How To Get Free VOIP calling on your Cell Phone
There are many ways to use VOIP on your Cell Phone in WiFi Areas for FREE.
You can get VOIP on Free WiFi at home, at McDonalds, and at other Free HotSpots.
VOIP may also be cheaper to use with some Wireless Data plans.
Talkatone, FreeTone and TextFree allow you to call over WiFi and give you a free phone number, which might expire if you don't use it for 30 days.
Other Free VOIP call Apps are GrooveIP, TextNow, IMO, WiCall, Signal.
Skype & Google Voice are the best known low cost VOIP on many Phones.
Google Voice is FREE to phones in the US. It's probably your best choice.
After you set up Google Voice, install Google Hangouts on your cellphone to call.
Skype is not Free, except to another Skype phone. Skype costs 2.3˘ per minute or about $1/month
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Viber is another Free Cell Phone Wifi App, again only Free to another Viber app user.
VOIP calling can also work on Cell Phone 4G LTE Data, but not Free if you pay for Data usage.
Sprint 3G Data is not fast enough for VOIP, 4G LTE is best for all carriers.
As for VOIP Devices at home, the Ooma Telo device is best on your Internet, Nettalk Duo is next best, then MagicJack Plus.
(They also have Apps to use VOIP on your SmartPhone.
Read more about home VOIP phone gadgets at HDVoicePhones.com or Click to see chart
The Best VOIP FREE SmartPhone Apps:
(links are to Google Play Apps)
1) Google Voice calling with Google Voice App is Great.
2) Talkatone works great on WiFi and gives you a Free Phone Number.
3) FreeTone works great on WiFi and gives you a Free Phone Number that expires if you don't use it for 30 days.
4) TextFree, Call Free works great on WiFi and gives you a Free Phone Number that expires if you don't use it for 30 days. Free minutes are limited.
5) Signal works great on WiFi and is encrypted.
6) IMO works great on WiFi .
7) TextNow, Call Free works great on WiFi and gives you a Free Phone Number that expires if you don't use it for 30 days. Free minutes are limited.
8) If you buy an Ooma Telo, you can get their App for free calling.
9) If you buy NetTalk Duo, you can also get free VOIP calling on your Cell Phone.
Once you set up Google Voice, and get a free phone number, you need to use Google Voice App.
You can get VOIP calling on your SmartPhone in WiFi Hotspots, but if you use Data, it may cost you about 5 MB/minute.
Some data plans don't work well either, like Virgin Mobile.
Hushed.com offers encrypted calls and texts for a small fee.
LoveMyPod.com offers a HotSpot that uses any local tower, then gets Satellite for $200 plus $48/mo. It will work anywhere in the World with Satellite, even in the ocean.
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MagicJack Plus VOIP calls are also Free, but their SmartPhone App only works on iPhone/iPod/iPad.
The Ooma Telo is a HD Quality Phone service that is almost free (after you buy the phone for about $100,
you pay about $6/mo for home use).
You can buy their SmartPhone App (iPhone/iPod/iPad & Android only) for about $10,
then you pay 1.6˘ a minute to use it to call on your SmartPhone.
Other low cost VOIP Options are:
A Chart to Compare Major VOIP Home Phones
(Only Ooma offers HD Voice at home, but this lists all VOIP competitors)
Initial Phone Cost
Monthly Basic
HD Voice?
Caller ID/CallWaiting
VoiceMail
911
Receive Calls
Basic Features
Monthly Deluxe
(Home) US ˘/min
Phone Quality
Runs on PC/Laptop
FAX
SmartPhone App
International (Mexico)
Int'l (Mexico) Cell
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Ooma Telo(Refurbished)
about $60
$4/mo
tax & fees
YES
FREE
FREE
FREE
FREE
8
$12.95/mo
FREE
Crisp and Clear
NO
YES
1.6˘/min
iPhone+Droid
3˘+
(cell 38˘)
Int'l Rates
1˘ = Buy 1,000 minutes for $9.95
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Magicjack Go 2017
about $32
FREE 6 mo
then $35/yr
NO
FREE
FREE
FREE
FREE
4
n/a
FREE
Good
YES (USB)
????
FREE on iPad
4˘+
(cell 11˘+)
Int'l Rates
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netTalk DUO II 
$13
FREE 3 months,
then $40/yr
NO
FREE
FREE
FREE
FREE
4
n/a
FREE
Good
YES (USB)
????
FREE iPhone+Droid
BlkBerry+Win
3˘+
(cell 27˘+)
Int'l Rates
or $120/yr
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Buy a Skype
2.3˘/min
$3/mo US
$13.99/mo World
NO
n/a
$3/mo
n/a
$30/yr
2
2˘/min or $3/mo
Fair
YES
NO
2.3˘/min iPhone
Android
3˘-11˘
(cell 38˘)
Int'l Rates
$13.99/mo Int'l
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3000 minutes/month Free with Ooma Telo
NetTalk and MagicJack say unlimited calls, but 3000 calls are allowed before problems
MagicJack may cut off calls at 1-1/2 hours, but MagicJack says Unlimited Calling.
Both Ooma and magicJack Plus have free in-network calling.
Both services have international calling at low VoIP rates.
Number Porting - Ooma $39.95 / MagicJack Plus - didn't work for me.
If you buy a used MagicJack, get the password and email from the original owner. Then you can change both, and add your own credit card to buy more years of service.
If you buy a used Ooma, you will have to pay about $80 to reactivate it.
*MagicJack Support says MagicJack can Fax - but I couldn't get it to fax.
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Get NetTalk WiFi NetTalk, MagicJack Plus, Ooma Telo, Phone Power, or ViaTalk & plug it into your Home Internet
- Unlimited VOIP calls at Home.
Then, get their SmartPhone App for your Cell Phone (iPhone/iPod/iPad, Android, BlackBerry, or Windows Mobile).
Ooma Telo has HD Voice Quality. NetTalk WiFi and MagicJack Plus are good quality, much better than the old MagicJack.
The old MagicJack needs your PC to be running, whereas the others can run on your home Network with your Internet.
The new SmartPhone Apps can run via WiFi on your SmartPhone at home or at WiFi Hotspots.
The Best VOIP Variety for a FREE SmartPhone App is NetTalk Duo WiFi
If you buy the netTalk DUO II for $13, you pay $50/year after the first 3 months for home use,
and their SmartPhone App for iPhone/iPod/iPad, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile is FREE,
with FREE VOIP calling on your SmartPhone in WiFi Hotspots.
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Optionally, NetTalk WiFi NetTalk Duo, MagicJack, MagicJack Plus or Phone Power (w/ USB Adapter)
can run on a laptop with WiFi or a Rental PC.
(The old MagicJack doesn't work on every computer - USB Mice or CPU-Intensive Programs can make it crash or hang)
In Sum, Ooma Telo is the Best Choice for HD Clarity.
netTalk DUO II also has a FREE SmartPhone App for most Smartphones
(iPhone/iPod/iPad, Android, BlackBerry, or Windows Mobile).
MagicJack and MagicJack Plus also have a FREE SmartPhone App.
Ooma has a CellPhone App for outgoing calls only (1.9c/min),
and uses less bandwidth than most other apps (200k/min), w/ HD Quality
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