Hurculina Drubman@lemm.ee to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoGoogle Voice replacement?message-squaremessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareboaratio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI’ve used it for the last 3 years, and it costs money, but jmp.chat is a drop in replacement for Google voice. It has clients for all platforms, and features synchronization amongst other things. Give it a shot.
minus-squareManmoth@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-23 months agoAn Fdroid version of the app? Awesome. I’ll check this out. I started out on GV but left years ago when I degoogled. Edit: How is the call quality?
minus-squareboaratio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoThe call quality is the same as normal cell phone service as far as I can tell.
minus-squareMr. Beedell, Roke JL@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoIs it FOSS? I’m having a difficult time locating its source.
minus-squareboaratio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI assumed it was, as I believe the jmp.chat folks have claimed their entire platform is open source, but I could be remembering incorrectly.
minus-squarevatlark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-23 months agoHow do contacts work? I assume you use cheogram. Does cheogram access your phone’s contacts, or does it have a separate database of contacts?
minus-squareboaratio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoIf I recall correctly, it just syncs with your local contacts, but they also get propagated across platforms. So it’s the best of both worlds.
I’ve used it for the last 3 years, and it costs money, but jmp.chat is a drop in replacement for Google voice. It has clients for all platforms, and features synchronization amongst other things. Give it a shot.
An Fdroid version of the app? Awesome. I’ll check this out. I started out on GV but left years ago when I degoogled.
Edit: How is the call quality?
The call quality is the same as normal cell phone service as far as I can tell.
Is it FOSS? I’m having a difficult time locating its source.
I assumed it was, as I believe the jmp.chat folks have claimed their entire platform is open source, but I could be remembering incorrectly.
How do contacts work? I assume you use cheogram. Does cheogram access your phone’s contacts, or does it have a separate database of contacts?
If I recall correctly, it just syncs with your local contacts, but they also get propagated across platforms. So it’s the best of both worlds.