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Google Hangouts Overseas?
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Do you mean use the Hangouts app to make/receive calls and texts (via Google Voice essentially)?
I've done that basically with just a WiFi connection and it works fairly well, depending on the WiFi connection for the most part--the connection needs to be a fairly good one (as in fairly fast and with a good signal).
I've done that basically with just a WiFi connection and it works fairly well, depending on the WiFi connection for the most part--the connection needs to be a fairly good one (as in fairly fast and with a good signal).
Yes we will be in France and want to make and receive calls and texts via Google Hangouts app dialer and text.
I'm wondering if this is a good option since we will be getting SIMS from Orange.
Yes, I've used it to call home to the U.S. from Italy & Japan, works well as long as you have a good internet connection. In Italy the hotel wifi was often poor and so it didn't work great, but it did work. Last week I was in Tokyo & the hotel wifi was very good & I didn't have any issues using it to make Google Voice/hangouts calls.
There is old info out there about needing a U.S. ISP with a work around because the foreign country will recognize the ISP your on meaning your not in U.S. This is older info like I said.
2015 do you still need a ISP 'hack' in a foreign country or can you just call via Hangouts dialer with no problem?
I work in Qatar and I am able to make calls and send text to my relatives back in the states.
The first time I used it was last spring in Italy, and it worked fine. I simply connected to the hotel's wifi & made my call using Hangouts. Did the same just last week in Japan.
Yes it worked when we were in France the last 3 weeks. However I find you need a pretty solid connection or there are delays and jitter.