You can forcibly do WiFi calling easily enough though there's no guarantee it'll work until the feature has a more widespread official release but Airplane mode is a nice easy way to forcibly workaround the behavior as it is currently outlined
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AT&T WiFi Calling Now Available for Some iOS 9 Users
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You can forcibly do WiFi calling easily enough though there's no guarantee it'll work until the feature has a more widespread official release but Airplane mode is a nice easy way to forcibly workaround the behavior as it is currently outlined
Texts do work over WiFi too I tried it 4X successfully so far. I'm guessing it's either buggy for because it's still in Beta or there's some other issues if it's not working for you
Why would an iPhone not work on GoPhone? I've been using it for years - $54/mo flat via callingmart for unlimited crap / tethering / 4GB of rollover data. AT&T's postpaid plans don't come close, especially after the typical outrageous postpaid taxes and fees. No laggy high latency proxy like Cricket or Straight Talk forces on you, either.
I'm also very curious if anyone has gotten it to work yet. I know the VoLTE option recently started being provisioned, but my area doesn't have it allowed yet so I'm not sure if it actually works or not.
For quite some time various carriers I've approached on the matter of prepaid tried to claim iPhone either won't work or is unlikely to work to its fullest on PrePaid so I'm basing it on what employees have tried to interpret to me.
And to clarify for you before anyone asks I'm similar to the guy in here saying he has 2 cariers
I'm with both AT&T and T-Mobile presently 1 work 1 personal
To defend AT&T Post Pay I'm on a Promo 30GB plan locked in w/RO UL Talk+Text etc. plus wider call/text coverage
For just under 3X your bill but getting 5x more at least. It's the installments on my iPhone 6 Plus that kills the bill more...
Anyway skewing off topic slightly
Don't get me started on Cricket
As for getting it to work I see no reason you couldn't get it to work I got WiFi working on my AT&T device but had to forcibly trick it into enabling and although being PostPaid I'd imagine GoPhone could too. Worst case scenario it doesn't work or Go Phone customers will need to wait for wider or official non beta rollout
Will the wifi calling feature use ANY hotspot available once the feature is enabled? Even if it's a public, unencrypted network?
What if you are out and about? Does it constantly switch from all the available public wifi to cellular and back again?
Could you tell me which city you're in? I'd like to try and see if I can trick it into letting me turn it on.
I would imagine you could trick or at least try tricking it! Worst case scenario it doesn't work.
Tricking it just involves a few EZ steps that are zero risk
That sucks. HD voice isn't available in my area either. BTW, does the 5S support HD calling?
So if wifi calling is switched on, the phone will use that wifi network for data too? Even if it's an unencrypted hot spot?
No HD Support is 6 6+ ONLY
Probably will be on ALL New models going forward though wouldn't make sense not to be
Yes because obviously using Data over WiFi is a longtime default pretty much since WiFi became a thing
Remains to be seen as of yet
( though I've not read ALL The experiences posted on here or other sites yet nor tested WiFi calling anywhere but home. Will likely test other hotspots later this week )
There are online tools if your MCell has actually been fully properly registered
You can use the "Manage Microcell" option on the AT&T Website
Via the MyAT&T App
Or via the Microcell Manager App
In similar fashion to the network banner changing when roaming, of net or switching between 3G, 4G, LTE, 4G LTE, Edge or connection to M-Cell ( Microcell )
A banner does display "AT&T Wi-Fi"
Damn. Oh well...
Looking forward to hearing your answer!
I have tried that in the past. but there was something about the handoff that I didn't like. I will check again. Maybe it's been updated.
Any idea as to if the data and voice over wifi is encrypted? I would not use an unencrypted wifi connection for anything except an emergency.
Different more mediocre rudimentary form of tech and process for T-Mobile and not in HD
The way I'd best liken it is a modified version of Skype but tied to a provider who is solely relying on WiFi around and piggybacking at least in the very early days of T-Mo WiFi calling.....
Encryption is kind of a wee bit useless if you're having a voice conversation on a public hotspot, so I can't see why it wouldn't use any available/connected network.
I'll check back in with my findings on the Network selection/use/compatibility etc using WiFi assuming I can maintain or toggle on/off the WiFi successfully at will
Had to trick/force my WiFi sign up/activation under the AT&T Beta
For MCell they've made a lot of changes behind the scenes and Tweaks so hard to say where the options are now but they should exist. Worst case scenario put in a free call to AT&T Customer Care if you haven't done so yet then ask for Tech Support
No clue if the Data is encrypted I'll look into to that as I'm curious myself I'd imagine so or at least hope so
The point is: I don't want to have a conversation on an unencrypted "airborne" network much less transmit any data.
Nearly 24 Hours and 30ish WiFi calls in on my part -
Intitial observations:
1: So far AT&T WiFi calling seems pretty good and reliable
2: The handoff from my initial small sample seems as iffy as Microcell to Base Network ( only put handoff to the test 7 calls of 32 ) calls do seem capable of handoff to some extent
3 - Call quality seems proportional to and and bound in part by WiFi connection quality and quality of the ISP Network getting farther away from the WiFi signal or being by a router having issues or latching onto a risqué network seems not entirely surprisingly to yield undesirable negative impact to call quality
( again only had time for a small sample pool so far )
4: AT&T May have a very low signal threshold for the auto switch to WiFi or possibly compatibility or spottyness issues due to being early on Beta. So far this morning I conducted a few tests in nearby neighborhoods in known "low signal areas" and even known "dead zones"
At points where WiFi was available and NOT A Locked PW protected network No service to 2 bars seem to still struggle to Auto Commect for WiFi call purposes
5: more for the OCD, Billing concious, super observant or curious whom have ANY Form of detailed billing or track usage online. The AT&T Billing systems ARE Already set up to some extent for WiFi calling. Upon browsing thru my usage intermittently a pretty solid pattern emerged.
Billing/usage observations thus far
WiFi Use does show.
Not only does it show it may be the most expedient usage I've seen literally EVERY WiFi call I made thus far has shown/reflected in my usage within an average of 20 to 80 minutes of ending the call.
Calls are coded with a special feature/usage code as expected sort of like 3 way call would be 3WC and CW would be Call Waiting. The code is an odd 1 but eh whatevs and in the cost section for now every call just like all of my included plan minutes/usage/services
The cost reads
$0.00
Initial verdict I'm digging this WiFi calling and look forward to using it/testing it a ton
Intitial observations:
1: So far AT&T WiFi calling seems pretty good and reliable
2: The handoff from my initial small sample seems as iffy as Microcell to Base Network ( only put handoff to the test 7 calls of 32 ) calls do seem capable of handoff to some extent
3 - Call quality seems proportional to and and bound in part by WiFi connection quality and quality of the ISP Network getting farther away from the WiFi signal or being by a router having issues or latching onto a risqué network seems not entirely surprisingly to yield undesirable negative impact to call quality
( again only had time for a small sample pool so far )
4: AT&T May have a very low signal threshold for the auto switch to WiFi or possibly compatibility or spottyness issues due to being early on Beta. So far this morning I conducted a few tests in nearby neighborhoods in known "low signal areas" and even known "dead zones"
At points where WiFi was available and NOT A Locked PW protected network No service to 2 bars seem to still struggle to Auto Commect for WiFi call purposes
5: more for the OCD, Billing concious, super observant or curious whom have ANY Form of detailed billing or track usage online. The AT&T Billing systems ARE Already set up to some extent for WiFi calling. Upon browsing thru my usage intermittently a pretty solid pattern emerged.
Billing/usage observations thus far
WiFi Use does show.
Not only does it show it may be the most expedient usage I've seen literally EVERY WiFi call I made thus far has shown/reflected in my usage within an average of 20 to 80 minutes of ending the call.
Calls are coded with a special feature/usage code as expected sort of like 3 way call would be 3WC and CW would be Call Waiting. The code is an odd 1 but eh whatevs and in the cost section for now every call just like all of my included plan minutes/usage/services
The cost reads
$0.00
Initial verdict I'm digging this WiFi calling and look forward to using it/testing it a ton
I guess this would be handy if users don't wanna use a VoIp provider, install an app, but still want the low cost.
I'm guessing its lower then voice..
i would actually often think, mobile carriers want to charge more,,,,, and if Wifi-calling is cheap, its the opposite with the default app.
I'm guessing its lower then voice..
i would actually often think, mobile carriers want to charge more,,,,, and if Wifi-calling is cheap, its the opposite with the default app.
With T-Mobile you can use the iPhone 5S for WiFi calling so I don't see why it would not work with AT&T.