No Wi-Fi Calling in T-Mobile's Nexus 4
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And of course T-Mobile can't just let us CHOOSE which apps to install
Either you get bloated with a bunch of BS T-Mobile apps nobody wants, or you get nothing.
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Sure they can....but the entire point of the Nexus line is that there is NO carrier ware and no modifications, if they introduced a modification, it would betray the purpose of the line....
Although why they can't just make the necessary app available in the Android Market is another question...
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that's because in order for UMA/Wifi calling to work, they have to modify the kernel to redirect calls over the UMA app, and on the Nexus that's a big no-no since it's a pure-google device.
give it a few weeks and people will do it themselves, just T-Mobile will not "officially" support it
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Will people do it themselves?
As far as I know, no one has been able to port WiFi calling to the Galaxy nexus on T-Mobile. So why would this be any different?
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This is a good new. No bloatware taking up space. Never understand what's the point of the stupid Tmobile wifi calling. They still deduct your Tmobile minutes.
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It's meant for coverage, not free calls. It also stops roaming rates if used while roaming.
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Theres a free feature that needs to be added to a line to use wifi calling w/o it counting against whenever minutes, but you have to ask
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It is for use in areas where you don't have good coverage but do have WiFi.....I could see such a feature being very useful.
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Would it work on WiFi anywhere? Even areas where T-Mobile has no native coverage?
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If you are outside of the country it is a cheap way for you to call home and have people from home to call you as if you were local. It's really a great feature.
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