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MTN Allowing WiFi Calling
- Thread starter Segg
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A70
DeTector
Expert Member
I asked customer service to activate mine but still nothing. On a S9 with One UI 2.1. Are you on contract or prepaid? Also is your call and sms roaming active or not?
DeTector
Expert Member
Also on prepaid with roaming turned off. I have tested on Supersonic and rain wifi. Zyxel and Huawei routers respectively. Vodacom wifi calling worked on both though. Guess they are activating in batches or something wrong on my side? Nothing in media about it either
Yeah I couldn't find any media articles about it, hence my surprise.
Back at home on Vox and again Wi-Fi calling is active - it wasn't available on Cool Ideas where I was earlier
DeTector
Expert Member
How is your MTN signal at home? Trying to determine if they maybe only activate in certain locations where there is poor or no signal?
Pretty good actually, I usually have carrier aggregation -90dBm
Nobody Important
Executive Member
I don't know much about Wi-Fi calling but I've seen the option in my phone settings.
Is the call free of MTN charges then? I'm assuming the call receiver must also be on Wi-Fi for it to work. Correct?
Is the call free of MTN charges then? I'm assuming the call receiver must also be on Wi-Fi for it to work. Correct?
Turn it on and let us know what happens?
No, basically instead of the call being facilitated through the cell towers, its processed through your own WiFi network - the carrier will need to have the relevant facilities on their network to allow this
EDIT: Added below pic, you should see something similar
Nobody Important
Executive Member
So what is the benefit to the user? No cost benefit it seems.
Call quality and better battery life.
Cost benefit comes when abroad - you typically get charged normal rates
But for when in SA, like Rickster said, way better quality. better battery life, great signal etc
Nobody Important
Executive Member
Meh! I can hear the spam callers just fine.
DeTector
Expert Member
Yeah benefit is mostly full signal from your wifi if you have poor coverage and local call charges when abroad and using wifi calling
Thanks guys. This is brilliant.
I have been struggling with poor signal in my office for the past 3 years.
Logged many calls to mtn.... Their feedback... infrastructure blah... blah... blah.
Im glad that this feature is finally live.
I have been struggling with poor signal in my office for the past 3 years.
Logged many calls to mtn.... Their feedback... infrastructure blah... blah... blah.
Im glad that this feature is finally live.
I just tested... works 100%
DeTector
Expert Member
What phone? Did you have to do anything to get it activated?
