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This is a thread to discuss any findings, in regards to WiFi calling for the Moto X Style/2015/Pure.
Since there is going to be one unlocked version for all carriers, I'm guessing it's going to be included a carrier's software delivery service in the phone that when you log into your network, it download all the bloatwares for that specific carriers to your phone, or not.
I guess they won't have it because previous Moto X didn't have it either.
The Nexus 6 recently got updated to Android 5.1.1 which addressed the Wi-Fi Calling feature add-on baked in. In fact, from what I've read, T-Mobile Wi-Fi calling is open source and Google directly worked with it to incorporate it natively in Android M, basically have the feature baked in. Having the previous in mind, I would think the Moto X Style will eventually have this feature, especially once it is updated to Android M, which should be soon after Android M is officially released by Google. Any other thoughts?
dannycarrasco8708 said:
...I would think the Moto X Style will eventually have this feature, especially once it is updated to Android M, which should be soon after Android M is officially released by Google. Any other thoughts?
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I keep forgetting that Android M feature and the fact T-Mobile is one of few carriers ready to support it .
That settles it for sure.
I'm waiting for September, to buy a Moto X Pure/Style.
The current Nexus 6 T-Mobile WiFi calling, requires the T-Mobile ROM for that device AFAIK. With the Moto Pure, we'll be able to have the true Moto Unlocked ROM and WiFi calling via Android M. Zero need for any T-Mobile controlled ROM.
Darnell_Chat_TN said:
I keep forgetting that Android M feature and the fact T-Mobile is one of few carriers ready to support it .
That settles it for sure.
I'm waiting for September, to buy a Moto X Pure/Style.
The current Nexus 6 T-Mobile WiFi calling, requires the T-Mobile ROM for that device AFAIK. With the Moto Pure, we'll be able to have the true Moto Unlocked ROM and WiFi calling via Android M. Zero need for any T-Mobile controlled ROM.
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Unfortunately that's just theoretical. AFAIK there has been nothing communicated by anybody that this would actually happen.
NCguy said:
Unfortunately that's just theoretical. AFAIK there has been nothing communicated by anybody that this would actually happen.
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It's 100% fact and already being used.
Darnell_Chat_TN said:
It's 100% fact and already being used.
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At a minimum it needs radio and firmware support. I haven't seen moto promise any support for wifi calling in any of their devices for M at this point. I believe its possible but mostly wishful thinking.
NCguy said:
At a minimum it needs radio and firmware support. I haven't seen moto promise any support for wifi calling in any of their devices for M at this point. I believe its possible but mostly wishful thinking.
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It's not as if they said the device won't have support. Do you even have record of them ever being asked? I feel it likely will. But we will see in very short time.
If not, I still prefer the Moto X Pure. But I see nothing to support pessimism on it at this point.
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Never got it why people stick to tmobile if they have no good coverage...
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Darnell_Chat_TN said:
It's not as if they said the device won't have support. Do you even have record of them ever being asked? I feel it likely will. But we will see in very short time.
If not, I still prefer the Moto X Pure. But I see nothing to support pessimism on it at this point.
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My point was you had nothing to confirm that it was going to happen. I never said I had confirmation that it wasn't.
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ambervals6 said:
Never got it why people stick to tmobile if they have no good coverage...
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It's a cult thing. I drink the cool aide.
ambervals6 said:
Never got it why people stick to tmobile if they have no good coverage...
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Obviously nobody is going to pay a carrier for phone service if they cannot make calls. So, we who have T-Mobile must be getting coverage for our usual needs.
WiFi calling for me, would be a plus for the few times a year I am at a place where I cannot get phone coverage. And in some of those cases, AT&T devices can't get a signal either.
I should also mention, there is no "radio" support required. I've used T-Mobile WiFi calling on devices, where I flashed non-T-Mobile radios and with the T-Mobile ROM the WiFi calling still worked. So the WiFi calling is all in the ROM and that is what Google has in Android M. I've already cited above, that people using Android M previews are already using this with no issues. So, it will work with the Moto X Pure and there's zero to indicate otherwise.
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My point was you had nothing to confirm that it was going to happen. I never said I had confirmation that it wasn't.
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It's a cult thing. I drink the cool aide.
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I would switch to T-mobile is a flash if I didn't have to drive a mile from my house to make a phone call.
If you have WFi and a phone that has WiFi Calling anabled, then you don't have to drive a mile.
Fact is that you should find a carrier that suits your needs. For me, I'm in a huge metro area, but my parents live a little further out from a major city. BOOM! WiFi Calling solves the issue.
Cheaper plans, great feature, no problems.
DaleGriggs said:
I would switch to T-mobile is a flash if I didn't have to drive a mile from my house to make a phone call.
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Looks like WiFi Calling will not be supported - https://twitter.com/askdes/status/629308037405093888
Not sure what will happen once Android M is released though
Hmm. Guess you have to go with a carrier branded T-Mobile phone to get all of the cool features (wifi calling, hd voice, advanced text messaging, etc).
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thegreatone3 said:
Hmm. Guess you have to go with a carrier branded T-Mobile phone to get all of the cool features (wifi calling, hd voice, advanced text messaging, etc).
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Wonder if T-Mobile will even carrier it ... I'm fairly new to T-Mo (with them less than a year) but I don't recall them carrying either of the other X devices.
Motorola was pretty proud of the fact that they were bypassing the carriers entirely for their new devices. Problem is, it looks like their phones will be neutered compared to the carrier branded ones (at least for some T-Mobile feature). Guess I'll be waiting for the next Nexus to see what happens there.
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YankInDaSouth said:
Looks like WiFi Calling will not be supported - https://twitter.com/askdes/status/629308037405093888
Not sure what will happen once Android M is released though
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This was a given, since it's not running a T-Mobile ROM. But it already works in Android M preview ROMs. So we know for certain it will work without a T-Mobile ROM running M.
Is there a relationship between volte and band 12? I see them always mentioned together. Can you not do volte on bands 2 or 4?
I plan on testing the M preview radios out once I unlock it. I can also check into the band support from QXDM, etc. and see what would be necessary to get it going. Either way, I can easily see wifi calling working with it.
Two questions,
1 - Does the Nexus 6P have LTE Band 30?
2 - Does the Nexus 6P support the new Wifi calling feature on ATT.
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As per GSM arena it does support band 30 http://m.gsmarena.com/huawei_nexus_6p-7588.php.
As for WiFi calling, I hope so.
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cc999 said:
Two questions,
1 - Does the Nexus 6P have LTE Band 30?
2 - Does the Nexus 6P support the new Wifi calling feature on ATT.
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I posted the WIFI calling question on the ATT Forums. This is the response,
wifi calling will only be available on phones purchased thru ATT is what has been said. You cant get HDvoice on non ATT phones either nor the nexus 6 which ATT did sell. You can bring your own phone but ATT is not going to make some features available to you to use.
I believe the only device that supports wifi calling on AT&T is the iPhone at the moment..
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graffixnyc said:
I believe the only device that supports wifi calling on AT&T is the iPhone at the moment..
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boooo go home iPhone...
I moved to Project Fi cuz I'm sick of AT&T and their bs. Hopefully VoLTE will be available soon this is day one with Fi and so far so good
graffixnyc said:
I believe the only device that supports wifi calling on AT&T is the iPhone at the moment..
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So even though you can buy an iphone thru apple and get it actyivated on att....you get the all att's supported feature even though the phone wasnt bought from att? However the google phone does not get the same support? That would be discrimination wouldnt it?
Actually.....I just called and the CSR atteampt to manually enter the provision for wifi calling and HD voice and she said it didnt work because it said my phone wasnt capable of the wifi calling feature. And the way it works she claimed is you provision my phone to do wifi calling and it will automatically enable the HD voice feature in tandem....but it wouldnt go thru
Since my Samsung Galaxy Note 5 was updated to MM OTA with AT&T it now has wifi calling and HD voice. I was wondering if now since my Nexus 6P was updated to Nougat and it has everything needed for Wifi calling and HD voice is there a way to enable them now on AT&T?
JGuinan007 said:
Since my Samsung Galaxy Note 5 was updated to MM OTA with AT&T it now has wifi calling and HD voice. I was wondering if now since my Nexus 6P was updated to Nougat and it has everything needed for Wifi calling and HD voice is there a way to enable them now on AT&T?
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No.
uicnren said:
No.
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Are you sure about that?
JGuinan007 said:
Are you sure about that?
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Yes.
I am just about to switch to T-Mobile and I see that there isn't WiFi calling enabled on the pure...which is just mind boggling to me. Are there any ROMs or anyway to get it working?
My understanding is that WiFi calling requires 6.0.1 on an XT1575, or that the feature isn't present in 6.0. I am on VZ but bought a prepaid T-Mobile SIM to try out their coverage in my area (better than VZ) but still no wifi calling... I'd like to get my hands on 6.0.1 to test further but can't find it...
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ech1253 said:
My understanding is that WiFi calling requires 6.0.1 on an XT1575, or that the feature isn't present in 6.0. I am on VZ but bought a prepaid T-Mobile SIM to try out their coverage in my area (better than VZ) but still no wifi calling... I'd like to get my hands on 6.0.1 to test further but can't find it...
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Hmm...hope your right about the 6.0.1. That should be released any day now
Maybe someone else can chime in here but since T-Mobile doesn't appear to tie IMEI of device to SIM card, I don't see how they could selectively prevent a feature like wifi calling from working if it's supported in the device OS.. ?
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ech1253 said:
Maybe someone else can chime in here but since T-Mobile doesn't appear to tie IMEI of device to SIM card, I don't see how they could selectively prevent a feature like wifi calling from working if it's supported in the device OS.. ?
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I may be wrong but the Wifi calling feature was standard in the Android Marshmallow update for all phones. But for some reason it was Motorola who took it out? I may be wrong tho
Anyone having a issue with the visual voicemail built into the phone app after the NPN25.137-93 update? I'm using retus 100% stock on MetroPCS, and not getting any voicemails. If I go into the phone settings>calls>voicemail, there is a switch to turn on voicemail, and it goes on when switched. But when you back out of it and go back into it, the switch is back off... i I hate using the MetroPCS VVM app. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
There is Visual Voice Mail built into the phone now? News to me...
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There is Visual Voice Mail built into the phone now? News to me...
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There has always been. In the phone app, the 3 dots at the top left, settings, calls, voicemail
ice711 said:
There has always been. In the phone app, the 3 dots at the top left, settings, calls, voicemail
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I don't have that... Never have. On NPN25.137-93, bone stock.
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There is Visual Voice Mail built into the phone now? News to me...
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I don't have that...
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Interesting. What model do u have and carrier?
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Interesting. What model do u have and carrier?
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XT1687 4/64GB, Retail US variant. On AT&T
acejavelin said:
XT1687 4/64GB, Retail US variant. On AT&T
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I have the same model but on MetroPCS... Gonna try a factory reset and see what happens. It did work up until last night
ice711 said:
I have the same model but on MetroPCS... Gonna try a factory reset and see what happens. It did work up until last night
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Must be carrier dependant. I don't have it on Straight Talk.
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riggerman0421 said:
Must be carrier dependant. I don't have it on Straight Talk.
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Maybe related to that "Carrier Services" app that keeps getting updated...
riggerman0421 said:
Must be carrier dependant. I don't have it on Straight Talk.
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And I don't have it on AT&T. Bought the phone unlocked.. there is no reason it should have any carrier apps on it. AT&T doesn't sell it.
I use Google voice for voicemail anyway.. Switched years ago cuz I didn't want to pay for the at&t app back in the day.
https://imgur.com/a/Y6ZId
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mindmajick said:
And I don't have it on AT&T. Bought the phone unlocked.. there is no reason it should have any carrier apps on it. AT&T doesn't sell it.
I use Google voice for voicemail anyway.. Switched years ago cuz I didn't want to pay for the at&t app back in the day.
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The app in question is likely Carrier Services from Google, not from AT&T, it is part of Android... If the carrier wants 3rd party access to their VVM (or other things like VoLTE) they submit it to Google to have the services added to this file so they don't need their own custom app but use embedded Android features for their services. AT&T probably wants customers to use their app, and not use the feature build into Android, so they don't allow it in their service profile.
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The app in question is likely Carrier Services from Google, not from AT&T, it is part of Android... If the carrier wants 3rd party access to their VVM (or other things like VoLTE) they submit it to Google to have the services added to this file so they don't need their own custom app but use embedded Android features for their services. AT&T probably wants customers to use their app, and not use the feature build into Android, so they don't allow it in their service profile.
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Not sure why I don't have it then.
Like I said.. I'm on AT&T.
I'm guessing a different third party app is the culprit.
Maybe try installing the AT&T visual voicemail app. I strongly doubt this comes from carrier services.
Edit: sorry! I misunderstood. Yes.. this is what sprint does. Sprint definitely uses the carrier app to enable VV. I thought someone was saying it worked on AT&T.. my mistake
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Anyone have a fix on this? I have to go through the carrier visual voicemail app instead of Google Dialer. And if i disable that app, then voicemail goes through the old fashioned answering system.
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Must be carrier dependant. I don't have it on Straight Talk.
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Which network are you using with ST? They support the 4 nation wide networks in the US.
Does the T-Mobile version support native video calling like my Samsung phone does (no third party app needed, just phone number through dialer to compatible phones)?
Since my family and I use that a lot, the lack of that would be a possible deal breaker
I heard the OP6 and OP5\t couldn't do it on TMobile and assuming the unlocked OP6t can't (can anyone confirm?)
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Does the T-Mobile version support native video calling like my Samsung phone does (no third party app needed, just phone number through dialer to compatible phones)?
Since my family and I use that a lot, the lack of that would be a possible deal breaker
I heard the OP6 and OP5\t couldn't do it on TMobile and assuming the unlocked OP6t can't (can anyone confirm?)
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oops... disregard...misread what you were asking
Wife and I use whatsapp for video calling... not a big deal to me...but don't do it often...