WiFi calling on a Nokia 7.1

Forums › 2degrees (including Slingshot, Orcon, Flip, Stuff Fibre, MyRepublic, 2talk and Vocus) › WiFi calling on a Nokia 7.1

wintersm

87 posts

Master Geek

Trusted

#277394 12-Oct-2020 21:58

Has anyone got WiFi calling working with 2degrees on a Nokia 7.1. The phone supports wifi calling but it's not showing as an option.
I have a Moto G7 that wifi calling worked on while I was waiting for a new screen for the nokia. The 7.1 is a much better phone so want to keep using it but 2degrees has poor reception at my work desk. Wifi calling was handy there.

Phone: Google Nexus 1 , stock Gingerbread 2.3.4 Self Rooted.

sbiddle

30853 posts

Uber Geek

Retired Mod

Trusted

Biddle Corp

Lifetime subscriber

#2583385 13-Oct-2020 07:13

WiFi calling is not 100% universal and requires a network to support individual handsets to work, and in the case of Android often operator (or country) specific firmware to work. If your phone is not working it means 2D do not support it

nztim

3814 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

Trusted

TEAMnetwork

Subscriber

#2583405 13-Oct-2020 08:00

With almost all plans having unlimited calling unless you have poor coverage at home I don't see the point

Any views expressed on these forums are my own and don't necessarily reflect those of my employer.

Mahon

473 posts

Ultimate Geek

#2583444 13-Oct-2020 09:47

nztim: With almost all plans having unlimited calling unless you have poor coverage at home I don't see the point

The point being is that cellular coverage even in our cities is not 100% by any means. Many people like myself live in blackspots with our neighbors with no other option than wifi calling or a landline.

freitasm

BDFL - Memuneh
79263 posts

Uber Geek

Administrator

ID Verified

Trusted

Geekzone

Lifetime subscriber

#2583461 13-Oct-2020 09:54

The one annoying thing is the lack of roaming - if you start a phone call on WiFi and walk away from coverage the call will die.

I know, unrelated to the Nokia situation but just a warning.

nztim

3814 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

Trusted

TEAMnetwork

Subscriber

#2583511 13-Oct-2020 11:10

Mahon:

nztim: With almost all plans having unlimited calling unless you have poor coverage at home I don't see the point

The point being is that cellular coverage even in our cities is not 100% by any means. Many people like myself live in blackspots with our neighbors with no other option than wifi calling or a landline.

And I agree that is a perfect use case for it, and am not denying that but where coverage is not a problem I don't see the need unless your on a $19 prepay

Any views expressed on these forums are my own and don't necessarily reflect those of my employer.

c0ld

234 posts

Master Geek

#2583549 13-Oct-2020 12:31

nztim:

And I agree that is a perfect use case for it, and am not denying that but where coverage is not a problem I don't see the need unless your on a $19 prepay

Why would being on a $19 prepay make any difference? For charging purposes within NZ a WiFi Calling voice call / sms is treated the same as over cellular (eg. will come from plan allowance).

For international roaming things get significantly better in almost every scenario for WiFi Calling - charged as if you were still in NZ (so free to receive calls, call & sms back to NZ / Oz at normal plan rates, so free if on unlimited).

hio77

12999 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

Trusted

Lizard Networks

#2583646 13-Oct-2020 13:08

freitasm:

The one annoying thing is the lack of roaming - if you start a phone call on WiFi and walk away from coverage the call will die.

I know, unrelated to the Nokia situation but just a warning.

the whole roaming thing is quite an interesting one. there is so many different ways to implement it, all with their own pros and cons.

#include <std_disclaimer>

Any comments made are personal opinion and do not reflect directly on the position my current or past employers may have.

Tradepub

Free professional, reference and technical white papers (affiliate link).

wintersm

87 posts

Master Geek

Trusted

#2583888 13-Oct-2020 20:00

I am really only interested because work is in the middle of a glass box quite a fair distance away from the closest 2degrees tower, so i often have no signal or one tieeny tiny bar which comes and goes. I found it quite handy on the moto G7, but that phone is not as good as the nokia 7.1, I often only have one bar at home too. I dont care about roaming in/out of wifi as I dont tend to walk around when taking the few calls I get, and my whole house and work is well covered by wifi.

It just seems a but daft that a "unsupported" moto G7 works, but an "unsupported" Nokia 7.1 doesnt.

Anyone actually from 2 degrees like to weigh in on why its not supported - I did try a support request last week but never got a reply.

Phone: Google Nexus 1 , stock Gingerbread 2.3.4 Self Rooted.

Linux

11413 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2583913 13-Oct-2020 20:34

You put in a support ticket to 2degrees for a non supported device that 2degrees don't even retail?

quickymart

13932 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

#2584098 14-Oct-2020 09:03

Good luck with that.

SaltyNZ

8225 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

2degrees

Lifetime subscriber

#2584108 14-Oct-2020 09:27

hio77:

freitasm:

The one annoying thing is the lack of roaming - if you start a phone call on WiFi and walk away from coverage the call will die.

I know, unrelated to the Nokia situation but just a warning.

the whole roaming thing is quite an interesting one. there is so many different ways to implement it, all with their own pros and cons.

It will be possible to hand off from VoWifi to VoLTE once that goes live. But we have no plan to hand off directly from VoWifi to CS.

iPad Pro 11" + iPhone 15 Pro Max + 2degrees 4tw!

These comments are my own and do not represent the opinions of 2degrees.