T mobile wifi calling

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  1. tl01, Sep 29, 2015

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    The rep at t mobile said you can only use wifi calling if you have a phone you bought from t mobile directly...and not say an unlocked iPhone from the apple upgrade program. Is this true?
     
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  2. lordofthereef, Sep 29, 2015

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    That doesn't make sense to me. The APN settings should install once you have a sim in and are connecting to the appropriate network. Following this one to see what I can learn though.
     
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  3. chasescott66, Sep 29, 2015

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    Not true, I bought my phone at Best Buy(bought the Verizon Model) and Wifi Calling works just fine!
     
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  4. karmamule, Sep 29, 2015

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    I bought mine through the Apple Store and it is using wifi calling so that rep is wrong.
     
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  5. Applejuiced, Sep 29, 2015

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    Completely false.
    Any unlocked iphone as soon as you put in a T-Mobile sim and carrier settings install then wifi calling becomes available.
     
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  6. Bryan Bowler, Sep 29, 2015

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    As others have said, you were given bad info. You need to go back to the store and pimp slap that rep!
     
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  7. tl01, Sep 29, 2015

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    Glad to hear she was wrong. It is a big component of my consideration in switching carriers. Thanks all!

    So far in an urban area...and 6 hours into my test of t mobile it is so much faster than att. I just wish I could predict where it will lack and I will get frustrated!;)
     
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  8. unclemax, Sep 29, 2015

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    It will lack in rural areas. In some places depending on the locality you'll either have no signal while having an AT&T mast in sight or it will roam to AT&T (calls and texts ok, data - crippled/off)
     
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