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ATT wifi calling

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metsjetsfan

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Its 2015 and i know its too early but it sounds like ATT is in no rush to get wificalling, anyone hear otherwise?

I think end of 1Q - 3/31 would probably be best case?
 
DMaki650 said:
They should do it cause they can. Cause it makes sense. Not doing it is just plain idiotic.
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Exactly.
No need for it?:rolleyes:
There's good and bad areas for every carrier and its always good to have that option available.
When Im in the baseband and get a call I get choppy signal and calls cut in and out so I have to go upstairs to talk.
Would be great to be able to have solid calls when connected to wifi.
 
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AutoUnion39 said:
No need for it anytime soon. Their network actually works indoors.

TMobile has to do it because of their poor network deployment.
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The more people are using Wifi calling, the better the ATT network looks. To say no need for it is idiotic.
 
7 posts and already name calling? Anyway … My guess is that it will happen but is low down on AT&T's 2015 To Do list.
 
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if they enable wifi calling, they will have less customers going to their stores to buy the AT&T 3G MICROCELL for $199

then theres that unlimited AT&T 3g microcell calling option!!!!!

oh.. i remember now. its not just any AT&T store , but its a special AT&T 3g microcell certified store, and you have to drive 30 miles to get one
 
rigormortis said:
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if they enable wifi calling, they will have less customers going to their stores to buy the AT&T 3G MICROCELL for $199

then theres that unlimited AT&T 3g microcell calling option!!!!!

oh.. i remember now. its not just any AT&T store , but its a special AT&T 3g microcell certified store, and you have to drive 30 miles to get one
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AT&T hands out those microcells for free to anyone who calls retention to complain about poor coverage in their home.
 
RCRod83 said:
AT&T hands out those microcells for free to anyone who calls retention to complain about poor coverage in their home.
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not in 2012 when i had to buy one

it wasn't even compatible with my iphone, i had to keep rebooting the iPhone and the microcell cuz the call would drop. it made it worse.

i eventually called retention and complained so much that they gave me a $150 credit on my bill for all the hassle i had to put up with it

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i was an AT&T customer from 1999 when it was pacific bell wireless to 2012
they wouldn't give me a microcell

heck they won't even unlock my playstation vita.

heck when my brother wanted to unlock his go phone, they wouldn't even unlock it, because they thought he wasn't even a customer, we had to go to the AT&T store and make them manually assign the imei # to his account to make it eligible for an unlock
 
t-mobile has been giving away cell phone boosters for 4 years and everyone else is too busy complaining about their coverage to even notice
 
AutoUnion39 said:
No need for it anytime soon. Their network actually works indoors.

TMobile has to do it because of their poor network deployment.
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I realize this is a total edge use case, but I work overseas for a few weeks during the year. FaceTime/Skype/FB Messenger audio chats are OK workarounds, but it'd be a lot easier if I could just use WiFi-calling. :)
 
AutoUnion39 said:
No need for it anytime soon. Their network actually works indoors.



TMobile has to do it because of their poor network deployment.
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There are other reasons for wifi calling. Eg. I'm currently in London and can receive and place calls using my T-Mobile number at no extra charge.
 
617aircav said:
There are other reasons for wifi calling. Eg. I'm currently in London and can receive and place calls using my T-Mobile number at no extra charge.
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They would still charge roaming in that circumstance. Wifi calling via carrier and ios software still uses your minutes. They wouldn't let you get something for nothing.
 
Hopefully they get it sooner than later. It's a very useful feature to have. Way better than using a Microcell since it's built into the phone.
 
cynics said:
They would still charge roaming in that circumstance. Wifi calling via carrier and ios software still uses your minutes. They wouldn't let you get something for nothing.
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AT&T probably will. T-Mobile doesn't if you're calling back to a US number.

https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-9997
Calls
All incoming calls received over Wi-Fi Calling are $0.
Wi-Fi calls placed to the U.S. from anywhere are $0.
Wi-Fi calls placed to countries other than the U.S. are subject to Simple Global or International Long Distance Calling rates.
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I can't wait until AT&T introduces this feature. I bailed on AT&T a few months back, but my husband and some friends are still on AT&T. Their phones drop calls pretty regularly, as did mine when I had the same carrier. On T-Mobile's WiFi setup, I haven't had a dropped call yet.
 
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cynics said:
They would still charge roaming in that circumstance. Wifi calling via carrier and ios software still uses your minutes. They wouldn't let you get something for nothing.
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It uses my minutes but I have unlimited minutes to any USA number and this applies when using wifi calling anywhere.
 
AllergyDoc said:
I have AT&T and I cannot use my phone at all inside a Costco warehouse, or most grocery stores.
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Does your Costco have free wifi? The only place I don't get reception is one specific target for some reason. I've noticed most holdovers stores don't have wifi either though. Our cosctos definitely don't.
 
rigormortis said:
warning : bias against AT&T post
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if they enable wifi calling, they will have less customers going to their stores to buy the AT&T 3G MICROCELL for $199

then theres that unlimited AT&T 3g microcell calling option!!!!!

oh.. i remember now. its not just any AT&T store , but its a special AT&T 3g microcell certified store, and you have to drive 30 miles to get one
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Anyone who pays for the Microcell got screwed anyway as they gave me one for free. They are not as good as everyone cracks them up to be but for some, they are likely all can use to have coverage. I tossed mine as they put a new tower in about a quarter mile from the house. Full bars now.

T-Mo might have changed in the last few years but my friend STILL has to borrow my phone when on trips as her T-Mo has no service outside of populated areas.
 
Wi-Fi calling is good. I love this since I switched to T-Mobile.

I bet by the summer AT&T has it.
 
I like the idea of wifi calling. If you have an iPhone and iPad and want to take calls on your iPad, you have to have wifi calling off. It will not forward the cell calls to your iPad with wifi calling on.
 
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