Not sure how to use phone apps on tablet

[zee]

Hello so I got a new 7 inch android tablet. Here wat I already have:

• I connected to my wifi
• I created a gmail account
• I have a google number
• I add text and phone dialer app

but when I try to make a phone call it say network not in service? It appears I need GoggleVoice to use the phone but I am so confussed??? I don't know how to get the phone working on my tablet but everything else is working ok. Some step by step info would sure help

-Thanks to anyone who can help!

 

[Melancholic]

You cant make phone calls over wifi unless using a method of voip, you'll need to be connected to a mobile data network with calling capabilities. If your new tablet does not have mobile network capabilities, look up some voip apps like Skype

 

[Fuganater]

Or use the google voice app.

 

[ratamills]

if anyone knows how to use the google voice app on a tableg please explain in detail because the app won't load on mine and it doesn't work from the web page, I can't figue out to make it work. I do it on my Mac, from the gv web page with google chat open.

 

[inoktav]

Well as I have a tablet with phone capability here I think you got a problem just I had when I was having this phone for the first time. Now I knoe that the dialer only works for a WCDAM/EVDO modul to dial from the SIM-card, not from a GTalk or GoogleVoice. For those apps you need to dial inside the apps itself as making a VoIP call as Mr. melancholic said before.

 

[ratamills]

my Mac doesn't have a sim card just wifi and it can make calls with the use of no other device. My tablet does not have a sim card, not cabable of having one. But why can't it use gv like the Mac to make calls. I have Skype(voip) but I have to pay to get a number. I don't want to pay for a data plan and number. There are 6 in my family, me & my spouse plus 4 kids in college. The phone cost is killing me. Any suggestions would be appricated.