Settings>> Phone>> Calls... toggle Wi-Fi Calling on... fill in the emergency address info, accept the t&c... so far, it appears to work for me at home... cell signal went down to -114db and it switched from cellular to wifi.
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Apple Seeds Third iOS 9.3 Beta to Public Beta Testers
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The only time that I find it to come in handy is with the phone app. It brings up the first 3 contacts in your favorites.
Nice that VZW wi-fi calling is in here - got it all set up and I only see one issue; handoffs to LTE seem to be fine but coming back to wifi doesn't switchover. I waited 30 minutes on wifi (data) and finally did airplane mode then back and it locked on.
Hope this is something that gets fixed, that would not be good to have to enable it every time.
Hope this is something that gets fixed, that would not be good to have to enable it every time.
If anyone is interested, it didn't break my 5S with unauhorised touch id replacement 
Awesome! So I should be able to get rid of this network extender I bought! WOOOO!
Well, I always check for the update via LTE at work becuase the wifi here blocks the download so I have to wait until I get home to download/install. I just check for it at work and since I'm on LTE the option to download is greyed out. Today, for the first time, the download button was not greyed out but instead was blue and ready to go. Download took less than a minute and the phone is restarting now.
I use it daily actually. My favorite app with 3D Touch functionality is Waze. It has the option to easily direct me home or to work. It's great!
Does it show you a clear indication of when your on wifi calling? I have it turned on in my settings but no where else does it say wifi calling. I know Tmobile it says wifi calling at the top. I thought maybe it just doesn't show you in the status bar?
I always forget. I suspect Apple will add a UI prompt of some kind in iOS10, as it's annoying guessing whether widgets have 3D Touch or not.
VZW wifi calling only works for me if I'm in airplane mode with wifi on. Otherwise just normal Verizon cell service. :/
Apple today released the third beta of an upcoming iOS 9.3 update to public beta testers, just a couple of days after seeding the third iOS 9.3 beta to developers. iOS 9.3's third public beta comes three weeks after Apple released iOS 9.2.1, a minor update, to the public.
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It should similarly work for Verizon and display something like "VZW WiFi" at the top in the status bar where the carrier name is typically displayed.
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Do you have a good cellular signal? WiFi calling would basically kick in when the cellular coverage isn't there or is poor.
What's your signal strength? It doesn't generally switch over until you hit 2 bars.
4 bars. Are you saying you think it only goes to wifi when your strength is low? That's definitely not how it works with Tmobile or ATT. Doesn't matter the strength. Also, I do not get the options for wifi calling on other devices, like I do with Tmobile. Still get the standard "use the iPhones cellular connection" option
As far as I can tell thus far, yes... it appears the signal has to go beyond -110db
Based on some articles at least it seems like AT&T works (or at least used to work) in the same fashion: http://smallbiztrends.com/2015/10/att-wifi-calling.html