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Carrier AT&T Wifi Calling: Activation imminent?
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The FCC has now granted the waiver. Check your phones to see if it's active!
http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/6/9466279/att-wi-fi-calling-fcc-waiver
http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/6/9466279/att-wi-fi-calling-fcc-waiver
Even though the waiver has been granted, it appears that AT&T still has no timeline to flip the switch and establish service
The feature is not automatically provisioned on every account. Don't know why but I know its not because I had to chat with support during the beta period, put in a ticket and wait about 10 days to have the feature setup and added to my account. They told me how many days it would take and it took exactly that and it works but it was not an automatic process in my case. Until the account change my phone said it was not available in my area but I knew others had it working. So, its ready to go from a technology perspective but its not available to everyone yet from an account perspective.
Is it really 100% ready for primetime? I have it, and every few calls I hear them clearly, but they hear nothing at all.
Well...I didn't say it was 100%. I too have had a few calls come in while WiFi calling was active that had one-way audio. I hung up and called back and completed the call. I hope this is taken care of sooner than later but the alternative, and the reason for having WiFi calling is because the cell signal is weak or non existent. The ability to make the call in the end is possible in areas it may not have been before but 100%, I can't through my personal use say it is.
Yeah, my office is in Manhattan, in the middle of a big building in the financial district. I have almost no signal, so I was very happy to be in the beta, as I've spent years without having a signal. I love it, but it's not fully ready, but I'm happy with it.
Now, I just want to know if its going to be extended to the 5s. I've beaten this drum a lot, but there's no reason on the phone side why it can't be. Any limitations are only going to be on AT&T's side of the equation. Main reason for wanting it is that our home is in a poor coverage area. A new tower is scheduled to begin operation 2-3 miles away in the spring, so maybe that'll help me too.
I was able to turn the option
On in settings and go thru the set up process with the end message saying that wifi calling should be available in a few minutes.
I'm in western MA with an
iPhone 6S.
On in settings and go thru the set up process with the end message saying that wifi calling should be available in a few minutes.
I'm in western MA with an
iPhone 6S.
Well I turned Wifi Calling on about 30 seconds ago. I got a couple of splash screens about wifi calling and limitations of 911 calls. I had to verify my home address for 911. I might change it to my work address because that's where I will use wifi calling most of the time. The wait wasn't as long as I feared (forever). Now to try it tomorrow when I'm in the At&t dead-zone that is my office. How dead, you might ask? So dead my iPhone shows "No service" from the time I walk in until the time I leave and I have been putting my iPhone 6 in airplane mode to keep itself from committing batterycide trying to find a signal.
Att vowifi only when you are in low signal zone. To force it turn on airplane mode-> turn on wifi and you get vowifi. Just made my 1st call. Great quality BTW.
On iPhone 6s Plus (with the sim the phone came with) and I get the following error: "We can't turn on wifi calling for your account." And then it says to call customer care... Any ideas?
So this thing turns on only when reception is low? It's been on steady ever since i forced turned it on.
I'm pretty sure one of the disclaimers I hit "agree" to said something about using gps to detect when you are using international wifi so At&t can stick it to you for international calling, unlike Tmo who (used to at least) ignore calls made on wifi for billing purposes.
This is such a relief. I've been using airplane mode at work because we have no signal and I was leaving at 20% battery. Now I can turn on airplane mode and wifi and still make calls without running down my battery as much as I would if I left the cellular radio on to spend all day searching for something that's not there.
I played with vowifi. It turns on when signal is - 108 -110 db (one bar), after that it stays till you off wifi or leave wifi area. Hand off works great. I turned off wifi during call, was transfered to volte. I walked away from my router, call was handed off to volte without problems.
being at work is no longer a dead zone.
Ironically, AT&T cellular service is awful inside, but we have their gigabit Internet
Ironically, AT&T cellular service is awful inside, but we have their gigabit Internet