topic Re: Wifi calling in Get Support

Wifi calling

Jeeprs — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 03:09:13 GMT

Wanting to get rid of my house phone but doesn’t seem like public supports wifi calling? Any plans to enable this in future? We are in a remote area with no cell service - only way I can get service is right beside our cell phone booster which makes using a cell phone for calls at home impractical. Would love wifi calling but don’t want to leave public.mobile

Re: Wifi calling

softech — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:27:55 GMT

sorry @Jeeprs no Wifi calling with PM, and as a tier 3 provider, I doubt they will be bringing it in any time soon

Re: Wifi calling

Grinch — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:35:40 GMT

Other options.

A wifi option is to use voip.ms. All over wifi.
I had my voip.ms ring my home phone set and my cell phone. Lots of programming options.

Another option is use a ZTE box with a SIM card…..placed close to your booster.

Another option is use a cell phone with Bluetooth close to your booster with a Panasonic Link 2 cell phone set.

Re: Wifi calling

Phil_Adelphus — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:41:12 GMT

@Jeeprs We ported our home phone number to Fongo, which is a voip app. The only downside is if you don't have backup for a wifi failure, such as with a power outage.

Re: Wifi calling

Grinch — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 18:00:53 GMT

@Phil_Adelphus wrote:
@Jeeprs We ported our home phone number to Fongo, which is a voip app. The only downside is if you don't have backup for a wifi failure, such as with a power outage.

Correct. But with a ZTE box or the Panasonic option both have battery back up and no need for wifi. The question is….how long do batteries last. The only failure is if a tower went down.