One of the huge new expected elements in the simply discharged iOS 9 is Wi-Fi calling for AT&T iPhone clients. Despite the fact that Sprint and T-Mobile clients have possessed the capacity to utilize Wi-Fi approaching the iPhone for quite a while, AT&T and Verizon have yet to send it. Wi-Fi ringing makes for holes or poor scope in a bearer's telephone administration by offloading calls to a Wi-Fi system and steering them that way.
While Wi-Fi calling with AT&T iPhones was expected to be available broadly with the launch of iOS 9, the carrier now says that it is delaying the availability of it pending approval from the FCC. Those that had beta tested iOS 9 prior to launch have been able to use the feature and will continue to do so, according to the carrier.
NO LAUNCH DATE HAS BEEN PROVIDED
"AT&T tested Wi-Fi Calling through the iOS 9 beta and we are prepared to support commercial launch of the service once approved by the FCC," said the carrier in a statement provided to Phone Scoop. The specific approval that AT&T is waiting for relates to features for hearing impaired, which have traditionally relied on TTY technology. Wi-Fi calling uses a different technology, called real-time text (RTT), to provide a similar service.
As it stands now, the FCC has not provided a time table for when Wi-Fi calling will be approved for use by AT&T phones. AT&T has also not indicated when it will deliver the feature to devices other than the iPhone, though we expect that won't happen until after the FCC approval comes.
Source:PhoneScoop
While Wi-Fi calling with AT&T iPhones was expected to be available broadly with the launch of iOS 9, the carrier now says that it is delaying the availability of it pending approval from the FCC. Those that had beta tested iOS 9 prior to launch have been able to use the feature and will continue to do so, according to the carrier.
NO LAUNCH DATE HAS BEEN PROVIDED
"AT&T tested Wi-Fi Calling through the iOS 9 beta and we are prepared to support commercial launch of the service once approved by the FCC," said the carrier in a statement provided to Phone Scoop. The specific approval that AT&T is waiting for relates to features for hearing impaired, which have traditionally relied on TTY technology. Wi-Fi calling uses a different technology, called real-time text (RTT), to provide a similar service.
As it stands now, the FCC has not provided a time table for when Wi-Fi calling will be approved for use by AT&T phones. AT&T has also not indicated when it will deliver the feature to devices other than the iPhone, though we expect that won't happen until after the FCC approval comes.
Source:PhoneScoop