Wi-Fi Calling

[Windows]

City people probably don’t use this feature much, but Wi-Fi Calling (receiving standard phone calls & texts over the internet while disconnected from the mobile network) is pretty useful for us because we have zero mobile signal at the house. We’re on EE and wi-fi calling works for months at a time without problems then stops working for weeks at a time. Currently it’s been off for about 3 weeks.

I finally decided I’d try Three. I picked them because I knew they are not just resellers of EE’s service. Didn’t do much research beyond that. My phone is recent enough that it has both a physical SIM and can do eSIM so I went to the Three website, paid £10 for an eSIM with a month of data, and set it up. Wi-Fi calling works!

I’ll see how it goes for this month, but might end up moving my number from EE to Three and cancelling EE. For now, I’ve got two phone providers.

The iPhone UI copes with multiple phone lines pretty well, you can choose the default line as well as which line to use when sending specific texts or making calls.



I’d love to not even have a phone number but too many businesses I interact with still require it.

Anyway the main point is that if wi-fi calling is not working when it should, it’s probably the phone service provider’s fault and a different service might work instead.

 

[RogerS]

I find that even with wi-fi calling I usually have to dial twice. First time, it just sits there. The dial numbers have gone in but. No connection.

 

[Mike G]

I recognise this as English, but that's just about as far as it goes.......

 

[Lons]

We have to use it occasionally but I sometimes find that using whatsapp (calls not chats) is more reliable. The signal in my daughter's house is very poor but when ringing her Whatsapp works every time. It's a free service anyway which doesn't matter to us with unlimited minutes but would be useful for those who don't have.

i use it when ringing my brother in Sydney as there's no cost as long as we're both connected to wifi.

 

[Jonathan]

We are in similar situation with no mobile coverage and use WiFi calling for calling Banks and Governments, everyone else seems to be up with technology and provide mobile numbers linked to WhatsApp.
Thankfully here in Spain most business is done on WhatsApp.
I do complete projects where WhatsApp is the only media used, the group contacts is brilliant. Typically each project will have two groups one that is just for trades the second has trades and the client.

 

[Cabinetman]

We have to use it occasionally but I sometimes find that using whatsapp (calls not chats) is more reliable. The signal in my daughter's house is very poor but when ringing her Whatsapp works every time. It's a free service anyway which doesn't matter to us with unlimited minutes but would be useful for those who don't have.

i use it when ringing my brother in Sydney as there's no cost as long as we're both connected to wifi.

Yes WhatsApp for us too, brill service and video calls as well. Phone my two back in the uk with no problems.