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Tuesday, 09/16/2014 10:29:56 PM

Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:29:56 PM

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Jim know's who has the answer....
It's worth noting that that despite the hyperbolic claims of Apple SVP Phil Schiller and T-Mobile CEO John Legere, Wi-Fi Calling probably won't be seamless. At least not at the start. While Apple made it sound like you can simply jump from the carrier's spectrum to Wi-Fi and back, the fine print on T-Mobile's own site disclaims confusingly both that "Most devices will not transition between Wi-Fi and the wireless network, " and that "Devices will not transition between Wi-Fi and the cellular network." We've reached out for clarification.

Sprint seems to be in the same pickle. The company's FAQ notes: "A call will disconnect if a caller moves between a Wi-Fi and cellular network."

The key to a seamless handoff may be another technology called Voice over LTE, or VoLTE for short, where your calls already start as packets of data (like Skype) instead of using legacy cellular technology. When everything is just data packets, it shouldn't matter whether they travel along Wi-Fi or cellular networks: they can theoretically take the fastest route to their destination.

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