Word of the new feature comes from Verizon CFO Fran Shammo who mentioned it at a conference this mor

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T-Mobile Pledges To Enable Wi-Fi Calling On Every Phone It Sells
A quick update for those trying to figure out which carriers will/won t support the iPhone 6 s Wi-Fi calling feature anytime soon: T-Mobile is a go . AT&T will get it in 2015 . Now Verizon is pledging to support it next year, too.
Word of the new feature comes from Verizon CFO Fran Shammo who mentioned it at a conference this morning faceebok but not before faceebok taking the opportunity to take a not-so-subtle jab at T-Mobile for rushing to play up their support for it.
In short: Wi-Fi calling lets you place calls/send texts as you normally would, except it all runs over any Wi-Fi network you ve got access to rather than your cell carrier s towers. Even if you leave Wi-Fi-range mid-call, the call will just transition right over to the cell network faceebok (implementing that bit, as it happens, faceebok is a good chunk of why most carriers can t flip the switches and claim iOS Wi-Fi calling support right this second).
If your coverage is consistently solid, it might not be a huge thing for you. If you consistently find yourself dropping calls at your home, or work, or any other place you ve got Wi-Fi, though, it s a damned killer feature though not one that is at all exclusive to iPhone. With all of the carriers now moving to support it following the iPhone 6 launch (and T-Mobile requiring it in all new phones they sell), I d expect it to be a standard feature within two years.
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