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Re: HOWTO: Free Landline Calls - Beta

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Originally Posted by brontide (Post 156861)

This is not for the faint of heart, but maybe some hacker can turn this info into a quick-call applet. Here is the command line necessary to invoke click_to_call without opening the browser.

Code:

wget -O /dev/null -q --load-cookie=/home/user/.mozilla/microb/cookies.txt --referer=http://www.grandcentral.com/mobile/messages http://www.grandcentral.com/mobile/calls/click_to_call?destno=5185551212

So you must have already logged into grandcentral via the browser to make this work, and have previously installed wget through apt-get.

Thanks for your inspiration!

I am pleased to announce the release of Grandcentral_Dialer, a GUI python front-end to simplify placing calls via Grandcentral.

The attached package provides a graphical "telephone style" dial pad to enter the phone number that you want to call, and submits that to Grandcentral.

Requirements:

* an account with Grandcentral
* a device to answer your end of the phone call placed by Grandcentral to the number that you specify. This can be a landline, cell phone, or VOIP device, including your tablet.
* the "wget" program installed on your tablet
* a web "cookie", set by logging into http://www.grandcentral.com/mobile/messages from the microb browser on your tablet

Re: HOWTO: Free Landline Calls - Beta

How do u install wget? I tried apt-get install wget but i get an error at the end. Its not in the application manager. I'm also having an error making calls. I go to the m.grandcentral.com. Hit call in my adressbook. The device gets the call and then when I open the default calling application, I can't hear the person on the other end. But the person on the other end can hear me. I can receive calls just fine with hearing on both ends, but just not making calls. Anyone else having this problem?:(

Re: HOWTO: Free Landline Calls - Beta

Install wget from here.

http://mg.pov.lt/770/reflash-n800.html

Go to the site, then click on wget or download the file onto your device (or on your computer then move it to the device) then double click it. It should install it for you.

Re: HOWTO: Free Landline Calls - Beta

ok, my app manager is messed up. I was just browsing through my extras and there it was! Grandcentral dialer. Even though in my app manager it says unable to install. It works perfectly fine and is a great tool. And about not the other person being able to hear me. It's miraculously fixed! I made a call using the dialer and now it works! I'm having a lucky night!

EDIT: Thx laughing man, I realized though that it was already installed. I was reading my command line log and it said wget already in the newest version so it seems that thats fixed.

Re: HOWTO: Free Landline Calls - Beta

z2n Started a now thread on this app, you should continue talking about it there.

http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...d.php?p=166005

Re: HOWTO: Free Landline Calls - Beta

So I dont know and I dont want to be a pest but I am still waiting on an invite from Grandcentral but nothing. So, I was wondering if someone could try and get me an invite so that i could get this going. Thanks

matthewcb4@gmail.com

Re: HOWTO: Free Landline Calls - Beta

Sorry, but I don't see the option to invite people anymore....

Re: HOWTO: Free Landline Calls - Beta

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Originally Posted by matthewcb4 (Post 196642)

Matthew, I don't think you need an invitation anymore -- you can simply sign up at Grand Central. Your request might not be immediately processed, but it's not limited to invite-only anymore.

(I just checked the main page, and yes, there's a big "RESERVE a number for me" button. That's what you should use.)

Re: HOWTO: Free Landline Calls - Beta

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Originally Posted by sarah11918 (Post 197328)

I just requested an invite the other day and still nothing. Best bet is to find someone with extra invites to send you one.

Re: HOWTO: Free Landline Calls - Beta

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Originally Posted by hcel (Post 197422)

I just requested an invite the other day and still nothing. Best bet is to find someone with extra invites to send you one.

google/gc took *all* the invites away from everyone.