Sieghard, I am able to receive calls on my iPhone 5 s, but, not able to make them unless it is a facetime call.
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 2, 2015, at 12:13 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Mary, > > You can make calls with other devices, e.g. an older iPhone without SIM or a > WiFi only iPad even without WiFi calling. This is the setting Christopher > mentioned, under Phone > Calls from other devices. The other device or > devices must be on the same WiFi network as your primary phone and I believe > must be using the same Apple Id. You are basically using the cellular modem > of your primary phone as a hotspot for lack of a better word and the call is > routed through your phone even if it is locked and sitting in another room. > You can even make calls from your Mac this way and this was introduced I > think in iOS 7. > The WiFi calling feature from T-Mobile is similar except as you said you can > even make a call from your iPad if you are out and about as long as you have > WiFi access somewhere. > However, your old 5S without SIM receiving calls/ringing at the same time as > you r new 6S is because of the Calls from other devices setting, if you > delete your 5S from there it will no longer ring when somebody else calls you. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Mary Otten > Sent: Sunday, November 1, 2015 8:26 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: using an iPhone only as a devicee > > Nobody was questioning the need for having a cell account. I was only saying > that I have iPhone with T-Mobile that has Wi-Fi calling. I have an iPad mini > two which has no cellular capability. With the iPhone locked, I can make > calls to landline's using an iPad mini over Wi-Fi. I can't see how that can > be done if I didn't have Wi-Fi calling. Further, I recall seeing a T-Mobile > promotion for Wi-Fi calling saying that if you left your Phone at home, say, > but found yourself in a place where you had Wi-Fi connectivity and a device > that you had okayed this calling from other devices through, you would be > able to make calls on that device. So I suppose what I should do is leave my > phone home and go to a nearby coffee shop where my iPad has the Wi-Fi network > and see if I can make a call from there. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 1, 2015, at 8:17 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> How near is near? It works over wifi and bluetooth, letting your phone be >> quite far away--in another room, for instance--and it'll still work. My >> understanding of wifi calling is that it relies on your cell provider, but >> simply uses wifi to carry the signal instead of a cell tower. You still need >> a cellular account and a device from your carrier to do it. >>> On Nov 1, 2015, at 23:11, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> OK, you are right. It is a separate setting. But when I want to know is >>> this. Since your iPhone doesn't have to be anywhere near you when you make >>> these calls, if you don't have Wi-Fi calling enabled on your iPhone, how on >>> earth does your noncellular iPad mini make this call? Clearly, it is using >>> Wi-Fi. How does that work? >>> Mary >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Nov 1, 2015, at 7:17 PM, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm guessing this isn't wifi calling but rather Settings -> Phone -> Calls >>>> on Other Devices. This allows you to receive calls on other devices on the >>>> same network. >>>> >>>>> On 11/01/2015 07:12 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>> I have a 5 s which I am using only as a device while i use my iPhone 6 as >>>>> my phone. I have Verizon as my carrier, but, this 5 s is an ATT phone. >>>>> When I receive a telephone call, both phones ring. I assume this is some >>>>> type of WiFi call, but, I can not make a call from the 5 s. I realize >>>>> that it has no service, but, I am able to answer calls with it. I am >>>>> able to make facetime calls with the 5 s. Can anyone explain this to me? >>>>> When I try to make a call, it says I have no service. I understand >>>>> this, but, how is it that I can receive calls? 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