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sbolen Member Level: 4G WiMax

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Probably (and hopefully) iOS 8.2 since that should be out in the coming weeks. I don't need wifi calling but added battery life sounds great.

My office is in the center of my building, so I'm lucky to be on the fringe of a yet-to-be-optimized B26 signal. If I could make/receive calls via WiFi, I'd be pretty happy.

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GoBigRed79
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Wi-Fi calling is now on iPhone's with iOS 8.3 update that hit today!  Sprint FAQ has been updated.    http://support.sprint.com/support/article/FAQs_about_Sprint_WiFi_calling/173e331f-8423-453e-93cb

trojanman05
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Just got back from a trip to Italy and Nice/Monaco. WiFi calling worked great overseas and I was thoroughly impressed. We brought a MiFi device, and when we got to Italy, purchased a data only SIM car

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The data rate needed to transmit/receive voice is really not very high if we're talking a plain ol telephone call.  You could be lower on the data you were seeing and still be ok.  To really break it

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Joe Euteneuer, Chief Financial Officer at Sprint, said on December 2, 2014 that the iPhone 6 would get WiFi calling in the next 60-90 days via download... so it's coming!


http://seekingalpha.com/article/2726075-sprints-s-management-presents-at-bank-of-america-merrill-lynch-leveraged-finance-conference-transcript?page=1

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Joe Euteneuer, Chief Financial Officer at Sprint, said on December 2, 2014 that the iPhone 6 would get WiFi calling in the next 60-90 days via download... so it's coming!

http://seekingalpha.com/article/2726075-sprints-s-management-presents-at-bank-of-america-merrill-lynch-leveraged-finance-conference-transcript?page=1

 

Good find!

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Joe Euteneuer, Chief Financial Officer at Sprint, said on December 2, 2014 that the iPhone 6 would get WiFi calling in the next 60-90 days via download... so it's coming!

http://seekingalpha.com/article/2726075-sprints-s-management-presents-at-bank-of-america-merrill-lynch-leveraged-finance-conference-transcript?page=1

 

Now it's just a waiting game for Apple to release 8.2. I wonder if they will before the end of the year. 

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Now it's just a waiting game for Apple to release 8.2. I wonder if they will before the end of the year.

Hate to burst your bubble but don't count on 8.2 to include wifi calling. I believe it will be mostly health kit and Apple Watch related updates.

 

 

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Hate to burst your bubble but don't count on 8.2 to include wifi calling. I believe it will be mostly health kit and Apple Watch related updates.

 

 

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I'm in no rush. It would just be nice to have for battery saving....but I am moving at the end of February to an area of amazing service so I really won't even need it anymore. I really just wan to get rid of this airave lol.

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WiFi calling for Sprint's iPhone 6 will likely be activated with a "carrier update" from Sprint rather than an iOS update right? The device already has native support for WiFi calling out of the box (as it does for T-Mobile). Sprint just has to activate it on their end. Opinions?

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WiFi calling for Sprint's iPhone 6 will likely be activated with a "carrier update" from Sprint rather than an iOS update right? The device already has native support for WiFi calling out of the box (as it does for T-Mobile). Sprint just has to activate it on their end. Opinions?

Usually iOS updates will include any carrier updates. I'm not sure if they do it separately from iOS updates tbh.

 

 

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Usually iOS updates will include any carrier updates. I'm not sure if they do it separately from iOS updates tbh.

 

 

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They have sent carrier updates out between iOS updates in the past. It's sporadic.

 

 

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jamesinclair Member Level: 4G WiMax

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Right that's what I also took that to mean that the phone itself was due to be released soon.

 

I looked at the software updates for the Aquos Crystal here: http://support.sprint.com/support/article/Find_and_update_the_software_version_on_your_Sharp_AQUOS_Crystal/WServiceAdvisory_542_GKB76042?INTNAV=SU:DP:OV:UG:SharpAquosCrystal:FindAndUpdateTheSoftwareVersionOnYourSharpAquosCry

 

and didn't see any mention of the international wifi calling update. If you check out other phones like the S4, S5, Mega, Note 3, G3, G Flex, M8, E8, etc. it specifies in one of their software updates when international wifi calling was enabled. When the Aquos Crystal gets it's international wifi calling update it should become listed there.

 

Thats messed up

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Hate to burst your bubble but don't count on 8.2 to include wifi calling. I believe it will be mostly health kit and Apple Watch related updates.

 

 

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Yeah that's what it appears to be, but Carrier Updates can be pushed OTA at any time.

 

In order for next gen VoWiFi on iPhone 6 to be supported, the operator is required to upgrade their core network with ePDG (evolved Packet Data Gateway) which itself is a fairly new technology. The most notable benefit is seamless handoff to and from VoLTE.

 

Euteneuer's statement that Sprint WiFi Calling support is coming to iPhone 6 indicates that Sprint is working on these upgrades.

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Yeah that's what it appears to be, but Carrier Updates can be pushed OTA at any time.

 

In order for next gen VoWiFi on iPhone 6 to be supported, the operator is required to upgrade their core network with ePDG (evolved Packet Data Gateway) which itself is a fairly new technology. The most notable benefit is seamless handoff to and from VoLTE.

 

Euteneuer's statement that Sprint WiFi Calling support is coming to iPhone 6 indicates that Sprint is working on these upgrades.

The ePDG is part of a larger upgrade that requires migrating Wi-Fi calling to the 3GPP network core and enabling core access over the IP network. Sprint's current Wi-Fi Calling platform doesn't use the 3GPP network core to begin with, so that's already a pretty huge hurdle to overcome.

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The ePDG is part of a larger upgrade that requires migrating Wi-Fi calling to the 3GPP network core and enabling core access over the IP network. Sprint's current Wi-Fi Calling platform doesn't use the 3GPP network core to begin with, so that's already a pretty huge hurdle to overcome.

Yup, that's what had me completely puzzled while reading Euteneuer's transcript, but since he's a Sprint executive I'm going to assume that he knows what he's talking about.

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Yup, that's what had me completely puzzled while reading Euteneuer's transcript, but since he's a Sprint executive I'm going to assume that he knows what he's talking about.

I suppose that they might have deployed a secondary system just for iPhones in order to support the feature, and slowly migrate to that over the course of the next two to three years. Remember that T-Mobile deployed its system in 2011 alongside the older GAN based one, and transitioned completely over to it in 2012 for new devices? It might be the same thing here.

 

It's a network resource management nightmare, though. There will be endless conflicts between the two systems, especially if both use the same SIP gateway as an endpoint.

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anyone have problems with MMS over WiFi calling? I can't receive photos.

 

Yeah, I've never been able to send or receive MMS over WiFi calling. I believe I read somewhere that it may be due to billing code issues since I have a business account. A tad annoying.

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Well as expected, its not working. My dad is in mexico and it refuses to recognize the address, no matter which way he types it in

I received an update to my Sharp Aquos Crystal and I can no longer use WiFi calling anymore either. It says my home address or any address in my city is not recognized. It worked fine before the update.
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I received an update to my Sharp Aquos Crystal and I can no longer use WiFi calling anymore either. It says my home address or any address in my city is not recognized. It worked fine before the update.

Wow...that sux!

 

I actually had the same problem with the WiFi calling feature on my M8, when it first rolled out 6-8 months ago.

 

One suggestion that one of the Sprint Reps suggested is to do a SERVICE RESET. [if you need the dialer code, I'll be glad to post it]

 

While it did not eliminate the problem, it did fix it until I left my home WiFi.

 

The only thing that finally eliminated the problems with WiFi calling a OTA software update.

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I really wish Sprint would add wifi calling capability to the LG G2.  I don't know why its taking them soo long to get this done.  Maybe the Android 5.0 Lollipop update will finally bring this much needed capability.  With Sprint needing to conserve spectrum resources to take loading off of its cell towers you would think that providing wifi calling capabilities to any available capable handset would be a high priority just to give customers more choice.

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I really wish Sprint would add wifi calling capability to the LG G2. I don't know why its taking them soo long to get this done. Maybe the Android 5.0 Lollipop update will finally bring this much needed capability. With Sprint needing to conserve spectrum resources to take loading off of its cell towers you would think that providing wifi calling capabilities to any available capable handset would be a high priority just to give customers more choice.

I'm not to familiar with android but can't you just google hangouts? I thought that app supports voice over wifi

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I really wish Sprint would add wifi calling capability to the LG G2. I don't know why its taking them soo long to get this done. Maybe the Android 5.0 Lollipop update will finally bring this much needed capability. With Sprint needing to conserve spectrum resources to take loading off of its cell towers you would think that providing wifi calling capabilities to any available capable handset would be a high priority just to give customers more choice.

They have no plans to add wifi calling to the LG G2.
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They have no plans to add wifi calling to the LG G2.

 

I wonder why.  Is it something technical about the LG G2 that prevents wifi calling to be added or does Sprint think the device is "too old" to even care about wifi calling?

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I wonder why.  Is it something technical about the LG G2 that prevents wifi calling to be added or does Sprint think the device is "too old" to even care about wifi calling?

Good question. And, if its too old to be a wifi calling candidate, will it even get Lollipop?

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