Comments Locked

22 Comments

Back to Article

  • anactoraaron - Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - link

    WiFi calling for all simple choice customers... Regardless of the device they use? That would be HUGE. That's the only thing I miss on my Nexus 5 coming from a Samsung phone.
  • Phawx - Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - link

    It still won't be supported on the Nexus 5 unless it gets updated. Tmobile is only stating from this point forward, all of the phones it sells will support wifi calling.
  • anactoraaron - Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - link

    Yeah after making the rounds on the interwebs I found that out. Lame. Still not too late to embed it into hangouts, Google.

    If google isn't going to include WiFi calling then T-Mobile probably won't carry any nexus devices anymore :(
  • andy o - Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - link

    You can get the cellspot. As far as I understand it, it will get you cel coverage via Wifi.
  • Impulses - Thursday, September 11, 2014 - link

    Yeah, that gives you the same result at home, doesn't account for other places where you might have Wi-Fi but poor cell coverage tho.
  • ethebubbeth - Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - link

    Google just added voice integration into Hangouts with 2.3. It's rolling out over the next few days.
  • uditrana - Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - link

    Really hope that they somehow support the new Moto X with wi-fi calling. Not sure how since with MotoMaker it will be shipped from Motorola though (and the old one doesn't support it for the same reason)...
  • shomizu9 - Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - link

    Addressing the comments above asking/musing how wifi calling could be done on phones that don't have it integrated already - T-Mobile could (and should) develop an app easily that could support it
  • Fleeb - Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - link

    Didn't they do this before? http://www.t-mobile.com/company/PressReleases_Arti...
  • Impulses - Thursday, September 11, 2014 - link

    A lot of this isn't necessarily ground breaking, I dunno about Tmo buy Sprint has given out free femtocells for years. I've had my Airave since before I got rid of the OG EVO.
  • ron1936891 - Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - link

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that the CellSpot is not a "femtocell", but instead is simply a WiFi router that prioritizes VOIP over other traffic. If thats the case, I think that most people won't get much benefit from it since VOIP doesn't really need a lot of data, and most people's network connection is idle most of the time anyway.
  • JoshHo - Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - link

    It wouldn't really make sense to require a custom router then, QoS profiles don't need custom hardware. I will correct the article if it becomes clear that this isn't a femtocell and WiFi router.
  • ron1936891 - Thursday, September 11, 2014 - link

    You may be right ... it is not completely clear from the press release. It just seems a little weird to me to say that WiFi calling is the next thing, all our phones will support it, but just in case it doesn't work, we'll give you a femtocell as well to convert cellular signals into VOIP.
  • Assimilator87 - Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - link

    This is awesome for someone such as myself, who's still running a single band 802.11n WAP. I'll gladly rent their ac router for free. If it does indeed provide cell coverage as well, even better. I only get one bar at home.
  • rudyv1 - Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - link

    Femtocell in Canada, is this possible somehow on any provider?
  • casteve - Thursday, September 11, 2014 - link

    I went with T-Mobile a year ago as they supported wifi calling (and all carriers had poor coverage at my house). When it works, it's great. However, it almost always drops calls for me. Even, when I'm 10' away from my router. So, some kind of QoS issue. Could be the SGS4, could be Comcast, could be T-Mobile.. Also, wifi calling didn't support intra-T-Mobile HD Voice. Hopefully, things get beter.
  • fic2 - Thursday, September 11, 2014 - link

    I'm sure it is because T-Mobile hasn't paid a "Netflix" tax to Comcast. After all Comcast has VoIP service they want you to buy for $40/month.
  • GTRagnarok - Thursday, September 11, 2014 - link

    I was thinking it would be some cheap router, but nope, it's an Asus RT-AC68U! That's just awesome.
  • fic2 - Thursday, September 11, 2014 - link

    Seriously? That is a $200 router. I'll gladly rent that for free.
  • fatpenguin - Thursday, September 11, 2014 - link

    Doesn't a femtocell expand their coverage at the expense of your bandwidth (aka. others can make calls on your femtocell if they are within range)? If so, then I guess it's not so free. I could be wrong.
  • armodons - Thursday, September 11, 2014 - link

    The CellSpot is NOT a femtocell - just a router with QoS for T-mobile Wifi calling.
    Look at the requirements for getting a CellSpot: Wifi-calling capable smartphone. T-mobile users won't just automatically connect to your Wifi network.
  • efficacyman - Thursday, September 11, 2014 - link

    The true un-carrier thing to do would be to release it as an app or framework which could be integrated into custom roms (but not supported by tmobile).

Log in

Don't have an account? Sign up now