Hey all so I just got the 6t and I use Verizon and noticed that there is no option for WiFi calling. I guess after searching around Verizon needs to enable it? But I'm just confused as to what needs to be done to allow users to use it.
It's a big deal for me because the reception in my house is bad. I have thick walls (wooden log cabin). On past phones my phone's would drop lte to 3g then back a lot and only way around this was to use wifi calling.
To hold me over I just dumped 200 bucks on a lte externder from Verizon (femto cell) but I thought I would ask what needs to happen for Verizon users to get wifi calling and if it would ever come down the road
I would love to know the same info for AT&T
I tried all the modules and tricks to get it working and never could. I had all settings enabled in the hidden menus and by all appearances it should have worked but it never did. I ended up returning the phone because I don't have a good LTE signal at work or my house. Loved the phone otherwise but not getting texts and phone calls was a no go.
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Hey there, I swear I though we could have simultaneous voice and data with the Nexus One on T-Mobile USA yet it's not working for me.
Anyone else? Let me know if it's working or not...
NOTE: don't be connected to WiFi at the time of testing. Make a phone call, then try to view google maps and move around, or go surf the internet using the browser and report back.
Thanks everyone!
are you sure you are on 3G? EDGE does not support voice and data at the same time.
Ahh, well my phone has been having the issue that a lot of people have been reporting where it flips back and fourth from 3G to EDGE, so perhaps that's why.... I'm testing it right now when knowing it's on 3G.... So it works when I have the 3G icon.
I think my problem is that the phone is locking on EDGE and not swapping to 3G when it has the option to once on a phone call... My phone seems to be swapping from EDGE to 3G just like a lot of people are saying, even when they have other phones with no issues on the same carrier at the same locations.
Thanks for that info! still having the issue of the phone seemingly not wanting to jump to a 3G cell after it jumps to EDGE.
i am considering project Fi.
But where i live there is not tmobile signal, my friends come here with tmobile homes and they dont get signal(they live half a mile away).
Sprint coverage map says that there is "fair" signal.
so i was wondering if with project FI i dont have signal at home, the nexus 6p will switch to my wifi network and i will be able to receive and make calls?
buton2 said:
i am considering project Fi.
But where i live there is not tmobile signal, my friends come here with tmobile homes and they dont get signal(they live half a mile away).
Sprint coverage map says that there is "fair" signal.
so i was wondering if with project FI i dont have signal at home, the nexus 6p will switch to my wifi network and i will be able to receive and make calls?
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I activated my Project Fi sim earlier in the week. T-Mobile is not strong around my house (I had to switch to an AT&T sim when I was with StraightTalk) and I'm not sure about Sprint. So far, while I'm at home, the majority of my calls are using my home wifi. I haven't had the chance to test a continuous call as I'm driving home to see if it switches to wifi, as Google indicates it will.
jrstaples1 said:
I activated my Project Fi sim earlier in the week. T-Mobile is not strong around my house (I had to switch to an AT&T sim when I was with StraightTalk) and I'm not sure about Sprint. So far, while I'm at home, the majority of my calls are using my home wifi. I haven't had the chance to test a continuous call as I'm driving home to see if it switches to wifi, as Google indicates it will.
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We are on the same boat...I work on the city and signal is strong there...
Verizon and att serve my home..but I want to get away from them...
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Yes, Project Fi uses WiFi for calls and texts when you are on WiFi.
Honestly tmobile wifi calling isn't even that great also. I am only able to get edge in my house with them and wifi calling enabled. I tried calling my phone 15 times and 2-3 times it didn't go through (it actually RINGS but my phone doesn't ring or indicate someone called, and the phone I'm using it rings and goes to voicemail) Wifi calling is at it's infancy I feel like.
I had a tmobile lte booster installed in my room for a year and it BARELY made a difference, still got 0.3-0.5 mbps speeds on their "lte"
Fast forward to last month they finally came out with a lte booster that ACTUALLY works, the previous one came was trash.
If I were you, I'd get tmobile and get the NEW lte booster, because the old one gave me 0.5 to 1mbps at it's best and the new one gives me around 7-10mbps on speedtest. Sprint has horrible signal, I would think their "Fair" signal means horrible reception.
Or just go AT&T and verizon, you get what you pay for..... they are much MUCH reliable than tmobile and sprint.
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Honestly tmobile wifi calling isn't even that great
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Note that T-Mobile Wi-Fi calling has nothing in common with Project Fi Wi-Fi calling, which works perfectly.
I seem to only have had one wifi call at my house with Project Fi that I've actually noticed / remembered. I have no idea why all of them don't come in / go out that way. I have a good cell signal too. But, my wifi is strong on 5 Ghz and my bandwidth is about 88 mbps down / 12 up. I only noticed that one time I got an incoming call that said something to the effect of "using wifi network name." I've confirmed the settings in the phone app are set to use wifi calling too.
WiFi calling works perfect at the house. Have very limited cell signal with every provider, so I put on Airplane mode + WiFi and zero issues?
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Note that T-Mobile Wi-Fi calling has nothing in common with Project Fi Wi-Fi calling, which works perfectly.
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Yeah I was just mentioning how bad tmobile is in some areas. But if you have their new lte booster, it works great. The older version barely made a difference. Came from 0.5mbps to 7-10mbps consistently
I mentioned it also cause they told me to try their wifi calling last year and it was jist decent, I still missed calls without knowing people actually called
Hello everyone.
A few days ago I got a Galaxy S5 Verizon (G900V).
The phone is GSM and unlocked.
I went to MetroPCS and had them activate it. Of course, they
gave me the BS about it being a Verizon phone, but the activation still worked.
Calls and texts work fine.
However, the 4GLTE signal is always very low, and sometimes drops to 3G where the 3G icon is greyed out basically saying I have no data access.
The online time I have good signal is when I mess with the Network modes and ServIceMode options enough to turn the 4GLTE/3G icon info an "E" (for EDGE data), but that is extremely slow.
Is there a way to fix this?
I have root access.
Thanks
I'd also like to mention that I wouldn't mind having HSPA+ if that's all I can get. I just need a stable signal.
Please someone help.
Anyone?
How did they switch it for you? I have a s5 through Verizon and I have service through metro pcs. But I can't get it to switch over to my s5. Can you help me? I'm like 300 miles away from the closest metro pcs so I am doing all of this on my own. I'm a noobie
I'm not sure so asking for a friend. He has a Verizon Pixel XL, works well, wants a One Plus 6T.
He wants to know what happens when you have a One Plus 6T, on the Verizon network with “CDMA-less device” engaged in his house, when his house only gets a 3g signal?
My response was that his speeds would only transmit at 3g, but would like to hear from real persons using Verizon with 6T.
If he only gets 3G on his other phone, them he will most likely have no service at all with the OnePlus 6T at his house. Try having your friend put his phone in LTE only mode on his other phone to see if he gets a signal at all. By the end of the year Verizon is shutting down their 3G network anyways. I used to put my phone on airplane mode and have the wifi on, so I could use wifi calling in areas I didn't have service but had wifi
If he only gets 3g then tell him not to buy it. There is no wifi-calling on Verizon with the 6t so he will have no signal at all. I bought the phone and loved it, except I never had a signal at home or work so o returned it. With only a 3g signal you cant even get a text.
Rakuten Mobile (partner: AU mobile) in Japan is an MVNO that has a new UN-LIMIT plan.
There are many phones incompatible with their network (and partner network) and I'd like to understand why.
For example the Oneplus 5 supports all their+partner frequencies but it still can't grab the network (2G/3G and 4G).
There is a trick using a hidden setting in Android which is "LTE only". In that case, we can connect to the Internet.
1. We can't receive calls and can't call if the 4G isn't available because it happens via their "Rakuten Link" app (kinda VOIP).
2. The quality is awful, I receive a new complain of "echo" in the voice at each call.
Could you help me to understand what's the technological reason behind that?
If it isn't the frequencies, what can it be? I've searched everywhere, they never say the reason behind that incompatibility.
Thanks!
Dunno if you're still watching this thread but here's been my experience with Rakuten Mobile:
I have a rooted OP5T. Didn't work out of the box even after putting in the APN settings.
Did some digging around on Japanese blogs and enabling VoLTE does get me connected to the network. You can make calls over the network or use their Link app to use wifi/data instead. Both worked fine in the limited testing I've done. Data was also fine and pretty quick. This worked well for at least a few months.
However, some months later, the fixes and patches I have applied to get VoLTE enabled on my phone doesn't seem to stick or something is resetting it. If I stay home, my connection will stay on indefinitely, however if I go outside, after a few minutes my signal will drop and stay off until I reflash the fixes, or now it seems to reconnect if I reboot the phone. I am starting to think switching cell towers might be doing something? I have more testing to do.