Use wifi calling all the time now with Google Fi. Work, home, everywhere. It roams on and off it pretty damn well too. My experience with Verizon's implementation left a lot to be desired because they mostly preferred the cell phone network, even when you obviously didn't have a reliable connection.
On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 3:51 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > Somebody mentioned WiFi calling, does that really work OK for you, even > domestically? > > > > I don’t use it, but the only time I hear it mentioned is when a WISP > customer calls complaining about WiFi calling, usually dropped or one-way > calls, but that everything else on their Internet connection is fine. For > whatever reason, they usually seem to have a Sprint phone. My conclusion > was that WiFi calling must not be very reliable, so please stop calling > your ISP about it. It seems like people were using it at their house > rather than get a microcell. > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Bill Prince > *Sent:* Thursday, January 24, 2019 3:26 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] International cell phone use > > > > Whatever you do, be sure to explore your options. A friend who just spent > 3 weeks in Australia & had not really looked into the options spent $10/day > for cell service while there. 21 x $10 =$210. I guess that's not horrible, > but I tend to think about what else I might have wanted to spend that money > on. > > > -- > > bp > > part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 1:17 PM Trey Scarborough <t...@3dsc.co> wrote: > > I have T-mobile one account and use whatsapp mainly. Everywhere I have > been the included international roaming data connection has worked > descent enough with Whatsapp that I really never looked at any other > options. The additional I pay for the One on top of the regular service > would probably equal the same as what it would be for a couple of sim > cards and service. > > On 1/24/2019 2:38 PM, Mark - Myakka Technologies wrote: > > I know Chuck has been overseas and maybe some of you others have been > > recently. Last time I was overseas there were no cell phones. I'm > > trying to figure out my best option for cell phone usage. > > > > So far looks like my best option is to get a data only sim and use > > whatsapp. That seems to be working fine for my daughter right now. > > We are able to communicate with no issues. > > > > When I connect to WiFi, I should be able to use WiFi calling with my > > current number to call back to the states if needed. In the past > > using WiFi calling, seems that texts will work also. > > > > So, here is the crazy part. If I get a data only SIM, there will be > > no voice connection. Almost like my phone being in airplane mode, but > > with data enabled. Will the WiFi calling work on the data only plan? > > Will it detect I have data, but no voice and fail over to WiFi > > calling. > > > > Anybody ever try this? > > > > -- > > > > Thanks, > > Mark mailto:m...@mailmt.com > > > > Myakka Technologies, Inc. > > www.MyakkaTech.com > > > > > -- > > Trey Scarborough > VP Engineering > 3DS Communications LLC > p:9729741539 > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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