How to Set Up GrooVe IP for Free Calling

Follow these steps to start making calls on your Android device:

Is GrooVe IP Really Free?

Although GrooVe IP advertises itself as a free service, you must pay a small monthly fee for one of its phone numbers. You get 45 text messages and 10 minutes of free outgoing calls every month. After that, you need to purchase minutes.

What You Need to Use GrooVe IP

The technical requirements for using GrooVe IP are minimal:

A smartphone or tablet that runs Android 2.1 or later.A mobile data plan or Wi-Fi connectivity. You can use a mobile data plan, but then your calls won’t actually be free. A home Wi-Fi network is ideal.

Why Use GrooVe IP?

Google Voice allows you to ring multiple phones through one phone number that it provides. Gmail calling allows free calls, but not on mobile devices. GrooVe IP adds VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) to the setup, bringing these assets into one feature and allowing you to use your free Wi-Fi connection to make and receive calls. In this way, you can make unlimited calls to any number in the U.S. and Canada and receive calls from anyone in the world, all without using your mobile phone plan’s voice minutes. This doesn’t prevent you from using your phone as you normally do.

You can use your Google Voice account to receive calls on your phone. Google Voice service isn’t available outside the U.S. The setup described here benefits you even if you are outside the U.S., but you need to create the Google Voice account from within the U.S.