ipod touch made a phone call

carsonandstella · Dec 13, 2010

I'm new to my ipod touch 4th generation. havent messed around with it too much until today;

added the app textfree lite

made a few practice texts -- it worked

THEN ACCIDENTLY hit some button and it said "CALL" so i called my own home phone and that worked!!!

am i missing something?? can you use this as a free phone where there's wifi??? is this common knowledge?? i pretty pumped!

please comment on this!!! your knowledge & experiences & etc to make sure i'm not racking up huge fines somewhere -- or whatever!

wavinwayne · Dec 13, 2010

So long as you have headphones with a microphone, I'd say yes.

Ballr24 · Dec 13, 2010

wavinwayne is right, there are many apps that allow you to call and text as long as you are connected to Wi-Fi.

chas_m · Dec 15, 2010

Like Skype for instance.

BatterdStarfish · Dec 15, 2010

Yea as the aboves said, you can use VoIP with the iPods. Pretty Cool.

~Joe

carsonandstella · Dec 15, 2010

i tried it again; whatever app i was using has a limit on minutes to talk; i'll need to look into it.

however, this is pretty cool! you're right! now -- to find places with free wifi.

wavinwayne · Dec 15, 2010

carsonandstella said:
...now -- to find places with free wifi.

McDonalds in the USA has free wifi. So does Chik-Fil-A, and I think Starbucks as well.

pigoo3 · Dec 15, 2010

carsonandstella said:
am i missing something?? can you use this as a free phone where there's wifi??? is this common knowledge?? i pretty pumped!

Yupp...fairly common knowledge that you can make phone calls with your iPod Touch. It's just like any "Voice Over IP" device...such as a computer or even a person's home phone using a service like Vonage.

Of course you cannot make phone calls with the iPod Touch if you're not near a WiFi hotspot.

- Nick

DarkestRitual · Dec 16, 2010

carsonandstella said:
I'm new to my ipod touch 4th generation. havent messed around with it too much until today;

added the app textfree lite

made a few practice texts -- it worked

THEN ACCIDENTLY hit some button and it said "CALL" so i called my own home phone and that worked!!!

am i missing something?? can you use this as a free phone where there's wifi??? is this common knowledge?? i pretty pumped!

please comment on this!!! your knowledge & experiences & etc to make sure i'm not racking up huge fines somewhere -- or whatever!

The 4th gen has a built in mic. It's easier to hear with headphones in, but yes. I use the app iCall - it's ad supported calling provided you have a phone number you can use to verify it with. Some places might have it blocked with proxies, but yea. Assuming the bandwidth doesn't suck. Right now, I am using my ipod as a phone from home because my cell phone bit the dust.

entroper · Dec 18, 2010

I bought minutes for TextFree on my iPod 4th gen. 250 mins for 5 bucks, 1000 for 10 bucks! Call clarity is sweet, texting is free, and they give you your own number. Pretty cool. Works great!

eddiddiums · Dec 20, 2010

*wrong thread. Mods, please delete*

Rambaud · Dec 22, 2010

Or you can use Mi-Fi (Mobile Wi-Fi) which works like a portable hot-spot so long as you are in a network's coverage area.

I have a couple of them here in the UK - one is locked to the "3" network, the other is unlocked and which I use mainly with Vodafone.

Ballr24 · Dec 22, 2010

Just wondering, does anyone know of an app where texting and minutes are unlimited and free? Even a paid app will do...

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