iOS 8 Adds WiFi Calling on T-Mobile
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For the T-Mobile users out there (NTG's primary carrier, but not exclusive carrier due to service area issues), with the update to iOS 8 turning on the technical capability of wifi calling, T-Mobile has enabled it on their network. So anyone who has updated to iOS 8 and is on T-Mobile should have magically received this awesome new feature. It is not limited to iPhone 6 as originally rumored.
To enable, go to Settings -> Phone -> Wifi Calls and enable it there. This is huge for T-Mobile people who often suffer from having inferior range compared to Verizon. This feature makes T-Mobile a huge win for me.
I've tested this on the iPhone 5s. In theory, anything with iOS 8 will do it.
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hmm.. To bad Sprint never did this. I've had to spend a lot of time installing their Femtocells and distributed antenna amplifiers in buildings before.
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This is making T-Mobile very tempting for me. Their coverage in the Metro STL area is decent, but not quite good enough.
But if I can get calls when I am on WiFi (always am at clients, then this will negate many of my issues.
Hmmm Tempting.
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Why wouldn't all carriers do this? I'm sure there's a disadvantage to them somehow - I just can't figure out what.
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Tmobile isn't the only one who is doing it now. Verizon is as well! And for the record only Scott and Katie are on Tmobile almost everyone else is on Verizon. Cause Tmobile just doesn't have the coverage everyone else needs. The price is so much better but no coverage means we can't use it.
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@Minion-Queen said:
Tmobile isn't the only one who is doing it now. Verizon is as well! And for the record only Scott and Katie are on Tmobile almost everyone else is on Verizon. Cause Tmobile just doesn't have the coverage everyone else needs. The price is so much better but no coverage means we can't use it.
Coverage and speed are why I finally left Sprint and moved to AT&T. My bill when up around 25%. sigh.. .but like you said, if you can't use it, what's the point?
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@Dashrender said:
Why wouldn't all carriers do this? I'm sure there's a disadvantage to them somehow - I just can't figure out what.
I've always wondered that, seems like it would just be a huge advantage. Can't think of any negative.
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@Dashrender said:
Coverage and speed are why I finally left Sprint and moved to AT&T. My bill when up around 25%. sigh.. .but like you said, if you can't use it, what's the point?
I initially left Verizon because I had no coverage in Dallas. In Connecticut I only have TMobile and Verizon as options. At home, none of the three have coverage but TMobile gives me WiFi calling so is a total win.
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I have been using wifi based calling on my t-mobile phone for years! This is not a "new" feature to t-mobile, just iPhones.
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@Katie said:
I have been using wifi based calling on my t-mobile phone for years! This is not a "new" feature to t-mobile, just iPhones.
Yup. I used to use wifi calling on my Windows 8 phone when I was on T-Mobile with NTG.
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@Katie said:
I have been using wifi based calling on my t-mobile phone for years! This is not a "new" feature to t-mobile, just iPhones.
Yes, that was the only positive feature of my TMobile Windows Phone.
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@scottalanmiller Many have the technology in place since they sell femtocells but I'm not sure why the never full implement it down to the phones directly. I guess it's too much work on their part to make it work on every phone. But I could see them just making an android app/plugin and one for iphones. They don't need to worry about RIM too much.
