AT&T begins enabling Wi-Fi Calling for some subscribers

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AT&T began turning on Wi-Fi Calling for a portion of subscribers on Thursday, just days after receiving a waiver from the Federal Communications Commission, AppleInsider has learned.




One reader helped confirm that the option is in effect in places like Taylorsville, Utah. AppleInsider found, however, that even customers in New York City may not be able to turn the feature on, even if the carrier has switched from telling people that the option isn't available to saying it can't be turned on for a particular account.

To check whether Wi-Fi Calling is available, iPhone users should go into the iOS 9 Settings app, select Phone, and try toggling it on. Several steps are required if service is available, including entering an emergency address, and it may take a few minutes for the feature to become functional.

Last year, AT&T promised to activate Wi-Fi Calling sometime in 2015, but as recently as a week ago said it couldn't because it didn't have a waiver to temporarily ignore full TTY options for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. The FCC issued the waiver on Tuesday.

Two of the carrier's rivals, T-Mobile and Sprint, have been offering Wi-Fi Calling for some time. This has generated vocal complaints from AT&T, accusing the FCC of unfair enforcement.
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  • Reply 1 of 75
    sricesrice Posts: 120member
    Enabled in ATL
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    Wow, had no idea this was available but I just went through the activation steps and my iPhone is now using wifi calling. Carrier is AT&T and location is in central Texas.
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    mnbob1mnbob1 Posts: 269member
    srice wrote: »
    Enabled in ATL

    I've been using it on AT&T with the iOS 9 public beta since 9.0 beta 3 here in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Of course it finally started working reliably when I went to the 9.1 beta.
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  • Reply 4 of 75
    Worked for me. I live in LA County.
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    It is enabled in Memphis, TN - well at least on my account! 

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  • Reply 6 of 75
    Just enabled it here in Seattle. I hope it works well because although I live in a popular neighborhood in Seattle my reception sucks and I've complained to AT&T only to be told to purchase their MicroCell to fix their deficiencies.
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    cdrewcdrew Posts: 2member
    Enabled in Northern VA
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  • Reply 8 of 75
    Mine is slaps activated. Have not tried it out yet.

    Does anyone know if it sounds clearer?

    Also what happens to the call as you enter in and out of wifi?

    If it just drops calls I'm not going to see this very useful on the road as when you drive around and hit wifi spots it may cause frustrations.

    Sure you can turn off wifi from control center but then that effects apple maps a little.
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  • Reply 9 of 75
    jupiteronejupiterone Posts: 1,564member
    Enabled here in South Florida too. (West Palm Beach/Fort Lauderdale)
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  • Reply 10 of 75
    It's working here in Madison, WI
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    zroger73zroger73 Posts: 787member

    Working in Northeast Texas between Dallas and Shreveport.

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    tzmmtztzmmtz Posts: 27member

    Just turned it on and working fine for me in NYC. In my apartment where I only have two bars calling over wifi will hopefully be an improvement. Made a couple of calls and so far the quality seems very good.

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  • Reply 13 of 75
    Working in Pearl River, suburb north of NYC!
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  • Reply 14 of 75
    Works in Atlanta, GA
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    razorpitrazorpit Posts: 1,796member

    Activated in Pittsburgh.  I hope this works better than the microcell I've been using.  It was great when it worked, but getting it to work was pure luck.

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  • Reply 16 of 75
    Yes, working in Hollywood, FL (South Florida)
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  • Reply 17 of 75
    Not working in Kansas City yet.
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    Working in Phoenix
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  • Reply 19 of 75
    Now working in PA by Reading
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  • Reply 20 of 75
    Working just fine in Durango, CO of all places. We can thank BP for paying AT&T to upgrade the Animas River basin to LTE. Love the HD calls!
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