The service name changes for wifi calling regardless of carrier. > On Oct 24, 2015, at 4:12 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > > For Sprint WiFi calling the service provider name changes. Also Sprint WiFi > is always on in my house even though I have good signals in most of it. > > > Jonathan Cohn > >> On Oct 23, 2015, at 11:27 PM, Daniel Miller <miller...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> You can leave it on at all times. It only uses wifi for devices that don’t >> have a cellular connection, or when your connection gets weak on the phone. >> >>> On Oct 23, 2015, at 10:02 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks, Daniel. I did find the Apple support earticle to which you >>> referred. That had not come up when I simply googled Wi-Fi calling. But I >>> am still not sure whether or not I'm going to have a problem if I have >>> Wi-Fi calling turned on and I'm out around town in a place where I do have >>> a cell connection but no Wi-Fi. Is the phone going to be smart enough to >>> simply use my cell connection? Or do I have to turn Wi-Fi calling off? I >>> guess I can just go down the Street away from my house and find out the >>> hard way. >>> Mary >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Oct 23, 2015, at 7:42 PM, Daniel Miller <miller...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Mary, >>>> >>>> If you have t-mobile or sprint, you can use what’s called enhanced wi-fi >>>> calling, which allows other iPads, iPods or Macs to make and receive wifi >>>> calls, the same way your phone does. However, the really awesome advantage >>>> to this is you can leave your phone at home, or somewhere else entirely, >>>> or even turned completely off, and your other devices you have set up will >>>> ring as if you had normal continuity set up. Do a google search for making >>>> a call with wi-fi calling, and a result from apple support should pop up. >>>> That page will give you all the information you need. >>>> >>>>> On Oct 23, 2015, at 9:34 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> My new iPhone has the capability of doing Wi-Fi calling. It was not on by >>>>> default. When I turned it on, it seemed to allow me to also have my iPad >>>>> mini two, which is not a cell model, do this Wi-Fi calling. So I googled >>>>> around and wasn't really able to find out very much information. I >>>>> understand the purpose of Wi-Fi calling is to let you make phone calls >>>>> when your cell network is weak. However, if you have it enabled, and are >>>>> in an area with a strong cell signal, will you use your cellular network? >>>>> Or will you use your Wi-Fi network? This is, of course, assuming the >>>>> Wi-Fi network is also strong. And how would a Wi-Fi enabled iPad with no >>>>> cellular capability do wi-Fi calling? Or, if you do have Wi-Fi calling >>>>> enabled, and are out in the city and have no Wi-Fi available, will you >>>>> still be able to use your cell network without turning this feature off? >>>>> I am just not clear about whether it is a good idea to have it turned on >>>>> all the time, or just turn it on when you need it. >>>>> Mary >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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