Can you ring people on the ipod touch

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Updated on November 08, Jon Fisher. Lifewire Technology Review Board Member. Article reviewed on Dec 15, Tweet Share Email. WhatsApp, the enormously popular communication app, does not offer a version for the iPod touch. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! You forgot the magicJack app. I moved my land line number to the magicJack app and never looked back. Paul, not new. Of course only in the last year or so has a GV app been available.

There are more that can call users of the app for free, yet like Skype, charge for real phone numbers. Whistle is a prime example. Is that a recent policy change?

Free would be fantastic. Name required. Mail will not be published required. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. Enjoy this tip? Subscribe to our newsletter! Thank you! You have successfully joined our subscriber list. Mauser59 says:. April 8, at pm. Bjorn Tennoe says:. January 21, at am. Mark says:. October 4, at am. Temp1 says:. January 5, at am. Alternatively, if you subscribe to Vonage for home phone service, you can use the Vonage Extensions app.

This app ties into your existing Vonage account, letting you call any phone number and billing your account of minutes accordingly. Combined with an existing Google Voice account, you can make calls from an iPod touch using Google's Hangouts app. Google offers free calling within the U. Calls to other regions require purchasing credit for your account.

You can also receive incoming calls through Hangouts by opening the app's settings, tapping "Phone Number" and then "Incoming Phone Calls.