I am using CSipSimple with Android integration turned on for secure calls via Ostel. I have been in contact with the developer and he believed it was an HTC limitation, so I phoned HTC support this morning and they said I need to use a third-party contacts app. Their People app doesn't have a custom field for sip, nor in the IM field.
I wanted to add the sip address of a person who phoned me to their existing contact and the People app crashes. I was able to do it once but it added the address as IM & AIM and of course doesn't work to phone that person.
Can someone recommend a good contacts app that would work well with the ability to integrate with csipsimple and google contacts?
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I have a Vodafone Magic, thus no Exchange capability. I tried TouchDown, couldn't get it to work at all, and was on the verge of flashing my ROM in order to install something with native Exchange support until I found this thread over on the Dream forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=536727
They've stripped out the Mail.apk file from the MyTouch ROM (which they found over here in Sapphire land!). The APK file installs and runs fine on my Vodafone/Google branded model using Apps Installer. You'll have a new email program called "Work Email" which will happily run side by side with the GoogleMail app or indeed the crappy built in Email app. No contacts, no calendar, but proper Exchange push email in a clean, no frills interface.
I thought I'd share this with people because it's not in an obvious place where people on the Sapphire/Magic boards would find it easily (and also so I can track it down quickly myself in the future!)
As an aside, am I right in thinking that there are several HTC-branded Exchange clients for the Magic? We've got
* "Work Email", which is a separate app, and which comes with the MyTouch flavoured Magic devices. This is email only.
* a version of the main email app which supports ActiveSync along with the more usual POP3 and IMAP, and which I believe comes with Asian market Magics. This does Contacts and Calendar.
Thats too bad you couldn't get Touchdown to work. That little app is so wonderful. It has tons of features and even supports its own set of widgets for tasks, inbox and calender.
Yes, Touchdown works great for me too. I'm 99% sure that your problem is related to incorrect settings you made (I did the same). Check out the Touchdown Google group. The TD devs answer every question, most likely the same day. Have never seen such a close support.
http://groups.google.com/group/nitrodesk
Also follow this getting started pdf, in case you didn't know it:
http://www.nitrodesk.com/tddownloads/tdstartup.pdf
Cheers,
Derek (happy user, not an employee
This is fantastic. I have touchdown working (i had to use domain\username to get it to work) but it costs $29. This is free! if the calendar can be added then that would make it perfect.
Loccy said:
* "Work Email", which is a separate app, and which comes with the MyTouch flavoured Magic devices. This is email only.
* a version of the main email app which supports ActiveSync along with the more usual POP3 and IMAP, and which I believe comes with Asian market Magics. This does Contacts and Calendar.
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Just like to confirm something...does the Work Email app has activesync capabilities?
Wonder if you could help me with my touchdown config..
My company us running Ms Exchange 2003 SP 2 server with a self-signed certificates. From the advance config screen, I know that the activesync status is ready. i've also loaded the client cert. I also able to see my folders from my the choose folder screen, so I assume that I've the correct configuration.
The problem is that I can't get my inbox to sync but my sent-mail folder is sync and also I'm able to sent emails..
Any hint?
i'm no longer using touchdown, so i can't check the specific settings, but have you checked the settings to make sure it is checking for new emails automatically as they arrive rather than manually or after a certain period of time?
I finally get touchdown to work after emptying my inbox folder ..
I don't see why you're all talking about Touchdown when the topic was created about the native push email support.
Back on topic, I've been using the "work email" as it comes built into Cyanogens ROMs which are of course compatible with the Magic. It works very well and I'd much prefer to use this than an installed app.
remote provisioning
You may or may not be able to connect to your exchange server using "Work Email" app. If your exchange admins require that your phone has been remotely provisioned you won't be able to use this app.
Touchdown guys sorted this out. That's why I paid the money for a great app. Worth every cent.
i tried to use chit chat the application was good and the voice was clear. but i found that its pre configured with a specific service called "weepee", i went to their website its in non english language. aslo i found a directory called chit chat in my sdcard contains a file called "profile" i edited this file to my asterisk server username and password using sip protocol it didnt work then i tried AIX protocol it works. so guys you can use AIX through this program just go and edit /sdcard/chit chat/profile put the server, username and password and here we go.
i really need voip, thanks for info
can you tell more about your discovery? (for noobs) i couldnt find any application called chit chat
i currently use google voice for int'l calls, any way to call for even cheaper?
Best VoIP client for Android is a little app called sipdroid. Get it from the dev's website as the one in the market does not allow calls in 3G or edge. It was one of the first apps i got and i've never paid for a call again. You have to create an account with Pbxes and configure there (read their tutorial) but once is set up is the most incredible app ever! like i said, haven't paid for a call in months!
hey, thanks for an answer
afaik sipdroid and pbxes isnt enough to place an int'l PSTN call, you have to have a sip provider e.g. Gizmo5, but gizmo's rates are higher than on GV, so not interesting
any other reliable sip provider? i tried voipuser but they want a non-free email address - what is that i have no idea. im not giving them my work email
I use Guava, pretty cool with googlevoice and a gizmo accounts work good. Sometimes there is a problem but most of the time it works.
Guava isnt on the market but can be downloaded at http://gizmo5.com/guava and trandferred to the sdcard.
@hihik as StreetGuru said Sipdroid is optimized to work with pcxes as I imagine same people took the lead in writing sipdroid.
Dont worry about giving them your email as they dont or very rarely send anything out. Why work email? How about your ISP email?
Anyway has anybody tried Crolix Communicator from market. It supposed to work with GTalk for voip calling gmail contacts.
I am waiting for Nimbuzz to inpliment voip but I assume they are having difficuly in codecs department.
Well, Google hasnt given us voice call feature in Google Talk application, I wonder why!
I have never understood why people have such a hard time coming up with email addresses. Get a dyndns address, register it to your public IP address, and put an email server on your home computer. Done. Unlimited email addresses with unlimited (aside from your hard disk space) storage.
Here is the configuration with sipdroid www.ippi.fr for opening an account (free with geographic number in 01.02.03.04 ou05 depending on where you live) test on android magic 32b and it works as well as in 3G wireless, to test my SIP number is 05 81 31 42 75, and my laptop that sounds (ca surprises people! ") think of you for sponsoring the opening of the account by putting in the box Rouhaud parrainnage. thank you in advance Here are the parameters to put in sipdroid Download link: http://sipdroid.org/ Go to the Android Market and are looking Sipdroid. Install accepting the warning. Sipdroid Start / Menu / Settings SIP Account Settings: Username: Password IPPI username: password IPPI Server: ippi.fr Port: 5060 Options: Use WLAN: Use 3G/EDGE check: check if your operator authorizes and s 'report thereon Preferred Call Type: SIP when available Advanced Options: - PBXes Features: - A green icon in the top bar will inform you that Sipdroid is connected to the network IPPI.
Sipdroid not working for Pennytel
I follow similarly for pennytel account (sip.pennytel.com)
I got the green icon but when I tried to call to the pennytel account, it says the user is not available.
It is a working account when used with Nokia E71 SIP setting.
Not sure what breaks.
Check out post #77 here! They might be bringing out Fring for Android this year
http://www.fring.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8336&page=8
@priyana,
Sipdroid is developped by PBXES.org and is fully optimized to work with pbxes. So creat a free account there and configure pennytel account within pbxes. You can have upto five sip registration with a free account.
There might be a beta of Fring for Android in a few weeks! Check out post #77 here:
http://www.fring.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8336&page=8
Can you work me through how to set it up?
I already created accounts in PXBes and PennyTel, but doesn't work..
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@priyana,
Sipdroid is developped by PBXES.org and is fully optimized to work with pbxes. So creat a free account there and configure pennytel account within pbxes. You can have upto five sip registration with a free account.
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I have exactly the same problem as yours. PennyTel works on my wife's E71, but not on my HTC Magic.
I would really appreciate any helps.
priyana said:
I follow similarly for pennytel account (sip.pennytel.com)
I got the green icon but when I tried to call to the pennytel account, it says the user is not available.
It is a working account when used with Nokia E71 SIP setting.
Not sure what breaks.
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For step by step using pbxes.org, maybe you can follow this page:
http://seethisnowreadthis.com/2009/...-with-any-sip-provider-on-your-android-phone/
I think it should work with pennytel, but I have not tried.
Not too comfy putting my user credentials in pbxes.org.
What do you guys think? Is it really 100% safe?
100% safe? I should think so. But this question is not appropriate here as there may be just a handful sip users here. You should visit forums of voxalot , sipuser etc where you will meet nearly 100% sip/voip users.
PBXes is good and running like any other business?
If you are a free user than questions like are they trustworty or not seem hyprocritical. Buy their paid service ans see how good they are when it comes to receiving help and support.
Finally I figured it out how to call out through PBXes from my HTC Magic.
Thank you.
sip voip solved
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=596682
tested and working
Ive noticed that they have released a skype app for some phones such as the new desire, but not for the nexus one. If anyone has the apk for the new version of skype (not the beta that was around a year ago) could they please upload it to the board or email it to me? thank you very much if you can help.
My email is iamwhoamnot at gmail
What's wrong with Fring? It even supports video just fine.
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What's wrong with Fring? It even supports video just fine.
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yeah, fring lets you sign into your skype account.
A few things are wrong with fring and nimbuzz and other clients, mostly because of their nature of being a proxy service rather than a true P2P app.
1. They store your credentials - you need to give fring and nimbuzz your user name and password to many services and trust them not to abuse it. You eventually just log in with their account password - and they connect to all other accounts you have using their stored details.
2. Proxy service - (a) Latency and (b) bad security.
(a) Since you don't directly call the other party you actually send your voice data to the fring servers which then forward it to the other person's skype - so fring in effect act as a middle man. this introduces latencies - as the data takes a longer route to get to the other side.
(b) Also it opens the opportunity for them to eavesdrop the conversation. It works not only for skype but also for all other types of accounts - like gtalk, fb chat, icq, aim - they have all your messages and then forward them.
These 2 reasons are why i can't wait for true p2p apps for all my chatting and voice needs - privacy and performance.
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What's wrong with Fring?
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-Its not Skype
-Many people including myself dislike Frings cheesy interface.
But as you righly say, it will do the job until such time as Skype put out a build of their own.
So I don't know if I'm missing something obvious or if htc severely crippled sharing in their sense OS. Basically I'm trying to send a contact card to a colleague and the only options available in the contact app is via SMS or the built in htc email app (along with Bluetooth, NFC etc). Every 3rd party android app lets you share via any other app on the phone but is htc really limiting us to just their built in apps!? I don't use the htc email app and I want to send via gmail but I simply don't see a way to do so. Is this possible!?
Nobody else who uses gmail shares contacts via email?
I agree that it is unusual as I frequently send contacts from my phone via gmail to my work computer. The workaround I'm using is to add my gmail account to the HTC Mail app, and then turn of sync and notifications for the HTC Mail app. The only time I use it is when I send a contact.
Hello,
I am evaluating switching to WP8,my question is: is there any app to allow me to chat with Google Hangout contacts, and does it sync with Google contacts ?
Thanks in advance to anyone answering me.
Google contacts (and calendar) sync automatically, yes.
I haven't tried any of the Hangouts apps, but there are several available that offer group chat.
If you just want basic chat, then any app which supports GTalk (Jabber/XMPP) should still work, although I think Google may be phasing out that support in their ongoing quest to remove features that people use but which don't make money for Google. IM+ (and many other chat clients) support this protocol.
Thanks a lot for answering.
Perhaps I could evaluate to switch also to another chat system, like Viber.
Thanks
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