Using wi-fi calling on a G900A on T-mobile - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I just now switched from AT&T to T-mobile because I finally got sick of AT&T for various reasons including very high prices. The network lock is removed. How can I get wi-fi calling to work on this phone? When I try to enable it, I get "To enable this service you must confirm your emergency address.". Then I see "Wi-Fi calling lets you make and receive calls over Wi-Fi with your AT&T account. When you use Wi-Fi Calling, information about the country where the Wi-Fi connection is made will be sent to your carrier. Learn more about Wi-Fi Calling.". The last two words are a link to https://m.att.com/shopmobile/wireless/features/wifi-calling.html?referrer=. It seems there's a hangup of AT&T versus T-mobile. What should I be doing to get this working?
In case anyone is wondering, this particular phone is being used because it must be kept unrooted. I have a G900T that has been rooted.

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Wi-fi calling on the Priv on EE

BlackBerry say there's a setting for enabling or disabling wi-fi calling.
"Swipe down from the top of the screen once using two fingers, or twice using one finger.
Tap The Settings icon > More > Wi-Fi calling.
Turn on the Wi-Fi Calling switch.
To see when your device will make Wi-Fi calls, turn on Wi-Fi Calling Status.
Tap Wi-Fi calling preferences > Connection preferences.
To use a Wi-Fi network, even when you have a cellular signal, tap Wi-Fi preferred.
To never use a cellular network and only use a Wi-Fi network, tap Wi-Fi only.
To only use a Wi-Fi network for calls when you don't have a cellular signal, tap Cellular network preferred."
I have checked in vain for the above settings even though I got text from EE saying wifi calling is enabled on my phone when I first set it up. Is this a carrier specific setting or are blackberry telling fibs?
FYI - I have an unlocked PRIV US version and use it with T-Mobile and I do have WiFi calling.
Thanks it would seem EE in the UK have blocked the setting.
I'm from germany and for me the setting is also blocked.
There is no such setting option in India. I can't find it on my Priv
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It's carrier specific, and glitchy as hell. Good luck to you.
EE Rom for Priv?
Some thieving toerag lifted my Google Pixel XL (which I was extremely happy with ) and I only had insurance on my iPad (I know, no point calling me names, I've already called myself everything under the sun!) So I had to get a replacement. After a few duff cheap ones which I returned, I got the Priv from Amazon (SIM free) and am amazed that a nearly 3 year old phone (even though brand new) was so feature rich and so well made. I'm chuffed to bits. EE(UK) sent me a replacement SIM and all systems go....except with WiFi calling. EE have confirmed that it needs to be one of their ROMs for the WiFi calling to work, and I'm really struggling to find a ROM for it. Don't suppose anyone else had any joy, or workarounds? Plan 44b is to get a cheap (£30) non branded Wireless Repeater with an 10m aerial cable you fix on the roof, and a small control box and internal antenna which will work on all mobile networks. I don't mind doing that but it's gonna take about 3 weeks to get here from China, and I was hoping for something a little faster - rubbish signal in my area and can't connect to the EE booster box!!

A hard one – Wi-Fi calling option missing from settings after Sprint activation

Guys this is a very difficult one. I really appreciate your help. If there's any place I can get an answer I think it's here.
My Nexus 6P had the Wi-Fi: option in the settings, I saw it many times. However after activating the phone with Sprint (during the process the agent Keith something into my phone which caused it to download and install something from their system) the Wi-Fi calling option is gone from the settings. I've tried everything I can think of to get it back and have been unable to.
I have a very new Nexus 6P running 6.0.1. I purchased this phone especially for its Wi-Fi calling capabilities to use on the T-Mobile network. At the time of purchase there was a lot of conflicting information about Wi-Fi calling coming from T-Mobile's customer support/technical support and numerous support people were saying the 6P is the only phone they were sure would work. I used the phone on T-Mobile's network with Wi-Fi calling and the Wi-Fi calling worked flawlessly, but there were other problems with their service so I moved on to Sprint. Sprint's Wi-Fi calling was horrible, in fact I don't think it was really doing Wi-Fi calling, I think it was just calling to the cellular network. During my time with Sprint I noticed that the phones Wi-Fi calling settings were gone. I contacted Google and they said that if Wi-Fi calling is not allowed by the carrier then the option would not appear in settings. I don't know if that's true but that's what they said. I assumed moving onto Verizon which does offer Wi-Fi calling would restore that option if it was just a matter of having a Sim card which commanded the phone to enable Wi-Fi calling. However after switching to Verizon I still have no Wi-Fi calling settings, and I am unable to make Wi-Fi calls.
In an attempt to get my Wi-Fi calling features back on the phone by factory wiped the number of times from recovery, I also upgraded to android N beta, I also routed the phone and tried installing Cyanogenmod, I also installed pure nexus, I also returned back to the stock Marshmallow, and nothing restored the Wi-Fi calling option on the phone.
I believe what the Sprint agent dialed on my phone to cause it to download and install something from their network is ##72786#, though the agent also dialed ##873283# and ##675#.
One of the Verizon technical support agents suggested that I dial *#*#72786#*#* but when I do that nothing happens except what I dialed clears out of the dialer. I used one of the apps to discover secret codes on my phone and it shows that code is handled by an application called SprintDL. I know some people whose Nexus 6P have never been on the Sprint network also have that application, so I'm not sure if that is something that was installed during the activation process with Sprint.
Now I'm wondering if I need to reflash the vendor information or the radio modem information part of the ROM. It seems like all the roof flashing that I've done would have flashed over everything that could be flashed. But it does seem like something happened to my phone, something was installed or changed or replaced and whatever that is is surviving through multiple factory wipes and ROM flashings.
Sorry for going on, but I want to pass along everything up front so I don't receive irrelevant responses were requests for more information.
I will be so grateful of anybody can help me out of this mess. I live in a place with very poor cellular coverage and Wi-Fi calling is critically important. If I have to send this phone back to Huawei all have to purchase another phone to use in the interim.
Thank you in advance.
takoateli said:
Guys this is a very difficult one. I really appreciate your help. If there's any place I can get an answer I think it's here.
My Nexus 6P had the Wi-Fi: option in the settings, I saw it many times. However after activating the phone with Sprint (during the process the agent Keith something into my phone which caused it to download and install something from their system) the Wi-Fi calling option is gone from the settings. I've tried everything I can think of to get it back and have been unable to.
I have a very new Nexus 6P running 6.0.1. I purchased this phone especially for its Wi-Fi calling capabilities to use on the T-Mobile network. At the time of purchase there was a lot of conflicting information about Wi-Fi calling coming from T-Mobile's customer support/technical support and numerous support people were saying the 6P is the only phone they were sure would work. I used the phone on T-Mobile's network with Wi-Fi calling and the Wi-Fi calling worked flawlessly, but there were other problems with their service so I moved on to Sprint. Sprint's Wi-Fi calling was horrible, in fact I don't think it was really doing Wi-Fi calling, I think it was just calling to the cellular network. During my time with Sprint I noticed that the phones Wi-Fi calling settings were gone. I contacted Google and they said that if Wi-Fi calling is not allowed by the carrier then the option would not appear in settings. I don't know if that's true but that's what they said. I assumed moving onto Verizon which does offer Wi-Fi calling would restore that option if it was just a matter of having a Sim card which commanded the phone to enable Wi-Fi calling. However after switching to Verizon I still have no Wi-Fi calling settings, and I am unable to make Wi-Fi calls.
In an attempt to get my Wi-Fi calling features back on the phone by factory wiped the number of times from recovery, I also upgraded to android N beta, I also routed the phone and tried installing Cyanogenmod, I also installed pure nexus, I also returned back to the stock Marshmallow, and nothing restored the Wi-Fi calling option on the phone.
I believe what the Sprint agent dialed on my phone to cause it to download and install something from their network is ##72786#, though the agent also dialed ##873283# and ##675#.
One of the Verizon technical support agents suggested that I dial *#*#72786#*#* but when I do that nothing happens except what I dialed clears out of the dialer. I used one of the apps to discover secret codes on my phone and it shows that code is handled by an application called SprintDL. I know some people whose Nexus 6P have never been on the Sprint network also have that application, so I'm not sure if that is something that was installed during the activation process with Sprint.
Now I'm wondering if I need to reflash the vendor information or the radio modem information part of the ROM. It seems like all the roof flashing that I've done would have flashed over everything that could be flashed. But it does seem like something happened to my phone, something was installed or changed or replaced and whatever that is is surviving through multiple factory wipes and ROM flashings.
Sorry for going on, but I want to pass along everything up front so I don't receive irrelevant responses were requests for more information.
I will be so grateful of anybody can help me out of this mess. I live in a place with very poor cellular coverage and Wi-Fi calling is critically important. If I have to send this phone back to Huawei all have to purchase another phone to use in the interim.
Thank you in advance.
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Have you gone to settings, more, Wi-Fi calling
takoateli said:
Guys this is a very difficult one. I really appreciate your help. If there's any place I can get an answer I think it's here.
My Nexus 6P had the Wi-Fi: option in the settings, I saw it many times. However after activating the phone with Sprint (during the process the agent Keith something into my phone which caused it to download and install something from their system) the Wi-Fi calling option is gone from the settings. I've tried everything I can think of to get it back and have been unable to.
I have a very new Nexus 6P running 6.0.1. I purchased this phone especially for its Wi-Fi calling capabilities to use on the T-Mobile network. At the time of purchase there was a lot of conflicting information about Wi-Fi calling coming from T-Mobile's customer support/technical support and numerous support people were saying the 6P is the only phone they were sure would work. I used the phone on T-Mobile's network with Wi-Fi calling and the Wi-Fi calling worked flawlessly, but there were other problems with their service so I moved on to Sprint. Sprint's Wi-Fi calling was horrible, in fact I don't think it was really doing Wi-Fi calling, I think it was just calling to the cellular network. During my time with Sprint I noticed that the phones Wi-Fi calling settings were gone. I contacted Google and they said that if Wi-Fi calling is not allowed by the carrier then the option would not appear in settings. I don't know if that's true but that's what they said. I assumed moving onto Verizon which does offer Wi-Fi calling would restore that option if it was just a matter of having a Sim card which commanded the phone to enable Wi-Fi calling. However after switching to Verizon I still have no Wi-Fi calling settings, and I am unable to make Wi-Fi calls.
In an attempt to get my Wi-Fi calling features back on the phone by factory wiped the number of times from recovery, I also upgraded to android N beta, I also routed the phone and tried installing Cyanogenmod, I also installed pure nexus, I also returned back to the stock Marshmallow, and nothing restored the Wi-Fi calling option on the phone.
I believe what the Sprint agent dialed on my phone to cause it to download and install something from their network is ##72786#, though the agent also dialed ##873283# and ##675#.
One of the Verizon technical support agents suggested that I dial *#*#72786#*#* but when I do that nothing happens except what I dialed clears out of the dialer. I used one of the apps to discover secret codes on my phone and it shows that code is handled by an application called SprintDL. I know some people whose Nexus 6P have never been on the Sprint network also have that application, so I'm not sure if that is something that was installed during the activation process with Sprint.
Now I'm wondering if I need to reflash the vendor information or the radio modem information part of the ROM. It seems like all the roof flashing that I've done would have flashed over everything that could be flashed. But it does seem like something happened to my phone, something was installed or changed or replaced and whatever that is is surviving through multiple factory wipes and ROM flashings.
Sorry for going on, but I want to pass along everything up front so I don't receive irrelevant responses were requests for more information.
I will be so grateful of anybody can help me out of this mess. I live in a place with very poor cellular coverage and Wi-Fi calling is critically important. If I have to send this phone back to Huawei all have to purchase another phone to use in the interim.
Thank you in advance.
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Verizon only offers WiFi calling for approved phones on there network. I do not have that option either with my 6p on Verizon however my wife's Galaxy S7 does.
jaythenut said:
Have you gone to settings, more, Wi-Fi calling
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Surely you jest. But of course.
Honestly, do you think someone who's rooted their phone and has flashed a number of different ROMs wouldn't know or how to look in the settings?
murphyjasonc said:
Verizon only offers WiFi calling for approved phones on there network. I do not have that option either with my 6p on Verizon however my wife's Galaxy S7 does.
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Thank you so much! So you mean that:
A) your phone has the Wi-Fi calling option in the settings but it does not work with Verizon?
– or –
B) because you are on the Verizon network the option for Wi-Fi calling does not show up in your settings?
takoateli said:
Thank you so much! So you mean that:
A) your phone has the Wi-Fi calling option in the settings but it does not work with Verizon?
– or –
B) because you are on the Verizon network the option for Wi-Fi calling does not show up in your settings?
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I do not have the wifi calling option in my settings. I've always been with Verizon so I haven't tested it with another network to if that would change. I wish I checked to see if it was there before it was activated but I didn't. I'm fairly sure the option just doesn't show up if the network doesn't support it.
murphyjasonc said:
I do not have the wifi calling option in my settings. I've always been with Verizon so I haven't tested it with another network to if that would change. I wish I checked to see if it was there before it was activated but I didn't. I'm fairly sure the option just doesn't show up if the network doesn't support it.
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Thank you so much! That is so great to know! I know that my setting for WiFi calling was there because I received the phone and played with it before I activated it and the setting was there. It was there when I was with AT&T and with T-Mobile.
I just found out what the problem/solution. It's the sim card. Today I purchased a T-Mobile sim card and even before it was activated, as soon as I popped it in my phone presented a notification about wifi calling and sure enough I checked the settings and the wifi calling option was back.
So if you have a 6p and the wifi calling option is not visible it's because of your sim card. Removing the wifi calling disabled sim card, rebooting the phone, reflashing the rom/firmware does NOT restore the visibility of the wifi calling option. The only thing that will restore the visibility of the wifi calling option is to insert a sim card that is wifi enabled.
I wish the good folks at Google or Huawei knew that the wifi calling setting's appearance or disappearance is tied to the sim card. It would have saved me a lot of work and headache
So having installed the sim from T-Mobile got you back the Wi-Fi settings back but when you put back the Sprint/Verizon sim did it remove it again or not? And if it didn't did Wi-Fi calling work on Sprint/Verizon? Or do we have to call and order a Wi-Fi enabled sim from our carrier?

Verizon Galaxy S5 video calling and some other network stuff on T-Mobile network

I have a Verizon G900V S5 that I am currently using with a T-Mobile sim card on the T-Mobile network, I can get voice calls text/data etc, but I cant find a way to activate the video calling because its linked to Verizon its currently on android 5.0 and I cant manually update it from the phone either because it says im not on the network, is there any tweaks or roms to fix these? Also whats the best network mode I should be on to get the fastest data right now im just leaving it on "Global" and using T-Mobiles APN and it seems alright

T-Mobile wifi calling possible on unlocked S7 Edge (SM-G935U)?

I have an unlocked Galaxy S7 Edge (SM-G935U). My carrier is Total Wireless (Verizon MVNO). I recently got a new office at work, and the Verizon coverage in this part of the building is terrible. I use wifi for data but cellular calling basically doesn't work at all.
I've been looking at other networks, and I'm leaning toward T-Mobile or MetroPCS, one of the reasons being they have wifi calling and the wifi at my office is plenty fast. I checked in settings to see the wifi calling option, but when I go to settings > connections > more connection settings, which is where the wifi calling setting is supposed to be, there's nothing about wifi calling.
I had a thought that maybe the wifi calling option isn't there because my current carrier doesn't support wifi calling, so I contacted Samsung support. I asked if I get a SIM from a carrier that supports wifi calling, would the wifi calling option be enabled. They said that unlocked phones don't support wifi calling at all.
This confuses me, because this thread mentions some people were able to use T-Mobile wifi calling on an unlocked S7/S7Edge. But that thread is older, so maybe for some reason wifi calling was removed from the unlocked S7 Edge with the Nougat update?
I suppose the only way to find out for sure is to get a T-Mobile or MetroPCS SIM and see what happens. But is anyone able to shed some light on if this is even worth trying? I suppose it's also worth trying out just to see if regular cellular calling on T-Mobile might be fine at my new desk, but hopefully there's some way to do wifi calling.
Unfortunately I think you need the sm-g935f to get t mobile wifi calling. Don't think it was ever achieved on the U models
I had an s7 edge from T-Mobile (SM-G935T) but I flashed the unlocked firmware essentially making it a SM-G935U and I had VoLTE and Wifi calling working with no issues. It was about a month ago, so it was on Nougat. I would expect no issues with an actual SM-G935U on T-Mobile.
Well, I answered my own question. I switched over to the T-Mobile 10 GB $50/month prepaid plan and when I changed SIMs the phone gave me a "reconfiguring your device for new SIM card" message. Wifi calling is now active.
Also, this is a list of phones that support T-Mobile wifi calling. I probably should've checked here first.
http://www.spectrumgateway.com/compatible-phones

Wifi calling on Samsung S8 (G950U) with AT&T

I recently got an AT&T prepaid sim card and I flashed my Canadian W model to G950U (AT&T) branded firmware. I am trying to activate the wifi calling and I get an error APP0008. I called AT&T and they keep telling me that the phone is not an original AT&T and wifi calling is not supported on non AT&T phones.
Has anyone seen this error and how did you resolved it.
Wifi Calling is exclusive for PostPaid accounts. I have Prepaid and they do not activate it for me.
Finally I was able to enable wifi calling on my S8 and Note 9. Both phones have been flashed with the ATT firmware. I have a prepaid account with ATT and I use Canadian models S8 and Note 9.
Of course I cross flashed them with the U firmware and my account has been provisioned for call waiting
Let me describe the problem here.
When I try to enable wifi calling I get an error message APP0008. When I try to read the network settings for call forward and call waiting Samsung says Something went wrong. There is a sim error or network error.
So for some reason Samsung phones can not read the settings from the network. Some people report that if they restrict the phone in 3G mode only are able to read the settings but for my did not make any difference.
My solution was to put my card on an iphone and try to see the call forward settings and enable/disable the call waiting. I got an error as well.
After that I put my sim card to my Samsung phones and suddenly the phones were able to read the network settings for call waiting, call fording.
At the end I went and enable the wifi calling and the phone brought up the ATT page for wifi calling and everything was ok.
The question here is what the Iphone is doing to the sim card/or network and then samsung is able to read the settings and enable the wifi calling?
For people that have problems enabling wifi calling on a ATT firmware (U models) and on Samsung phones and get the APP0008 error try the above

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