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Carrier How long until AT&T officially announces Wi-Fi calling?
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Guys I want to share this because it might be a very helpful test run to confirm if wifi calling is available in your area:
After installing 9.0 and making sure it's installed you can simply:
1)Put your phone on airplane mode
2)Turn on wifi on your phone.
3)Make an outgoing call, if available in your area the call should go through and the words "wi-fi" should display next to the carrier name.
Hope this helps, it worked for me after being told by the AT&T rep they were waiting on approval.
After installing 9.0 and making sure it's installed you can simply:
1)Put your phone on airplane mode
2)Turn on wifi on your phone.
3)Make an outgoing call, if available in your area the call should go through and the words "wi-fi" should display next to the carrier name.
Hope this helps, it worked for me after being told by the AT&T rep they were waiting on approval.
Guys I want to share this because it might be a very helpful test run to confirm if wifi calling is available in your area:
After installing 9.0 and making sure it's installed you can simply:
1)Put your phone on airplane mode
2)Turn on wifi on your phone.
3)Make an outgoing call, if available in your area the call should go through and the words "wi-fi" should display next to the carrier name.
Hope this helps, it worked for me after being told by the AT&T rep they were waiting on approval.
After installing 9.0 and making sure it's installed you can simply:
1)Put your phone on airplane mode
2)Turn on wifi on your phone.
3)Make an outgoing call, if available in your area the call should go through and the words "wi-fi" should display next to the carrier name.
Hope this helps, it worked for me after being told by the AT&T rep they were waiting on approval.
This actually helped in reactivating WiFi calling. It had gone off after updating from the GM. When I turned on Airplane Mode and WiFi, no calls could be made. When I turned Airplane Mode Off the WiFi indicator reappeared. Thanks!
The Verge posted this 15 minutes ago.
http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/17/9345831/att-wi-fi-calling-ios-9-delayed
http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/17/9345831/att-wi-fi-calling-ios-9-delayed
Hmm? This is from the verge article.
"While Wi-Fi calling with AT&T iPhones was expected to be available broadly with the launch of iOS 9, the carrier now says that it is delaying the availability of it pending approval from the FCC. Those that had beta tested iOS 9 prior to launch have been able to use the feature and will continue to do so, according to the carrier."
IM not sure about that since ATT told me the FCC has not approved them yet. And this was last night.
The cell signal has to be below a certain threshold before wifi calling kicks in. From my experience it is quite low as sometimes even at one bar it's still not saying wifi.
You know those little $0.66 and $2.98 charges that add up to over ten bucks on your cellular bill with nebulous explanations like "regulatory fees?" Those go to the carrier not any government. They are just "nibbles" so they can advertise $40 a month "everything" plans and still send you a bill for $48.97 and not be accused of lying.
This is why I have my doubts about the FCC needing to approve something that has been available from other carriers for many years now. And if it really was the FCC behind this, wouldn't At&t be facing a huge fine right now for allowing thousands of beta testers access to wifi calling?
I remember waiting for years for Verizon to get the iPhone then making the jump to At&t. I was happy I did but at first my most frequently used iOS app was At&t's "mark the spot" for dropped calls. After about 6 months to a year, I didn't get as nearly as many dropped calls, until about a month ago. Now it is happening again so I decided to buy an unlocked iPhone 6s or 6s+ so I could go carrier shopping on my own terms. Only Apple insists I rent the phone rather than buy it and I must activate it with a carrier in order to leave the store with it. Really?
I'm sick and bleeping tired of needing one of these blood-sucking carriers sitting between me and the only company I have learned to trust for my communications needs: Apple.
BTW, to add my guess about how long we have to wait... A very long time. This feature has been available on Tmo for years now so At&t will assume we are willing to wait some more years. This is why we need a complete end to contracts so a truly competitive market can exist.
This is why I have my doubts about the FCC needing to approve something that has been available from other carriers for many years now. And if it really was the FCC behind this, wouldn't At&t be facing a huge fine right now for allowing thousands of beta testers access to wifi calling?
I remember waiting for years for Verizon to get the iPhone then making the jump to At&t. I was happy I did but at first my most frequently used iOS app was At&t's "mark the spot" for dropped calls. After about 6 months to a year, I didn't get as nearly as many dropped calls, until about a month ago. Now it is happening again so I decided to buy an unlocked iPhone 6s or 6s+ so I could go carrier shopping on my own terms. Only Apple insists I rent the phone rather than buy it and I must activate it with a carrier in order to leave the store with it. Really?
I'm sick and bleeping tired of needing one of these blood-sucking carriers sitting between me and the only company I have learned to trust for my communications needs: Apple.BTW, to add my guess about how long we have to wait... A very long time. This feature has been available on Tmo for years now so At&t will assume we are willing to wait some more years. This is why we need a complete end to contracts so a truly competitive market can exist.
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You know those little $0.66 and $2.98 charges that add up to over ten bucks on your cellular bill with nebulous explanations like "regulatory fees?" Those go to the carrier not any government. They are just "nibbles" so they can advertise $40 a month "everything" plans and still send you a bill for $48.97 and not be accused of lying.
This is why I have my doubts about the FCC needing to approve something that has been available from other carriers for many years now. And if it really was the FCC behind this, wouldn't At&t be facing a huge fine right now for allowing thousands of beta testers access to wifi calling?
I remember waiting for years for Verizon to get the iPhone then making the jump to At&t. I was happy I did but at first my most frequently used iOS app was At&t's "mark the spot" for dropped calls. After about 6 months to a year, I didn't get as nearly as many dropped calls, until about a month ago. Now it is happening again so I decided to buy an unlocked iPhone 6s or 6s+ so I could go carrier shopping on my own terms. Only Apple insists I rent the phone rather than buy it and I must activate it with a carrier in order to leave the store with it. Really?
BTW, to add my guess about how long we have to wait... A very long time. This feature has been available on Tmo for years now so At&t will assume we are willing to wait some more years. This is why we need a complete end to contracts so a truly competitive market can exist.
I am seriously thinking of switching to T Mobile because of this atrocity that ATT cannot get their act together. I did the IOS 9 update and tried to light up the wifi calling feature only to be told... not in my area yet. OUCH. Thanks a lot ATT.
I find it outrageous ATT is trying to offload and blame the FCC for the "delays". Wifi calling was announced on iPhone 6 circa Sept 2014. ATT said they were going to have it in 2015. They made this announcement LAST YEAR.
Now how the heck can they blame the FCC for the delay? They've had an entire 12 months to get "FCC approval". How come Tmobile and Sprint were able to get FCC approval much earlier?
Seems like some one dropped the ball big time with the FCC on ATT's part. Maybe they didn't even bother applying for FCC approval until iOS9 beta started testing?
Now how the heck can they blame the FCC for the delay? They've had an entire 12 months to get "FCC approval". How come Tmobile and Sprint were able to get FCC approval much earlier?
Seems like some one dropped the ball big time with the FCC on ATT's part. Maybe they didn't even bother applying for FCC approval until iOS9 beta started testing?
I live in Phoenix and we don't have HD Voice yet. It's available in Tucson but not here. I looked at the coverage map and its coverage is fairly extensive across the country.