Turn your iPod Touch into a WiFi Phone

Ever wish you could call and text on your nifty iPod Touch?
With just 2 apps, you can completely turn your iPod to a iPhone with no monthly cost.

** This will ONLY work in a Wi-Fi area. this will not substitute a mobile cell-phone in anyway, so only expect it to be used at-home or at that computer-illiterate person's home who hasn't pass-protected their Wi-Fi. **

This is handy for replacing a home-phone or helping save on prepaid cell-phone minutes, though.
Or if you lose your phone. Which happens to me more then a lot.

Step 1 Calling - VoIP

With the VoIP app, you can make local call for no charge at all, and even international charges aren't  expensive at all. In fact, the majority of us doesn't even make international calls. Even the app costs nothing, so you have nothing to lose if you don't like it!

App name: iCall free VoIP
Company: iCall inc.
Cost: FREE
Space required: 1.9mb

** NOTE:  Only iPod 3G have built-in microphones. If you have a 1G or 2G iPod Touch, you have to buy a microphone that fits in the headphone jack. You can buy a nice one at RadioShack for only about $10 though. **

Other apps that work: TextPlus with Voice handy, becuase it also features texting.

Comments

[J,R,D, Ltd]

You can do this all completely free with the ability to RECEIVE calls if you sign up for a Google Voice account and then use the Talkatone app this will allow you to send and receive calls.

If you install the Google Voice app also then you will be able to send and receive text messages on your Google Voice number.

[jimsoda]

Talkatone is the way to go with a Google Voice account. You can call from anywhere in the world to US and Canada thru WiFi or 3G if you don't have to pay for roaming.

The Google voice app can be used for SMS messages as well as the Talkatone app.

I have been using this method for over a year now on my iPhone 3gs, iPad 2 and iPod touch. As long as you have a good WiFi connection, it will work. Used the free WiFi at Seattle Airport and it worked like a charm.

[crayjie]

This will NOT ONLY work at-home.

Actually you can turn your iPod touch into a WiFi phone even on the go by using a 3G mobile hotspot (MiFi), and I'm using the fastest ZTE MF60 3G hotspot right now. Google it

[account3r2]

Only the iPod Touch 4G has a built-in microphone.

[chrizw123]

does the TextNow App work in Ireland?:)

[Acidmoxy]

Yup. I use it. I'm in Limerick.

[stan22]

does it work in all country's?

[andron lofla]

Text Free also works great for texting on iTouch. It's $6 for a year of service but it's very reliable.

[coolsciencetech]

nice but can you call land lines with it?

[Ikearat]

A silly question for you...
Where is the microphone on an iPod Touch?

[ItsTheHobbs]

No mic, you have to purchase an external one.

[el greeno]

I don't know the answer to your question, however lots of games for the iphone and ipod touch use microphones (ocarina comes to mind), so I assume there is a mic SOMEWHERE?!?

Otherwise, I'm sure that a handsfree kit for the iPhone could be integrated into an ipod touch???

[SUPERBROMO]

if you bought an ipod touch 3g they come with a mic built into the headphones...at least mine did and i bought it at walmart

[wagx99]

 the mic (at least on the 3g touch) is on the included earubds.