Learn How to Make Audio and Video Calls from JioFi 2/3 Router. This is a Step By Step Guide Which Anyone Can Easily Follow. We recently Updated this article.
JioFi devices are portable hotspot devices that you can use anywhere you want. To enable hotspot using JioFi devices, all you need to do is insert an activated Jio SIM card in your JIoFi device and keep it charged. Along with a portable hotspot device, you can also use JioFi devices to make HD voice calls and video calls from 2G, 3G, and 4G enabled smartphones. This feature of JioFi devices allows users whose smartphones do not support VoLTE to make HD voice and video calls using Jio SIM cards.
The steps required to use this feature on your smartphone are quite simple and easy to understand. However, not many people know about this feature or how to bring it into practice. Hence, we have provided a detailed guide on how you can make HD voice and video calls from your 2G, 3G, and 4G smartphones using JioFi devices.
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Learn How to Make Calls from JioFi
Download and configure Jio4GVoice
Step 1- You need to download and install ‘Jio4GVoice’ this app from the Google Play Store on your smartphone. This is the app that allows you to make HD voice and video calls using the Jio SIM in the JioFi device.
Step 2- Once you have successfully downloaded and installed Jio4GVoice on your smartphone, launch it. You will be asked to enter a SIM card on your smartphone or to connect to your JioFi device. Select the JioFi option. You will then be navigated to your phone’s WiFi settings.
Step 3- Now, turn on your JioFi device which has the Jio SIM inserted in it. Wait till the device is completely ready to use. Then, connect your smartphone to your JioFi device using the wireless connection. To connect to your JioFi device, tap on the username of your JioFi device from the list displayed and enter a valid password.
To connect to your JioFi device, tap on the username of your JioFi device from the list displayed and enter a valid password. You can log in to your wireless router admin dashboard at jiofi.local.html or 192.168.0.1.
Activate the Jio SIM in your device
To start using your Jio device, you must activate your Jio SIM first. Here is how to activate your SIM.
Step 1- To activate the SIM, launch Jio4GVoice app and open the dialer by tapping on the dialer icon located in the app. Here, type ‘1977’ and tap on the call button to initiate the call.
Step 2- Once you are connected to a Jio associate, you will be asked to verify the details which you have provided while buying your Jio SIM card. On verifying the details correctly, the services will be activated on your Jio SIM card.
Call from your smartphone using the activated Jio SIM card
Once you activated your SIM, you can now start make a call from your smartphone. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to do it.
Step 1- Connect your smartphone to your JioFi device over WiFi.
Step 2- Then, launch the dialer of your smartphone and type in the contact number of the person whom you wish to call. You can also select the contact saved in your smartphone.
Step 3- Once you have typed the contact number or selected the contact, tap on the call button. You will notice that Jio4GVoice has been launched automatically. It will have three different buttons. The two green buttons are for video and voice calling using JioFi device, and the grey button is to make the voice calls using the SIM card in your smartphone.
This is how one can make HD voice and video calls from 2G, 3G, and 4G smartphones using JioFi devices. One can also send SMS using the messaging option available in the Jio4GVoice app.
All the voice and video calls made from your smartphone by using the JioFi devices are totally free of cost. Also, there is no limitation to the number of minutes for which you can make the voice or video calls or the number of SMSs which you can send.
If you still have any queries related to how you can make HD voice and phone calls from 2G, 3G, and 4G smartphones using JioFi devices, then please let us know in the comments section below.