Voxer - a walkie-talkie free app May 02, 2014, 11:30:36 am Yahoo Message Number: 146057Hey Friends, Judi's post the other day of driving the toad separate from the LD, reminded me of this free app that we used last time we took 2 cars and Ciao Baby to the beach.Voxer is a free app that works just like a walkie-talkie. After downloading it, you just add people to the group, then hold the button to talk. You can even replay their messages by touching the screen.It worked really well! I was even able to instruct my teenagers on when to change lanes! They loved it- haha!We used iPhones, not sure about other phones.I also have a little iPhone holder in my car, purchased for about $10 at Walmart, that fits snuggly in my car's console cup holder, so I use speaker phone and just touch to talk, which I think is safer.Enjoy! Tessa in TX '92 MB- Ciao Baby!
Re: [LD] Voxer - a walkie-talkie free app Reply #1 – May 02, 2014, 12:06:37 pm Yahoo Message Number: 146060"We used iPhones, not sure about other phones. "Yes, it's available for android phones, too. Sounds like a great app; unfortunately, DH doesn't have a smartphone. ☹Linda Hylton
Re: Voxer - a walkie-talkie free app Reply #2 – May 02, 2014, 12:25:40 pm Yahoo Message Number: 146061Interesting. I looked at their website, but it is not clear how it works. I assume it's something like Skype or FaceTime. How do the phones actually "talk" to each other? Is it using bandwidth from your data plan? Voxer is cross-platform so it is available for Android as well as IOS.Dick
Re: Voxer - a walkie-talkie free app Reply #3 – May 02, 2014, 01:50:28 pm Yahoo Message Number: 146062Hi Dick, I was going to say it works by "Magic!" but my Ned-tech tells me "it goes over either cellular data or wifi- pretty small amount of data."Hope that helps,Tessa in TX '92 MB- Ciao Baby
Re: Voxer - a walkie-talkie free app Reply #4 – May 02, 2014, 04:09:31 pm Yahoo Message Number: 146063I like the magic idea. :-) Looks like a nice app to have.Dick