I have a 9650 on the verizon network. What can I do to make calls only on the wifi? I work overseas and need to place phone calls utilizing wifi only. I kinda got screwed on this with Verizon. They told me that their skype app would work over the wifi.... This is not true it only works over their network and has been blocked from working over wifi. This doesn't help me in the Middle East. What can I do to make phone calls utilizing wifi??? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
I thought that wi-fi calling was exclusive to T-Mobile and/or GSM phones. I may be wrong but I didn't think that it would work with CDMA devices, even world phones.
If you use other apps, such as vonage you can do it. Other gsm phones have the UMA option, and it just uses the phone over the wifi network with no additional anything... I think??? LOL yeah sorry that's all i got
Why would Verizon block Skype on WIFI? That's the most ******** thing I've ever heard of, that can't be right.
Sadly, it's true. I was on the phone with CS/TS to activate the unlimited international data plan and the rep suggested to me - after I told her I was going to Mexico - that I should download Skype to save on calling. So I did and when I got to Mexico and received the error that the program doesn't work. Just to be clear, Skype will not load at all if you are outside of the U.S. I couldn't use the messaging features, skype to skype or skype to landline. Nada.
i haven't tried it but vonage has an app for blackberries. it should work fine unless vzw is blocking this as well
I have actually been trying to use the Vonage app myself since I have had Vonage VoIP for years. However, they STILL have not updated they Blackberry app to work on the touchscreen blackberries. From what I understand that is the ONLY WiFi only calling app out there currently that does not use your phone minutes too when calling from outside the USA.
If anyone knows of one that does work on a Storm II that would be great.