Force WiFi calling on 1 sim?

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#304150 9-Apr-2023 11:52

Hey all,

My Dad is going to Australia next week, and wants it so he can use both his 2degrees sim and whatever local sim he decides to get in Aus. Is it possible to force his 2degrees sim to use WiFi calling so it doesn't trigger the roaming fee while keeping the Australian sim normal? He just wants to be able to make and receive calls and texts etc.

I was thinking just forcing the 2degrees sim to use 3g or 2g...

Thanks!

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#3060725 9-Apr-2023 16:15

Interesting, you should be able to do this if you don't have roaming turned on the 2degrees sim, and use your Aussie sim as normal.

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#3060730 9-Apr-2023 16:27

TheMightyKiwipeso:
Interesting, you should be able to do this if you don't have roaming turned on the 2degrees sim, and use your Aussie sim as normal.

Alright, will try that next week. If it's that simple that'd be cool

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#3060743 9-Apr-2023 17:09

You should be able to call your provider and ask them to disable roaming.
That way, you can leave the sim active, it won’t attach to any foreign networks and thus won’t trigger any roaming charges.

I am personally aware of two providers that can arrange this (Spark and Vodafone). It would surprise me if 2 degrees didn’t have a similar position.

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#3060744 9-Apr-2023 17:10

Oh and forcing to 3G only won’t help. Most of the players still have 3G networks, you’d have to lock to GSM only for this to be effective.

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#3060780 9-Apr-2023 22:32

I am planning an overseas trip later this year.

First time overseas since switching to 2degrees.

Was wondering how that all worked.

Will be interested to hear how you get on.

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#3060781 9-Apr-2023 22:46

2degrees WiFi calling I have used all around the world and zero issues - Flight mode and WiFi on

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#3060801 10-Apr-2023 08:18

Linux: 2degrees WiFi calling I have used all around the world and zero issues - Flight mode and WiFi on

Does that work for texts as well John?

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#3060802 10-Apr-2023 08:21

kiwifidget:
Linux: 2degrees WiFi calling I have used all around the world and zero issues - Flight mode and WiFi on

Does that work for texts as well John?

@kiwifidget Yes 100% and MMS / PXT

You could even try it now on your home broadband connection

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#3060804 10-Apr-2023 08:21

kiwifidget:
Linux: 2degrees WiFi calling I have used all around the world and zero issues - Flight mode and WiFi on

Does that work for texts as well John?

Yes :)

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#3060805 10-Apr-2023 08:29

My brother in the UK says I should get an ee sim and then he can share data with me.

EE must be his carrier.

If I got an ee sim, can I use that for data and leave the 2d sim for calls and texts?

Phone is dual sim.

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#3060806 10-Apr-2023 08:36

@kiwifidget yes both SIMs can operate at the same time or you can individually turn them off and on as required

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#3060807 10-Apr-2023 08:37

Thanks John, looks like I will be all sorted 😀

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#3064327 16-Apr-2023 14:25

Update: @TheMightyKiwipeso seems to be correct! It was very simple. Just disable roaming in the settings and you can use WiFi calling with no issues. Flight mode doesn't even have to be on :)

He hasn't got an Aussie sim yet but since there haven't been any roaming charges even with flight mode off I think he'll be all good using dual sim with WiFi calling :)

Amazing! Thanks guys

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#3064344 16-Apr-2023 16:27

Data roaming off maybe.. inbound sms or calls however may still trigger it if anything like One.

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#3064560 17-Apr-2023 19:17

Update: Uhh I guess TheMightyKiwipeso wasn't right :(
My dad inserted another SIM into his phone and now an R appears above his signal thingy and has now recieved a text from 2Degrees saying welcome to aussie etc. He hasn't been charged $8 as he only had $.20c in his account anyway 🙃

I did try calling 2degees a week ago asking them to disable roaming from their end as @cokemaster suggested but the person on the other end of the phone just told me to disable roaming in the settings which is useless now...

Why hasn't Samsung made two separate options for both of the sims' roaming options?? Disabling roaming doesn't do anything now...

@SaltyNZ @SarahRykers maybe you guys could help? Does 2Degrees disable roaming like One NZ and Spark?

Thanks!

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