1World VOIP/SIP Dialer This write-up provides a brief introduction to 1World s VOIP/SIP Dialer, what is can do, how and why we should use it.

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1 1World VOIP/SIP Dialer This write-up provides a brief introduction to 1World s VOIP/SIP Dialer, what is can do, how and why we should use it. Table of Contents Table of Contents What Is It? What Can It Do? How Do We Use It (on Android Phone)? Prerequisites Installing The Dialer Application Signing Up For An Account Configuring The Account Settings Method 1: Automatically via Incoming SMS from 1World Method 2: Manually Dialing Dialing From Stock Dialer Dialing From 1World Dialpad Dial-Pad WhyShould I Use 1World s Dialer Advantages Disadvantages What Is It? It is a mobile application meant of use in mobile smart phones (it is currently available for Android phones.) It is an alternative dialer app. meant to either supplement your phone s stock dialer or to replace it entirely It provides you with the same features as your stock dialer and these includes: dial pad call log etc contact list (integrates with stock dialer contact list) What Can It Do? Simply put, it does what the stock phone dialer does, which includes:

2 Making outgoing calls Receiving incoming calls Keeping a log of incoming and outgoing calls phone number, date & time in call logs How Do We Use It (on Android Phone)? Prerequisites There are a few conditions necessary for successfully using the 1World dialer. These includes: Downloading and installing the dialer into your mobile phone Signing up for account with 1World Setting up the dialer using your account Ensuring that you: have a mobile data plan from your mobile service provider OR have access to wifi network

3 Installing The Dialer Application Follow the steps below to install the 1World SIP/VOIP android application

4 Signing Up For An Account After installing the dialer, start up the 1WorldVoip application for the first time. You will be see the following screen: You are required to provide a username and password. If you have previously signed up for an account with 1World, you can enter those information here. If you do not have a 1World account, click on the Signup for a new account link to go to 1World s website and sign up a new account (see below):

5 Upon successful signup, you ll receive an SMS from 1World containing your Username and Password for your new 1WorldVoip account. Configuring The Account Settings Method 1: Automatically via Incoming SMS from 1World The 1WorldVoip dialer app. will automatically capture any SMSes sent from 1World, scans it for Username & Password, and if it finds such information, uses it to configure its account settings on your behalf.. Shortly after an SMS from 1World containing your Username and Password is received, you ll see the following: Method 2: Manually If your account was not automatically configured after signing up for an account and receiving an SMS from 1World containing the login information, you can: Open up the SMS from 1World & note down the Username and Password, Go to the Accounts Setup page to key in your login credentials.

6 Dialing Once the dialer app. is been setup correctly, your Android phone will have an alternative dialer. The next time you dial a number, your phone will ask you which dialer you wish to use. You can then choose either the stock dialer or 1World s dialer. Of course, you ll be saving more when you dial thru 1World s dialer. However, in the event when mobile data network is not available, or is very weak, you can still choose to use your stock dialer to dial out thru your regular phone network. Dialing From Stock Dialer Start your stock phone dialer Key in a destination phone number and tap dial Choose Use mobile to call thru regular network OR Choose Use: My 1World Account to call thru (cheaper) 1World voice network

7 Dialing From 1World Dialpad Pull down notification status display Select My 1World Account to display the 1World Dialpad Dial and call.

8 Dial-Pad 1. Dial-pad 2. 1World Icon a. If you see this, it means you are connected to 1World and can start making calls thru it. 3. Account Status 4. Credit Balance 5. Dial Button a. After keying in a destination number, click this button to dial b. If no destination number has been keyed in, clicking this button will auto-key in the last dialed destination number 6. Enable/Disable Account Button 7. Backspace a. Click once to erase last keyed digit b. Long press to erase all keyed digits WhyShould I Use 1World s Dialer Advantages Calls between 1World subscribers are free. Calling out to public phone destinations are cheaper especially so for international calls Disadvantages Voice quality very much depends on network quality, especially with mobile data

9 networks, which can be very unreliable at areas where coverage is weak or absent.