Does anybody know if the OP6 will support Wifi calling? More specifically in the UK?
I think someone once mentioned to me that the OP5 had Wifi calling on Three UK?
I would also like to know this answer.
I'm with three UK, and had WiFi calling on my Note8.
Unfortunately nothing has come-up on the OP6.
Will keep you updated.
WiFi calling on O2UK
You see WiFi calling as an option on OP6?
white43 said:
You see WiFi calling as an option on OP6?
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Yeah and used it without issue
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shaazzaarr said:
I'm with three UK, and had WiFi calling on my Note8.
Unfortunately nothing has come-up on the OP6.
Will keep you updated.
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Is the option there? User above has shown Wifi calling option is certainly there and works with O2.
I have Wifi calling on my Honor View 10 and that works with Three.
As OP6 doesn't appear to need special firmware to have Wifi calling, unlike say a Samsung S9+ - I would assume it's there?
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Is the option there? User above has shown Wifi calling option is certainly there and works with O2.
I have Wifi calling on my Honor View 10 and that works with Three.
As OP6 doesn't appear to need special firmware to have Wifi calling, unlike say a Samsung S9+ - I would assume it's there?
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Yeah that option isn't available for me on the OP6.
I do have WiFi calling on my Note 8, didn't need to do anything.
shaazzaarr said:
Yeah that option isn't available for me on the OP6.
I do have WiFi calling on my Note 8, didn't need to do anything.
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Odd. I would have thought the option was available to everyone - as the OP6 isn't carrier specific and doesn't have special firmware.
its up to your mobile operator which devices to support
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Odd. I would have thought the option was available to everyone - as the OP6 isn't carrier specific and doesn't have special firmware.
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Might try another factory reset later with just a single sim.
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its up to your mobile operator which devices to support
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Not the point we're trying to make. The option for Wifi Calling in menu will be there regardless of whether the operator supports it. Some phones need a firmware from the operator to see it. But shouldn't be the case with the OP6 as there are no other firmwares, it's independent.
Nokia 3/5 - has Wifi calling option (as does iPhone) whether operator supports it or not.
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its up to your mobile operator which devices to support
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Not the point we're trying to make. The option for Wifi Calling in menu will be there regardless of whether the operator supports it. Some phones need a firmware from the operator to see it. But shouldn't be the case with the OP6 as there are no other firmwares, it's independent.
Nokia 3/5 - has Wifi calling option (as does iPhone) whether operator supports it or not.
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Yeah that option isn't available for me on the OP6.
I do have WiFi calling on my Note 8, didn't need to do anything.
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That's worrying, I rely on WiFi calling in my flat right now since I get no signal at all (very thick concrete walls).
WiFi calling works flawlessly on Three on my iPhone, so if it turns out Three doesn't support it on the OP6, I might have to switch to O2/EE, both of whom have WiFi calling that works with OnePlus.
I actually went on live chat with Three a few days ago to complain about the lack of signal and WiFi calling not working on some Android devices - they first said to just use the Three inTouch app, to which I said it is garbage and barely works half the time. Eventually they caved in and gave me a £3 discount on my monthly bill. When I didn't accept that, they gave me £4... and then £5. Eventually they sent me over to the complaints team who gave me credit on my account equivalent to 2 months worth of bills and said I can cancel the contract free of any charges whenever I want.
Point is, if WiFi calling doesn't work on the OP6, go and complain to live chat, you'll get a discount on your contract or even better... and do not accept the initial offer they give you.
Stripedew said:
That's worrying, I rely on WiFi calling in my flat right now since I get no signal at all (very thick concrete walls).
WiFi calling works flawlessly on Three on my iPhone, so if it turns out Three doesn't support it on the OP6, I might have to switch to O2/EE, both of whom have WiFi calling that works with OnePlus.
I actually went on live chat with Three a few days ago to complain about the lack of signal and WiFi calling not working on some Android devices - they first said to just use the Three inTouch app, to which I said it is garbage and barely works half the time. Eventually they caved in and gave me a £3 discount on my monthly bill. When I didn't accept that, they gave me £4... and then £5. Eventually they sent me over to the complaints team who gave me credit on my account equivalent to 2 months worth of bills and said I can cancel the contract free of any charges whenever I want.
Point is, if WiFi calling doesn't work on the OP6, go and complain to live chat, you'll get a discount on your contract or even better... and do not accept the initial offer they give you.
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no luck here
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no luck here
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Well crap.
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Well crap.
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they just offered me a upgrade early to a new phone i'm like nah i'm good thanks i already have a new phone lmao
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spoke to soon, they have waived my upgrade fee of about £120 and are referring me to the upgrade teamn (sim only contract) as my contract runs out in a few months, i can also cancel without the fee right now if wanted aswell. can anyone confirm if EE has working wifi calling on OP6
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Not the point we're trying to make. The option for Wifi Calling in menu will be there regardless of whether the operator supports it. Some phones need a firmware from the operator to see it. But shouldn't be the case with the OP6 as there are no other firmwares, it's independent.
Nokia 3/5 - has Wifi calling option (as does iPhone) whether operator supports it or not.
Did you get yours from O2?
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Yeah I did but there is no branding to say so
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I contacted Essential support and asked if the phone would support WiFi calling. They responded yes but to contact the carrier to make sure. I am currently on Verizon so I contacted Verizon and they said yes it did support WiFi calling. I was a bit skeptical but I had the agent verify the phone model number. Hopefully this is accurate. I finalized my pre-order right after.
I would take this for what its worth until we have the device in our hands and can make sure. I just thought I would share.
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Thank you for contacting the Verizon Wireless Chat Team regarding your device. How can we help you today?
You
I am thinking of buying the new Essential phone. I was wondering if it will support WiFi-Calling on Verizon
You
https://www.essential.com/
Verizon
That is a great question I will be glad to look into that for you today
You
It says it will support Verizon. I would like to know if it supports the WiFi Calling on Verizon. My signal is very poor at my house and work.
Verizon
Understood let me double check on the WiFi calling feature
You
thank you
Verizon
My pleasure
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I do see here that WiFi calling is supported so you will perfectly fine to utilize that feature with Verizon
You
WiFi Calling is supported on the Essential Phone? What else does it say about the Essential phone?
Verizon
I can only view tech reports so I do see that the WiFi calling is supported any other questions I would need them to be specif so that I can search
You
I am just trying to make sure we are talking about the same device.
You
I see the model listed as: Essential PH-1
You
is that the same thing you have?
Verizon
While following the link this is the newest unlocked android the device screen is pretty big yes this is the PH-1
You
ok.. Sounds good.. Thanks for your help.
Verizon
No problem at all, was there anything else that I could assist you with today?
You
Nope. All set.. Have a good one.
Wifi calling
Thank you for posting that...I was looking into this myself and emailed essential, and have not recieved a response yet. Now the question is... Yet this phone, or wait for pixel 2
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Thank you for posting that...I was looking into this myself and emailed essential, and have not recieved a response yet. Now the question is... Yet this phone, or wait for pixel 2
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Exactly my question as well... Anyone have a spec sheet comparison bw this and pixel 2?
Awesome. Hope this is true. Ordered mine, but if Volte and WiFi calling don't work I'll have to send it back.
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Exactly my question as well... Anyone have a spec sheet comparison bw this and pixel 2?
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I don't know how anyone could have an accurate spec sheet comparison for a phone that has not been officially announced yet. It would just be speculation and leaks, which are often wrong.
That aside, I think if one is inclined to compare this phone to the Pixel 2 (as I am), why not just wait? It will be announced soon and then you can make an actual comparison between the two phones. Also hopefully by then the other colors will be available (since I don't like the glossy black or white colors).
Unless you desparately need a new phone now, I don't see the harm in waiting.
Thanks for sharing, I'm on Verizon as well, and I just ordered my essential ph-1. Hope that rep is correct and not just blowing smoke, but at least now I can be optimistic!
So the word on the street from the first folks that got their phone is no WiFi calling for Verizon. If that is the case my phone will be going back.
Does it work on T-Mobile?
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Does it work on T-Mobile?
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Someone indicated that WiFi calling was working on T-Mobile.
WiFi and VoLTE does work on T-Mobile.
There is a WiFi calling option for att
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WiFi and VoLTE does work on T-Mobile.
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Both are also working for me on T-mobile.
is anyone having issues with rec'ing MMS messages while on wifi using stock messaging app
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Yep it does
How can I tell if it's working? I cant find a setting and it doesn't show "wifi calling" on my home screen like it did on the pixel. I'm on tmo also.
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Can confirm. TMobile and both appear to work properly.
Won't work on Verizon until it's certified
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Won't work on Verizon until it's certified
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Hopefully it gets certified soon. Only feature that doesn't work for me on Verizon is WiFi calling. I actually get a bar of LTE in my house so it is ok for now. My ribs iPhone gets no service just like my s8 and pixel. I'm actually shocked I get any service, nobody does where I live.
Visual voicemail won't work either.
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I cannot get wifi calling or voicemail (either proper voicemail notification or visual voicemail to work) with Verizon. Everything else seems to work fine.
Does anyone know which default network we should use for Verizon to maximize signal and battery? I am in a fringe area so small differences in reception is a big deal.
Thanks in advance.
I was able to setup wifi calling on att, but is set to mobile preferred, anyway to change this? At least on phone app settings I cannot change it to wifi calling preferred.
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I was able to setup wifi calling on att, but is set to mobile preferred, anyway to change this? At least on phone app settings I cannot change it to wifi calling preferred.
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Probably in system settings / Network and internet / Mobile Network
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Probably in system settings / Network and internet / Mobile Network
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Same menu nothing there.
digitalundertaker said:
I was able to setup wifi calling on att, but is set to mobile preferred, anyway to change this? At least on phone app settings I cannot change it to wifi calling preferred.
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I just set mine up, and can't find the option either. I just googled this problem and it appears the same thing happened on the Pixel 2. One guy said that he called Pixel support and they said that it isn't possible to set wifi calling to preferred. Apparently wifi calling will kick in when needed. I tried it just now, and it seems to be working.
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I just set mine up, and can't find the option either. I just googled this problem and it appears the same thing happened on the Pixel 2. One guy said that he called Pixel support and they said that it isn't possible to set wifi calling to preferred. Apparently wifi calling will kick in when needed. I tried it just now, and it seems to be working.
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Excellent to have Wifi Calling on Att finally on our pixels!:good:
I was wondering if wifi calling would work with at&t. If I remember right hd calling worked with the p2 with the right sim and getting it provisioned on your line but wifi calling didn't work. That only worked on phones from at&t. There were a couple places that I needed wifi calling and it came in handy. One was in a couple places at work with bad cell service and another was in a friend's home in the mountains of PA. wifi but no cell towers around. If wifi calling works at all I'll be glad.
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Same menu nothing there.
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So nothing happens when you tap Wi-Fi calling then. Bummer
Edit: we'll have to wait for custom ROMs
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I was wondering if wifi calling would work with at&t. If I remember right hd calling worked with the p2 with the right sim and getting it provisioned on your line but wifi calling didn't work. That only worked on phones from at&t. There were a couple places that I needed wifi calling and it came in handy. One was in a couple places at work with bad cell service and another was in a friend's home in the mountains of PA. wifi but no cell towers around. If wifi calling works at all I'll be glad.
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Yeah I'm surprised also. I always missed wifi calling on my Pixel 2 XL. I definitely works on my Pixel 3 xl on AT&T, you just can't set wifi calling to preferred.
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So nothing happens when you tap Wi-Fi calling then. Bummer
Edit: we'll have to wait for custom ROMs
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Wifi calling does work, I tried a test call and it worked fine. I'm glad, because I live in an area where the cell signal is very weak.
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Yeah I'm surprised also. I always missed wifi calling on my Pixel 2 XL. I definitely works on my Pixel 3 xl on AT&T, you just can't set wifi calling to preferred.
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Wifi calling does work, I tried a test call and it worked fine. I'm glad, because I live in an area where the cell signal is very weak.
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That's great that it works. I would only need it when cell is unavailable. I sold my p2xl and had an s9+ for a while. That was a mistake. It was a good phone but I need my pixel back. Thanks for the info.
If I remember right that's how all the pixels are even on Verizon.
No option to make WiFi calling preferred.
At least it is working on Att because previous ones did not.
On my Pixel 2 XL, on TMobile, I have the option to set wifi calling to preferred. My 3 had not arrived to check yet. I do not have the setting in your screenshot for the emergency address.
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If I remember right that's how all the pixels are even on Verizon.
No option to make WiFi calling preferred.
At least it is working on Att because previous ones did not.
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WiFi
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WiFi
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What service do you have?
I know on Verizon you could never make it preferred, and Att never worked.
Unless Verizon changed after I changed carriers
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What service do you have?
I know on Verizon you could never make it preferred, and Att never worked.
Unless Verizon changed after I changed carriers
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I simply tapped the Calling preference and got a selection menu
I am on factory unlocked
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I simply tapped the Calling preference and got a selection menu
I am on factory unlocked
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This is what we see on AT&T...we don't have the option to select calling preference.
Guys!! This is a huge win for pixels and non at&t branded phone lovers!!! Never before in the history of at&t and Android has VoWiFi worked on non at&t branded phones.. I couldn't believe my stroke of good luck when I tested it today!! Thank you thank you Google. I had switched to TMobile because of this and carried at&t as secondary to fill in the gaps.. but i may just switch back.. so happy.. also, TMobile is the only American carrier that let's you prefer wifi calling over mobile.. so no dice there.. but hey, I'll take it.. and you can always enable airplane mode and force wifi calling.
Also, I tested tonight in a poor at&t coverage area and it seemed to switch between wifi and cellular calling just fine!!
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I simply tapped the Calling preference and got a selection menu
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Who is your carrier? Not at&t or Verizon I suspect.
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Who is your carrier? Not at&t or Verizon I suspect.
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T-Mobile rules lol
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T-Mobile rules lol
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If it does for you that's great...I tried it for 24 hrs. Had no signal my whole day while work in my office. So no go for me, even with it being a lot cheaper service.
I do hope they keep improving though, for competition purposes.
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If it does for you that's great...I tried it for 24 hrs. Had no signal my whole day while work in my office. So no go for me, even with it being a lot cheaper service.
I do hope they keep improving though, for competition purposes.
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Yes that's why VoWiFi is so great
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T-Mobile rules lol
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Yes they do! In so many ways and areas. And they have improved so much in the last year. I travel a lot and love watching coverage and I could name dozens and dozens of new towers. But they need 100s and 100s to compete.. let's hope the Sprint/tmo merger got through. It would be awesome to have reliable competition to dumb and dumber.
I am considering buying a 7Pro but i need to KNOW HD and WIFI calling work on the VZW network before I plunk down $$$
Thank You for your reply!
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I am considering buying a 7Pro but i need to KNOW HD and WIFI calling work on the VZW network before I plunk down $$$
Thank You for your reply!
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By default HD must be on to make and receive calls.
I don't know about WiFi calling. Never had a desire to use it or a need.
I do alot of work in a deep basement that has wifi but cannot get a signal from outdoors.
No VoWifi
I can confirm no vowifi. I'm on VZW. HD voice does work tho.
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I can confirm no vowifi. I'm on VZW. HD voice does work tho.
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Well that's a bummer, not having Wifi calling is a deal killer.
I wonder why it doesnt work with this phone
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Well that's a bummer, not having Wifi calling is a deal killer.
I wonder why it doesnt work with this phone
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Yeah, VoLTE works but not VoWifi. Even when manually adding the option to turn VoWifi on, it doesn't work. I get crap service in my house but great service outside my house. I asked tech support about Wifi Calling and if it was provisioned on my account, but I was told if the phone can do it, the option will appear. I told them it can and it was working for another carrier. They said they don't know why it's not working. I didn't have time to stay and troubleshoot the issue though. Luckily the tech support person offered me an LTE Network Extender 2 for free. I have to wait until 10/16 for them to get more in stock though.
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Yeah, VoLTE works but not VoWifi. Even when manually adding the option to turn VoWifi on, it doesn't work. I get crap service in my house but great service outside my house. I asked tech support about Wifi Calling and if it was provisioned on my account, but I was told if the phone can do it, the option will appear. I told them it can and it was working for another carrier. They said they don't know why it's not working. I didn't have time to stay and troubleshoot the issue though. Luckily the tech support person offered me an LTE Network Extender 2 for free. I have to wait until 10/16 for them to get more in stock though.
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OnePlus Tech support offered this LTE Network Extender 2 for free.?
Or was it Verizon?
Thank you for your input
I really want this phone but I cannot buy it if WIFI calling (VoWIFI?) isn't working with Verizon>
Thanks again!
Verizon does not allow Wifi calling on devices it does not sell. So a Note 10 from Verizon has Wifi calling but an Unlocked Note 10 does not.
This might be to early to ask but has anyone been able to test this on three? I have no reception in my flat and can't get vowife to work on my 3t and because of the lockdown I need a working phone. I'm on a sim contract with three already.
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This might be to early to ask but has anyone been able to test this on three? I have no reception in my flat and can't get vowife to work on my 3t and because of the lockdown I need a working phone. I'm on a sim contract with three already.
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I'm getting WiFi calling with 3 UK. I suppose that is what you're looking for.
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I'm getting WiFi calling with 3 UK. I suppose that is what you're looking for.
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Are you using an non-branded OnePlus 8 or one from three?
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Are you using an non-branded OnePlus 8 or one from three?
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Got it direct from OnePlus. Don't think it actually matter because all UK versions are unlocked
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Got it direct from OnePlus. Don't think it actually matter because all UK versions are unlocked
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Thanks. For some reason the 3t doesn't allow that on three, which is annoying as the phone works fine bar reception at home which is an issue in lockdown
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Thanks. For some reason the 3t doesn't allow that on three, which is annoying as the phone works fine bar reception at home which is an issue in lockdown
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What I do at home is have an app (it's called Automate) which, when it detects me connecting to the home wifi, will divert incoming calls to my house phone. When the wifi connection goes (I've left the house), then it cancels the divert.
Maybe that will help you?
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What I do at home is have an app (it's called Automate) which, when it detects me connecting to the home wifi, will divert incoming calls to my house phone. When the wifi connection goes (I've left the house), then it cancels the divert.
Maybe that will help you?
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Thanks but not really as my network provider charges me for that pleasure.
Got the OnePlus 8 today and wifi calling just appeared!
I know in the past, the only way to get wifi calling on T-mobile was to buy the phone directly from them with the feature pre-installed. Unfortunately, T-Mobile isn't selling the 4a, so that's not an option. Can anyone confirm or deny whether wifi calling works (or can be made to work) with a T-mobile sim?
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I know in the past, the only way to get wifi calling on T-mobile was to buy the phone directly from them with the feature pre-installed. Unfortunately, T-Mobile isn't selling the 4a, so that's not an option. Can anyone confirm or deny whether wifi calling works (or can be made to work) with a T-mobile sim?
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It works. I have it enabled right now.
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It works. I have it enabled right now.
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Thanks, that's exactly what I wanted to hear.
Did you have to do anything special to get it working, or did it just work out of the box?
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Thanks, that's exactly what I wanted to hear.
Did you have to do anything special to get it working, or did it just work out of the box?
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Worked and enabled out the box.
Perfect. Placing order now.
My Nokia 6.1 has been a trooper for the last couple years, but I could definitely do with an upgrade - especially with updates ended and patches ending soon.
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Perfect. Placing order now.
My Nokia 6.1 has been a trooper for the last couple years, but I could definitely do with an upgrade - especially with updates ended and patches ending soon.
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Good deal. Just got mine the other day and really enjoying it. Got bored with my iphone pro. Just for your reference I took a screenshot of the settings.
Got it yesterday and can confirm that yes, wifi calling does work on t-mobile out of the box.