, how? Thanks
I am connected to the home wifi network, and can access the internet on my cell phone. I was hoping wifi connectivity would overcome the low cell phone tower service here. Is that possible?
10:35 pm
April 22, 2009
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Though technically possible, in a practical sense, no.
About 5 years ago, Rogers had a Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) system which used special phones that could use WiFi and cellular. I have not heard much of it as of late, and is probably an orphan technology now. Speakout never supported UMA, though your Blackberry Curve 9300 reportedly supports UMA.
Fongo might be another option. http://www.fongo.com/ I never used it, so I cannot vouch for the quality.
1:25 am
August 13, 2009
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The only thing I could recommend would be is to get a freephoneline ata account and just give out the FPL number with multiple phone ring selected. The only bad thing about this is that text messages to FPL will not send to the cell phone.
The disadvantage to this is that you have to work a 2 number system.
A half effective system would be to get a voip.ms ata and use it for calling out only with a clone of your cell phone number on the caller id. Downside is that calls are 1/2c a minute, and your incoming calls may still be spotty. However, you could always tell them 'i'll call you back' and call them on the ata and save yourself 20c/min in SO fees.
2:25 pm
June 24, 2013
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Thank you both for your helpful comments. I spent hours yesterday trying to make it work, without luck. I will look into Fongo. I use voip.ms for my home phone, so that is also a possibility.
A neighbour is convinced her Bell cellphone switches over to using her Wifi to make and receive calls at her home, but that seems unlikely having read your posts.
I was hoping to be able to give out my cellphone number (my SO number) and be able to receive cell phone calls reliably while at home. If only Rogers would put up a tower nearby so that our Rogers/SO cellphones would work here! Thanks again.
3:24 pm
August 13, 2009
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Personally I would turn off the voicemail on the cell phone, and tell people that you have a cell number and a home number.
People have cell phones that can store two entries per number. If they can't call you on your cell, they call you on your home. If they call your cell and there's no service, they call your home.
Pretty simple and saves you airtime charges
