Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal

From	Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal
Date	2025-07-30 08:53 +0200
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On 27.07.25 20:34, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
>> On 7/27/25 7:37 AM, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
>>> On 27.07.25 10:25, Andy Burns wrote:
>>>> Jörg Lorenz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>   it is clever to leave the choice
>>>>> to the phone based on technical criterias.
>>>>
>>>> I don't have an option "no preference",
>>>> just "prefer wifi" or "prefer mobile".
>>>
>>> "Prefer Wifi" is/seems to be default. My Pixel 7 is still set to the 
>>> default value.
>>
>> Likewise my Samsung Galaxy S10+. Years ago I walked around outside my house
>>  to see where WiFi calling switched to a tower. I got all my yard plus about
>>  30 ft down the street. I'm not sure if that meant I had a good WiFi or a
>>  poor or busy tower. It didn't prove anything but was an interesting test.
>>  Bottom line: I got rid of my landline years ago and never noticed a
>>  difference...
> 
>   For my new Samsung Galaxy A56, the default is 'Mobile network
> preferred' (for both SIMs (dual-SIM phone)). I'll leave it at that
> setting and will see what happens when I'm at a known place which has
> bad coverage.

I think it will make a difference for the user only where the cost are
different. AFAIK is it not really hugely relevant from a technical
perspective.

-- 
"De gustibus non est disputandum."

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Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal NY <me@privacy.net> - 2025-07-25 22:17 +0100
  Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2025-07-25 22:49 +0100
  Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2025-07-25 14:57 -0700
  Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-07-26 04:30 +0200
  Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-07-26 08:24 +0100
    Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-07-26 09:29 +0200
      Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-07-26 09:55 +0200
        Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-07-26 09:37 +0100
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            Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-07-27 16:39 +0200
              Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-07-27 19:58 +0200
                Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-27 21:18 +0000
                Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal NY <me@privacy.net> - 2025-07-30 19:21 +0100
                Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal NY <me@privacy.net> - 2025-07-30 19:26 +0100
                Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-07-30 22:35 +0200
          Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-07-27 16:37 +0200
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              Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-27 17:20 +0000
              Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-07-27 18:34 +0000
                Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-07-30 08:53 +0200
              Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-07-27 23:02 +0200
                Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal NY <me@privacy.net> - 2025-07-30 19:45 +0100
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        Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-07-26 11:42 +0100
        Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-26 17:35 +0000
      Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-07-26 13:37 +0200
        Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-07-26 15:24 +0200
        Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-07-26 14:48 +0100
          Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-07-26 16:09 +0200
          Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-07-26 16:29 +0200
            Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-07-26 17:57 +0100
              Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-26 17:47 +0000
          Re: Wifi Calling - does it turn off calls/texts by mobile phone signal Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-07-26 17:36 +0000
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