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[Josh Leverette <coder543@xxxxxxxxx>]

WiFi calling can already be done on all existing smartphones (Ubuntu phone
not yet included) by 3rd party applications. What you suggest *cannot* be
integrated with your carrier unless they choose to build that functionality
into the phone as an app. Look into Line2, Skype, Viber, and similar
applications. You would have to have a phone number separate from your
carrier, and use that as your primary phone number at all times. Republic
Wireless <http://www.republicwireless.com/> offers WiFi calling. T-mobile does
as well<http://t-mobile-coverage.t-mobile.com/4g-wireless-broadband-service>.
It depends on the phone having special software to allow it to happen...
software that Canonical can't build into Ubuntu phone for all carriers, it
has to be done by them.

Automation of enabling and disabling the cellular antenna could probably be
done with a little scripting, but that's of little use to the average
person, which is why it isn't available. On Android, this would be
remarkably easy to do.

Ubuntu Edge isn't even funded yet. Nothing has prevented it from doing
anything yet.


On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 8:06 AM, Greg W <mttbrnsmls@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> My most desired mobile-phone feature is being able to make and receive
> calls over a WPA2 secured WiFi network. This is a feature I wish the Ubuntu
> Edge offered. I'd take WiFi Calling over any other mobile-phone
> feature/technology.
>
> My hope is that one day soon mobile-phone tech can provide Voice over
> WiFi. I'd like to be able to do the following:
> -disable the Cellular Antenna when at home/work but have the WiFi antenna
> enabled.
> -enable the Cellular Antenna when away from home/work & have WiFi antenna
> disabled
>
> This would remove congestion from cellular networks and also eliminate
> poor coverage problems within buildings and rural home areas. This is the
> feature/tech I want more than any other in the mobile-phone market.
>
> Are companies working towards providing this feature? Why isn't more being
> done to bring this capabilitiy to mobile phones? What prevented Ubuntu Edge
> from offering this feature?
>
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-- 
Sincerely,
    Josh