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brit
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Cell phone with wifi access to mj

Post by brit »

Hi all,
Has any body figured out how to run MJ from a wifi enabled cell phone. I picked up a Samsung Europa cell phone while in UK which has wifi capabilities. I have a mj+ and regular mj. The mj+ is used as our main home number and the regular mj I take with me when I travel abroad and plug it into my netbook when I can find wifi.
If I can make this cell phone with wifi access my mj account and make calls this would be great. I can then call home as a local number. Have been looking at MJ apps but apparently it only works on an Iphone.

Any suggestions would be appreciated, Brit :lol:
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Post by SteveHC »

The Android version is now available from Google Play (Google's App store).
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Post by kedwards »

SteveHC wrote:The Android version is now available from Google Play (Google's App store).
Which needs version 2.3 or higher...

Keith, who has a couple of Android 2.2 phones...
brit
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Post by brit »

Strange my last reply seems to have disappeared.

Anyway thanks, need to figure how to upgrade Android from 2.2 to 4.

Am trying to run Google voice and am looking into Groove IP.

Thanks Brit.
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Post by brit »

Update,
Installed Google voice and Groove IP light, and can make free calls on my home wifi. The reason I used the light version is it was free and tested to see if it worked, and it worked for what I needed it to do. The only problem this only works in the USA so may not work when visiting UK.

As yet cannot get MJ to work as I need to somehow upgrade my Android 2.2 to 2.3 or higher. Not as easy as you think without turning your cell into a brick.

Still looking and up for any more suggestions. Brit
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GrooveIP Lite

Post by kedwards »

I found the lag on my normal 2.2.2 Android (LG Ally) to be pretty bad, but my rooted LG Ally running Velocity does not have such a problem.

Keith, who likes having a cheap VOIP phone...
brit
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Post by brit »

Update,
Finally got it working on my Samsung Galaxy Europa.
Since my last post figured out how to upgrade my phone to Android 2.3 Gingerbread. This allowed me to download MJ app. Tried it and it works. I am running it via my home Wifi as I do not have a data plan. The only problem seems to be as I walk around the house there is some breakup but if I remain still it is OK. I also went to my local library and used there Wifi.

For anybody who is interested it was not easy, first you have to root the phone, then find the right software upgrade for your phone and then flash it. Any of these processes could brick your phone and also cause phone warranty problems but if it is an old phone you have nothing to loose.

Brit.
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