Re: Keepgo Data SIM Failure (Pixel 2)

The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:

Suddenly (well, maybe a few months ago -- I rarely use it) I am no
longer able to contact google voice via the SIM.  It contacts websites
fine, but doesn't connect to google voice at all.  The Keepgo people are
responsive and I have followed their instructions regarding the APN, and
they haven't given up yet, but to no avail.
 
I had thought that I used it to make a google voice phone call a few
days ago, but it went through our home (or other) wifi rather than the
SIM.  Latest google voice update was (I think) June 24 2024.  I know it
WAS working earlier in the year because I made calls from my car when
there was no wifi hotspot nearby.
 
Has google voice made some change since March or April that might have
created connection problems?  The service was perfectly good at a
reasonable price ($30 for 3GB plus $3.00 for another 1MB to keep the
unused data rolling over) and I've only used 500MB in a year and would
like to keep it.

Never used the cellular provider (KeepGo) you are talking about.
According to their web site, they only offer cellular data service.
However, don't you have to grant use of a device in your GV account,
like under "My Devices" or "Linked numbers"?  I'd check there to ensure
your GV account is configured to work with your device.

I have an old phone still back on Android 8.0.0.  No chance to upgrade
to later Android versions since LG, my phone maker, discontinued the V20
phone back in 2019, and then LG left the smart phone market in 2021.  My
phone got orphaned by LG.  The GV app on my phone is version
2024.06.17.645382423 (June 17, 2024).  It still does get updated
occasionally, and each time I'm nuisanced with a new notification about
how GV will be used to [asked to] make calls.  The Play Store web page
says the last update was July 8, 2024).  I just checked the Play Store
app on my phone, and it reports no updates, so I'm not [yet] offered the
July update.

The vast majority of time when I use the GV app on my Android phone is
at home, and that is using the wifi connection to the cable modem, so
I'm not much using GV via cellular data.  When using wifi for an
Internet connection to reach the GV service, KeepGo nor any SIM is
involved.  You said GV is usable via wifi, but not via cellular data
using KeepGo.  When using a wifi connection to GV, any quota
restrictions for your KeepGo service do not apply.  If GV still works
via wifi to Internet, maybe you need to log into your KeepGo account to
check you still have some quota. 

You said you can still reach web sites using cellular data with the
KeepGo SIM which indicates you haven't hit a quota ceiling.  However,
could be KeepGo has a problem getting to GV.  When working with KeepGo
techs, did they even test if GV was reachable by them?  Could be the
problem is on their end, not yours.  KeepGo doesn't operate their own
network.  In the USA, they mostly use the AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon
networks (https://www.keepgo.com/pages/list-of-providers-by-country).

Unclear is if you are using the GV app on your phone, or using a web
browser (and which one) to connect to voice.google.com.  Google has a
nasty habit of requiring some non-ratified or proprietary functions in
their web pages requiring you use their Chrome web browser, or variant.
On my home PC, I use Firefox to connect to GV.  On my Android phone, I
use their GV app, but my GV app version is 3 weeks older than what the
Play Store app page says.