That would make sense then and it explains why I am restricted to bluetooth range. I just called Telus and apparently WiFi calling is supposed to be available in the next "months". This is "months" plural and unfortunately not "month" as in by the end of November or beginning of December. Apparently Telus is the last of the 3 carriers to have this, both Bell and Rogers have been offering WiFi calling for some time. Anyhow, I hope it will come by the end of the year or at least in January or February so I can take advantage of this as well.
Regards, Sieghard. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Woody Anna Dresner Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2016 2:57 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Phone app on Apple Watch 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 <siegh...@live.ca<mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> 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: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Woody Anna Dresner Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2016 8:31 AM To: VIPhone Mailing List <viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> 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 <siegh...@live.ca<mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> 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. 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