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EE Wifi Calling
There seems to be people on this forum that have good knowledge of the mobile networks.
Has anyone heard any definite news on EE Wifi calling? Such as when it is due to start. |
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It doesn't say on the web site but will this be available to T-Mobile and Orange customers as well as 4G EE customers?
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It doesn't say on the web site but will this be available to T-Mobile and Orange customers as well as 4G EE customers?
http://ee.co.uk/ee-and-me/network/wifi-calling |
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AFAIK it's only EE that'll be offering this.
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Okay thanks, I am not too concerned that it may only be EE offering it as I am at the end of my contract anyway. I guess from what you are saying it may only be available on the newer phones so I will need to upgrade rather than go to a sim only plan.
Do you have any ideas on release date? |
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It'll be after the new year I reckon....
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Thanks for the information.
I had not realised it could be potentially delayed for that long as I have heard rumours in-store advisers are telling customers it is already live. I think I might start investigating the O2 Wifi app. The reviews I have read to date say that it is not brilliant, but it has to be better than no signal at all. |
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That's a shame if Wifi calling ahs been delayed on EE as had been told by Store staff,conatct centre and network engineers that it was due to launch in late 2014.
I do however understand that this is a big network network configuration chnage as not as simple as 3 and O2s solution with using an add app EE will all do it automatic and selct whether to use wifi or mobile network and am told its incoming calls that are most difficult side |
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Check out http://ee.co.uk/our-company/newsroom...ice-investment
Says Wifi calling will be available autumn 2014 |
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But I think it has slipped, for whatever reason.
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I think I might start investigating the O2 Wifi app. The reviews I have read to date say that it is not brilliant, but it has to be better than no signal at all.
Further, if you use this app because you are in a no network signal area you will get your SMS messages [that's if you hear them with the single bleep tone - can't change it] and if you are in this state for some time and receive many SMS messages via this app as soon as you reconnect to the O2 network, you will receive all the messages again!! How useful is that? There are no settings round this and I had many emails and chats with the O2 people developing this app and they had no idea if they would be able to get round this problem. Despite all this, if you wan't to use it, go ahead! |
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I haven't made a decision that I will move to O2, but as I say I think I will start investigating it. It is interesting to hear your view on the app, thank you.
To be honest if the only problems are not being able to have a fancy ring tone and receiving messages twice then it's a lot better than the service I am paying EE for. |
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I'm inclined to say before Xmas (no specific details).
However I'm sure we'll know more in a week or two.. |
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Thanks for your reply. Hopefully you are right. Just having some definite details from EE would be a start.
I had obviously misunderstood initially and expected it to start with iOS 8 and I suspect a lot of others thought the same. |
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Thanks for your reply. Hopefully you are right. Just having some definite details from EE would be a start.
I had obviously misunderstood initially and expected it to start with iOS 8 and I suspect a lot of others thought the same. I've read a few articles on American sites talking about it on T-Mobile in the US and they mention it on EE in the UK as if it's launched already. |
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not technically "wifi calling" but I have a signal booster from EE as my signal in my area isnt brilliant. Plugs in to my router and uses the cable broadband I have.
Gives me a 5 bar 3g signal all over the house so I can use it and make / receive calls. Works on EE / orange / T Mobile. I beleive Vodaphone have a similar gadget. |
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not technically "wifi calling" but I have a signal booster from EE as my signal in my area isnt brilliant. Plugs in to my router and uses the cable broadband I have.
Gives me a 5 bar 3g signal all over the house so I can use it and make / receive calls. Works on EE / orange / T Mobile. I beleive Vodaphone have a similar gadget. |
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EE have previously promised me a Signal box on a couple of occasions but it has never been sent. Also I would need for more than one location.
I looked at buying a signal box on ebay but EE told me unless they were purchased direct from them they would not activate it. |
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Saying that using a signal box is "not technically" using WiFi is like saying flying in a plane is not technically riding a bike!!
It isn't WiFi calling at all. It's a 3G signal box so you are making a 3G call just like you would outside except the mast is a small plastic box in your house rather than a dirty great 30M lattice tower! So where do I get one of these widgets then? They sound very good. Anyone would think we hadn't been discussing them for the last 2 flippin years!! Hahahahahha Sorry, I'll get me coat! : ) |
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To be fair, EE only ever said autumn so I don't think we can say it's delayed unless it slips into next year.
A few weeks ago in their forum they said it was being finalised and it will be live this year. http://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Announc...p/195449#M2767 |
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I think Apple must have misunderstood. It is already live essentially but just not for public usage. Still undergoing stress testing and ironing out a few quirks, now that certain upgrades to the "network" have taken place over Summer there is no reason I can see that could delay it. They have been testing it for a good while now.
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I've got an unused signal box if somebody wants it.
EE will activate it, you just have to get the right person. Make sure you're a contract customer is the first thing I'd say. |
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Hopefully you are right and it will be live soon. If they could just give us more detail it would be a start. I am delaying upgrading because I don't want to upgrade and find it is a phone or plan that it is not available on.
Also by not upgrading it still gives me the option to move to O2 who already have wifi calling, but I would prefer not to move to O2 if I can avoid it. |
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Also by not upgrading it still gives me the option to move to O2 who already have wifi calling, but I would prefer not to move to O2 if I can avoid it.
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My understanding is that with the O2 app you could make calls and receive texts when connected to the Internet, is that not the case?
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