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Ive recently had a problem with my wifi calling in that I am able to make calls just fine but am unable to send text messages. The message just constantly says sending but never goes through until i turn off the wifi calling. Is the wifi calling only meant for calls and prevents messages from being sent? I can't imagine that it doesnt support SMS but maybe I'm wrong. Any help would be appreciated!
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Weird, works fine for me and I'm on the juggernaut ROM.
alexm557 said:
Ive recently had a problem with my wifi calling in that I am able to make calls just fine but am unable to send text messages. The message just constantly says sending but never goes through until i turn off the wifi calling.
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I've had this problem with MMS, not SMS. Particularly MMS' with file attachments. (SMS is much slower to send, return receipts take forever, etc, but I don't know if that's just a coincidence or a network thing.)
But yeah, when trying to send MMS pictures (for example) the status will just say "sending" and sometimes even error/time out ("network unavailable") until I switch off Wifi Calling. I suspect it has something to do with the way Wifi Calling uses "Airplane Mode" to turn off the cellular antenna.* Why that would affect MMS and not SMS is beyond me, though.
Anyway, I've experienced the MMS problem on stock (KL1) as well as Juggernaut (4.1) so it's not a ROM issue, AFAICT. I don't use MMS all that much so it's not a big issue for me, but (as you said) if Wifi calling and MMS can't be used at the same time, seems like that's a pretty big oversight on T-Mobile/Samsung's part.
*Hold the power button and check out the menu that appears -- when WiFi calling is on, the power menu will show "Airplane Mode" is enabled. But if you go into the settings menu and DISABLE WiFi Calling, ENABLE Airplane mode, and ENABLE WiFi... and then try to re-enable WiFi Calling again, you get an error message complaining that you can't use wifi calling while in airplane mode. Weird stuff.
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I've had this problem with MMS, not SMS. Particularly MMS' with file attachments. (SMS is much slower to send, return receipts take forever, etc, but I don't know if that's just a coincidence or a network thing.)
But yeah, when trying to send MMS pictures (for example) the status will just say "sending" and sometimes even error/time out ("network unavailable") until I switch off Wifi Calling. I suspect it has something to do with the way Wifi Calling uses "Airplane Mode" to turn off the cellular antenna.* Why that would affect MMS and not SMS is beyond me, though.
Anyway, I've experienced the MMS problem on stock (KL1) as well as Juggernaut (4.1) so it's not a ROM issue, AFAICT. I don't use MMS all that much so it's not a big issue for me, but (as you said) if Wifi calling and MMS can't be used at the same time, seems like that's a pretty big oversight on T-Mobile/Samsung's part.
*Hold the power button and check out the menu that appears -- when WiFi calling is on, the power menu will show "Airplane Mode" is enabled. But if you go into the settings menu and DISABLE WiFi Calling, ENABLE Airplane mode, and ENABLE WiFi... and then try to re-enable WiFi Calling again, you get an error message complaining that you can't use wifi calling while in airplane mode. Weird stuff.
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WiFi calling and MMS work perfectly with Zombie ROM. The only caveat is NOT using stock message app.(Stock works, but will compress JPGs to 28Kb on average. Handcent compresses to multiple 100's KBs dependiong on original file. Specifically, use Handent and 100% guarantee you it works. By definition, when enabling Airplane mode that disconnects ALL wireless connections. Cell tower and WiFi. I do not get any of the behavior you state regarding using the power button method to enable/disable airplane mode or using the menu settings method. It is a combination of how TMobile is handling 2.3.6 WiFi calling AND specifically how a given ROM works with this newer wifi calling under Android 2.3.6
alexm557 said:
Ive recently had a problem with my wifi calling in that I am able to make calls just fine but am unable to send text messages. The message just constantly says sending but never goes through until i turn off the wifi calling. Is the wifi calling only meant for calls and prevents messages from being sent? I can't imagine that it doesnt support SMS but maybe I'm wrong. Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks
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I have the same exact problem started a few days ago can receive but not send text with wifi calling
This just started happening to me. While on wifi, my SMS get stuck at 'Sending...'. When I take my phone off wifi, I get the incoming texts thar I guess weren't going through & I have to resend all outgoing texts.
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Does anyone know how to stop the WiFi from turning on automatically ? I have all of the options for the WiFi off and I'll turn the WiFi of but my WiFi will still turn on and say there is a hotspot available.
hanfordrob said:
Does anyone know how to stop the WiFi from turning on automatically ? I have all of the options for the WiFi off and I'll turn the WiFi of but my WiFi will still turn on and say there is a hotspot available.
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You mean the options under Advanced in Wi-Fi settings you have off right? If so I am not sure I have not noticed my Wi-Fi coming on without me hitting the toggle.
Yes all the settings in advanced are unchecked,I will turn off my WiFi and next thing ya know I'm getting a notification that there is a hotspot available and sure enough my WiFi is on again! Its starting to get annoying that I get the hotspot notification all the time
hanfordrob said:
Yes all the settings in advanced are unchecked,I will turn off my WiFi and next thing ya know I'm getting a notification that there is a hotspot available and sure enough my WiFi is on again! Its starting to get annoying that I get the hotspot notification all the time
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That is odd, one of the options under advanced is to make it so it does not try to connect to hot spots in general, also the other says to make it not scan while Wi-Fi is off. If both those are unchecked and it is still happening then there is some sort of issue I would guess. Hopefully someone else with the issue pops in here after a bit.
Me too
Yes, this is happening to my Note 4 as well. All settings in WiFi>Advanced are "off" and when I go walking through the neighborhood and turn on the phone I get a screen showing a list of wi-fi networks.
hanfordrob said:
Does anyone know how to stop the WiFi from turning on automatically ? I have all of the options for the WiFi off and I'll turn the WiFi of but my WiFi will still turn on and say there is a hotspot available.
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Im gonna guess everyone has saw this already but thought i would post it anyway. In the advanced menu in wifi,there is a section called Always Allow Scanning. Description says "Let google location service and other applications scan for wifi networks, even when wifi is off". Sounds as if that could be the issue but if everything is already unchecked in the advanced settings menu, then im at a loss as well. Im gonna test this on my Note 4 and see if i am getting the same issue you guys are getting.
Nope no issues here i don't get that i turned it off, and i would know this cause if i walk in Walmart i use to get that on the the Wifi Hotspot not no more since i've turned it off, use to tell me the same for kmart or the AT&T Store where i live no more since i've turned it off!
Try disabling AT&T Smart Wifi. Could be the cause, especially if its alerting you to "hotspots".
I have the T Mobile version and it does the same. The white menu pops up telling that there is Wi Fi available, listing hotspots.
On my previous Note 3, it did not present itself as a page over my screen even if I had Wi Fi turned on. I simply had notifications of available wi fi's turned off. But it seems with the Note 4 one has to turn off wi fi completely for this to not show up?
hanfordrob said:
Does anyone know how to stop the WiFi from turning on automatically ? I have all of the options for the WiFi off and I'll turn the WiFi of but my WiFi will still turn on and say there is a hotspot available.
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Check in Location Services... Specifically the google stuff. One of them allows the use of your WiFi & GPS data even if they are turned off... Meaning if you choose the high accuracy mode (instead of GPS only) the location services will periodically turn those things on to better pinpoint your location (and send that data back to google)
I have a sprint plan where I get 20Gb of data per month. I also have comcast so I can guest connect to comcast wifi most anywhere. My issue is most of the time the comcast is a crappy signal. So my tab 3 and my note 4 auto connect to the comcast and then the wifi just spins. And then i turn the wifi off and it turns itself back on. And then me and the devices just fight... On and off. I have already gone into the network over ride and turned off automatic wifi search but it still turns itself back on. How do I force it to use the data plan?
vilasman said:
I have a sprint plan where I get 20Gb of data per month. I also have comcast so I can guest connect to comcast wifi most anywhere. My issue is most of the time the comcast is a crappy signal. So my tab 3 and my note 4 auto connect to the comcast and then the wifi just spins. And then i turn the wifi off and it turns itself back on. And then me and the devices just fight... On and off. I have already gone into the network over ride and turned off automatic wifi search but it still turns itself back on. How do I force it to use the data plan?
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Go to your "More Settings" under the Wireless & Networks (it may additionally be under "Mobile Networks"), and turn off your "Connections Optimizer"
(I'm assuming that you may have this option because I use a Sprint based phone that has the setting.)
Another option would be to "Forget" the network you don't wanna connect to.
edit: You'd be turning it off instead of on...
http://support.sprint.com/support/t..._on_or_off_Samsung_Galaxy_Tabreg_3/49933-1469
Any way to activate the wifi calling feature for the Sprint S6?
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I've tried on every build so far on my GS6 and haven't been able to get it to turn on, but it sounds like a few people have gotten it to work. I've spoken with Sprint multiple times about it and the only remaining test they want to try is to factory reset the phone...which is funny since the first day I also couldn't enable WiFi calling. They recommended I take it into a Sprint store so someone else can look at it, and probably factory reset it. I just don't want to spend the next 6 hours customizing everything on my phone again. I've also heard that the battery life isn't very good with WiFi calling (maybe incorrectly), so that's been another reason for me to not take the plunge and factory reset.
Sprint did mention, during all those phone calls and chats that WiFi Calling must be enabled on your account/line for it to work, which they say they enabled for me, but it still doesn't work. Maybe that's your hang-up....
Works for me on stock OH1. Took awhile for the red line to disappear from the icon but when it did I made and received several calls using wifi calling.
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I am able to use wifi calling fine. I was just in Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia where I used wifi calling constantly to call and text people in the US. I am on stock OH1. When you enable wifi calling go to the wifi calling options and make sure the wifi access point you are connected to us enabled in the wifi calling. To the point above, yes it does often take 30 seconds to a minute to enable wifi calling on any access point. If it starts to take longer I toggle wifi calling off then on again.
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When you enable wifi calling go to the wifi calling options and make sure the wifi access point you are connected to us enabled in the wifi calling.
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How do you tell the phone that a particular wifi network is able to use wifi calling? Whenever I try to enable wifi calling it sends me straight to "Self Service".
ggross01 said:
Any way to activate the wifi calling feature for the Sprint S6?
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Wanam Xposed module (note module not framework) breaks the ability to access WIFI calling feature. I reported it here in module thread.
I might recommend doing an RTN reset...I know you said you don't want to set everything up all over again. But I had issues when I first got the device. This completely reprovisions everything and in my case fixed WiFi calling not even being an option. I would make sure it shows in your account and then do the RTN reset.
Is there anyway to set the pixel xl to prefer wifi calling at home (I am on Verizon, but the google version of the pixel). Wifi calling works - would like to "prefer" wifi instead of cellular (I have amazing wifi and meh cellular at my home). Yes, I can airplane mode it every day - just seems like a very hacky solution.
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Not that I'm aware of.
I also have poor cell reception in my cave. (-110 on band 13). Pretty much every call I make switches to wifi about 3 seconds into the call connecting. It'll also come out of wifi calling if I walk outside where the cell coverage is good. (Even if wifi is still good).
I specifically called pixel support and asked them, no option for this currently. I wish. Need it as well
EDIT: I tried to bypass cellular altogether by turning my phone on airplane mode, then using just wifi to force wifi calling, only to get no calls going through. This is a bummer, I use my iPhone with wifi calling whenever I travel this way, to make sure I don't make any accidental non-wifi calls which aren't free when international. If there's a way to force wifi calls with wifi on and airplane modeon for cellular calls, that would also be useful for travel
Samzebian said:
I specifically called pixel support and asked them, no option for this currently. I wish. Need it as well
EDIT: I tried to bypass cellular altogether by turning my phone on airplane mode, then using just wifi to force wifi calling, only to get no calls going through. This is a bummer, I use my iPhone with wifi calling whenever I travel this way, to make sure I don't make any accidental non-wifi calls which aren't free when international. If there's a way to force wifi calls with wifi on and airplane modeon for cellular calls, that would also be useful for travel
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It should work this way unless it is different than every other Verizon phone with wifi calling. Sometimes it takes ten minutes or so of failed calls before it finally connects, then you're good from then on. I'll give it a shot and see...
st3ph3nbr!tt said:
It should work this way unless it is different than every other Verizon phone with wifi calling. Sometimes it takes ten minutes or so of failed calls before it finally connects, then you're good from then on. I'll give it a shot and see...
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Works like a champ. Give it some more tries until the system picks it up.
dweidman said:
Is there anyway to set the pixel xl to prefer wifi calling at home (I am on Verizon, but the google version of the pixel). Wifi calling works - would like to "prefer" wifi instead of cellular (I have amazing wifi and meh cellular at my home). Yes, I can airplane mode it every day - just seems like a very hacky solution.
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On T-Mobile WIFI calling there's a clear option for 'wifi prefered' or 'cellular prefered' which works pretty much about every single time. It's in the places, on the dialer and on network settings, but sets the same option. I guess with verizon it's different?
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On T-Mobile WIFI calling there's a clear option for 'wifi prefered' or 'cellular prefered' which works pretty much about every single time. It's in the places, on the dialer and on network settings, but sets the same option. I guess with verizon it's different?
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from my XL on T-Mobile
I put my phone in airplane mode for 20 minutes and it still won't do wifi calling after turning wifi on
Mine works fine. I put phone in airplane mode then turn on wifi and connect. Calls and SMS go through immediately thereafter.
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Airplane mode works for me too. Just a hassle. I have had T-mobile before - so I know "wifi-preferred" is an option - is that a setting somewhere we can hack at? I can't imagine that is a hardcoded thing that is unchangeable...
Feels like something we could diff pretty easily.
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Not the best solution, but I wrote a tasker to put the phone in airplane mode then turn WiFi back on, made it into an app and put it on the home page, so I can press that to go into WiFi calling.
Yea weirdly still not working for me. Wifi calling works fine with airplane mode off. Am I doing something wrong?
Are you reconnecting to your wifi after enabling airplane mode? I know it sounds rudimentary, but idk what could be going on.
If you pull down notifications then swipe down again to expand quick options then select the mobile network icon then "more options" you can turn off cellular network. This will force wifi calling. Reverse when leaving
Soulsuit said:
If you pull down notifications then swipe down again to expand quick options then select the mobile network icon then "more options" you can turn off cellular network. This will force wifi calling. Reverse when leaving
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Cellular data, not cellular network.