runagun Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 http://www.androidcentral.com/sprint-wifi-calling-poised-debut-two-samsung-phones 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transitwatch889 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 http://www.androidcentral.com/sprint-wifi-calling-poised-debut-two-samsung-phones Just posted on android central... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonKnightDX Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 This is interesting. Will this be for Android phones only? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubbiefan82 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 This is interesting. Will this be for Android phones only? Yea, Got to make the iphones users jealous. I also hear android is easier then ios to do things likes this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismheim Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I wonder if this could be a work around "fix" for Airave's and tri-band phones without needing to disable LTE at home. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david279 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 The should have been in the plans. ???? Sent from my One using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digiblur Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I wonder if this could be a work around "fix" for Airave's and tri-band phones without needing to disable LTE at home. Still have that issue of texting though. Curious to see how this will work since you will need a CDMA signal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismheim Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I just hope they come up with something. My nexus sits on my desk unused while I suffer with my evo because of it. One of the five towers circling my house went live with LTE and the signal is just strong enough for it to latch on and hold and cause missed/dropped calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dave Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I just hope they come up with something. My nexus sits on my desk unused while I suffer with my evo because of it. One of the five towers circling my house went live with LTE and the signal is just strong enough for it to latch on and hold and cause missed/dropped calls. Did you try turning off LTE? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uh60james Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Still have that issue of texting though. Curious to see how this will work since you will need a CDMA signal. No idea how they have it working but the screenshot does say the ability to text over wifi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismheim Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Did you try turning off LTE? Yeah, that works. It got old switching LTE on and off every day. I forgot to do it twice and missed a couple of important calls so I reactivated my EVO for the time being. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koiulpoi Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I wonder if this could be a work around "fix" for Airave's and tri-band phones without needing to disable LTE at home.Considering the two phones in that screenshot are both Spark enabled, it would not surprise me at all that they're accelerating this for Spark phones. Not only that, but getting this rolling on all Android devices eventually will dramatically reduce their overhead costs in purchasing and maintaining Airaves... That being said, that screenshot looks like it's from a legitimate Sprint online training course. I'd recognize that 1990's style page layout anywhere. What really tipped me off was the edge of one of those hideous yellow rounded-corner next buttons... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismheim Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Not only that, but getting this rolling on all Android devices eventually will dramatically reduce their overhead costs in purchasing and maintaining Airaves... If it still requires cdma signal to work, I wonder if a really weak signal would suffice. Otherwise I don't see Airaves going away anytime soon. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koiulpoi Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 If it still requires cdma signal to work, I wonder if a really weak signal would suffice. Otherwise I don't see Airaves going away anytime soon. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk I wonder about that myself. How often does it need to call home? Does the device just need to see "Sprint" in its PRL and be good? The restrictions stated make it sound like it's based on the Sprint licensing schemes for spectrum, but that shouldn't matter - it's WiFi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorfans239 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Yes wifi calling will only work in Sprint coverage areas and the feature is only avail on the S4 mini and Samsung Mega,,, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coorsleftfield Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 This was always magentas awesome feature. Great that it's coming to Sprint. Be good if it worked everywhere because when traveling overseas it's a perfect solution. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdfgf Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 This was always magentas awesome feature. Great that it's coming to Sprint. Be good if it worked everywhere because when traveling overseas it's a perfect solution. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Agreed. This is a feature I've wanted for a long time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afazel Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Hopefully it won't be exclusive to certain devices. Android naively supports IMS, so hopefully it will work on Nexus devices as well. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dave Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 It says it needs a native CDMA signal to satisfy federal 911 regulations and it is only available for calls in the USA. Not sure if it would help with overseas calling or for those outside of useable Sprint coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonKnightDX Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 "I also hear android is easier then ios to do things likes this." Makes sense, and so I figured. Ah well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorfans239 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Yes wifi calling will only work in Sprint coverage areas and the feature is only avail on the S4 mini and Samsung Mega,,, I guess ppl missed my post but Wifi calling will only work in Sprint Native coverage areas, it will not work overseas or in roaming areas,,,, When the feature is released only two phones will have it installed already, the Samsung Mega and S4 Mini,,, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavendano Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 This is great news. Anyone care to guess why it is restricted to Sprint service areas though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Newhart Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 It says it needs a native CDMA signal to satisfy federal 911 regulations and it is only available for calls in the USA. Not sure if it would help with overseas calling or for those outside of useable Sprint coverage. I wouldn't be surprised if they put CDMA by mistake and really meant a GPS signal. Otherwise, if you can get a Sprint signal, why on earth would you use wifi, doesn't make sense. But then again, all the calling plans being put out by Sprint over the last few months don't make sense either, only people with accounting degrees know what is going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dave Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I wouldn't be surprised if they put CDMA by mistake and really meant a GPS signal. Otherwise, if you can get a Sprint signal, why on earth would you use wifi, doesn't make sense. But then again, all the calling plans being put out by Sprint over the last few months don't make sense either, only people with accounting degrees know what is going on. Yeah, this wifi calling seems useless to me if you need a Sprint signal, anyway. The reason I was hoping for wifi calling in the first place is because my dad lives in an oddly isolated area in western Iowa with no Sprint coverage. It would be awesome to be able to still use my phone without roaming on Verizon whenever I visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdfgf Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 It says it needs a native CDMA signal to satisfy federal 911 regulations and it is only available for calls in the USA. Not sure if it would help with overseas calling or for those outside of useable Sprint coverage. Maybe a roaming CDMA signal would qualify as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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