Saturday, March 28, 2015
US carrier AT T wont offer Wi Fi calling until 2015
Without a doubt, Wi-Fi calling is a nice perk to have on your phone. For one, it allows you to make regular GSM calls on your Wi-Fi network in regions where the cellular coverage is spotty and signal is bad. It also lets you make calls as if you are on your home network even when you are roaming with your phone in another country or continent.
The just announced iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, as well as all other Apple devices which eventually get iOS 8, will have the feature natively supported. Unfortunately, its a carrier-specific feature, which means its up to your carrier whether youd be able to use the feature or not.
If you reside in the States, you might be interested to know that AT&T has just announced that it wont be enabling Wi-Fi calling before 2015.
Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference this Friday, Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO of AT&Ts Mobile and Business Solutions said AT&T wont launch the service until its fully tested.
"Were very focused on making sure its a great experience for customers, but we see it as a complement, not a replacement," he said.
Tests with iOS8 beta show that T-Mobiles Wi-Fi calling feature works just fine on iOS and T-Mobile has announced that all iPhone sold by the carrier will support the feature. T-Mobile US recently announced an even more feature-rich version of the service on its own network.
Apple officially announced that in the UK the service will be supported by the carrier EE.
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