Network Name in Status Bar: VzW and Verizon Wireless - Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers

So this is a relatively minor issue, but still one that's kind of puzzling.
Recently my Pixel XL's (Verizon model) network name in the top left of the lock screen has said 'Verizon Wireless' most of the time, except for when I was connected via Wi-Fi calling, where it indicated 'Verizon Wireless Wi-Fi Calling'.
However, now it seems to say 'VzW' as the network name most of the time, occasionally switching to 'Verizon Wireless', and when on wi-fi it still indicates 'Verizon Wireless Wi-Fi Calling'.
Is this strange phenomenon happening to anyone else?

It's based on the APN & PRL settings that display the network name based on the tower you're connected too. Maybe there is a new tower in your area, or Verizon is doing testing on a tower there. You could call them and ask what's up.
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Mine is doing this alot lately too. Anything official on why it does this?
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Mine is only on Verizon Wireless. Google store edition though if that makes a difference
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I'm on Google store pixel xl as well on Verizon. The only way I can get it back to Verizon Wireless is if I toggle airplane mode or reboot. Otherwise it stays on VzW.
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oneandroidnut said:
Mine is only on Verizon Wireless. Google store edition though if that makes a difference
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Question for you... What band are you normally on with Verizon? in mainly on 4. Also anyway you can post your son settings? and did you get a new Verizon sim activated with the pixel or were you on previous Verizon phone and just swapped your sim in? i was previous on nexus 6p and just swapped my sim in. Maybe I should get a new sim. Also..do you have any options for video calling?
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thafngame24 said:
I'm on Google store pixel xl as well on Verizon. The only way I can get it back to Verizon Wireless is if I toggle airplane mode or reboot. Otherwise it stays on VzW.
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Question for you... What band are you normally on with Verizon? in mainly on 4. Also anyway you can post your son settings? and did you get a new Verizon sim activated with the pixel or were you on previous Verizon phone and just swapped your sim in? i was previous on nexus 6p and just swapped my sim in. Maybe I should get a new sim. Also..do you have any options for video calling?
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Usually on band 4 or 13. I swapped my 6p SIM in and actually got a new sim from Verizon recently too. What options do you want to see?
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Like under the phone settings..you have the option for wifi calling right.. do you also have an option for video calling?
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I don't have any network name in my status bar... How are you doing this?

xocomaox said:
I don't have any network name in my status bar... How are you doing this?
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It's when your on the lock screen. Or you can see it in the notification tiles when you pull it down
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imnuts said:
It's based on the APN & PRL settings that display the network name based on the tower you're connected too. Maybe there is a new tower in your area, or Verizon is doing testing on a tower there. You could call them and ask what's up.
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As usual @imnuts is correct! :highfive:

thafngame24 said:
It's when your on the lock screen. Or you can see it in the notification tiles when you pull it down
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Oh, thread title is completely misleading then. *Shrug*

xocomaox said:
Oh, thread title is completely misleading then. *Shrug*
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lol.
Good thing everyone else understood what I was talking about perfectly.

imnuts said:
It's based on the APN & PRL settings that display the network name based on the tower you're connected too. Maybe there is a new tower in your area, or Verizon is doing testing on a tower there. You could call them and ask what's up.
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Interesting... although I have traveled in a few different cities. Upstate NY, NYC, and South Florida and it has been VzW for all of these, only occasionally going back to Verizon Wireless. I think there may be a component where what is being displayed get stuck in a sense.
What are the general locations of everyone else who is experiencing this?

Sentrix27 said:
lol.
Good thing everyone else understood what I was talking about perfectly.
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Yes, this only confused me further. You're all mislead! Lol
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Poorish reception

Let me preface by saying I love this phone except one single issue...my reception is just not as good as other phones.
I jump phones frequently looking for the perfect phone and I thought I had found it until recently. I noticed (t mobile) that my reception (while it says I have a signal) just seems to be spotty in areas I had a great signal on my nexus. the calls seem staticy and often end up dropping.
Anyone else getting this on tmobile as well? And for the record, t mobile's service gets great coverage where I am.
Nope, I'm on T-Mobile as well and my cell ? is actually better than what I was getting on my s7e. No static on Phone calls or anything. I'm using VoLTE
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on tmobile too. while it says it have signal my voice call would be very laggy. dropping. ect
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jason4962 said:
on tmobile too. while it says it have signal my voice call would be very laggy. dropping. ect
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Getting the same. Unacceptable for me as I'm always on the road. Unfortunately, I have to dump this phone.
I'm on O2 Germany and my LTE reception is perfect. Compared to my Elephone P8000 I get 5 bars LTE in my apartment instead of 3-4.
pieman13 said:
Getting the same. Unacceptable for me as I'm always on the road. Unfortunately, I have to dump this phone.
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i found turning off volte works a little better. i have only 1 bar of lte where i work for other phones. but oneplus 3 shows 2-3 i dont know why one plus did this. this is just a animation image they changed. so instead of 50% it would show 75% on signal maybe?
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Gerrit507 said:
I'm on O2 Germany and my LTE reception is perfect. Compared to my Elephone P8000 I get 5 bars LTE in my apartment instead of 3-4.
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thats the thing though. onrplus 3 will always show better signal but how do we really know. it show i have better signal but im getting drop calls
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jason4962 said:
i found turning off volte works a little better. i have only 1 bar of lte where i work for other phones. but oneplus 3 shows 2-3 i dont know why one plus did this. this is just a animation image they changed. so instead of 50% it would show 75% on signal maybe?
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thats the thing though. onrplus 3 will always show better signal but how do we really know. it show i have better signal but im getting drop calls
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You can use the app LTE Discovery and then compare the reception of both phones.
Gerrit507 said:
You can use the app LTE Discovery and then compare the reception of both phones.
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I've done that, it just doesn't have the signal strength even though it says it does.
Gerrit507 said:
I'm on O2 Germany and my LTE reception is perfect. Compared to my Elephone P8000 I get 5 bars LTE in my apartment instead of 3-4.
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Signal meter bar readout will vary with every brand and is not a reliable indicator on reception quality.
Up/download speeds or band switching, perhaps even call dropouts are probably a better gauge.
Correct and while my signal sits here at -110, my phone shows 3 bars...Sorry that's not the truth. This phones reception in my area are far inferior to every other phone I have owned.
I'm having the same issue but when comparing my galaxy s6 and OnePlus 3 with LTE discovery the numbers and bands connected are about the same. It's just when I'm on the OnePlus 3 the calls drop or it breaks up but I don't have that issue on the GS6. They're both on T-Mobile and I have disabled volte on my op3 went into advance settings and selected LTE/GSM prl auto and made sure my apn is correct but the problem still persist.
I can to you that mine is excellent. My desk at work is terrible with AT&T and most phones (including all Samsung, from S7 down) will drop to no coverage. Best phones I've had for reception are the Nexus 5x, 6P, and OP3. Shouldn't say reception because most phones are very close on the signal level, about -120 but I can still make calls and receive MMS at this level with the OP3 when most others drop to no coverage. This is the main reason I'm keeping my OP3.
i pop the sim into sim tray 2 and still the same. going to VOLTE make no changes. did the first batch got hardware issue? the thing this i order mine on first day
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Hello, I am wondering is there a all modem/baseband/radio thread or does anyone have them I had the best reception with the radio it was shipped after I flashed the 3.2.0. radio it went worse. thx
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I have successfully downgraded to 3.1.3 and It seems to have fixed the problem. Maybe you can try it also.
I will try the downgrade. Coincidentally I did change my proxy to grab the update. Bet that did it.
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I will try the downgrade. Coincidentally I did change my proxy to grab the update. Bet that did it.
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Let me know if it worked for you or if you need help. I downloaded 3.1.3 and used adb to side load since im not rooted and still have stock recovery.
Yeah, seemed to fix it. I did the same but now I'm getting the update notification...
I did the same. Fixed the issue. Downloading the new update with the right proxy to see if it happens again.
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I did the same. Fixed the issue. Downloading the new update with the right proxy to see if it happens again.
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Keep me posted.

Verizon Pixel XL on AT&T Getting HSPA

my wife has the google store version and gets LTE. I was also getting LTE recently and now it went away?
I'm using
Data settings Smartphones
Name ATT Phone
APN phone
Proxy Not set
Port Not set
Username Not set
Password Not set
Server Not set
MMSC http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS proxy proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port 80
MCC 310
MNC 410
Authentication Type None
APN type default,mms,supl,fota,hipri
APN protocol IPv4
Bearer Unspecified
any ideas?
APN needs to be nxtgenphone
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Also...my APN protocol and roaming protocol is set to IPv4/IPv6
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I am having this issue too. I even went and got a new sim card hoping that would help, but still on hspa. I've talked to 4 different tech support people who tell me the imei says my phone can't use lte. After telling them repeatedly that it does, they tell me since it shows up as an unknown devixe in their systems, the imei needs to be provisioned kn their end and that it could take up to 2 weeks.
I am going to yet another store today to see if they have any sort of workaround for this. It is so frustrating. It worked when i put my sim in there the first time, but when i called to update my imei, now it's just hspa. So annoyed right now.
coolhandz said:
I am having this issue too. I even went and got a new sim card hoping that would help, but still on hspa. I've talked to 4 different tech support people who tell me the imei says my phone can't use lte. After telling them repeatedly that it does, they tell me since it shows up as an unknown devixe in their systems, the imei needs to be provisioned kn their end and that it could take up to 2 weeks.
I am going to yet another store today to see if they have any sort of workaround for this. It is so frustrating. It worked when i put my sim in there the first time, but when i called to update my imei, now it's just hspa. So annoyed right now.
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my wife has the unlocked pixel xl from google store version and hers works LTE on AT&T
when I put my wifes sim card into my verizon pixel xl I get LTE
what i was thinking of doing was going to at&t store and getting a NEW sim card and instead of putting into my phone first putting it into my wifes phone and after it registers it for LTE put it in my phone
lyall29 said:
APN needs to be nxtgenphone
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Also...my APN protocol and roaming protocol is set to IPv4/IPv6
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I don't get data with nxtgenphone APN settings
lazygregg said:
my wife has the unlocked pixel xl from google store version and hers works LTE on AT&T
when I put my wifes sim card into my verizon pixel xl I get LTE
what i was thinking of doing was going to at&t store and getting a NEW sim card and instead of putting into my phone first putting it into my wifes phone and after it registers it for LTE put it in my phone
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Let me know how that goes please.
@lazzygregg and @coolhandz...To make a veeeerrrrryyyy long story short, you will have to activate a sim in another phone(iPhone is what I used), and once you have LTE and everything working, remove the sim from the other phone and put it in your Pixel. You will have LTE, I promise. Att will never give you att if you give them the imei for your Pixel, I tried for 3 days straight before giving up.
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lazygregg said:
my wife has the unlocked pixel xl from google store version and hers works LTE on AT&T
when I put my wifes sim card into my verizon pixel xl I get LTE
what i was thinking of doing was going to at&t store and getting a NEW sim card and instead of putting into my phone first putting it into my wifes phone and after it registers it for LTE put it in my phone
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The problem with putting the sim in your wife's Pixel is, you will have to give att an imei from the first phone that you use to activate the new sim. Once they have the imei from a Pixel you will never get LTE. Surely you have another phone laying around.?
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ok understood!
i'll try my nexus 6p or oneplus 3
thx!
So i went to an AT&T store just now. Told rep my whole story and my plan to get a new sim that is unactivated to put into an iPhone first. He played with account settings first and nothing changed. Then he took a new sim and activated it in his own galaxy s6 edge. Same deal. Hspa+ only. I told him I'd just take a new sim to try what my friends here on XDA said to do. He then grabbed a new sim, stuck it in a floor model iPhone 6s plus, activated it, it had lte, then he put it into my Verizon Pixel XL.....voila! It worked! He was stunned to say the least. I said thank you very much, walked out, and now am enjoying my new Pixel XL with LTE on at&t.
Thank you everyone.
I'm glad you got it working @coolhandz
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lazygregg said:
ok understood!
i'll try my nexus 6p or oneplus 3
thx!
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I would try the Nexus 6p if I were you.
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Notice any differences now that verizon Pixel xl is provisioned for AT&T?

So i just got a phone call from AT&T network support. Talked with an awesome guy by the name of Dustin. Anyway, he said that the verizon pixel xl is now officially provisioned on the AT&T network.
So my question to anyone who had issues with LTE or Volte or anything like that who has a Verizon Pixel is whether or not you notice any differences now?
coolhandz said:
So i just got a phone call from AT&T network support. Talked with an awesome guy by the name of Dustin. Anyway, he said that the verizon pixel xl is now officially provisioned on the AT&T network.
So my question to anyone who had issues with LTE or Volte or anything like that who has a Verizon Pixel is whether or not you notice any differences now?
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I have a Pixel XL from the Google store that I've been using on AT&T since the 22nd. Didn't receive any type of phone call about this..
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I have no issues using my Google Store Pixel XL on At&t. I didn't even tell them that I got a new phone. I do not have WiFi calling but I am not super worried about it since minutes are free.
gettingerr said:
I have no issues using my Google Store Pixel XL on At&t. I didn't even tell them that I got a new phone. I do not have WiFi calling but I am not super worried about it since minutes are free.
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I don't have any issues either, but I would love to have VoLTE and HD Voice.
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I spoke with a rep at At&t and they mentioned that they are going to allow non-at&t branded devices to have HD calling and Wifi calling no later than spring 2017. We will see if that actually comes true, but here's to wishful thinking.
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I spoke with a rep at At&t and they mentioned that they are going to allow non-at&t branded devices to have HD calling and Wifi calling no later than spring 2017. We will see if that actually comes true, but here's to wishful thinking.
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Oh man let's hope. Assuming you are with AT&T, do you know if I need to add HD Voice and VoLTE to my mobile plan? I can see it on the features page on their site but haven't noticed an option to add it to my account.
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my understanding is that it would be baked into an update and then we would just need to select that option under network preferences. Not totally sure, but I would guess At&t will give Google the information to get it working on the device. I am no expert though.
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my understanding is that it would be baked into an update and then we would just need to select that option under network preferences. Not totally sure, but I would guess At&t will give Google the information to get it working on the device. I am no expert though.
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I think you're correct. My mom has an iPhone 6S Plus and I was able to enable VoLTE through the Settings app.
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Pixel 3 XL in Canada

Any here have a pixel 3 from canada. Just wondering if Roger's or bell lock their bootloaders?
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I'm with you bro. Phone is much better since December update. Slow community dev but...
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Any here have a pixel 3 from canada. Just wondering if Roger's or bell lock their bootloaders?
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I'm on Fido and I've unlocked my bootloader and root with no problems.
KAPABLE-K said:
I'm on Fido and I've unlocked my bootloader and root with no problems.
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Good to know. I'm coming form samsung S8. I ended up buying the European version so I could root. Roger's locks the samsung down.
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The only thing i'm disappointed with is that Fido did not provision it for video calling. I spoke to the tech department and was told Google will be rolling out an update to fix that and RCS because the phone is not reading what features the plan has.
Then I was told that video calling over the network is not capable because the phone comes preloaded with DUO which it does not. So I don't know what to believe but I would like for them to provision it for the video calling so I don't have to use my data.
I unlocked and rooted mine on Telus.
i am with bell Canada and have a google store unlocked pixel 3 xl. turns out bell retards only allow bell sold phones to work with WiFi calling. has someone found a way around this?
it also seems this functionality only works in Canada! has anyone tried using a vpn connection to Canada to be able to use this functionality?
reason why i am so interested is my work takes me where there is no cell coverage and having WiFi calling would be great!
thanks
paascal said:
i am with bell Canada and have a google store unlocked pixel 3 xl. turns out bell retards only allow bell sold phones to work with WiFi calling. has someone found a way around this?
it also seems this functionality only works in Canada! has anyone tried using a vpn connection to Canada to be able to use this functionality?
reason why i am so interested is my work takes me where there is no cell coverage and having WiFi calling would be great!
thanks
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Id like to know where you see that pixel has WiFi calling on bell
I'm on Bell and there is no mention of it that I have found. Only iPhone
c_86 said:
Id like to know where you see that pixel has WiFi calling on bell
I'm on Bell and there is no mention of it that I have found. Only iPhone
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you can find it here
https://www.bell.ca/Mobility/Wi-Fi-Calling#INT=Search_SearchResults_TitleLink
but thats not the question i was asking
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Any here have a pixel 3 from canada. Just wondering if Roger's or bell lock their bootloaders?
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No they don't. Only verizon as far as I know
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paascal said:
you can find it here
https://www.bell.ca/Mobility/Wi-Fi-Calling#INT=Search_SearchResults_TitleLink
but thats not the question i was asking
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I doubt it to be honest. You can try talking with tech support and see. But unless it's registered as sold in their database it might not be able to
Still doesn't make any sence, all they require is google pixel 3... No where does it say bell issued. It's carrier unlocked so why would it make any sence they give partial access to what is offered to the phones sold by bell... And yes I talked to them no one knows why and they rather loose a client than change it. . They are idiots!
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paascal said:
Still doesn't make any sence, all they require is google pixel 3... No where does it say bell issued. It's carrier unlocked so why would it make any sence they give partial access to what is offered to the phones sold by bell... And yes I talked to them no one knows why and they rather loose a client than change it. . They are idiots!
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Welcome to Canadian carriers...
paascal said:
i am with bell Canada and have a google store unlocked pixel 3 xl. turns out bell retards only allow bell sold phones to work with WiFi calling. has someone found a way around this?
it also seems this functionality only works in Canada! has anyone tried using a vpn connection to Canada to be able to use this functionality?
reason why i am so interested is my work takes me where there is no cell coverage and having WiFi calling would be great!
thanks
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Have you tried calling bell to see if they'd connect it for you? I did that with Telus with my new non Telus 3XL, and they were able to make the WiFi calling work.
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Have you tried calling bell to see if they'd connect it for you? I did that with Telus with my new non Telus 3XL, and they were able to make the WiFi calling work.
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I tried this and they basically told me no go, I went to rogers and have RCS/VoWiFi/VoLTE all working perfectly
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I tried this and they basically told me no go, I went to rogers and have RCS/VoWiFi/VoLTE all working perfectly
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So does Freedom.

Three Firmware?

Hi, would anyone have the Three UK firmware for a Pixel 2 XL? I have no wifi calling and Three state it is because i bought it from Sony unlocked and not from them. Therefore they can not allow WiFi calling. The only way is to buy a new phone from them!!
Thanks in advance.
I also have a Sony XZ1 with the same issue and i am posting in that forum aswwell, so whatever one i can get the firmware for is the one i will use until i get the new 4XL on a Black friday deal hopefully.
Roy.
have you tried a friend's sim in your phone. Ee support WiFi calling.
Is the option there in your phone to turn on WiFi calling ?
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skip24ftlb said:
have you tried a friend's sim in your phone. Ee support WiFi calling.
Is the option there in your phone to turn on WiFi calling ?
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Hi,
No, not yet, but when i updated my Pixel 2 xL to A10 few weeks ago and noticed that I can no longer enable Wifi Calling. To verify I dialed "*#*#4636#*#*" and Wifi calling is not provisioned, neither is VolLTE (greyed out) same with the Sony XZ1.
Try a different sim. I think the issue is actually 3 or sim. Generally pixel phones don't come with a custom firmware. It's not customised by the phone provider unlike other brands.
Other thing I'd check is router settings
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Apologies for the resurrection. My Pixel 2XL also won't do wifi calling on Three, yet my wife's Pixel 3A on the same network works quite happily. What gives? Both phones were bought SIM free from Google.
Thanks...
simonali68 said:
Apologies for the resurrection. My Pixel 2XL also won't do wifi calling on Three, yet my wife's Pixel 3A on the same network works quite happily. What gives? Both phones were bought SIM free from Google.
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I'm having exactly the same issue. My Three UK Pixel 2 XL (running stock Android 10) can't access wi-fi calling, but I was able to activate it yesterday on my wife's Pixel 3a XL (also on Three UK) without issues. The Wifi calling option simply isn't there on my device.. Is there anything fundamentally different between the two devices which would prevent me from activating it?

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