WIFI calling outside NZ and roaming charges

Forums › 2degrees (including Slingshot, Orcon, Flip, Stuff Fibre, MyRepublic, 2talk and Vocus) › WIFI calling outside NZ and roaming charges

OldGeek

993 posts

Ultimate Geek
+1 received by user: 410

ID Verified

Lifetime subscriber

#303850 14-Mar-2023 13:28

There is a thread on this relative to Vodafone:

Wi-Fi Calling while Roaming (geekzone.co.nz)

With this, the daily roaming charge is triggered by use of a cellular network. Using Airplane mode prevents access to cellular networks, and if WIFI is available and connected then WIFI calling is available at no cost.

Can anyone confirm the situation for 2 degrees users?

--

OldGeek.

jamesrt

1679 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 961

ID Verified

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#3050078 14-Mar-2023 14:01

Yes; I spent some time recently in the USA, and did exactly that - left my cellphone in Flight Mode; but enabled WiFi; and used 2Degrees WiFi calling (and SMS send/receive) when I had WiFi available.

No roaming charges.

Linux

12361 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 8651

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#3050088 14-Mar-2023 14:31

100% no roaming charges just got back last Friday from overseas and WiFi calling worked a dream

OldGeek

993 posts

Ultimate Geek
+1 received by user: 410

ID Verified

Lifetime subscriber

#3050106 14-Mar-2023 15:18

Thanks for the responses. Do you get notified of missed calls while not on WIFI?

--

OldGeek.

Linux

12361 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 8651

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#3050108 14-Mar-2023 15:21

No as the handset is in flight mode not attached to a mobile network

pwner

423 posts

Ultimate Geek
+1 received by user: 96

Trusted

2degrees

#3050159 14-Mar-2023 16:25

txt messages will still come through via VoWiFi, so if you get people to send you a txt instead, they will get through to you.

Any posts are personal comments and not that of my employer

jamesrt

1679 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 961

ID Verified

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#3050211 14-Mar-2023 21:58

Linux: No as the handset is in flight mode not attached to a mobile network

I would have assumed you'd get a voicemail notification if someone left a message?

Easy enough to test if you have access to a 2nd phone...

Lenovo

Shop now for Lenovo laptops and other devices (affiliate link).

Linux

12361 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 8651

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#3050212 14-Mar-2023 22:05

jamesrt:
Linux: No as the handset is in flight mode not attached to a mobile network

I would have assumed you'd get a voicemail notification if someone left a message?

Easy enough to test if you have access to a 2nd phone...

@jamesrt If the handset is in flight mode and the WiFi is off then it would be impossible to get a SMS notification of a new Voice message left

If the WiFi is on and WiFi calling is enabled then yes you would get the SMS

WiFi calling is not just for voice calls

jamesrt

1679 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 961

ID Verified

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#3050215 14-Mar-2023 22:17

Linux: WiFi calling is not just for voice calls

@Linux; sure, aware that SMS can go over the VoWiFi connection [Spark excepted, currently]; but I semi-assumed that any SMS messages would queue until the handset turned up again if they were sent when it was 'offline'. I thought that was how it worked 'back in the day'; but well aware your knowledge is much greater than mine.

Thanks for correcting/clarifying.

timmyh

188 posts

Master Geek
+1 received by user: 48

Trusted

#3050227 14-Mar-2023 22:43

WiFi Calling on 2degrees when overseas works - and is charged - "as if you are in NZ." So calls (and texts) back to NZ numbers are as if you are making those calls in NZ. If you make a call to a number in the country you are in, it is as if you made that call from NZ to that country at standard international rates, which is still usually much cheaper than a roaming call.

Remember that the call traffic (data) is always going through a tunnel from the phone, over the overseas WiFi access network (that you have got onto) and back to the 2degrees gateway in NZ, there is no roaming partner cost to 2degrees that has to be covered.

Linux

12361 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 8651

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#3050243 15-Mar-2023 07:35

jamesrt:
Linux: WiFi calling is not just for voice calls

@Linux; sure, aware that SMS can go over the VoWiFi connection [Spark excepted, currently]; but I semi-assumed that any SMS messages would queue until the handset turned up again if they were sent when it was 'offline'. I thought that was how it worked 'back in the day'; but well aware your knowledge is much greater than mine.

Thanks for correcting/clarifying.

Undelivered SMS will be stored for up to 72 hours