I made the voice work over WiFi AND 3G, I explained it here iPad 3G and WiFi Phone Calling %%title%% iPad tutorials and reveiws iPad equipment and software . I'd love to get that hand set so that I can talk that way! LOL

John

Does AT&T have a problem when you do this on their 3G network? How much data will a 5 minute phone call burn up. I would think that if you made a lot of calls while not connected to some sort of wi-fi network would use up your allotment pretty quickly.

I'm looking to do this while on the road on my bike. I have the 64gig iPad, but haven't tied in with AT&T yet. If I can't get a cell phone to connect via Bluetooth with the iPad, this may be the way to go.

By the way, you can get that fancy handset here...
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/cellphone/8928/

Thanks

Brodie

Broodie,

My understanding of the arrangement with AT&T is that it's 'unlimited' I pay the $30/m. Brian POUNDED AT&T's network for his 'torture test' found here: 3G iPad’s ‘Unlimited’ Data Plan Survives Torture Test | Gadget Lab | Wired.com and it seemed fine!

That said, I've not gotten the bluetooth working yet so calls are on speaker phone. But it works beautifully! It's truly handy to have. If you find a way to get bluetooth working let me know!

I'm interviewing the developer of the WeePhone today and I hope to get some insight from him. Your bike set up looks amazing!

I'm now interested to know how much data is passing during a call. I may have to look into that. Possibly I'll write an in-depth review of my calling solution and will point out the good points and the bad points. It may help a future app developer in knowing what the market is seeking.

Hope that helps,

Originally Posted by john

Broodie,

My understanding of the arrangement with AT&T is that it's 'unlimited' I pay the $30/m. Brian POUNDED AT&T's network for his 'torture test' found here: 3G iPad’s ‘Unlimited’ Data Plan Survives Torture Test | Gadget Lab | Wired.com and it seemed fine!

That said, I've not gotten the bluetooth working yet so calls are on speaker phone. But it works beautifully! It's truly handy to have. If you find a way to get bluetooth working let me know!

I'm interviewing the developer of the WeePhone today and I hope to get some insight from him. Your bike set up looks amazing!

I'm now interested to know how much data is passing during a call. I may have to look into that. Possibly I'll write an in-depth review of my calling solution and will point out the good points and the bad points. It may help a future app developer in knowing what the market is seeking.

Hope that helps,

Your 3G data plan isn't unlimited, it is 5GB a month... which is the norm for all US 3G carriers. I'd imagine that voice calls use about 50-75kbps of bandwidth at the most, so an hour call would range from 180-250mb of usage. This is only an estimate, and it may be much lower but I don't see it being any higher unless the application is a complete bandwidth hog.

If I'm calling an iPad from another iPad, is it truely "free" to use within the US?

Just curious if there were any hidden charges.

MSax

Testing shows that (in the USA) the 3G iPad plan is indeed, unlimited. Not necessarilly so internationally.

Testing shows that (in the USA) the 3G iPad plan is indeed, unlimited. Not necessarilly so internationally.

So this would be true for WiFi to WiFi then too?

MSax

Originally Posted by Brad Groux

The iPad + 3G only has a data connection, no SMS, MMS or Voice access. You can however use SKYPE on the iPad, and it works just fine.



iPad + Skype + retro handset = ridiculously fun mobile phone - Boing Boing
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skype/id304878510?mt=8

Really?
I just know that ipad can surf net, watch movies and videos, check emails, never heard can use as a phone, sounds interesting, Thanks the onfo anyway!

Originally Posted by MSaxatilus

So this would be true for WiFi to WiFi then too?

MSax

With Skype? Yes. We use it worldwide ar work.

Skype doesn't have ads but the reviews say it lags, crashes, etc? True?