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Re:T-Mobile will start charging a $35 fee on all new activat... by oaththrowaway on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @12:51PM (#33438906)
Cricket only allows WiFi calling on certain devices. I had to switch to Mint to get it working
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Re:T-Mobile will start charging a $35 fee on all new activat... by lostlogin on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @01:05PM (#33439234)
How do they prevent wifi calling?
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Re:T-Mobile will start charging a $35 fee on all new activat... by wtallis on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @01:22PM (#33439535)
WiFi calling in this context doesn't mean any random VoIP app, it means using your same phone number as the cellular service uses. That requires the carrier to be involved on the server side even if your handset is not using the cellular modem. (And it probably is using the cellular modem to some extent even during a WiFi call, to support handover between WiFi and cellular.)
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