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I am new to Android SDK and AVDs and I was wondering if there is anyway I can enable the cellular network on an Android AVD and make for example phone calls.

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Do you use Eclipse as IDE? –  Leandros Sep 21 '12 at 14:13
No.I do not like Eclipse.I use Netbeans. –  underdog012 Jan 28 '13 at 7:11
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You can call between AVD's. Run 2 AVD, each will have diffrent number - it is placed on window title bar, example 5558. Call from one to other using this numbers. You can also text ;]

In your AVD you simply cannot use real celluar network because your PC/Mac do not have built-in GSM modem (even if, AVD is not supporting this kind of feature).

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Thanks for your help.I tried it between 2 AVDs and it works. –  underdog012 Sep 21 '12 at 8:14
Useful answer thanks –  Rajesh Rajaram Sep 21 '12 at 13:43
Some laptops do have built in 3g modems. If you had one of those, would it be possible to route a call over the celluar network? –  Dan Neely Sep 21 '12 at 14:04
It can't support this king of feature.This is what fones explains in the last sentence in the parenthesis.Unless he/she is wrong. :) –  underdog012 Sep 21 '12 at 14:28
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