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AT&T Wi-Fi Calling Goes Live for iPhone

AT&T Wi-Fi Calling Goes Live for iPhone

Posted October 8, 2015 at 6:41pm by iClarified
AT&T has just gone live with Wi-Fi Calling for iPhone users following an FCC exemption granted earlier this week.

Wi-Fi Calling lets you make and receive calls over Wi-Fi when your cellular service is poor.

You can enable the feature from Settings -> Phone menu.


Let us know if its live for you in the comments!


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DOA
DOA - October 26, 2015 at 12:11pm
I've iOS 9.01, it's doesn't working well in my, the voice not clear and its doesn't hear anything all the time
ppal1981
ppal1981 - October 10, 2015 at 12:11am
It's "live" but not working here in CT on my Iphone 6+ running 9.0.2 - just chatted with a AT&T rep, he had to submit ticket - said ETA for turnaround is 10/14 - it's a widespread issue :( :(
nosv8
nosv8 - October 9, 2015 at 3:37pm
Does it work on iOS 9.1 Beta 3?
firefish
firefish - October 9, 2015 at 2:47pm
This has got to be one of thebiggest scams I've ever seen AT&T pool. Sing through the logic for just a moment; shouldn't really be an extra feature that you can now use your home Wi-Fi to subsidize for the poor cellular service in your area? Perhaps the better solution would've been for AT&T to reinvest the billions of dollars they billed quarterly into improving and expanding their LTE networks. After all, aren't you paying for your whole Internet and the high-speed playing you subscribe to? Why are you giving any band with at all to AT&T, your cellular phone provider, of who you are paying for a separate line of service to anyways.
firefish
firefish - October 9, 2015 at 2:49pm
By the way, please pardon the poor spelling above. It's not my fault, it's Siri's.
cryinShame
cryinShame - October 9, 2015 at 5:12pm
Agree with your sentiments. Coverage here in rural CA is so spotty that AT&T sent a signal amplifier along at no charge. Nice of 'em, but amping up the network would certainly be a better solution, as you say. Note that flipping you over to wi-fi eats away at your data allotment, as well. Let's face it, AT&T is conservative and makes changes only after a careful analysis shows that they will come out holding the golden end of the stick. Remember their initial ban on users actually using Facetime? That said, with Verizon showing their true colors by attaching tracking tags to data sent over their network to better peer into the habits of their users, they hardly represent a superior choice. Let's face it. As in the old days of Ma Bell, we are pretty much alone in the wilderness as far as having anyone advocating our side of the issues. Well, there's the EFF, thankfully, and a handful of others, but overall, we're here layin' in the ditch after the wreck, just waitin' to see if anyone shows up and, if they do, whether they are gonna help us out or give us a ride to the hospital and bill us for our life savings. That analogy hold? #AT&Tsucksmoney
Techno
Techno - October 9, 2015 at 5:45am
Las Vegas , working just fine
Pie
Pie - October 9, 2015 at 4:09am
Nope...not working yet. Brooklyn, NY
Will Anderson
Will Anderson - October 9, 2015 at 1:48am
Live in eastern NC. WORKS GREAT.
Big N
Big N - October 9, 2015 at 3:28am
Ok i see Att finally has Wifi calling. So how do you know when it is connected. Will it display something on your screen saying it is on. ?????
Ninja
Ninja - October 8, 2015 at 10:46pm
It says it uses your IP address for charges. My question is how does that effect us that use VPNs? In the states I use out of the country IP. Will I be charged roaming? Also if I set my VPN to USA ip when I Amy over seas is it free?
PaladinLV
PaladinLV - October 8, 2015 at 10:29pm
Working in Las Vegas for my 6 plus, but looks like it is not an option on 5s
Otto Aguilar
Otto Aguilar - October 8, 2015 at 10:24pm
Live for me in Miami FL.
Big N
Big N - October 9, 2015 at 3:35am
How do you know it is working. Will it display something on your phone screen
Techno
Techno - October 9, 2015 at 5:47am
You follow the directions and turn it on.
Omega
Omega - October 8, 2015 at 8:56pm
Not live for me in Bronx NY
ETyahoo
ETyahoo - October 8, 2015 at 8:48pm
It is live for Greater Los Angeles Area
SayingWhatEveryonesThinking
SayingWhatEveryonesThinking - October 8, 2015 at 8:43pm
Anyone know if AT&T counts these calls against your minutes?
Escott21
Escott21 - October 8, 2015 at 8:40pm
Wi-Fi calling in live in Chicago, IL!
EdBogus
EdBogus - October 8, 2015 at 8:38pm
If I travel overseas and turn off cellular, can I use this to call someone in the USA without incurring roaming charges?
Otto Aguilar
Otto Aguilar - October 8, 2015 at 10:25pm
No, it says that it is not available outside US.
EdBogus
EdBogus - October 9, 2015 at 2:45pm
Actually you can: http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/features/wifi-calling.html "Make and receive unlimited domestic calls within the U.S., Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands at no additional charge" It seems like T-Mobile has a similar policy but from any country: https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-9997 So I expect that eventually AT&T will allow it...
ADKIc3mAnX
ADKIc3mAnX - October 8, 2015 at 8:36pm
Crazy how Sprint & T-Mobile has had this for over a year and now AT&T is catching up.
stevenlacross
stevenlacross - October 9, 2015 at 3:47am
T-mobile has actually had this for about 5-6 years on their android phones
Why
Why - October 9, 2015 at 3:40pm
Yea but T-Mobile and sprint didn't do it the right was and now they have to go through the red tape now (Get a waver from the FCC) ATT was going to do this a while back but they didn't meet the FCC standards .. y'all have to remember the FCC controls everything
Luciano
Luciano - October 8, 2015 at 8:24pm
Mine is jailbroken on 8.4 I won't give up my Jailbreak for wifi calling hell Nay!!
015c01b
015c01b - October 8, 2015 at 9:03pm
that has nothing to do with it!!!!!!! since 8.0 my iPhone was able to make wifi calling even from out USA, thanks T-Mobile :)
Atomic Adam
Atomic Adam - October 8, 2015 at 8:11pm
Does it still charge you for your minutes? I have a Cisco microcell/3G 4G thing in my home I had to buy for $200 from AT&T last year and it still takes off my minutes when the entire call is going through my paid system to threw an entirely different vendor. Please check to see if still charges you for usage through it!
joshWUa
joshWUa - October 8, 2015 at 7:22pm
Something t-mobile did last year on September. It's funny how att is copying everything t-mobile does. But yea we copied the data stash aka rollover data from them so yea. T-mobile still the best choice as for customer service and saving you money.
Soloeye
Soloeye - October 8, 2015 at 7:31pm
I'm not saying that AT&T is better than T-Mobile, but T-Mobile took a big risk introducing WiFi calling without approval from the FCC. The FCC required that there be service for the hearing impaired, we know these features at TTY. AT&T ass if RTS was acceptable and they were just recently (this week I believe) granted the OK on that change. They went through the proper channels. What's so bad about that?
stevenlacross
stevenlacross - October 9, 2015 at 3:48am
Have you heard of cricket
Why
Why - October 9, 2015 at 3:44pm
ATT was going to do this a while back but they didn't meet the FCC standards .. So how are they copying ???????? you have to remember the FCC controls everything
None
None - October 8, 2015 at 7:10pm
Yes it is an iOS 9.0 and above feature
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