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Verizon's Wi-Fi Calling Coming to Galaxy S6 on Monday, iPhone 'Early Next Year'
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Good to see that they finally are, but a big part of the reason T-Mobile had it much earlier is because their cellular coverage was quite lacking in many places/instances.
I have 1-2 bars in my house ... everywhere else I have max reception in our town. But why is this going to take till early next year for iPhones? Can't wait.
Thanks for correcting me; your memory does serve you correctly.
I saw on Digital Spy (in their mobile forum) that Vodafone have added 4G Voice to their PAYM tariffs now when pre-ordering the iPhone 6s; I hope this means VoLTE is imminent here in the UK for those of us whom aren't in a Three Super Voice area.
What does making the most money have to do with anything? Carriers are some of the most evil companies out there, next to ISPs and credit card companies. It doesn't matter how much money Apple makes.
FYI, VZW has been pushing bug fixes to the S6 since this summer - "next week" comes about the time for the 5.1.2 update, so those users will likely be our test mules. VZW likely rather piss off several thousand S6 users than several million iPhone subs...
As to the "Android first" bit, they're not getting Marshmallow until "sometime next year" on the S6. iOS 9.2 will likely be out in the next week or two, so it's already nearing the end of carrier testing so we'll see this new feature in the next major update. No other Android phone on their network is getting wifi calling soon AFAIK...
Sorry but I live in San Diego county and have not had that problem on Verizon. When we had a total black out little over a year ago the only person who had cell reception where my ex works was her no other phone there worked she was the only one with Verizon!
Such evil companies that provide services most of us couldn't really do without these days.
Verizon is doing this with the Samsung first vs the iPhone, because Samsung allows Verizon bloatware on their phones, whereas Apple does not.
So, let's see. You are saying that because T-Mobile had it first, no one else should have it because someone else had it first? You're really condemning Verizon for now having it just because they were late to the party. How strange that thinking is. I can't even begin to understand your statement or logic.
Oh my. Evil!! How terrible. So, don't use a cell, don't have an internet provider, and don't have a credit card. That way you can eliminate that terrible evil from your life. If you continue to use these products/services that you admit are evil, then you are participating in the evil and are being quite hypocritical. Please let us know when you terminate these services/products. Oh wait. You won't have internet service so you can no longer participate. Yes. Let's stamp out evil. I'm with you all the way!!
Exaggerate much? Evil in what way? Because they'd rather keep money you pay them then re-invest it in their infrastructure!? They're a business, making the most money is the point of their existence. Just like Apple. As much as everyone would like to think these corporations have a 'conscious' they don't. Apple could do so much to help alleviate the child labor issues and minuscule wages that the people that manufacture their phones have, but they don't. Even with $100+ billion sitting in the bank. No one has issues with that, but Verizon and Samsung limit wifi calling abilities for profit/advertising and they're called 'evil'!? Some peoples blind allegiances make me sick (to a corporation nonetheless).
Great! Even more incentive for Verizon to not want to fix their network around here. "Well, sir, if you just connect to Wi-Fi then you can make all the calls you want and it will actually work!"
The most evil companies provide services you can't live without.
The most evil companies provide services you can't live without.
Are you a hypocrite if you buy a $500 pill that you can't live without from a pharmaceutical company?
2 year contracts, slow internet speeds, and abolishing net neutrality. ISPs (and other evil companies) can do this because you don't have a choice.
Read above.
You don't think Samsung has bad working conditions? Their employees got cancer from being exposed to hazardous materials.
If you have an iphone 6, 6+ or 6s or 6s+, you can use Verizon wifi right now. Download the Verizon Message + app from the app store and use that app to make calls over wifi. I live in a poor signal area and usually use a network extender from Verizon. When it went down, I used the app and it works fine. It doesn't have a Favorites caegory, but you can call anyone in your contacts list or dial a number.
Does the Network Extender have a white list ONLY option? I know it has a priority list, but that's not what I'm looking for. Any help would be appreciated.
I don't know how you can read the story then comment about Verizon treating iPhone users as second class citizens. Roll the program out on fewer phones work out the issues then roll it out en-mass.
I'm not sure what the issue is? Just get an S6 Edge. You'll have Wifi calling and a way better phone.
What I'm saying is that they're the SAME. We shouldn't believe that Apple's corporate policies are entirely altruistic or even better then every other company. Every company's goal is to make money, and they crap on their employees/customers to meet those goals. To me the only difference between Apple and Samsung (or any other company) is that their products are better (not perfect, but better).
I honestly mean this in the nicest way, just an FYI. Its a "land" line or POTS line (Plain Old Telephone Service)not a LAN line. LAN = Local Area Network, refers to a computer network.