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doughower

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Q: when both cellular and wifi are available, does iPhone default to wifi for phone conversations?

When both cellular and wifi are available, does iPhone default to wifi?

iPhone 4, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Dec 20, 2013 3:56 PM

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Q: when both cellular and wifi are available, does iPhone default to wifi for phone conversations?

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by Lawrence Finch,

Lawrence Finch Dec 20, 2013 3:58 PM in response to doughower
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Dec 20, 2013 3:58 PM in response to doughower

In general, no. For technical reasons voice must go over the phone's voice channel. Except for T-Mobile, which has a plan that will convert calls to VOIP so it can go over a data channel.
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