07-21-2024
01:59 PM
- last edited on
07-27-2024
05:01 AM
by
computergeek541
(1)
a month ago
could a public mobile customer not add a second e-sim to their phone with a company that offers wifi calling? I only need it for a month when I am at a cottage without cell service. I had an e-sim for spain while travelling there and I simply switched to that sim. I wonder if purchasing one from Freedom or Telus would give access to wifi calling?
07-24-2024 05:35 PM
Do we know if Public mobile will offer wifi calling globally or locally as well. I would assume the latter since they're just a branch off Telus. I really miss wifi calling since I work in the basement and the connection isnt the greatest there.
07-22-2024 10:25 AM - edited 07-22-2024 10:25 AM
Thanks but I really don’t care to have it. Just posted this because I noticed that many including myself were in the dark about how wifi calling works.
07-21-2024 05:48 PM
WiFi calling is not yet available to PM customers. If you really want it get an account at Fongo.com.
07-21-2024 02:52 PM
And yes, there has been couple posts about a Great community member who likes to share his knowledge in private . I hope this Great member would share his knowledge with us in the community.
07-21-2024 12:11 PM - edited 07-21-2024 12:26 PM
@hTideGnow wrote:thanks @Wayworn and @EB0 for the info about text over Wifi calling
and @Wayworn who was the fellow member messaged you??
Wasn't that nice of this member to take the time to private message me. I have deleted the message and don't remember the members name.
Some addition useful info also private messaged to me as follows that I cut and pasting.
Wifi calling is very useful if you're out of cell range in a rural area but you otherwise have solid wifi available. It's also very useful for out of country to use your number just by connecting to wifi without needing any roaming options. Freedom Mobile has this feature. The Telus family and I think Bell too only offer wifi calling while in Canada which limits it's use. I have a US service and I can use it on wifi here.
I don't understand your hesitancy with needing to connect to whatever wifi. That's the way it is. If you go to someones house you would need to ask them for their wifi password. Hotel rooms (often not the public spaces) have a password. etc. It's just normal.
iMessage is only good for between idevices with blue bubbles on wifi or cell data. You need cell service or wifi calling to be able to use green bubbles to non-idevices.
07-21-2024 12:06 PM - last edited 3 weeks ago
@Wayworn wrote:I understand that possibly soon PM will offer wifi calling. My understanding is that when you're on Wi-Fi you don't use cell data at all.
I’m a bit in the dark regarding WIFI calling and ask the following.(1) In order to use wifi calling does one have to log in to a hot spot such as a grocery store or does it connect automatically?
(2) Can texts also be sent by the wifi calling feature?
(3) If WIFI calling is free then why pay for a data plan ?
UPDATES that may help fellow members:
(1) A fellow member private messaged me the following——->
Connecting to a wifi site is the same as it is now. Having wifi calling does not magically get you connected to whatever wifi site. You need to step through that hoop to connect to whatever wifi site and then you can use wifi calling.
(2) Information about the TELUS Wi-Fi Calling service for Apple and Android devices
Wi-Fi Calling is a feature available on iPhone and Android that allows you to call and message (text and multimedia) over Wi-Fi when you have little or no cellular coverage. You can use Wi-Fi Calling to call and message as you do on the cellular network, even if the person on the other end is not using Wi-Fi Calling.
@Wayworn wrote:A fellow member private messaged me the following——->Connecting to a wifi site is the same as it is now. Having wifi calling does not magically get you connected to whatever wifi site. You need to step through that hoop to connect to whatever wifi site and then you can use wifi calling.
thanks @Wayworn and @EB0 for the info about text over Wifi calling
and @Wayworn who was the fellow member messaged you??
07-21-2024 11:44 AM - edited 07-21-2024 11:46 AM
@Dunkman wrote:There have been reports from different CSA interactions with PM community members that Wifi calling will be coming to Public mobile soon.
However, with recent interaction with PM management, it was confirmed that there are no plans at the present time to offer Wifi calling. That may change in the future, but nothing in the immediate future.
After getting the details about WIFI calling I'm not really exited about it and couldn't care less if we get it or not. As far as the requirement to log in to a WII network in order to text - no big deal since one could always use iMessaging. Happy with my PM plan as it is.
07-21-2024 11:38 AM
There have been reports from different CSA interactions with PM community members that Wifi calling will be coming to Public mobile soon.
However, with recent interaction with PM management, it was confirmed that there are no plans at the present time to offer Wifi calling. That may change in the future, but nothing in the immediate future.
07-21-2024 11:35 AM
07-21-2024 11:00 AM - edited 07-21-2024 11:01 AM
An alternative to wifi calling…just download WhatsApp. It will use your PM number and you can make calls or texts through wifi.
The only issue is that both parties must also have WhatsApp.
07-21-2024 10:43 AM - edited 07-21-2024 10:54 AM
A fellow member private messaged me the following——->Connecting to a wifi site is the same as it is now. Having wifi calling does not magically get you connected to whatever wifi site. You need to step through that hoop to connect to whatever wifi site and then you can use wifi calling.
07-21-2024 10:31 AM
WiFi calling and WiFi connection is two different things
WiFi allows you to use data from WiFi to make and receive calls and texts if you are outside your mobile network, you need to enable it in your cellular settings, you can leave it on.
WiFi calling doesn’t make your phone connect to a specific WiFi, you need to connect to any WiFi to use WiFi calling
07-21-2024 10:16 AM
Thanks for helping but one point still not clear to me ——> if there is no public hot spot but just private wifi does it automatically connect to them or is the networks password required.
07-21-2024 10:08 AM
WiFi calling works on any WiFi even open hotspot
when you have access to both a Wi-Fi network and the mobile network, your device will automatically default to use the mobile network.
07-21-2024 10:02 AM - edited 07-21-2024 10:03 AM
hTideGnow ksays no to texts over wifi and think maybe that’s wrong.
Also since I understand that one has to login to wifi what happens if in an office building with a list of wifi but one doesn’t have the password to any of them?
07-21-2024 09:46 AM
07-21-2024 09:36 AM - edited 07-21-2024 09:54 AM
No one knows when WiFi calling becomes available on Public Mobile.
This is how WiFI is used, you need to connect to WiFi in your home or hotspot, then all calls and texts will go through your WiFi, you will able to call and receive calls and send and receive texts.
WiFi is free in most companies.
Freedom allows WiFi calling internationally, you can receive and make calls to Canada free of charge
I think Bell and Telus allow WiFi calling locally within Canada only.
07-21-2024 09:33 AM - last edited 3 weeks ago
@Wayworn wrote:I understand that possibly soon PM will offer wifi calling. My understanding is that when you're on Wi-Fi you don't use cell data at all.
I’m a bit in the dark regarding WIFI calling and ask the following.(1) In order to use wifi calling does one have to log in to a hot spot such as a grocery store or does it connect automatically?
(2) Can texts also be sent by the wifi calling feature?
(3) If WIFI calling is free then why pay for a data plan ?
UPDATES that may help fellow members:
(1) A fellow member private messaged me the following——->
Connecting to a wifi site is the same as it is now. Having wifi calling does not magically get you connected to whatever wifi site. You need to step through that hoop to connect to whatever wifi site and then you can use wifi calling.
(2) Information about the TELUS Wi-Fi Calling service for Apple and Android devices
Wi-Fi Calling is a feature available on iPhone and Android that allows you to call and message (text and multimedia) over Wi-Fi when you have little or no cellular coverage. You can use Wi-Fi Calling to call and message as you do on the cellular network, even if the person on the other end is not using Wi-Fi Calling.
hi @Wayworn
1. yes, you need to login and have a Wifi for Wifi calling
2. text has nothing to do with wifi calling, you have network connection, text work. Only wifi, no
3. wifi calling is a feature , not tie with data plan
07-21-2024 09:32 AM
@Wayworn First, keep in mind that all we have at the moment are rumours. Pm does not currently offer wifi calling and there are no guarantees they will.
As for what it is: it lets you make traditional phone calls and SMS text, which are services that usually do not use data, over a wifi connection. This is helpful for people who have weak cellular connections in certain locations - such as office buildings or basements.
It does not provide you with wifi connections - it just lets you use the ones you have access to for a bit more. If you are in a location without wifi, you will still need data to do things that require internet access.
So if you need or want a data plan now, PM adding wifi calling won’t change that.
07-21-2024
09:26 AM
- last edited on
07-21-2024
02:52 PM
by
computergeek541
I’m a bit in the dark regarding WIFI calling and ask the following.
(1) In order to use wifi calling does one have to log in to a hot spot such as a grocery store or does it connect automatically?
(2) Can texts also be sent by the wifi calling feature?
(3) If WIFI calling is free then why pay for a data plan ?
UPDATES that may help fellow members:
(1) A fellow member private messaged me the following——->