Touchpad 4G - patch to call/sms directly from it

wolfgart · 07/22/2011, 09:17 AM

Hey guys , in your opinion when Touchpad 3G/4G it' s available, will be released some patches like this ( for iPad 3G ) ? : iPhoneIslam - PhoneItiPad | Turn your iPad 3G to a fully functional phone, It's True

The beauty is that with this patch you can make calls and send text messages directly from your tablet .

Go Go Go Go webos Internal TEAM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cantaffordit · 07/22/2011, 09:22 AM

if it has a 4g radio, wouldn't it already be able to do that?

it certainly would when paired with a pre3 or Veer, but the presence of a cellular radio means it has a phone number, too... Doesn't it?

etx · 07/22/2011, 09:24 AM

Oh, nevermind. I see you mean without the phone heh

OldSkoolVWLover · 07/22/2011, 12:12 PM

Should be doable, especially since there is already a WebOS phone app for TP.

Not an expert on how 3G tablets work though, so I don't know about the whole phone number thing.

wolfgart · 07/22/2011, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by OldSkoolVWLover

Should be doable, especially since there is already a WebOS phone app for TP.

Not an expert on how 3G tablets work though, so I don't know about the whole phone number thing.

oh ,

we hope that webos-internals TEAM will be able to free this function on 4G Touchpad , because on iPad is more simple ......more development in every part of the world ....

HP : Don't sleeppp !!!!!!!!!!!

wolfgart · 07/23/2011, 06:29 AM

i think that HP would be more fast to comunicate the Day 1 of 4G

OldSkoolVWLover · 07/23/2011, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by wolfgart

i think that HP would be more fast to comunicate the Day 1 of 4G

what????

ToniCipriani · 07/23/2011, 02:39 PM

One interesting thought... there is one case I MIGHT consider getting the TouchPad.

If the TouchPad can do calling and SMS directly, but can be controlled via metawatch and Bluetooth headset for conversation. Maybe that would work...

flexjeff · 02/11/2012, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by wolfgart

Hey guys , in your opinion when Touchpad 3G/4G it' s available, will be released some patches like this ( for iPad 3G ) ? : iPhoneIslam - PhoneItiPad | Turn your iPad 3G to a fully functional phone, It's True

The beauty is that with this patch you can make calls and send text messages directly from your tablet .

Go Go Go Go webos Internal TEAM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was kinda shocked yesterday to find out I can't text and call with the TP 4G. It's pretty lame if you ask me: great powerfull state of the art tablet and can't do ol skool texting and calling! I contacted HP and the said there is no solution at this moment. I've found a way to get payed apps (finally), because that's real stupid too. I got a Spanish credit card so I erased my TP completely and used Spain as billing adress.

I'm a Palm user from 1997 and I really hope webOS will take off! Guess making / investing on a webOS version of WhatsApp will skyrocket it potential new users also. C'mon smart people/ investors!

Andreas · 02/11/2012, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by flexjeff

I was kinda shocked yesterday to find out I can't text and call with the TP 4G. It's pretty lame if you ask me: great powerfull state of the art tablet and can't do ol skool texting and calling! I contacted HP and the said there is no solution at this moment. I've found a way to get payed apps (finally), because that's real stupid too. I got a Spanish credit card so I erased my TP completely and used Spain as billing adress.

I'm a Palm user from 1997 and I really hope webOS will take off! Guess making / investing on a webOS version of WhatsApp will skyrocket it potential new users also. C'mon smart people/ investors!

Ive been tempted replacing my WIFI-only TP with a 4G as I thought it would handle calls without being paired to the Pre3. Very odd that it wont manage that, so the 4G is basicly just a data channel for the TP?

flexjeff · 02/17/2012, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Andreas

Ive been tempted replacing my WIFI-only TP with a 4G as I thought it would handle calls without being paired to the Pre3. Very odd that it wont manage that, so the 4G is basicly just a data channel for the TP?

Yes, that"s correct. I really hope they will come up with a fix / patch because it shouldn't be that hard!

gamer765 · 02/17/2012, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by flexjeff

Yes, that"s correct. I really hope they will come up with a fix / patch because it shouldn't be that hard!

Shouldn't be that hard!? WOW! Talk about a little ignorance. If it isn't that hard, why can't you patch it for us then? I'm a Mac OS X reverse engineer and even I can't get this working.

eblade · 02/18/2012, 01:00 AM

SMS would be possible, however, the TouchPad's telecom hardware does not support voice calls. Apparently SMS is possible on CM7, if you put a SIM card that is registered properly with the cell network in it. Voice is likely not possible without pairing to a bluetooth phone. Sorry!

I do hope that I'm proven wrong. I'd like to obtain a 4G, and that'd be awesome if I could do that, but the rarity of the device makes that pretty unlikely.

philwil · 02/18/2012, 08:25 AM

I actually had a 4g device for a short time to do some testing and I was able to make calls and sms directly from it. This was with a pre-release build of firmware, so something could have changed.

TopTongueBarry · 02/18/2012, 05:11 PM

Voice - Impossible since the Ericsson data card hardware inside the TP 4G doesn't support voice.

SMS - Possible, someone has to rewrite the TIL.

Quote:

Originally Posted by flexjeff

Yes, that"s correct. I really hope they will come up with a fix / patch because it shouldn't be that hard!

TopTongueBarry · 02/18/2012, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by philwil

I actually had a 4g device for a short time to do some testing and I was able to make calls and sms directly from it. This was with a pre-release build of firmware, so something could have changed.

Probably had the Sierra Data Card in it. Never made it to any production TP 4G's but it's in quite a lot of the Touchpad GO's floating around.

twack · 02/18/2012, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TopTongueBarry

Probably had the Sierra Data Card in it. Never made it to any production TP 4G's but it's in quite a lot of the Touchpad GO's floating around.

TTB Are you able to SMS with your Franken Touch Hyper Pad?

eblade · 02/19/2012, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by TopTongueBarry

Probably had the Sierra Data Card in it. Never made it to any production TP 4G's but it's in quite a lot of the Touchpad GO's floating around.

... exactly how many Gos are floating around out there now?

philwil · 02/19/2012, 05:57 PM

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Probably had the Sierra Data Card in it. Never made it to any production TP 4G's but it's in quite a lot of the Touchpad GO's floating around.

No, I had my AT&T SIM card in it.

-- Sent from my TouchPad using Communities

twack · 02/19/2012, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by philwil

No, I had my AT&T SIM card in it.

-- Sent from my TouchPad using Communities

LOL....

He meant the Sierra radio card. Most, if not all, stock 4G TP's have the Ericsson cards in them.

07/22/2011, 09:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
wolfgart Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 226 Likes Received: 6 Thanks: 22 Thanked 23 Times in 9 Posts	Touchpad 4G - patch to call/sms directly from it Hey guys , in your opinion when Touchpad 3G/4G it' s available, will be released some patches like this ( for iPad 3G ) ? : iPhoneIslam - PhoneItiPad \| Turn your iPad 3G to a fully functional phone, It's True The beauty is that with this patch you can make calls and send text messages directly from your tablet . Go Go Go Go webos Internal TEAM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Cantaffordit Moderator Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 15,149 Likes Received: 958 Thanks: 3,804 Thanked 3,910 Times in 2,776 Posts	if it has a 4g radio, wouldn't it already be able to do that? it certainly would when paired with a pre3 or Veer, but the presence of a cellular radio means it has a phone number, too... Doesn't it?
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etx Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 339 Likes Received: 112 Thanks: 44 Thanked 124 Times in 47 Posts	Oh, nevermind. I see you mean without the phone heh
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OldSkoolVWLover Forum Moderator Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 5,724 Likes Received: 528 Thanks: 486 Thanked 559 Times in 428 Posts	Should be doable, especially since there is already a WebOS phone app for TP. Not an expert on how 3G tablets work though, so I don't know about the whole phone number thing. __________________ I spend far too much time with electronics and cars and sports...
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eblade Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,922 Likes Received: 205 Thanks: 21 Thanked 196 Times in 143 Posts	SMS would be possible, however, the TouchPad's telecom hardware does not support voice calls. Apparently SMS is possible on CM7, if you put a SIM card that is registered properly with the cell network in it. Voice is likely not possible without pairing to a bluetooth phone. Sorry! I do hope that I'm proven wrong. I'd like to obtain a 4G, and that'd be awesome if I could do that, but the rarity of the device makes that pretty unlikely. __________________ GVoice for all webOS devices - for PlayBook - GVoiceA for Android XO - The Subsonic Media Commander - webOS Demo and Full version and PlayBook full version available - Ask500, the webOS polling app (1:39:33 PM) halfhalo: Android multitasking is like sticking your fingers into a blender
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