Comments on: AT&T Loophole + Google Voice = Free Calls On Your iPhone

By: JayStarr

JayStarr — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 04:51:25 +0000

actually, I’ve found that the cheapest (Free) way to do Wi-fi calling, is with Google Voice and Talkatone. Both available in app store. GV for the free number. and Talkatone for the free VoiP. And there’s a tool in Cydia, Which can trick apps into thinking its on Wi-fi instead of 3G. (iPhone 3g – 8m – F.W. 4.2.1 – baseband 6.15.00 Cracked)

By: Noah

Noah — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:34:19 +0000

I can’t wait until I get an iPhone! I already know how to get free texts, but now I can get UNLIMITED CALLS! Im 9 year old. All my friends with iPhones (or any other phone) will be so amazed!

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:20:11 +0000

Guys, the app Gizmo5 does just that, no loophole or tweaking. I recently installed v3.0, all calls in the us/Canada free, incoming or outgoing, over wifi or 3G. If you have signed up for a gizmo5 account before google bought them.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:13:28 +0000

Let me give folks a better option that makes local and long distance free, but the catch is you need to have vonage as home phone service or know someone who has vonage and can share their id/password.
Download the application callsunltd on iPhone and what this app does is whenever you place a call to any number local or international(It logs into your vonage account and sets up a call forwarding to the dialed number) and then it will just dial the vonage number which is a US Local number.
All you need to do is Add vonage number to ATT A-List and all calls are FREE.
I have been using it and it saves a ton, i dont have vonage at home but a friend does and we all share his id/pwd:)

By: Colin Morris

Colin Morris — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:59:59 +0000

1. You don’t need an iPhone or AT&T to use this. I used to do this when I was on Alltel and used a Kyocera KX-12. Google it. Although obviously the iPhone app for Google Voice will make it easier.

2. “Let’s just hope AT&T doesn’t figure this one out and puts an end to it.” Be careful man, they’re gonna find out about search engines and blogs any day now.

3. Anthony raises several other good points, among them that this trick requires you to make your Google Voice number appear on caller ID instead of the number of whomever is calling you. That means you have to pick up to find out who’s calling you as though it were 1992.

My conclusion after doing this for several months was that I don’t actually talk on the phone for this to be worth the trouble. I enjoyed the feeling that I was sticking it to my carrier, though.

By: Matt Towers

Matt Towers — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:26:05 +0000

@AJR – I can second that. I’ve started using GV for all of my business calls and was surprised to see my own number listed as the dialed number on my bill.

I asked AT&T why my own number would show up and 3 out of 3 reps were stumped. They escalated the issue to an internal tier-2 support group who are supposed to get back to me by Tuesday of this week.

My guess is that they found and closed the loophole by detecting forwarded calls.

By: AJR

AJR — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:57:05 +0000

This is actually incorrect information.

AT&T uses CID for determining incoming calls, and will see that incoming calls via Google Voice are actually ‘forwarded’ calls.

They will start showing up in your call history as coming from your own cell number. Those calls be billed as normal billable calls, even if you have your GV number listed in your A-List.

Outbound calls where you call your GV number first, are still shown properly.

By: zack

zack — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:51:59 +0000

ok so seems if i want to take advantage of Google voice then i need to up my plan so i can a-list my outgoing calls for free via the google number….but what do i need to do to use google voice and receive incoming calls for free?? also is there any type of other way to use google voice for free via some type of voip application or anything like that? ill do the a-list and up my plan if its must but i would like to know how to receive calls for free as well..

By: Dricfresh

Dricfresh — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:59:20 +0000

Pimp

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:17:54 +0000

I read about this a couple of days ago. I can’t wait to start using it. But I know that some how someway there going to close this “loop hole” There is no way ATT is going to loose that money.