Wednesday, 1 May 2013

How to Make free Calls to US & Canada from Android Mobiles

When you have free VoIP calls why do you go for international calls on your mobile phone. The free VoIP calls can be now configured on your Android mobile phone to save money. But there are certain limitations on making those free VoIP calls. In this article we will go through on how to make free calls to United States and Canada using your Android phone.
The services of Google Voice free application by Google for your Android phone allows you to call on your 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi connection based phones to call Canada and US mobile and landlines numbers.
Google Voice – Step by Step Guide on Making & Receiving Free Calls
You have to be registered with Google Voice and so create your Google Voice login for free using your Google Account. In step of creating your account you need to have a USA phone number which the website will verify for the authentication of your Google Voice account.
Once you are done with the verification, log into your account and go to settings.Google Voice
In the phone tab navigate to the Google Chat and make sure to check it.Google Voice Phone Settings
Once that setup is done, you need to go to Android Market on your phone and purchase, download and install the Groove IP application. Groove IP is priced at $ 4.99 but during offer sale you can find it at $ 1.99 on Amazon AppStore.Groove IPRun the Groove IP on your phone.
As soon as you sign in you will be prompted to enable calling over 3G/4G.Groove IP applicationEither in the case where you don’t have calling over 3G/4G enabled or your provider doesn’t allow VoIP, you can make use of Groove IP over Wi-Fi.
Groove IP selectionOnce you have done that you are ready to call any USA or Canada phone for free and receives calls from any number in the world for free.
Now importantly you should make use of the Groove IP’s dialer instead of going with the normal dialer on your phone. The outgoing call history is available at Google Voice but not stored in your local phone.
Groove IP apps

How to Change the Message Centre Number in Android Smartphones


SMS ProblemIt’s a true fact that mobile phones are quickly become more smarter and advanced. With mobile operating system like Android, iOS and Windows are the most talked about the software through the tech world. Android operating system launched by Google in particular it has impacted a much sale in the smartphones and it has allowed Samsung to get hold of Apple. Anyways shifting the gears to Android smartphones, in this article we will show you on how you can change the message centre number.
If you are among those users who are unable to send or receive SMS on your phone, then you might have messed up with your messages settings. I am you would be try out your best to resolve the issues but the issue could be of your message centre number being not correct one. If some has messed up the message centre number, then you wouldn’t be able to receive or send any messages through your mobile phone. The message centre number is the attribute of your network provider and whatever messages that you sent are been routed by that message centre number and it acts as a gateway. This number is certainly required for routing the SMS from your network.
Modify Message Centre Number
To modify message centre number to the correct one ensure the following steps to be followed.
  • Call customer care and ask them the correct message centre number. You have to manually edit it.
  • Launch SMS application on your phone.
  • Now tap on Menu and go to Settings.Message Settings
  • Scroll down and select the ‘Message Centre’.Message Listing
  • As soon as you open that you will be provided to edit the message centre number. Set it to the correct one and then tap on OK button.Edit Message Centre number
  • Now have a go with a SMS or two and see whether they are been received at the sender end. You can make sure whether it’s delivered or not by selecting delivery reports ON. If you are still unable to sent, then restore your messages settings to default.
  • That’s done.
Android is a great operating system and the procedure is same whether you have Galaxy Note or Galaxy S II or HTC Chacha or Huawei Ascend P and its regardless of the Android version that you have on your mobile phone.

Disable Google Checkout Cancelled Orders Email Notifications on Play Store

Most of you who have purchased any application at Google Play Store, you would have done it using the Google Checkout. The Google Checkout is a nice payment processor introduced by Google long ago and it’s the way only way you can purchase Android applications available for download at Google Play Store. Google Checkout works by attaching your Credit Card to your account as because it would remember your Credit Card information securely. For every application that you purchase or cancel the orders, you are notified with an email to your Inbox in Gmail.
If you are developers then you would see many sales and canceled orders as well. For every canceled orders, you are notified via email and many times you feel that these are unnecessary emails flooding your inbox. To prevent this notifications you can do it in easy way, check it out here.
Follow the instructions below to disable the email notification to your mail –
  • Log in into your Google Check out using the Google Account.Google Checkout
  • Go to Settings tab as seen on the top right side.
  • Now click on Preferences from the left side options.Google Checkout pref
  • On the left side you will find Order processing and uncheck the option of ‘Email me each time I receive an order, cancellation or other transaction’ option.Google Checkout Order
  • Hit Save Preferences to apply the settings.Save Settings
And these settings will stop Google Checkout to send email of cancellation orders.