I am about to travel overseas. I'm not going for long enough to warrant getting a PASYG sim but will have near constant access to wifi. I'm with t-mo USA and have wifi calling set up and use Google voice for texting and vm. What's the easiest way to turn voice and mobile data off but keep wifi on? Best solution I could think of was to take the sim out, are there other better options?
Idk about your phone since im an evo owner but you should be able to turn on airplane mode on your phone and have wifi on at the same time. I do it quite often on my evo actually. So you will have all your carriers radios off so no charges, and still use voice for calls and texts.
Try doing it really quick and report back if u can or can't so I can try to help with another solution
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
Edit: ok so this is not perfect. Wifi calling is disabled when in airplane mode, which IMO is stupid. I guess they are trying to get some roaming fees if you leave the Intl wifi signal.
Going to try wifi calling with the sim out.
All but wifi. And no problem
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
PhxkinMassacre said:
All but wifi. And no problem
Edit: never used wifi calling so I didnt know about that. Only wifi texted. So idk...
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
If there is no t-mo sim card, wifi calling is also disabled. I tried with no sim and a UK PAYG sim both same result, no wifi calling.
Well that's two good options that should work but don't.
Ok I found a solution. Send me a pm and I will type you a guide and some screen shots in the afternoon tomorrow. I have to go to bed for work in the morning. So once I get off ill send you instructions on how to do it.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
PM sent
10 char
Related
Those without unlimited minutes will take comfort in the fact that T-Mobile will not count wi-fi calling against your minutes starting 5/11:
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/05/t-mobile-bring-unlimited-wifi-calling-back/
This just plain kicks butt!
I bee happy!
Awesome. Man my gf would really benefit that. She constantly goes over her minutes and we have a great wifi connection here.
+1 reason why Tmo rocks
what about international calling?
tmdz28 said:
what about international calling?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ooh good question that I want to know the answer to. If you find out, can you pm me (and I'll do the same). mm kay? thanks
Anyone got wifi calling? this sounds like a reason to get it back. I should have froze it andnot deleted it..
This is huge in my opinion. Great selling point for those of us in the cellular industry.
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA Premium App
Wow! I would not have gotten unlimited mins if I knew this before.
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA App
Wow! I would not have gotten unlimited mins if I knew this before.
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have Acess to WIFI everywhere I go even at work.
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA Premium App
You have to add this on for 9.99 a month. Its not just "free"
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA Premium App
Isn't wifi using my bandwidth
I don't understand how t-mobile could count this against your minutes in the 1st place. Are you using their system in any way when you are on a wifi call? It's like skype right? Your using your broadband providers bandwidth. Why should you pay tmobile at all? If anything your're saving their bandwidth when making calls on wifi.
Or do I have this all wrong? It's moot for me cause I'll be on the unlimited plan when these activate tomorrow.
But when I first saw mention of the wifi calling, it never occured to me that Tmobile was charging for it.
Same thing with surfing the web on wifi...you are taking the strain off their system.
They use your bandwidth to an endpoint they own and then switch the call normally over their networks.
With WiFi connectivity you don't traverse their servers so it doesn't cost them.
dcornejo said:
They use your bandwidth to an endpoint they own and then switch the call normally over their networks......meaning their wifi calling app?With WiFi connectivity you don't traverse their servers so it doesn't cost them.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
....meaning Skype?
That would not be correct. Calls still have to be routed through their network--through their PBXs and switches.
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA Premium App
sk337sk337 said:
You have to add this on for 9.99 a month. Its not just "free"
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
that is the old feature. The new one will be completely free if your phone is compatible with wifi calling.
Just wondering why the dbags who made this phone disabled calling with LTE disabled, or is that just my phone?
Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk
LowRentTechGuy said:
Just wondering why the dbags who made this phone disabled calling with LTE disabled, or is that just my phone?
Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Voice isn't transmitted over LTE so it's more than likely your phone, or you have the wrong network mode selected. If you don't want to be on LTE you need to be on CDMA/EvDo Auto....
Sent from my ThunderBolt using Tapatalk
Yea, voice goes over 1x. And probly always will, there's just not enough data in voice to warrant anything more.
Sent from my TBolt using my f***king thumbs...
I am only getting LTE/CDMA or CDMA only, no other choice. I guess I will just keep it rocking LTE and just connect WiFi when I can.
Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk
There is an app called lte on/off for free in the market.
Sent from my ADR6400L using XDA Premium App
Oh, I just set it with dialer codes and I am sure it just a accesses the same menu.
Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk
I just spent a week in a 'no LTE' area. I turned off LTE in settings (CDMA only) and had no problems with phone calls.
What does LTE turned off have to do with being able to make a call.
You can take the SIM card out and still make a call.
Sent from my Verizon 4GLTE HTC Thunderbolt
Not sure but with my phone if LTE is off all my calls close before they start with a message of "Call lost".
Sent by way of carrier pidgeon.
That is not right, if your phone is doing that it is broken, take it back and get a new one.
Sent from my TBolt using my f***king thumbs...
Actually if you take the simcard out you won't be able to use LTE phone at all unless you want to browse the internet over wifi.
seemcity said:
Actually if you take the simcard out you won't be able to use LTE phone at all unless you want to browse the internet over wifi.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nobody said data without SIM, just voice, which is accurate. You can still make calls without the sim inserted.
Sent from my ThunderBolt using XDA App
If you have assisted dialing turned off, it will cause issues with trying to dial numbers.
If your numbers have area codes and a "1" in your contacts, they will not work unless you have assisted dialing checked on.
Dnakaman said:
If you have assisted dialing turned off, it will cause issues with trying to dial numbers.
If your numbers have area codes and a "1" in your contacts, they will not work unless you have assisted dialing checked on.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Totally not true. I have yet to have any problems, and I have an out of state number.
Sent from my TBolt using my f***king thumbs...
Did anyone try the Wifi-Calling app on Infuse ?. Its a popular app on T-mobile, i saw it on the vibrant & works great. I extracted it from the vibrant and installed it on Infuse. It didn't work. It force closes. May be our Infuse kernal wudn't support it.Btw- i am on Infused 2.3.3.
Any help/thoughts ?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA App
Obviously, there's a simple reason.
It's a T-Mobile app ONLY. You need T-Mobile service for it to work, because it connects to their servers with your subscriber info.
tl;dr, It won't work without T-Mobile service.
Wifi calling
so if i unlock it i can use it?
You would need a TMo voice account to use this. Better option is to use SIP with many of the free clients on Android to make wifi calls. GB even has internet calling built in.
Sent from my SGH-I997 using xda premium
I tried with my friends T-Mobile SIM on infuse (my ph is unlocked). So my infuse is on T-Mobile service. I cud make regular calls and data too works fine, but still Wifi-calling app just force closes :-(.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA App
Greatminds said:
I tried with my friends T-Mobile SIM on infuse (my ph is unlocked). So my infuse is on T-Mobile service. I cud make regular calls and data too works fine, but still Wifi-calling app just force closes :-(.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try GrooVeIP . I use ot to make wifi calls all the time
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk
officiality
I think calling on the network is better because its official
B3tray3d said:
I think calling on the network is better because its official
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What? My wifi at home is as 'official' as any other network.
I got it to work on the Darky-ROMs. No point in making a new thread so here it is
DarkyRom_T-Mobile_Fix
If you need me to get it working on any other ROM, do let me know.
I know there is a mod in the other section of the Infuse form to get this to work. It is to much for me to understand but maby it will help you.
bigfau said:
Try GrooVeIP . I use ot to make wifi calls all the time
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i had issues with GrooVeIP and ATT, it caused weird echos on several roms on my phone, even if i used ATT to make call, it caused the phone to be unusable, i have it on my old nexus one with no sim card, no issues, anybody else see this?
Check this out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455264
My girlfriend is out of town right now visiting a school and called me tonight saying her data has suddenly stopped working. She does not have the data icon in her notification bar at all.
I asked her to verify that it was not in airplane mode, and it was not. I am not familiar with her phone and am not sure what else to try.
Her phone is entirely stock and on T-Mobile. Until today she had full 4g capability, now seems to have no data what so ever.
Any suggestions on what I could have her try?
Did she contact T-Mobile and verify there is service in the area she's visiting, unfortunately T-Mobile doesn't provide service everywhere
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium
QUIETLYloud said:
Did she contact T-Mobile and verify there is service in the area she's visiting, unfortunately T-Mobile doesn't provide service everywhere
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes she has been there 4 days and had it up until this afternoon. Knowing her, I've got a feeling she somehow disabled it. I just didn't know if perhaps anyone would know of some way she may have done so other than turning on airplane mode.
For example, my fascinate has a mobile data toggle on the notification bar, hers does not, but I didn't know if there was one elsewhere maybe.
There should be an option to enable/disable data in settings under wireless networks.
On this phone it's settings, wireless and network, mobile networks, enable data packet. It might not say exactly the same thing on the exhibit, but it should be close to that.
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium
4G is flying, but I have noticed my calls automatically go to voicemail when the RAZR is on the 4G network. It doesn't even have to be in use, they just get rerouted to voicemail. A friend doesn't have that problem on 4G with his SGS3 so I'm thinking it's not the network?
ctgilles said:
4G is flying, but I have noticed my calls automatically go to voicemail when the RAZR is on the 4G network. It doesn't even have to be in use, they just get rerouted to voicemail. A friend doesn't have that problem on 4G with his SGS3 so I'm thinking it's not the network?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Definitely your device, I have my 4G on whenever the phone is on and haven't had a single problem. Actually, I had my tethering on a couple days ago using 4G and was browsing the web on my phone at the same time and when I got a call from the lady friend, the data connection continued without a hitch. Sounds like you may need to consider a replacement, unless someone else has some info I am not aware of. Good luck.
Same here I get calls while using 4G
Sent from my XT925 using Tapatalk 2
Yup no problems getting calls when on 4G here either....
Telstra firmware made calls go through when in 4G but then mobile network had to be manually re-engaged... I flashed the JB from SFR and now no incoming calls. Seems to be a baseband/fw issue?
Anyway did flag it with my provider maybe it's a possible bug. Who knows.
Sent from my XT925 using xda app-developers app
ctgilles said:
Telstra firmware made calls go through when in 4G but then mobile network had to be manually re-engaged... I flashed the JB from SFR and now no incoming calls. Seems to be a baseband/fw issue?
Anyway did flag it with my provider maybe it's a possible bug. Who knows.
Sent from my XT925 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hmm... does sound like a baseband issue. I would almost try hard reset? I have never heard of this before. I'll stay active in this thread though if nothing is resolved via your provider. Nice speedtest, by the way
Doesn't work. I am going back to ics tonight this jb sucks on my Phone
Also, wipe and reset didn't work. I'll retry tonight.
Sent from my XT925 using xda app-developers app