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So in theory I can leave my iPhone anywhere, and just take my iPad out? BLACK MAGIC.
Well, you'll be able to receive a phone call on your iPad (from your iPhone) anywhere you have Wi-Fi. That said, (i'm making a logical leap here) if you had a cellular equipped iPad possibly it'd work just as well.

I'm wondering if there could be possible latency issues though. Like how
satellite uplinks have delays because the signal has to cover so much distance. Especially such as below.

Hmmm, wondering out loud if I can leave phone at home, travel internationally with an iPad or another iPhone, stick a local SIM in it and receive calls/messages without having to pay international roaming fees. Local SIMs are so much affordable.
 
still need to solve 5 Apple devices ringing the same room.
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you know, when you pick up one to answer a call and the other 4 devices are still ringing and you have to leave the freaking room because you can't hear the person on the call.

They need to treat it like Apple Watch. When all things are in continuity mode, only "audibly" ring the one that's on...or something like it. Maybe a default device like your...cellphone.

I read something on another site that there are new settings for this.

The article was called 18 features in iOS 9 you may have missed during the keynote

From that article:
11. Choose which of your devices get phone calls and texts
Don't want your phone calls to ring your iPad? Prefer your texts stay off your work Mac? In iOS 9, you'll have granular control about what rings where, and you'll be able to turn certain machines off entirely.
 
I see mention of treating it like Apple Watch.
I would love my iPad to sync up with my iPhone like the Apple Watch does using Bluetooth LE or Smart (whatever it is called). This would allow me to use iPad more like a real LTE data connection instead of having a 2nd SIM like I do now. I tried instant hotspot but it doesn't work the same as an always-on LTE iPad.
 
still need to solve 5 Apple devices ringing the same room.
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you know, when you pick up one to answer a call and the other 4 devices are still ringing and you have to leave the freaking room because you can't hear the person on the call.

Continuity would be so much more useful if it was smarter about knowing whether or not you are near enough to or using your device and then ringing that device and that device only. Any more than one device ringing at the same time is annoying and sometimes even kind of disorienting.

Say you have your phone in your pocket or on your desk and you're using your Mac. Suddenly a call comes in. The phone should ring while the Mac gives you a silent notification, meaning you can answer on your Mac if it's more convenient, but you don't have two different rings from two different devices at once.

If you're using your Mac but your phone is more than 10 feet away from it then the Mac should handle the ringtone and the phone shouldn't make a sound but still light up that a call is coming in.

Maybe the new Intelligence features will eventually come to encompass this. Because the current implementation is kinda not very smart.
 
This is brilliant!!!! Tmobile is looking better and better. Since it would seem that AT&T is no longer going to allow 2 year contracts for phones. I may just switch to Tmobile.
Now now. You know what the internet hivemind says. You can't praise T-Mobile just because they have fancy features, lower prices, and no contracts. You must worship the ground that Verizon and AT&T bless with their signal.
 
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Anyone know if this is an extension of Wi-Fi calling or iPhone cellular calls? Since you can only have one enabled on TMo, and I tend to have Wi-Fi calling enabled more...
 
There is like a one ring delay. Maybe that's what he means.

No. There's a bug I also get sometimes. I'm sitting in front of my Mac. My iPhone rings in my pocket and I answer it. Meanwhile my Mac, which has also been ringing, keeps ringing after I have answered on my iPhone. If I press "decline" it might disconnect the call, so I need to leave the room to take the call. Extremely annoying, particularly if you also have another Mac in the other corner and an iPad lying around too
 
Now now. You know what the internet hivemind says. You can't praise T-Mobile just because they have fancy features, lower prices, and no contracts. You must worship the ground that Verizon and AT&T bless with their signal.

If after 30 days you leave T-Mobile you owe them the FULL price of the phone. This can be upwards of $700 for phones like 128GB 6.

If after 30 days you leave Verizon you only owe $350.

Please don't give us this T-Mobile has no contracts BS. Its just that, BS.
 
If after 30 days you leave T-Mobile you owe them the FULL price of the phone. This can be upwards of $700 for phones like 128GB 6.

If after 30 days you leave Verizon you only owe $350.

Please don't give us this T-Mobile has no contracts BS. Its just that, BS.
Do remember that you still have to make a down payment with a 2-year contract. So for a 16-gig iPhone 6, that's $200. $200 + $350 is $550 total. Perhaps you "save" $100, but you aren't getting a 128GB iPhone 6 for $350 as your post implies.
 
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No. You have to leave your iPhone in a place with good cellular service. ;)
Really? Shouldn't T-Mobile WiFi calling work with the phone only being connected via WiFi to the Internet? If T-Mobile can route a phone call via the Internet and VoIP to your phone, they should also be able to route it another Internet-connected that can convince T-Mobile that it belongs to the same owner as the phone.
 
Do remember that you still have to make a down payment with a 2-year contract. So for a 16-gig iPhone 6, that's $200. $200 + $350 is $550 total. Perhaps you "save" $100, but you aren't getting a 128GB iPhone 6 for $350 as your post implies.
Plus one-month of Verizon charges.
 
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If after 30 days you leave T-Mobile you owe them the FULL price of the phone. This can be upwards of $700 for phones like 128GB 6.

If after 30 days you leave Verizon you only owe $350.

Please don't give us this T-Mobile has no contracts BS. Its just that, BS.

That is nonsense. If that were true, literally everyone would be going to Verizon, getting an iPhone, leaving after 30 days and just paying the penalty. Yay, an iPhone at a 50% discount! Do you really think they would eat $400 on every contract that cancels after 30 days? They'd be broke within months. Their cancellation policy gets them the price of the phone back, plus some more. On TMobile, it's just the phone, the same price you'd pay to buy it outright from an Apple Store.
Do think a little bit before posting
 
No. There's a bug I also get sometimes. I'm sitting in front of my Mac. My iPhone rings in my pocket and I answer it. Meanwhile my Mac, which has also been ringing, keeps ringing after I have answered on my iPhone. If I press "decline" it might disconnect the call, so I need to leave the room to take the call. Extremely annoying, particularly if you also have another Mac in the other corner and an iPad lying around too

I use continuity everyday for phone calls(outgoing/incoming) and that has never happened to me(iPad + iMac).

Btw, why would you leave the room? You know there's a mute button on the keyboard, right?
 
I traveled to Argentina last January and while being on WiFi I could use my T-Mobile iPhone to call to the US and receive phone calls. All worked great.
That is seriously cool, as it removes the downside of local SIMs that you are no longer reachable under your normal cellphone number (and need to use a VoIP service to call home without high charges).
 
Really? Shouldn't T-Mobile WiFi calling work with the phone only being connected via WiFi to the Internet? If T-Mobile can route a phone call via the Internet and VoIP to your phone, they should also be able to route it another Internet-connected that can convince T-Mobile that it belongs to the same owner as the phone.
I think you're right in regards to T-mobile. Sorry I was speaking about every other carrier. I do wish all carrier had Wifi calling.
 
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still need to solve 5 Apple devices ringing the same room.
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you know, when you pick up one to answer a call and the other 4 devices are still ringing and you have to leave the freaking room because you can't hear the person on the call.

Oh, how I feel your pain. And yet this new feature could finally make me switch to TMobile if ATT does not support in by year end.

Just imagine the fun of having my ipad ringing at home driving my wife crazy as I call myself over and over again. (no I would never do that in real life, but just imagine.:D)
 
Anyone have any luck with this? FaceTime settings on my Mac (El Capitan) tell me I'm all set, as do the settings on my iPhone (iOS 9). Keep getting a failed call message suggesting my iPhone and Mac to be on the same network.
 
Plus one-month of Verizon charges.
Which yea, would also include $20-30 repayment on the $450 loan the carrier gave you. So you're still getting stuck with whole amount of the phone. But, I get that people still buy into the magic trick of carrier subsidy. It's really hard accept that you are still paying full price for the phone, still. Or, mostly nearly so if you do cancel at 31 days.
 
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