{"id":4231,"date":"2016-09-28T16:44:37","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T21:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=4231"},"modified":"2016-10-04T09:20:18","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T14:20:18","slug":"everything-need-know-wi-fi-calling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/everything-need-know-wi-fi-calling\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need to Know About Wi-Fi Calling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Republic Wireless and Google’s Project Fi promise to smoothly integrate Wi-Fi technology. The purpose? Wi-Fi calling – and it may just change the way you use your phone (and affect how much you pay for your cellular phone bill).<\/p>\n

What is Wi-Fi calling?<\/strong>
\nWi-Fi calling has been around a long time. The technology is already a part of Facebook Messenger, Google Hangouts, Skype, and even WhatsApp. These apps let users switch between cellular service and Wi-Fi service. It\u2019s using a phone to make calls, while also sending texts, without using your mobile network.<\/p>\n

Read More: 4 Useful WhatsApp Tips<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Carriers are jumping onboard. Many already offer Wi-Fi calling within their phones, while others are hoping to improve not only user experience, but the coverage of their network.<\/p>\n

So, what is Wi-Fi calling? It\u2019s simply making voice calls using a Wi-Fi network. You could be using a hotspot at your local coffee shop, or you might be at home, using the Wi-Fi network you\u2019ve already set up.<\/p>\n

You are still making your phone calls the same way, dialing numbers, waiting for the ring, but you aren\u2019t relying on your phone service provider to connect the call. It doesn\u2019t matter where you are \u2014 out in the country or in the basement of a dive bar \u2014 as long as you have Wi-Fi access, you can still make your phone call.<\/p>\n

The Benefits of Wi-Fi Calling
\n<\/strong>It might sound a little familiar. Skype, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger have this sort of function, but with a twist. Apps aren\u2019t necessary and you don\u2019t need to connect to a service in order to use Wi-Fi calling. If your phone signal is dropped, you can automatically switch it to Wi-Fi calling.<\/p>\n

The perk is clear: you can use your contacts, without having to add in others, as you do with third party services (like Skype). No one needs to download a separate app to take your calls \u2014 and it doesn\u2019t take any extra effort on your part to use the service.<\/p>\n

For domestic calls, it won\u2019t charge you any more, however \u2014 you will need to check with your carrier to see if your minutes will still be billed or if there are any extra charges when you use that service.<\/p>\n

The better your connection, the better the call. You\u2019ll need at least 1Mbps minimum to keep your call solid. Anything less and you risk a dropped call.<\/p>\n

Wi-Fi Calling \u2014 Less Apps, More Talking<\/strong>
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Wi-Fi calling could change the way you use your phone forever, help you get rid of extra apps, and affect your cellphone bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[349,2847,331,2844],"class_list":["post-4231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-privacy","tag-phone","tag-phone-call","tag-wi-fi","tag-wi-fi-calling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4231\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}