1. anon(5956773)'s Avatar
    Not sure if this model even has it. Thoughts?????
    09-20-14 10:12 AM
  2. raino's Avatar
    It has UMA, which is hardware based WiFi calling. It's automatically on if the phone is TMO branded. If it is AT&T or something else, it can be turned on with a little bit of work.
    09-20-14 10:22 AM
  3. anon(5956773)'s Avatar
    I'll be getting an unlocked phone from amazon. So what do I do then?
    09-20-14 10:36 AM
  4. gariac's Avatar
    I'll be getting an unlocked phone from amazon. So what do I do then?
    You will probably have to dig up the now very old thread on how to enable UMA. My handle (gariac) will be in the thread. Maybe you can toss that in the search.

    You will have to learn how to put the phone in engineering mode.

    I owned a 9700. That is the one I broke the display by dropping it off a small cliff. It didn't break, but only half the display was working. But anyway, it UMAd just fine.


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    09-20-14 11:42 AM
  5. raino's Avatar
    I'll be getting an unlocked phone from amazon. So what do I do then?
    For the least amount of work to put in post-purchase, make sure it is TMO branded, or at least the UMTS 900/1700/2100 variant. You should check for the latter anyway, if you want good UMTS coverage on TMO.
    09-20-14 12:26 PM
  6. axe50's Avatar
    Not sure if this model even has it. Thoughts?????
    It has it, and was I believe the last model to have true hardware UMA.

    Connect to your wifi, set data preferences to wifi preferred or wifi only and it should switch on.

    As others mentioned just make sure you get a tmo branded 9700.

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    09-24-14 05:20 PM

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