Wi-Fi calling from Cell C tested

[Kevin Lancaster]

Cell C Wi-Fi calling tested

This is how Cell C’s new Wi-Fi calling feature will work.

 

[Sodan]

This sounds promising!

 

[Iroiro]

How is one charged for Wi-Fi calls vs normal calls? surely Wi-Fi calls should be cheaper.

 

[Hamish McPanji]

When it disconnects you from the mobile network, can you recieve calls?

 

[Ockie]

Nice. Hope Vodacom and Telkom does the same soon. Why is WiFi calling not available as a default feature on all android phones?

 

[blunt]

Very cool.

 

[Hamish McPanji]

Nice. Hope Vodacom and Telkom does the same soon. Why is WiFi calling not available as a default feature on all android phones?

A sip option was available on some, but phone carriers rule the roost.....so was hardly put on use. The sip account still had to be manually configured though

 

[FlashSA]

I am still very anti Cell C (the wounds are still very raw), but all I saw was "Cell C is aware of this issue" several times

Meh!

 

[bokdrol]

I understand none of this
What I know has been overtaken by technology and now I know nothing about all these techno-thingies.
/jumps off cliff

 

[genetic]

Can't wait for this feature!!

 

[Ockie]

A sip option was available on some, but phone carriers rule the roost.....so was hardly put on use. The sip account still had to be manually configured though

Lets say Vodacom or Telkom enables this feature, but you are using a Meizu or Xiaomi for example which Vodacom or Telkom "officially" does not support. Can you enable it manually on the phone to get the wifi calling feature? Sorry, I dont know what you mean by sip?

 

[whatwhat]

How is one charged for Wi-Fi calls vs normal calls? surely Wi-Fi calls should be cheaper.

They should be, in most of the first world you get unlimited Wi-Fi calls.

Here they use your bundled minutes.

 

[whatwhat]

Lets say Vodacom or Telkom enables this feature, but you are using a Meizu or Xiaomi for example which Vodacom or Telkom "officially" does not support. Can you enable it manually on the phone to get the wifi calling feature? Sorry, I dont know what you mean by sip?

Depends how they implement it. Most of the wifi calling needs a carrier specific handset with a customized ROM on it, as their wifi calling has hooks in the base OS. So the phone would only work on that network (i.e. TMobile etc).

 

[Ockie]

Depends how they implement it. Most of the wifi calling needs a carrier specific handset with a customized ROM on it, as their wifi calling has hooks in the base OS. So the phone would only work on that network (i.e. TMobile etc).

Damn

 

[Hamish McPanji]

Lets say Vodacom or Telkom enables this feature, but you are using a Meizu or Xiaomi for example which Vodacom or Telkom "officially" does not support. Can you enable it manually on the phone to get the wifi calling feature? Sorry, I dont know what you mean by sip?

Sip is basically an industry standard for VoIP calls. A sip stack was included with android.

www.voipvoip.com/android/sip.html

 

[bar1]

can i not just install an app on my phone and use it?
why do i need to wait for them to make it available on my phone?

 

[Ockie]

can i not just install an app on my phone and use it?
why do i need to wait for them to make it available on my phone?

Because it is network feature, not just a phone feature?

 

[Sodan]

I understand none of this
What I know has been overtaken by technology and now I know nothing about all these techno-thingies.
/jumps off cliff

Don't be so dramatic. I'm a software developer and sometimes some of the techno-thingies leaves me rather bewildered.

 

[bar1]

Because it is network feature, not just a phone feature?

I am on the cell c network....will i be able to make wifi calls tomorrow , with my Chinese phone (Iocean X9)?

 

[Ockie]

I am on the cell c network....will i be able to make wifi calls tomorrow , with my Chinese phone (Iocean X9)?

Doubt it. Seems it needs to be enabled on the network (sim) but also on the phone software (at Cell C's discretion)