For Sprint WiFi calling the service provider name changes. Also Sprint WiFi is always on in my house even though I have good signals in most of it.
Jonathan Cohn > On Oct 23, 2015, at 11:27 PM, Daniel Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > > You can leave it on at all times. It only uses wifi for devices that don’t > have a cellular connection, or when your connection gets weak on the phone. > >> On Oct 23, 2015, at 10:02 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thanks, Daniel. I did find the Apple support earticle to which you referred. >> That had not come up when I simply googled Wi-Fi calling. But I am still not >> sure whether or not I'm going to have a problem if I have Wi-Fi calling >> turned on and I'm out around town in a place where I do have a cell >> connection but no Wi-Fi. Is the phone going to be smart enough to simply use >> my cell connection? Or do I have to turn Wi-Fi calling off? I guess I can >> just go down the Street away from my house and find out the hard way. >> Mary >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Oct 23, 2015, at 7:42 PM, Daniel Miller <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Mary, >>> >>> If you have t-mobile or sprint, you can use what’s called enhanced wi-fi >>> calling, which allows other iPads, iPods or Macs to make and receive wifi >>> calls, the same way your phone does. However, the really awesome advantage >>> to this is you can leave your phone at home, or somewhere else entirely, or >>> even turned completely off, and your other devices you have set up will >>> ring as if you had normal continuity set up. Do a google search for making >>> a call with wi-fi calling, and a result from apple support should pop up. >>> That page will give you all the information you need. >>> >>>> On Oct 23, 2015, at 9:34 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> My new iPhone has the capability of doing Wi-Fi calling. It was not on by >>>> default. When I turned it on, it seemed to allow me to also have my iPad >>>> mini two, which is not a cell model, do this Wi-Fi calling. So I googled >>>> around and wasn't really able to find out very much information. I >>>> understand the purpose of Wi-Fi calling is to let you make phone calls >>>> when your cell network is weak. However, if you have it enabled, and are >>>> in an area with a strong cell signal, will you use your cellular network? >>>> Or will you use your Wi-Fi network? This is, of course, assuming the Wi-Fi >>>> network is also strong. And how would a Wi-Fi enabled iPad with no >>>> cellular capability do wi-Fi calling? Or, if you do have Wi-Fi calling >>>> enabled, and are out in the city and have no Wi-Fi available, will you >>>> still be able to use your cell network without turning this feature off? I >>>> am just not clear about whether it is a good idea to have it turned on all >>>> the time, or just turn it on when you need it. >>>> Mary >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
