[raino]

Sprint adds Wi-Fi calling to improve voice coverage - CNET

Old news, but I don't remember this being posted. I wonder if the SQN100-4 can have WiFi calling added to it via a software patch, and how much modification would be required to the setup that's in the TMO phones.

[zocster]

coolio! should I move this to sprint then?

[vletnguyen]

Dang, I just switched from sprint to tmo for this, then decided I wanted a bigger screen. Regardless.. I'm on z30 now so no wifi calling for me either way

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[raino]

coolio! should I move this to sprint then?

As of when that article was written, only two (Android) phones had it. That may have changed now, but I haven't heard anything about the Sprint Q10 being a device retroactively gaining this feature.

[gariac]

"Wi-Fi has long been used by wireless carriers and their customers to offload data traffic. AT&T has built large Wi-Fi hot zones in highly trafficked areas as a way to help relieve congestion on its network."

I didn't realize AT&T set up wifi hot spots to relieve network congestion. I just figured it was a deal with Starbucks. If you recall when the hot spots first showed up, you had to set up an account with Starbucks. It was a cluster. Eventually they dropped that requirement.

I was at a Starbucks recently and Google was providing the wifi, though when I investigated the IP, it was from Comcast.

Needless to say I refused to use Google as the host since they were probably data mining.

LTE Is so fast that I rarely use public wifi.



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[Wayne_Enterprises]

"Wi-Fi has long been used by wireless carriers and their customers to offload data traffic. AT&T has built large Wi-Fi hot zones in highly trafficked areas as a way to help relieve congestion on its network."

I didn't realize AT&T set up wifi hot spots to relieve network congestion. I just figured it was a deal with Starbucks. If you recall when the hot spots first showed up, you had to set up an account with Starbucks. It was a cluster. Eventually they dropped that requirement.

I was at a Starbucks recently and Google was providing the wifi, though when I investigated the IP, it was from Comcast.

Needless to say I refused to use Google as the host since they were probably data mining.

LTE Is so fast that I rarely use public wifi.



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Refused internet service because you were worried about data mining???? You must be high up on the NSA's list then...

I can't even.....

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[gariac]

Refused internet service because you were worried about data mining???? You must be high up on the NSA's list then...

I can't even.....

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http://www.starbucks.com/coffeehouse/wireless-internet

They are slowly converting to google with Comcast as the backbone.

The NSA doesn't like anyone, so everyone is a target.

I'm certain Google is sniffing Starbucks for data mining. I just drink plain black coffee, but people who drink foofoo stuff st a Starbucks are a key demographic. Lots of disposable income.

I use business grade DSL at home. They are paid well to not sniff my packets. Comcast does packet inspection. I won't use them.



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