Q: Will iPhone 5 support WiFi calling?

Using Wi-Fi Calling on my iPhone 5c with T-Mobile works fine.

Winski wrote:

 

Wasn’t the question… Does it work on an iPhone 5.

'Wi-Fi Calling' ONLY work on 5c, 5s and up. It is also carrier-dependent like T-MOBILE. It is very stupid for Apple to leave behind the iPhone 5, maybe due to its older A6 chip compared to the newer A7 on the 5c/s models.

Correction: The 5c also uses A6 chip.

iSpend wrote:

 

Winski wrote:

 

Wasn’t the question… Does it work on an iPhone 5.

'Wi-Fi Calling' ONLY work on 5c, 5s and up. It is also carrier-dependent like T-MOBILE. It is very stupid for Apple to leave behind the iPhone 5, maybe due to its older A6 chip compared to the newer A7 on the 5c/s models.

 

Correction: The 5c also uses A6 chip.

It is more insidious than that...

The iPhone 5 worked with T-Mobile WiFi Calling in the beta of iOS 8, so Apple made the conscience decision to turn it off for the iPhone 5 for the release of iOS 8, without giving T-Mobile a "heads up" about the situation.

Apple strikes again!

MlchaelLAX wrote:

 

iSpend wrote:

 

Winski wrote:

 

Wasn’t the question… Does it work on an iPhone 5.

'Wi-Fi Calling' ONLY work on 5c, 5s and up. It is also carrier-dependent like T-MOBILE. It is very stupid for Apple to leave behind the iPhone 5, maybe due to its older A6 chip compared to the newer A7 on the 5c/s models.

 

Correction: The 5c also uses A6 chip.

It is more insidious than that...

 

The iPhone 5 worked with T-Mobile WiFi Calling in the beta of iOS 8, so Apple made the conscience decision to turn it off for the iPhone 5 for the release of iOS 8, without giving T-Mobile a "heads up" about the situation.

 

Apple strikes again!

I'm just about had it with these clowns. Once not too long ago I was VERY happy with my Nokia Windows Phone. Decided to give Apple a shot since my carrier sent me the 5c for FREE (as in nothing out-of-pocket and contract-free!) under customer loyalty program. So yeah, the only way I'll use an Apple device is if it is paid free and clear 100% by someone else.

Turns out it is not what it seems with the device but all hype, and now worst!

You must be new to the consumer technology racket...  WELCOME!

I am more willing than you to "wait it out" and eventually I will have WiFi Calling; either on my 5 or on a 6+.

In the meantime, I continue to move my nano-SIM over to my Blackberry Curve 6930 (with a SIM adapter) so that I have WiFi Calling when needed.

OBSOLESCENCE -- it's a wonderful thing, even when it isn't.

Thanks for the response (before Mods took it down!)

So I'm wondering if I may have better luck because I have an unlocked AT&T iPhone 5, which is a different model number than the official unlocked T-Mobile iPhone 5's?

I guess I'll find out once I decide to upgrade to iOS8.

I'm not sure it matters. The download for iOS 8 is the same for both the TMO and ATT phones. The issue seems to be tied to the phone model itself.

Actually you won't. I got an AT&T unlocked phone after 2 yrs and I shifted to T-Mobile. This functionality doesn't exist on my iP5. and I am on iOS8.02

seanbperiod wrote:

 

Thanks for the response (before Mods took it down!)

It seems that giving an accurate history of Apple's failure to allow WiFi Calling on the iPhone 5 since its introduction by T-Mobile in April, 2013 (which continues to this day with the release of the official version of iOS 8) is considered a rant or complaint that is not constructive; due to the fact that it is not a technical question that can be answered by the community.

I guess that means that my thousands of posts helping those who need to run PowerPC apps in a post-Snow Leopard world, by explaining the history of Rosetta also fails for the same reason!

Needless to say, I continue to be unhappy with Apple's handling of the WiFi Calling issue since T-Mobile first officially offered the iPhone 5 for sale and I purchased one back in April 2012.

Guess I am going to have to buy an iPhone 6 Plus and sell my iPhone 5 on eBay!

Just called T-mobile and wifi calling is not available on the iphone 5.

It is available from the iphone 5S.

*****! Love tmobile but reception ***** many times and iphone 6 is too big.