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Got the invite but have a few questions before I fire away. I set up a google voice # because I was moving across the country and wanted a local# so prospective employers would think I was already local. I have since moved and have my phone set to make all calls from that#. I don't need my sprint# anymore but don't want to give it up for no good reason. What are the benefits to turning the service on? I already use it for all calls and voicemail.what does this service offer that I can't do without it? Thanks.
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Some thoughts here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1050442.
According to that there seems to be no real benefit for me at all. Honestly I am wondering what the real point of this is. Sprint said we would be able to receive calls on our computers, how does that work? If just from gmail that is how it is now and it sucks.
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The benefit is that sprint will no longer have to support vvm. This isn't really the game changer you would think.
~maybe I set it too high...
Someone that is using it should use the feedback form to request a program to make and receive calls on the computer separate from gmail. That is the only feature of this I would want. Not willing to sign up without it.
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Hi? Does anyone knows how to edit the default verizon voicemail number? I noticed that even if a dial *86 the display number is different. Is there a way to edit it? In my contacts appear like voicemail but it doesn't give me the options to edit.
Appreciate any help.
If you go into ##program, I remember seeing the number for voicemail section. You should be able to override there.
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Tanx! I'm not an advanced user so if you could detail me how to do that I would appreciate.
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I just use Google Voice.
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I just use Google Voice.
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Have you had any issues with it? I was using it (moderately) then one of my friends claimed it completely messed up his iPhone (on AT&T). Eventually calling him would forward the call to some woman, lol.
...hes an iphone user...not exactly the most technically inclined im assuming?
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Have you had any issues with it? I was using it (moderately) then one of my friends claimed it completely messed up his iPhone (on AT&T). Eventually calling him would forward the call to some woman, lol.
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as long as you allow GV to do the work, it's nearly impossible to screw up. GV will pull in your GV phone number and perform the VM forwarding command for you. You shouldn't even have to worry if your GV phone number matches what was assigned to you, everything is automatic.
Na. He's actually a real big nerd. But I do believe he messed up and wouldn't take blame, lol.
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...hes an iphone user...not exactly the most technically inclined im assuming?
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Have you had any issues with it? I was using it (moderately) then one of my friends claimed it completely messed up his iPhone (on AT&T). Eventually calling him would forward the call to some woman, lol.
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As long as you take the 10 minutes to set it up, it works great!
I have used it moderately as I said. I just never used it I guess like some others seem to. I just used it so clients I was doing work for could txt me a bunch n not actually blow up my phone. Id stop forwarding and just use the google voice site.
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Hi. I was thinking if the Nexus 7 3G would be good as a replacement for my mobile phone. I have seen a few demos on youtube and obviously you would need a bluetooth hands free "In Ear" type, but what about whatsapp, sms messages, emails, etc does all this work well ?. Just interested to hear back from people. I think the battery would drain quick having to have data connected all the time as well as bluetooth for phone calls. Any feed back would be great. Thanks.
There is no way to use as a phone yet, as it cannot receive true mobile calls like a phone can. Read the thread on this in the N7 3g dev section. Sms is working. For whatsapp, look in the themes and apps section of this forum, as there are install instructions. All the info you are looking for is already well documented and readily available right here in the n7 forum.
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I just got myself a refurbed N7 on it's way... looking to do similar, but just for wifi.
From what I understand, since google voice and chat can pretty much replace a phone completely on my PC, I assume you should be able to do the same on a N7?
I tried to get google chat to work as a phone on my EEpad trandformer, but for that device there are serious hacks involved to get there.
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I just got myself a refurbed N7 on it's way... looking to do similar, but just for wifi.
From what I understand, since google voice and chat can pretty much replace a phone completely on my PC, I assume you should be able to do the same on a N7?
I tried to get google chat to work as a phone on my EEpad trandformer, but for that device there are serious hacks involved to get there.
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Google Voice and Groove IP are a great combination
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Google Voice and Groove IP are a great combination
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That what I use. Works as a phone perfectly.
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for whatsapp, use your n7 and go to the whatsapp website and download directly from there ~ It works for my n7 ^^.
I was hoping to user my T-Mobile sim with Vonage Mobile until I found out T-Mobile block data for this device (for prepaid sim). I will have to try Go Smart next month to see TMobile also block it through that. I don't want to use Straight Talk due to their throttling.
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I use Viber instead of WhatsApp
Since not everyone is happy using non-free apps, I instead use Viber on my N7.
Just as with WhatsApp, you have to go to their website to download the apk, since it is marked as incompatible in the Play Store. Also, you can not have it active on your mobile and your N7 at the same time. Which is the same as with WhatsApp.
I also couple Viber with MightyText, so any regular SMS I get on my mobile, I can respond to on the N7. Of course, I can also send new SMS from the MightyText app on the N7, or from my computer.
Been there, done that.
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She has said it, And you said it again.
I'm using both Viber and Whatsapp, great apps.
Skype works great, GVoice too.
Try TU Go... for O2 UK only. I use it on wifi
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What is everyone's opinion on how the call quality is using 3g I have good and bad.. a lot of echo problems and such? BC I have thinking of doing this as well but I was considering the n4
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It depend on the app you use. I use Vonage and I don't get echo issues like with Google Voice's clients.
Also I just sucked it up and go with the T-Mobile Mobile Broadband $35/month for 3.5GB. Will just disable data on my Galaxy Nexus since I only use it to make calls now. But I also found tethering 3G from the Galaxy Nexus to the Nexus 7 with the screen off doesn't use up much battery and can go for hours.
But can't you only call people that have vonage as well? I don't of anybody really that I would that has that... so it wouldn't be effective
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lacoursiere18 said:
But can't you only call people that have vonage as well? I don't of anybody really that I would that has that... so it wouldn't be effective
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I think PlayStore doesn't let you download Vonage on the Nexus 7, you'll have to download it from a phone then sideload it on the Nexus 7.
Using Vonage, can make free outgoing call within USA and Canada, it will use your actual phone number you activate the app with. It however do not receive incoming calls, unless the other side is also using Vonage.
Since the Nexus 7 do not have phone feature, when you activate Vonage on it, don't put in the "mobile number of your Nexus 7 sim card", put in your regular phone number, when you make outgoing calls it will display that number you activate it with to otherside, that way people can call you back to your phone.
Or if you want to receive incoming calls via Google Voice apps, then activate Vonage with your Google Voice number. I find that during activation process, when Vonage tries to sent an SMS text message with activation code to the Google Voice number, nothing will happen, but then you can select the option to receive the code via call, then shortly you will get a voice recording of the code if you log into your Google Voice account.
I like Vonage more because of better call quality and machines will recognize number inputs, which tend to fail through Google Voice's apps. Also Vonage allow free video calls now if both parties use Vonage app, though yet to be updated on iPhone version I think.
PS. You get $1 to your account when you invite someone and they download it through the link.
Line2 works great for texts and phone. It's only $9.99 a month.
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Line2 works great for texts and phone. It's only $9.99 a month.
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I used that before.
What setup do you use.
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Google Voice or Skype is very helpful to do the voice message.But for replacing the real phone, maybe we should expect the next generation supports phone calling just like the Asus padfone.
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I used that before.
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I have the wifi only nexus. I use a wifi mobile hotspot for Internet. Call quality is good. Texting works great as well.
I work in the middle east and use line2 to keep in touch with friends and family in the US.
I've used Google voice in the past but call quality is not as good as line2. Line2 is well worth the money.
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I have tried to do this but it didnt work to well
OK guys, we already have a thread that is a work in progress trying to port TMOBILES WiFi calling to our device. Now I would like to see what other people have done to compensate for not having the T-Mobile app. What are the best 3rd party apps that work good for you and can you both make and receive calls using them?
Feel free to post any alternative to the T-mobile wifi calling app that has worked for you.
If you are interested in the progress of the port of T-mobiles WiFi calling app then you may visit here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2012468
Thanks goes to whosdaman for the above thread.
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I've tried a combination of Google voice and the paid version of groove ip and the call quality was horrible. The person I called could barley understand me. This is very frustrating.
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Talkatone...
Obitalk VOIP box as a landline replacement/cell relay.
Sipdroid/PBX
I went on ebay and bought a wifi calling enabled phone for the time being....I cant not have service at my dorm room.
Google voice with talks tone.
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A dirty workaround is using google talk video chat and choosing handset speaker. It sucks, doesn't use the actual phone number, but does function if you're desperate.
Just tried talkatone, it worked but there is like a three second delay when talking.. It's weird. Call quality ok. How do I get good quality Internet calls?
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I went on ebay and bought a wifi calling enabled phone for the time being....I cant not have service at my dorm room.
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Which one did you get? I'm in a similar boat trying to find a cheap phone just for use when I'm at home.
Look for 2 threads started by acegolfer, these will help you the most. One is called free voip calling w/iLBC codec and the other is something along the lines of Piaf with amazon ec2 or ew2. Not necessarily these easiest ways but from what I can tell they are probably some of the best. The first thread I mentioned also has a comparison of the most popular ways. Hope this helps some.
edit: there is also the Vonage app that has ok quality but you can only make calls and not receive them.
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The Obi app in the google store, and then google voice.
Free incoming and outgoing wifi calls.
All you need is your username and password. Then just log on and your all set.
NOTHING TO CONFIGURE.
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This is what I've been using on my gn, n7, and now n4.
It's made to totally emulate Wi-Fi calling
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This is what I've been using on my gn, n7, and now n4.
It's made to totally emulate Wi-Fi calling
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What is that?
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Which one did you get? I'm in a similar boat trying to find a cheap phone just for use when I'm at home.
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I got an HTC T-Mobile G2 out of pure need of wifi calling. Screen was cracked got it off ebay for like $25. There was just no way I could go on like this.
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I went on ebay and bought a wifi calling enabled phone for the time being....I cant not have service at my dorm room.
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Harrison.W1337 said:
I got an HTC T-Mobile G2 out of pure need of wifi calling. Screen was cracked got it off ebay for like $25. There was just no way I could go on like this.
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Thanks for the reply. I've been looking on eBay but I don't want to pay $80-$100 for something like this. Looks like I can pick up a G2 cheap.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2135424
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I use callcentric with the stock dialers internet calling
I'm trying that now...but the call quality doesn't seem as good as with csip
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Vonage. Can't get incoming calls unless you subscribe, but free wifi/3g calling is awesome. The codec they use is HD (speex I believe) and is the best ever.
If someone calls you, just call them right back on the Vonage app. It's the best. Avoid talkatone/grooveip and the other "VOIP" apps. They are echo/delay city.
Vonage is free. Doesn't require you to be a Vonage subscriber. Just install it, use voice/text confirmation of your number, enroll and you're done.
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I will give this a try later. Thanks for the guide.
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I was just checking out NFC on my One with my Samsung Galaxy Axiom. Everything seemed to work fine except the ability to receive pics. When the pic on the Axiom shrunk and I pressed it to beam, The HTC One recognizes it but then goes to the Play store and displays the message "Item not found...Retry"
have anyone else encountered this issue or know of a fix for this?
I experienced the same on an S4. I could send a picture but not receive one. Was sent to the play store. I installed a few nfc apps and still was unable to receive.
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I experienced the same on an S4. I could send a picture but not receive one. Was sent to the play store. I installed a few nfc apps and still was unable to receive.
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I may call HTC about this...they advertise it and recognize it as though you can send pics via NFC to any device, they both must have NFC and have it turned on.
This is not a big deal breaker for me, but I am a little upset about it. When I had my S4 (that I traded for the One) it worked great sending and receiving pics via nfc.
oh well, hopefully some more people can chime in...
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I couldn't send or receive anything by NFC between phones until I installed and used superbeam (really any NFC app should work though). From my understanding the trouble with built in NFC apps is that they seem to be proprietary. So a galaxy will communicate very well with another galaxy, and nexus 4's are buddies, but they don't mix between brands in my experience. But again third party apps can solve the issue.
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I couldn't send or receive anything by NFC between phones until I installed and used superbeam (really any NFC app should work though). From my understanding the trouble with built in NFC apps is that they seem to be proprietary. So a galaxy will communicate very well with another galaxy, and nexus 4's are buddies, but they don't mix between brands in my experience. But again third party apps can solve the issue.
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Is Superbeam a app in the Playstore?
When I had my S4, I was about to send numerous pics via nfc to my cousin's Sony phone with no issues..
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Is Superbeam a app in the Playstore?
When I had my S4, I was about to send numerous pics via nfc to my cousin's Sony phone with no issues..
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Yes it is.
Interesting, again that's just my own limited experiences so far. But for my One that's what I had to do anyway.
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Yes it is.
Interesting, again that's just my own limited experiences so far. But for my One that's what I had to do anyway.
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I'll give that a try....give me a few minutes...gonna try this out right quick
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Yes it is.
Interesting, again that's just my own limited experiences so far. But for my One that's what I had to do anyway.
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How do you use that app to receive pics via nfc?
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How do you use that app to receive pics via nfc?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.majedev.superbeam&hl=en
i've just checked the demo video..it looks great
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I couldn't send or receive anything by NFC between phones until I installed and used superbeam (really any NFC app should work though). From my understanding the trouble with built in NFC apps is that they seem to be proprietary. So a galaxy will communicate very well with another galaxy, and nexus 4's are buddies, but they don't mix between brands in my experience. But again third party apps can solve the issue.
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I'm going to agree. there's never a problem while sharing files with same manufacturer. I have Xperia S and I can easily share pictures and files with another Xperia device. But when I try same with Galaxy S2 Galaxy S3 or even Galaxy S4, they don't even recognise that something is about to shared.
I'm not so sure about superbeam
if your phones basic configuration doesn't allow you to share files than how would a third-party application can override and send files ?
Superbeam is a neat app, however thats not what I was talking about. With superbeam you have to be one WiFi ..this WiFi direct.
I'm trying to receive pics via nfc. I can send them fine.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.majedev.superbeam&hl=en
i've just checked the demo video..it looks great
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I'm going to agree. there's never a problem while sharing files with same manufacturer. I have Xperia S and I can easily share pictures and files with another Xperia device. But when I try same with Galaxy S2 Galaxy S3 or even Galaxy S4, they don't even recognise that something is about to shared.
I'm not so sure about superbeam
if your phones basic configuration doesn't allow you to share files than how would a third-party application can override and send files ?
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All you have to do is enable NFC on the phone to enable it, which the OP did so the phone was ready. Superbeam doesn't website anything, it's just a client that allows you to utilize NFC. The phone just needs a universal client like that.
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Superbeam is a neat app, however thats not what I was talking about. With superbeam you have to be one WiFi ..this WiFi direct.
I'm trying to receive pics via nfc. I can send them fine.
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You can't transfer anything by just NFC, it can't support high enough teacher rates. NFC is only the initial communication between devices that sets up the transfer, then either bluetooth or wifi direct MUST take over to do the actual transfer. So really there's no other way to do it, that's just how NFC works regardless of which so you use.
Also (just in case you were curious) wifi direct is not really the same thing as wifi. A wifi direct connection is a temporary private network between just the 2 devices that fits not require either to be connected to an Internet wifi network. So the transfer doesn't occur through the Internet. Think of it like bluetooth but with higher transfer speeds
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All you have to do is enable NFC on the phone to enable it, which the OP did so the phone was ready. Superbeam doesn't website anything, it's just a client that allows you to utilize NFC. The phone just needs a universal client like that.
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You can't transfer anything by just NFC, it can't support high enough teacher rates. NFC is only the initial communication between devices that sets up the transfer, then either bluetooth or wifi direct MUST take over to do the actual transfer. So really there's no other way to do it, that's just how NFC works regardless of which so you use.
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Right ...I understand that. However on devices, that I used to when I sent /received pics which was Galaxy Devices and Sony devices as well as Motorola Devices. When I used those devices, I did notice that Bluetooth was automatically turned on and used in order to send the pic via nfc.
Which is fine. But what I'm coming to the conclusion of is that HTC devices do not receive pics from other devices. However they are able of sending them...which is kinda strange to me.
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Right ...I understand that. However on devices, that I used to when I sent /received pics which was Galaxy Devices and Sony devices as well as Motorola Devices. When I used those devices, I did notice that Bluetooth was automatically turned on and used in order to send the pic via nfc.
Which is fine. But what I'm coming to the conclusion of is that HTC devices do not receive pics from other devices. However they are able of sending them...which is kinda strange to me.
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I can't say what the issue you're specifically experiencing is, but I can personally confirm that that my One can receive things using this. I just did it last week by using wifi direct established by NFC. I do definitely think it's weird if you really can't receive though...
Sorry, but why do you think superbeam won't work? I don't mean to push it on you but it did exactly what you are looking for.
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I can't say what the issue you're specifically experiencing is, but I can personally confirm that that my One can receive things using this. I just did it last week by using wifi direct established by NFC. I do definitely think it's weird if you really can't receive though...
Sorry, but why do you think superbeam won't work? I don't mean to push it on you but it did exactly what you are looking for.
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Maybe I'm doing something wrong but with SuperBeam don't you pick files you want to send, then a QR code is made then the other person scans the QR Code and it downloads the files to their device...is that how it superbeam do it
With WiFi direct, I assume you have to be connected to WiFi...then...correct?
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Superbeam worked for me this time.
One question is....the person would have to have superbeam to send to send the pic then...correct?
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Maybe I'm doing something wrong but with SuperBeam don't you pick files you want to send, then a QR code is made then the other person scans the QR Code and it downloads the files to their device...is that how it superbeam do it
With WiFi direct, I assume you have to be connected to WiFi...then...correct?
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Oh haha I understand what's going on, I had the same damn confusion you have to browse the file on your phone (outside of superbeam), select share, and select superbeam from the options. That will then open superbeam and allow you to start the transfer. For example, to share a picture browse it in gallery. And if you can line up the phones just right you can use NFC instead of the QR Code
Nope, you just have to have your wifi active but it does not have to be connected to anything. It will make is own network to connect to for the transfer. No Internet required
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Psst... Remember that sending files using NFC such as photos requires android 4.1 and above. On devices on or higher than 4.1, beaming a file should initiate a Bluetooth pairing and transfer automatically.
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Psst... Remember that sending files using NFC such as photos requires android 4.1 and above. On devices on or higher than 4.1, beaming a file should initiate a Bluetooth pairing and transfer automatically.
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Haha yeah that is a good option isn't it but some people are determined to use NFC. I get it, it's new, it's exciting, it's full of promise... For the first time you use it... I was excited about it once too
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I've just tested the NFC with One and Nexus7 and it works fine.
You don't need bloetooth or Wi-Fi to be enabled to receive or send the file.
The only thing that you have to do is not to move the devices. If that happens during the transfer then the upload will be aborted and you'll get the store message.
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I've just tested the NFC with One and Nexus7 and it works fine.
You don't need bloetooth or Wi-Fi to be enabled to receive or send the file.
The only thing that you have to do is not to move the devices. If that happens during the transfer then the upload will be aborted and you'll get the store message.
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Did you try and send a pic from the N7 to the One? The One can send a pic fine, the issue is receiving...
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