Hi Sieghard, I think Wi-Fi calling has to be available and turned on for you to be able to get calls on the watch without it having a bluetooth connection to your phone.
Best, Anna > On Nov 8, 2016, at 4:08 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Anna, > > That's amazing, I really don't undersand why there isn't a DialPad, > definitely something I will have to submit as feedback/a feature request. > I did check under Settings > Phone and for "Calls on other devices" it says > "When Nearby". If I double tap on that it says that it is turned on and that > is the only setting I see. > Unfortunately Telus, one of the 3 big carriers in Canada, for some reason > does not yet offer Wi-Fi calling, hopefully this will change soon. > > I wonder why my Watch didn't ring then yesterday since my phone was connected > to my store's WiFi network and according to what you said this means my watch > should also be connected. > > Another oddity I noticed is that when I open the Messages app I saw all my > messages, but a few of the iMessage threads I had deleted on my phone, but > they still showed up on the watch. Shouldn't they go away on the watch if > they are deleted on the phone. > > Thanks, > Sieghard > > From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf > Of Woody Anna Dresner > Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2016 8:31 AM > To: VIPhone Mailing List <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: Phone app on Apple Watch > > Hi Sieghard, > > No, there's no dial pad for the phone on the watch. There aren't Wi-Fi > settings either, but your watch does have Wi-Fi capability, and it will join > any network that your phone has joined. As a result, you can get iMessages > and notifications even if your phone is off. I believe that if your phone and > watch are connected to the same Wi-Fi network, you can get calls on your > watch if you have Wi-Fi Calling turned on. Note that not all cell networks > allow Wi-Fi calling. Check in Phone Settings on your phone. Wi-Fi Calling and > Calls on Other Devices should both be turned on. > > I hope that's of some help. > > Best, > Anna > > > > On Nov 8, 2016, at 9:44 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi Watchers (is that a good name to call us Apple Watch users?), > > I am fairly new to the Apple Watch. Am I missing something or is there no > DialPad in the phone app on the Apple Watch? If so I really hope Apple will > fix this because this means you can’t use it at all to make phone calls to > anywhere you may have to enter an extension or press a number to reach a > certain department etc. Nowadays this means most phone calls to larger and > medium sized companies are not possible with the Apple Watch since so many > businesses nowadays have auto-answer systems where you do have to press some > numbers. It’s not as if it couldn’t be done, after all there is a keypad for > entering your passcode which is basically the same as the Dialpad of the > phone app without the Asterisk and Number keys. > > Also, I thought the Apple Watch used WiFi, but I don’t see a WiFi setting > anywhere, just bluetooth. Yesterday I had left my phone in the office at my > retail store and was up front with a customer, maybe 50 or 60 feet away from > the office. I heard my phone ring in the office, but my Apple Watch didn’t > ring, it then started ringing as I walked a bit closer, but by then it was > too late to pick up the call before it went to voice mail. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone > <https://groups.google.com/group/viphone>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone > <https://groups.google.com/group/viphone>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone > <https://groups.google.com/group/viphone>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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