+1, the calling experience on the 6 with WiFi calling is far better, far better yet on the 6S than the 5S. T-Mobile supported it because they had used WiFi as a method to fill in holes in their network, especially building penetration problems. AT&T didn’t have such issues so they waited to implement WiFi calling for phones. They did h ave a FemtoCell solution that used Ethernet and public Internet to deliver a local cell signal but not direct to phone.
> On Oct 9, 2015, at 5:55 PM, Daniel Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > > It’s in how AT&T chose to implement their wifi calling feature. There’s > requires hardware capable of supporting HD voice, or VO-LTE, which is only > supported on the 6 or later. It’s not dumb, in my opinion. > >> On Oct 9, 2015, at 4:33 PM, Joe Quinn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> What I don't get is why T-Mobile supports the iPhone 5s, and AT&T doesn't. >> That's stupid. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Oct 9, 2015, at 4:25 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> Not only do you have to have the right hardware, but you need to be running >>> 9.0 and above. For me, I have the correct iPhone, but I have elected to >>> stay at 8.4.1 for now until the future updates correct the bugs. HTH. This >>> is what I got from ATT earlier this afternoon. >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Oct 9, 2015, at 1:03 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Right, that is what I discovered. Scott had just initially said to call >>>> them to see if there was a charge, etc, so I wanted to be totally sure. >>>> >>>> Chris. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Miller" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Friday, October 09, 2015 12:18 PM >>>> Subject: Re: AT&T launches WiFi calling >>>> >>>> >>>> You don’t need to call them to set it up, just to go settings, phone, and >>>> turn on wi-fi calling. >>>> >>>>> On Oct 9, 2015, at 11:14 AM, [email protected] wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Okay. I'll give them Okay. I'll give them a call in a bit. I have an >>>>> iPhone6. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 9, 2015, at 7:31 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I just called them to set it up, and the lady I spoke with confirmed, >>>>>> yes. It's only for the 6, 6+, 6S, and 6S+. >>>>>> >>>>>> As for other platforms like Android, I'm not totally sure, but that's OT >>>>>> for this list anyway. LOL! >>>>>> >>>>>> Chris. >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Granados" >>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Friday, October 09, 2015 10:03 AM >>>>>> Subject: Re: AT&T launches WiFi calling >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Not sure on that, I know T-Mobile supported it back through the 5S at >>>>>> least but I’m not sure where AT&T is supporting the device. >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Oct 9, 2015, at 9:49 AM, Joe Quinn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But it's only on the 6 and later? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Oct 9, 2015, at 8:35 AM, Scott Granados <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Just a heads up that for folks using the AT&T network, WiFi calling is >>>>>>>> now available. This feature for the unfamiliar lets you get your cell >>>>>>>> services over a WiFi connection so is good for example if your home is >>>>>>>> in a spotty coverage area or if you work inside a large building where >>>>>>>> coverage is difficult but WiFi is available. You’ll want to contact >>>>>>>> AT&T to see what you need to do to establish service. 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