Receive calls via wi-fi?

jonmp

Hi all,

I am currently working somewhere with no landline and no mobile signal. However I should be able to connect to a wifi router in an adjacent holiday property - with their knowledge.

Not being very mobile savy I was wondering if modern phones can receive calls made from normal landline and mobile phones via wifi?

My alternative is to get a landline connected and pay the monthly charge when all I need it to be contactable during the day in case of emergencies with kids at school or if my missus needs to talk to me (hmmm.... Anyway).

I can't see its possible but does anyone know different?

Jon

grumbler

http://help.orange.co.uk/orangeuk/support/personal/446533

AFAIK any android phone on Orange can do this via some app.

ETA: Kineto smart Wi-Fi app apparently.

billsavings

How near would you be to the router?

jonmp

Hi Bill

just accross the lane, maybe 15m. They are old stone built cottages but phone could be left in the window. The neighbour is keen to share the cost of his broadband as he is rarely there but works in IT so, I suppose, feels he needs it. I guess he would be prepared to move the router around.

Jon

billsavings

jonmp wrote: »

Hi Bill

just accross the lane, maybe 15m. They are old stone built cottages but phone could be left in the window. The neighbour is keen to share the cost of his broadband as he is rarely there but works in IT so, I suppose, feels he needs it. I guess he would be prepared to move the router around.

Jon

You may have a problem if you move to far away from it as they tend to abruptly cut off.

Cheapest Landline Rental without a contract and no minimum tie in is Post Office Homephone
http://www2.postoffice.co.uk/broadband-phone/home-phone-broadband/home-phone if you want to compare costs.Plus a connection charge if you dont have a working socket in situ.

jonmp

grumbler wrote: »

http://help.orange.co.uk/orangeuk/support/personal/446533

AFAIK any android phone on Orange can do this via some app.

ETA: Kineto smart Wi-Fi app apparently.

Thanks Grumbler, it seems from this I need an 'unlicenced mobile access' (UMA) phone.

Orange site is beyond me - they seem to expect me to buy something without being told the price. Life is too short to waste time there.

Jon

grumbler

As I said, AFAIK all what you need is:

Any android phone (unlocked or on Orange)
Orange sim-card
The app

The cheapest android is about £30, but it is on t-mobile and unlocking will cost about £15. There are several androids below £100 mark. Orange San Francisco is very popular.

Cheapest Android Phone?

ETA: while searching for androids came across this thread: Orange UAP/Kineto question.

billsavings

jonmp wrote: »

Thanks Grumbler, it seems from this I need an 'unlicenced mobile access' (UMA) phone.

Orange site is beyond me - they seem to expect me to buy something without being told the price. Life is too short to waste time there.

Jon

If you get an Android phone the Kinetos smart wi fire app also mentioned by Grumbler will turn any Wi-Fi access point into an extension of the mobile network

Read more: http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/2011/02/kinetos-smart-wi-fi-app-making-waves-on.html#ixzz1IOkQoL2p

jonmp

grumbler wrote: »

As I said, AFAIK all what you need is:

Any android phone (unlocked or on Orange)
Orange sim-card
The app

The cheapest android is about £30, but it is on t-mobile and unlocking will cost about £15. There are several androids below £100 mark. Orange San Francisco is very popular.

Cheapest Android Phone?

ETA: while searching for androids came across this thread: Orange UAP/Kineto question.

Your last link raises another issue - will the broadband be fast enough? diamonds says 90kbps is needed. This is just a cause of further confusion to me. I might get 40 kBps there if I am lucky, are kbps the same as kBps? Kilobytes, kilobits, and I think there might even be kibbles?

Anyway that may be the deciding factor if I can track it down.

Thanks

Jon

jonmp

billsavings wrote: »

If you get an Android phone the Kinetos smart wi fire app also mentioned by Grumbler will turn any Wi-Fi access point into an extension of the mobile network

Read more: http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/2011/02/kinetos-smart-wi-fi-app-making-waves-on.html#ixzz1IOkQoL2p

Ta, I will read more tomorrow.

Jon

grumbler

jonmp wrote: »

Your last link raises another issue - will the broadband be fast enough? diamonds says 90kbps is needed. This is just a cause of further confusion to me. I might get 40 kBps there if I am lucky, are kbps the same as kBps? Kilobytes, kilobits, and I think there might even be kibbles?

28-56kbps is a dialup access with a modem.
AFAIK, normal broadband starts from about 1Mbps=1000Kbps, but this may depend on the provider and the time. I remember my 2Mbps dropping to below 100kbps sometimes.