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WiFi Calling for the T-Mobile version?

This is a thread to discuss any findings, in regards to WiFi calling for the Moto X Style/2015/Pure.

Since there is going to be one unlocked version for all carriers, I'm guessing it's going to be included a carrier's software delivery service in the phone that when you log into your network, it download all the bloatwares for that specific carriers to your phone, or not.
I guess they won't have it because previous Moto X didn't have it either.

The Nexus 6 recently got updated to Android 5.1.1 which addressed the Wi-Fi Calling feature add-on baked in. In fact, from what I've read, T-Mobile Wi-Fi calling is open source and Google directly worked with it to incorporate it natively in Android M, basically have the feature baked in. Having the previous in mind, I would think the Moto X Style will eventually have this feature, especially once it is updated to Android M, which should be soon after Android M is officially released by Google. Any other thoughts?

dannycarrasco8708 said:
...I would think the Moto X Style will eventually have this feature, especially once it is updated to Android M, which should be soon after Android M is officially released by Google. Any other thoughts?
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I keep forgetting that Android M feature and the fact T-Mobile is one of few carriers ready to support it .
That settles it for sure.
I'm waiting for September, to buy a Moto X Pure/Style.
The current Nexus 6 T-Mobile WiFi calling, requires the T-Mobile ROM for that device AFAIK. With the Moto Pure, we'll be able to have the true Moto Unlocked ROM and WiFi calling via Android M. Zero need for any T-Mobile controlled ROM.

Darnell_Chat_TN said:
I keep forgetting that Android M feature and the fact T-Mobile is one of few carriers ready to support it .
That settles it for sure.
I'm waiting for September, to buy a Moto X Pure/Style.
The current Nexus 6 T-Mobile WiFi calling, requires the T-Mobile ROM for that device AFAIK. With the Moto Pure, we'll be able to have the true Moto Unlocked ROM and WiFi calling via Android M. Zero need for any T-Mobile controlled ROM.
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Unfortunately that's just theoretical. AFAIK there has been nothing communicated by anybody that this would actually happen.

NCguy said:
Unfortunately that's just theoretical. AFAIK there has been nothing communicated by anybody that this would actually happen.
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It's 100% fact and already being used.

Darnell_Chat_TN said:
It's 100% fact and already being used.
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At a minimum it needs radio and firmware support. I haven't seen moto promise any support for wifi calling in any of their devices for M at this point. I believe its possible but mostly wishful thinking.

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At a minimum it needs radio and firmware support. I haven't seen moto promise any support for wifi calling in any of their devices for M at this point. I believe its possible but mostly wishful thinking.
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It's not as if they said the device won't have support. Do you even have record of them ever being asked? I feel it likely will. But we will see in very short time.
If not, I still prefer the Moto X Pure. But I see nothing to support pessimism on it at this point.
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Never got it why people stick to tmobile if they have no good coverage...
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Darnell_Chat_TN said:
It's not as if they said the device won't have support. Do you even have record of them ever being asked? I feel it likely will. But we will see in very short time.
If not, I still prefer the Moto X Pure. But I see nothing to support pessimism on it at this point.
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My point was you had nothing to confirm that it was going to happen. I never said I had confirmation that it wasn't.
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Never got it why people stick to tmobile if they have no good coverage...
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It's a cult thing. I drink the cool aide.

ambervals6 said:
Never got it why people stick to tmobile if they have no good coverage...
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Obviously nobody is going to pay a carrier for phone service if they cannot make calls. So, we who have T-Mobile must be getting coverage for our usual needs.
WiFi calling for me, would be a plus for the few times a year I am at a place where I cannot get phone coverage. And in some of those cases, AT&T devices can't get a signal either.
I should also mention, there is no "radio" support required. I've used T-Mobile WiFi calling on devices, where I flashed non-T-Mobile radios and with the T-Mobile ROM the WiFi calling still worked. So the WiFi calling is all in the ROM and that is what Google has in Android M. I've already cited above, that people using Android M previews are already using this with no issues. So, it will work with the Moto X Pure and there's zero to indicate otherwise.

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My point was you had nothing to confirm that it was going to happen. I never said I had confirmation that it wasn't.
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It's a cult thing. I drink the cool aide.
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I would switch to T-mobile is a flash if I didn't have to drive a mile from my house to make a phone call.

If you have WFi and a phone that has WiFi Calling anabled, then you don't have to drive a mile.
Fact is that you should find a carrier that suits your needs. For me, I'm in a huge metro area, but my parents live a little further out from a major city. BOOM! WiFi Calling solves the issue.
Cheaper plans, great feature, no problems.
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I would switch to T-mobile is a flash if I didn't have to drive a mile from my house to make a phone call.
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Looks like WiFi Calling will not be supported - https://twitter.com/askdes/status/629308037405093888
Not sure what will happen once Android M is released though

Hmm. Guess you have to go with a carrier branded T-Mobile phone to get all of the cool features (wifi calling, hd voice, advanced text messaging, etc).
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thegreatone3 said:
Hmm. Guess you have to go with a carrier branded T-Mobile phone to get all of the cool features (wifi calling, hd voice, advanced text messaging, etc).
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Wonder if T-Mobile will even carrier it ... I'm fairly new to T-Mo (with them less than a year) but I don't recall them carrying either of the other X devices.

Motorola was pretty proud of the fact that they were bypassing the carriers entirely for their new devices. Problem is, it looks like their phones will be neutered compared to the carrier branded ones (at least for some T-Mobile feature). Guess I'll be waiting for the next Nexus to see what happens there.
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YankInDaSouth said:
Looks like WiFi Calling will not be supported - https://twitter.com/askdes/status/629308037405093888
Not sure what will happen once Android M is released though
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This was a given, since it's not running a T-Mobile ROM. But it already works in Android M preview ROMs. So we know for certain it will work without a T-Mobile ROM running M.

Is there a relationship between volte and band 12? I see them always mentioned together. Can you not do volte on bands 2 or 4?

I plan on testing the M preview radios out once I unlock it. I can also check into the band support from QXDM, etc. and see what would be necessary to get it going. Either way, I can easily see wifi calling working with it.

EE Wifi Calling

Is anyone looking to work on this for the Nexus 6p?
I have one preordered from the play store and as such won't have the "feature" enabled by default (as you have to purchase the device directly from EE so they can load their own stuff on it)
However, seems the guys in this thread came pretty close, some got it working http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/help/ee-wifi-calling-t3082364
At first it seemed like a few simple XML changes were all that was needed, i can't in fact make out from the 12 page thread if thats correct or not, some claim it worked with these changes, some said flashing EE's own firmwares etc was needed.
Please post any knowledge on this here, anyone who purchases from EE and is willing to share information/dump firmware would be greatly appreciated i'm sure :highfive:

sg86 said:
Is anyone looking to work on this for the Nexus 6p?
I have one preordered from the play store and as such won't have the "feature" enabled by default (as you have to purchase the device directly from EE so they can load their own stuff on it)
However, seems the guys in this thread came pretty close, some got it working http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/help/ee-wifi-calling-t3082364
At first it seemed like a few simple XML changes were all that was needed, i can't in fact make out from the 12 page thread if thats correct or not, some claim it worked with these changes, some said flashing EE's own firmwares etc was needed.
Please post any knowledge on this here, anyone who purchases from EE and is willing to share information/dump firmware would be greatly appreciated i'm sure :highfive:
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I'll be interested in this as well, I've ordered mine from CPW on EE. I'm sure there'll be no problem enabling it we'll just need to extract the required elements from the EE ROM. I'm sure someone will produce a flashable zip.

Tung_meister said:
I'll be interested in this as well, I've ordered mine from CPW on EE. I'm sure there'll be no problem enabling it we'll just need to extract the required elements from the EE ROM. I'm sure someone will produce a flashable zip.
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Well this is my hope as well, but if you see that thread it's been a whole year and nobody did it!

sg86 said:
Well this is my hope as well, but if you see that thread it's been a whole year and nobody did it!
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I'm sure someone will. This is a nexus device, the owners tend to be more technically inclined so I don't think it'll be an issue.

The EE wifi calling is more than just a change of an xml file (which is Samsung specific) They use a VPN tunnel for the wifi calling which is not an application you can install and is embedded into the EE firmware for the S6/Edge.
Also don't forget that EE only allow wifi calling on phones brought through EE (in store and online) and I do not know if a pure stock android N6P would even be EE branded with wifi calling enabled etc.

I thought all nexus device came with stock android even carrier devices a
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daleski75 said:
The EE wifi calling is more than just a change of an xml file (which is Samsung specific) They use a VPN tunnel for the wifi calling which is not an application you can install and is embedded into the EE firmware for the S6/Edge.
Also don't forget that EE only allow wifi calling on phones brought through EE (in store and online) and I do not know if a pure stock android N6P would even be EE branded with wifi calling enabled etc.
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They only "allow" it because of the embedded firmware you mention, not so much a decision to disallow it.
My hope is that whatever code is embedded could potentially be extracted/applied to stock? I guess we need someone here with an EE nexus to help us out . My other half just received a google store notification that her 5x is being delivered today, so maybe someone with a 5x direct from EE will be around soon :fingers-crossed:

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They only "allow" it because of the embedded firmware you mention, not so much a decision to disallow it.
My hope is that whatever code is embedded could potentially be extracted/applied to stock? I guess we need someone here with an EE nexus to help us out . My other half just received a google store notification that her 5x is being delivered today, so maybe someone with a 5x direct from EE will be around soon :fingers-crossed:
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The chances are pretty much 99.9% that a Nexus brought through EE won't have any EE bloatware added whatsoever and will be pure 100% stock.

I'm hoping it can be extracted/reverse engineered also - but I wouldn't expect it for a little while at least.

The guy who has a 6p that posted a couple days ago showed a wifi calling option. He was on t mobile. I never got to where he replied if it worked.

daleski75 said:
The chances are pretty much 99.9% that a Nexus brought through EE won't have any EE bloatware added whatsoever and will be pure 100% stock.
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I'm really hoping this is the case. I get F&F discount on EE so it makes sense to get my handset through them at serious discount. The only downside is that my previous devices have all had EE firmware, bloatware and SIM lock on them.
If the N6P comes unmolested then that would be perfect. The only thing I can see them adding is SIM lock (although I disagree with this on principle too - I should be able to put whatever SIM in my phone I want....).
I'm struggling to get any useful info on whether the Nexus will be hacked around by EE - I would sincerely hope they are prevented from doing so by Google as the entire premise of Nexus is that it's pure Android and all the benefits that brings...

Because it's a nexus and there is only 1 model number for the international variant there shouldn't be any ee bloat, just the same as the iPhone. And therefore any 6p should work with WiFi calling on ee just like the iPhone. Ee have already advertised the 6p as having WiFi calling so we should all be good to go. The ee representative I spoke to when sorting my new sim only contract assumed that this would be correct.

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Because it's a nexus and there is only 1 model number for the international variant there shouldn't be any ee bloat, just the same as the iPhone. And therefore any 6p should work with WiFi calling on ee just like the iPhone. Ee have already advertised the 6p as having WiFi calling so we should all be good to go. The ee representative I spoke to when sorting my new sim only contract assumed that this would be correct.
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If that turns out to be the case I'll be very happy, I guess I'll just have to wait until Monday to find out.

I concur. Also waiting to see if they're going to get the 64 and 128 versions in. The lack of SD card is the only fly in the ointment for me so far (I have a 64gb card in my One M8 and wouldn't want any less now).

I bought iPhone 6s Plus directly from Apple and was surprised I could make wifi calling, just Enabled wifi calling under phone settings. I was informed by EE only phones bought directly from them would come with that option.

That'll be interesting then, it suggests there's something proprietary to enable it on EE devices?

combat goofwing said:
I thought all nexus device came with stock android even carrier devices a
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Generally yes. But not always. Look to the US past Nexii to see carriers being allowed to fiddle. Verizon especially.
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That'll be interesting then, it suggests there's something proprietary to enable it on EE devices?
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For EE, in this case I believe they are making software changes so the 6P's from them will probably have a different build number. Though I need to find others who appear to have unlocked international versions come from EE (it does happen) who still have different build numbers to people who bought it from agnostic stores.

I don't know why some people are so confident EE will change nothing. They are making firmware changes on all other devices with WiFi calling, nexus willl be no different
Regardless of what people think the answer as some suggest is not to buy from EE direct, I didn't start the thread for that workaround, I don't want a device from a carrier I want it from Google. I don't want it sim locked or touched by anyone else, that's fair right?
My other half received her 5x two days ago so roll on 6p deliveries!

You should test to see if your other half's 5x works with WiFi calling on ee.

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You should test to see if your other half's 5x works with WiFi calling on ee.
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We both purchased direct from the play store so there is no wifi calling option enabled? well not that i can see. I guess devices direct from EE will take a few extra weeks to filter out

Nexus 6p cannot receive calls if LTE is enabled

Hello everyone!
I hope you can help me because it is driving me nuts. I got a brand new nexus 6p and since day one i cannot receive calls while lte is on, i can make calls but it takes a while to connect. If i switch to 3g, the problem goes away, but i think it is also affecting battery life. I barely manage to get full day with medium usage. I tried custom roms like CM but still the same, yesterday installed android N, so will see if battery life improves, so far not bad... I tried changing apn but no luck either. Also tried flashing different radio, no luck.
Tried calling google but since the phone was not bought from google store they cannot replace it. I am pretty sure it was an update that f#$%&d it up, because i tested the phone before buying and it was receiving calls, but after update all changed.
I hope you guys know a solution to my problem.
Thanks!

If an update has caused your issue, do you know when your Nexus was updated? Was it updated by the seller before the deal was made or did you perform an update after you made the purchase? Who is your carrier? Not sure if it will help but if you are with Verizon, do you have VoLTE enabled on your account and have Enhanced 4gLTE enabled on your device? What version of Marshmallow were you using before switching to Android "N"? Also, are you rooted with a custom recovery or are you using stock Android MM? Have you performed a full wipe and fast boot flashed the latest factory Marshmallow image to see if that changes anything?
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If an update has caused your issue, do you know when your Nexus was updated? Was it updated by the seller before the deal was made or did you perform an update after you made the purchase? Who is your carrier? Not sure if it will help but if you are with Verizon, do you have VoLTE enabled on your account and have Enhanced 4gLTE enabled on your device? What version of Marshmallow were you using before switching to Android "N"? Also, are you rooted with a custom recovery or are you using stock Android MM? Have you performed a full wipe and fast boot flashed the latest factory Marshmallow image to see if that changes anything?
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Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
The phone is european model and i am using it in Lithuania, carrier is Bite. Phone was on 6.0 when i got it and then it updated maybe 4 or 5 times. Only next day i noticed the battery drain and that i could not receive voice calls. Also if i dial *#*#4636#*#* only usa, japan, cellular 800 and pcs comes up, no euro band. I tried everything, stock, full wipe, custom roms, different radios, maybe i am flashing wrong stuff?
I have tried flashing android n and also tried ota, still cannot receive calls, well sometimes it works for few times and then i cannot receive calls again. I tried flashing a rom which brought back an option to select euro band but that did not help either. At least the battery seems to be better now, i got 4 hours screen on time and after 12 hours still had 20% left.

Which Nexus do you have? XT1100 or XT1103? Just out of curiosity, do you know what bands you are normally connected to? LTE Discovery from the Play Store is a great app to see your current band information. BITE - Lithuania uses bands 3, 7 and 20 for LTE. Band 1 is for UMTS. After doing some research I see that BITE does not have VoLTE on their networks. Another question, what do you have your "Preferred Network Type" set as? Global, LTE/CDMA etc..? We can figure this out. Just need to keep working through the process and eliminate what it cannot be that is causing the issue. I'll keep looking for you though and post back when I find something for you. If anything comes to mind or if something you do changes let me know.
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fast69mopar said:
Which Nexus do you have? XT1100 or XT1103? Just out of curiosity, do you know what bands you are normally connected to? LTE Discovery from the Play Store is a great app to see your current band information. BITE - Lithuania uses bands 3, 7 and 20 for LTE. Band 1 is for UMTS. After doing some research I see that BITE does not have VoLTE on their networks. Another question, what do you have your "Preferred Network Type" set as? Global, LTE/CDMA etc..? We can figure this out. Just need to keep working through the process and eliminate what it cannot be that is causing the issue. I'll keep looking for you though and post back when I find something for you. If anything comes to mind or if something you do changes let me know.
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The model is H1512. The preffered network type is lte/cmda/umts auto (prl).
Not sure how to use lte app, so i have attached a screenshot.
I really appreciate your help!

Can you check your "About Phone" section and see if your IMEI and MEID are actually there and not all zeros or something funny? Next, in "Apps", disable Google Connectivity Services, uninstall all its updates and then let the Play Store update Google Connectivity Services. Let me know what that does.
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Another thing, use *#*#4636#*#* select phone info, scroll down and see if it says "GSM Service Emergency Calls Only. If so then that is more than likely your root cause.
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Do me a favor and flash Chroma to your 6P and select the band that works in Lithuania. Chroma has more bands available and I bet that ROM will fix your issue.
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fast69mopar said:
Can you check your "About Phone" section and see if your IMEI and MEID are actually there and not all zeros or something funny? Next, in "Apps", disable Google Connectivity Services, uninstall all its updates and then let the Play Store update Google Connectivity Services. Let me know what that does.
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Another thing, use *#*#4636#*#* select phone info, scroll down and see if it says "GSM Service Emergency Calls Only. If so then that is more than likely your root cause.
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Do me a favor and flash Chroma to your 6P and select the band that works in Lithuania. Chroma has more bands available and I bet that ROM will fix your issue.
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The IMEI is fine, also there is no gsm emergency calls only in the menu and I had chroma installed and that did not help, but i cant remember if i tried changing band while on chroma, so i will try that and will let you know.
P.s. uninstalling google connectivity services did not help.

Not only you, I am on sprint in Chicago, and currently experiencing the same issue you have. No one has a clue as to why either. LTE = No calls for me.

Swyzzlestickz said:
Not only you, I am on sprint in Chicago, and currently experiencing the same issue you have. No one has a clue as to why either. LTE = No calls for me.
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I knew I wasn't the only one And don't think that it is a faulty device. Hopefully we will find the answer!

So I installed chroma ROM and unfortunately that did not help either, on top of that my camera would not work so I flashed stock 6.0

Damn. OK. I'm still working on it for ya. A friend of mine is bringing his Nexus 6P over in a little while. He is having the same issue. This way I can have the device in my hands instead of just doing research. I'll let you know what I come up with
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Use the Nexus 6p test menu again, (*#*#4636#*#*) and set the Preferred Network Type to LTE/GSM auto (PRL). Select Get PDP List.
Also, select the USA Band and after you are done, reboot. *See if that allows you to make calls
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Damn. OK. I'm still working on it for ya. A friend of mine is bringing his Nexus 6P over in a little while. He is having the same issue. This way I can have the device in my hands instead of just doing research. I'll let you know what I come up with
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That's great! Hope you find a solution because i am starting to loose hope

Considering purchase of 6P directly from Google store...
This discussion is EXTREMELY interesting to me. A big thanx from me to everyone that has contributed to this thread.
I am a professional programmer and computer geek. I am currently suffering with a retail, locked down, bloated Samsung Galaxy S5, and was considering replacing it with the DEVELOPER version of the Nexus 6P, purchasing it directly from the Google Store. What I'm looking for is a developer phone that has trouble-free 4G/3G voice and data connectivity, at least 16 GB of RAM, at least 128 GB of internal storage, and a microSD slot would be nice to have.
Looks like I may have to consider other options, as it appears that the 6P is not all that it's hyped up to be.
jb

pudnik said:
This discussion is EXTREMELY interesting to me. A big thanx from me to everyone that has contributed to this thread.
I am a professional programmer and computer geek. I am currently suffering with a retail, locked down, bloated Samsung Galaxy S5, and was considering replacing it with the DEVELOPER version of the Nexus 6P, purchasing it directly from the Google Store. What I'm looking for is a developer phone that has trouble-free 4G/3G voice and data connectivity, at least 16 GB of RAM, at least 128 GB of internal storage, and a microSD slot would be nice to have.
Looks like I may have to consider other options, as it appears that the 6P is not all that it's hyped up to be.
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If you are buying it from google directly then you are safe. If it happens that you receive a faulty device they will send you a new one and only then you send them back the faulty one. Nexus 6p is amazing phone, i had iphone 6s plus and replaced it with this one and i am still happier now even if i cannot get lte speeds
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silesrap said:
If you are buying it from google directly then you are safe. If it happens that you receive a faulty device they will send you a new one and only then you send them back the faulty one. Nexus 6p is amazing phone, i had iphone 6s plus and replaced it with this one and i am still happier now even if i cannot get lte speeds
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...I almost never make voice calls, but 4G/3G data transfer speeds are very important to me. Would I get that with a google - direct 6P?

pudnik said:
...I almost never make voice calls, but 4G/3G data transfer speeds are very important to me. Would I get that with a google - direct 6P?
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Yes
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...I almost never make voice calls, but 4G/3G data transfer speeds are very important to me. Would I get that with a google - direct 6P?
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fast69mopar said:
Use the Nexus 6p test menu again, (*#*#4636#*#*) and set the Preferred Network Type to LTE/GSM auto (PRL). Select Get PDP List.
Also, select the USA Band and after you are done, reboot. *See if that allows you to make calls
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I dont have lte/gsm auto. Also when i hit pdp list nothing happens...
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Since you don't have LTE/GSM Auto PRL, tell me what you do have to choose from. That's odd that selecting Get PDP list, nothing happens. I'm still working on my friends 6p now. If you come up with anything keep me updated
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Sprint ESN/MEID Activation Issue

Greetings! Anyone has this activated on Sprint? I have Sprint on SIM1 and AT&T on SIM2 with good reception on both but unfortunately Sprint rep told me I need the phone's ESN/MEID (not IMEI) in order to activate with Sprint and I have search high and low to no avail. I was hoping someone here can shed some lights.
Cheers!
A2017U B29 Unlocked Bootloader

pcg500 said:
Greetings! Anyone has this activated on Sprint? I have Sprint on SIM1 and AT&T on SIM2 with good reception on both but unfortunately Sprint rep told me I need the phone's ESN/MEID (not IMEI) in order to activate with Sprint and I have search high and low to no avail. I was hoping someone here can shed some lights.
Cheers!
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It is posted in the zte forums that sprint would not be making their service available to the axon 7

pcg500 said:
Greetings! Anyone has this activated on Sprint? I have Sprint on SIM1 and AT&T on SIM2 with good reception on both but unfortunately Sprint rep told me I need the phone's ESN/MEID (not IMEI) in order to activate with Sprint and I have search high and low to no avail. I was hoping someone here can shed some lights.
Cheers!
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I'm on CM13 right now, but I'm pretty sure this was also present in the stock ROM, but check:
Settings > About Phone > Status > IMEI Information > MEID (Slot 1)
I don't think anybody has been able to get Sprint to whitelist an Axon 7, so good luck!

Total tech got the phone working on sprint with full lte and everything. You have to fight with them a long fight
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osmosizzz said:
Total tech got the phone working on sprint with full lte and everything. You have to fight with them a long fight
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Link? Been looking around for a success story

osmosizzz said:
Total tech got the phone working on sprint with full lte and everything. You have to fight with them a long fight
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I looked at Total Tech's video and they're on MetroPCS, not Sprint.

xtermmin said:
I looked at Total Tech's video and they're on MetroPCS, not Sprint.
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Just looked for the video and its no longer on his YouTube. According to him, he had it working on sprint and it had full lte. He didn't do a Speedtest however. He did mention that he had to pull some strings at sprint to get it working however.
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Found a link to the video on his instagram.. Sprint fully working
https://www.instagram.com/p/BNKLRWRBLXD/
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osmosizzz said:
Just looked for the video and its no longer on his YouTube. According to him, he had it working on sprint and it had full lte. He didn't do a Speedtest however. He did mention that he had to pull some strings at sprint to get it working however.
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Found a link to the video on his instagram.. Sprint fully working
https://www.instagram.com/p/BNKLRWRBLXD/
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Not saying it's not true, but I wish he would have shown calling and data actually working. There was a similar video posted by somebody else on Youtube back in August or so who had Sprint, and they were able to connect to Sprint LTE, but calling did not work and they never tried to actually use data. Since it wasn't tested, it's unknown if both people were actually able to use data, or if the device was able to connect to LTE but Sprint is blocking any additional traffic from the device, or etc.

Knowing a bit about how sprint provisioning works, I expect data to work without issue. The problem is voice service.
Sprint uses the sim icc id to provision data and device meid (not imei) to provision voice. Since the a7's meid is not in any sprint database, activation will be impossible. However, a previously activated sprint sim should give data. Sprint is the only carrier I know of which provisions in this manner. Even verizon, for their 4g devices uses only the imei, and number follows the sim card. Changing devices with sprint requires customer service assistance to update the mdn with the new device meid (first 14 digits of the imei).
I'll put this to the test this weekend.
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Test failed. Lte connects and lights up but doesn't go anywhere. I have a few other ideas to try, but suspect until sprint allows this device in their device database, this will be a no go.

Sprint Executive Service support
Has anyone tried contacting sprint executive services to see about adding the meid to the retail database?
A while back I had a device I removed from ringplus, then sold the phone. New buyer had difficulty activating it because the system still showed the device as being active/inservice. Ringplus support was useless claiming it was removed from service, as were several local sprint stores (including a tech repair facility) who wouldn't touch it because I didn't have a sprint account.
I was just about to refund the buyer but after more research came across this dept. Apparently these are folks who can resolve issues others can't.
Contact info:
Executive Services
855-848-3280
I'd almost go so far as telling them you have a nexus 6p, moto x pure, or some other carrier agnostic phone that does work on sprint. Another term that comes up is a clickit ticket. Tell them you're having issues activating it and need it added to the retail database.

Good luck with that. Sprint won't do it. End of case

gpz1100 said:
Has anyone tried contacting sprint executive services to see about adding the meid to the retail database?
A while back I had a device I removed from ringplus, then sold the phone. New buyer had difficulty activating it because the system still showed the device as being active/inservice. Ringplus support was useless claiming it was removed from service, as were several local sprint stores (including a tech repair facility) who wouldn't touch it because I didn't have a sprint account.
I was just about to refund the buyer but after more research came across this dept. Apparently these are folks who can resolve issues others can't.
Contact info:
Executive Services
855-848-3280
I'd almost go so far as telling them you have a nexus 6p, moto x pure, or some other carrier agnostic phone that does work on sprint. Another term that comes up is a clickit ticket. Tell them you're having issues activating it and need it added to the retail database.
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sounds promising did you have any luck?

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sounds promising did you have any luck?
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I haven't tried this as I'm using the axon 7 on tmo for the time being. My moto x is still on R+ (sprint) where it will remain for the foreseeable future. Once I'm ready to swap devices around I will contact them if this hasn't been resolved by then.

Google Fi Carrier Switching?

I'm curious, I'm VERY new to the android world (My iPhone XS Max is still my primary)
I started with Androids about a year ago out of both boredom and a desire to learn.
So, I picked up a Pixel 2, then an LG V30, then S8, then S9, until I found the OnePlus 6. I was instantly hooked on the OnePlus 6, only replacing it with the 6T for the fingerprint reader in the screen. (I still have the 6 and 6T, all others were sold)
Anyway - Google Fi is intriguing to me, as I end up in areas were T-Mobile simply doesn't work. I would like the carrier switching, but I don't have a desire to switch back to a more expensive Pixel 3 XL, that really ONLY offers me the advantage of the carrier switching. Overall, I found the OnePlus 6/6T running Pie to be the cleanest experience.
So, my question - Does anyone feel that someone may be able to get the OnePlus phones to do the carrier switching? Or is this actually a hardware feature? I know nothing about how Fi works, so please excuse my ignorance.
Thank you in advance for any productive responses.

Alternatively, maybe I should just sell the 6 and 6T and pickup with 3XL?

intrusdave said:
Alternatively, maybe I should just sell the 6 and 6T and pickup with 3XL?
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I believe that automatic carrier switching is an integral part of Google Fi
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Oops wrong. Only for fully supported phones.
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Yes, I understand that. But the question was "Does anyone feel that someone may be able to get the OnePlus phones to do the carrier switching? Or is this actually a hardware feature?"
In other words, if the switching software based that may be able to be patched into the 6/6T, or is it a modem hardware feature exclusive to the official Fi devices?

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Yes, I understand that. But the question was "Does anyone feel that someone may be able to get the OnePlus phones to do the carrier switching? Or is this actually a hardware feature?"
In other words, if the switching software based that may be able to be patched into the 6/6T, or is it a modem hardware feature exclusive to the official Fi devices?
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I was hopping this would be fully functional as Fi announced support for non Fi devices, but apparently network swapping is not going to work or work so well. See the write up for the explanation.
https://www.xda-developers.com/project-fi-samsung-oneplus-lg-moto-iphones/

looks to me like the one plus 6 is on there, so, the T might work as well.
contact google directly, and ask them, thats the best way to find out

Ugh, is no one actually reading the question?
I'm not asking if the phone will work with Fi, I'm asking if the carrier switching is does in hardware or software, and if it is software do the devs here feel that they may be able to port the carrier switching to the other supported phones?

ok, now I understand..
asking questions here makes people assume you are discussing the 6T, NOT project fi/android in general..
good luck

wase4711 said:
ok, now I understand..
asking questions here makes people assume you are discussing the 6T, NOT project fi/android in general..
good luck
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Everything I read is that you would only be using T-Mobile. But since the 6t is dual SIM you can have dual service. I plan on getting a one plus 6t and using fi(TMO) for phone calls and texting and Unreal mobile (ATT) for Data. I am not sure if you can use VZW or Sprint for the second SIM but T-Mobile and AT&T is better in most cases than TMO and Sprint (no US Cellular in my area)
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Everything I read is that you would only be using T-Mobile. But since the 6t is dual SIM you can have dual service. I plan on getting a one plus 6t and using fi(TMO) for phone calls and texting and Unreal mobile (ATT) for Data. I am not sure if you can use VZW or Sprint for the second SIM but T-Mobile and AT&T is better in most cases than TMO and Sprint (no US Cellular in my area)
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Alternatively you can get a pixel 2 or 3 and project fi esim and an alternate SIM. Although it's only one SIM at a time. That way though you do get essentially 3 carriers to choose from for service

So I found if I could dial a code in my dialer for fi, with the Google Fi app installed and activated, and get "cannot switch carrier", all I had to do was clear data on my app and the dialer switch would work

It's on their site. When you choose the 6t it shows what's supported and what's not. See attached image

To answer your question, yes it appears to be a hardware problem. It is either that we don't have the cdma radios needed for sprint or el goog is playing favorites and only wants certain hardware to work for carrier switching between tmobile and sprint. I am not familiar with the us cellular required radios but it is likely the same el goog restriction in this case as well. My vote is that el goog is trying to get people to buy the officially supported devices for full functionality, they are becoming more and more just like all other carriers now, huh?
Either way I think I am switching back to fi now that the 6t is at least officially compatible for use on tmobile and I am almost certain that wifi calling will work where service is poor. I am on tmobile now and wifi calling works just fine, I made a 30 minute wifi call last night and worked perfectly.

So it's a software problem. Google will not release the software as part of an update included with every android release or they won't work with the manufacturer to update the partition responsible

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To answer your question, yes it appears to be a hardware problem. It is either that we don't have the cdma radios needed for sprint or el goog is playing favorites and only wants certain hardware to work for carrier switching between tmobile and sprint. I am not familiar with the us cellular required radios but it is likely the same el goog restriction in this case as well. My vote is that el goog is trying to get people to buy the officially supported devices for full functionality, they are becoming more and more just like all other carriers now, huh?
Either way I think I am switching back to fi now that the 6t is at least officially compatible for use on tmobile and I am almost certain that wifi calling will work where service is poor. I am on tmobile now and wifi calling works just fine, I made a 30 minute wifi call last night and worked perfectly.
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OnePlus 6T has full support for T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, and US Cellular. For Verizon and US Cellular, it also supports every CDMA Band.
For Sprint, it has every LTE Band and is missing one CDMA Band. Sprint doesn't allow unapproved devices on their network, and activation is tied to the device MEID unlike Verizon. There's no hardware reason why Fi can't allow at least LTE on both T-Mobile and Sprint. Perhaps the issue is that Sprint restricts them in some manner from using Fi on devices not in Sprint's database. Also Band 71 (T-Mobile) oddly doesn't work on Google Fi, so maybe it would lend credence to there being weird LTE Band restrictions for Fi's carrier agreements.

Well I am going back to tmobile, fi doesn't allow wifi calling and tmobile does so for me it is a no brainer. I still think that there is more going on here than just hardware issues but that's just my opinion. I mean, why is wifi calling not allowed on fi(tmobile) but it is on tmobile?

Not sure if you already switched back or if you are open to trying another service again, but i have been using Mint Mobile for a while now and love it. My monthly payment comes out to $24/Month with 5GB of data and an additional $10/1GB or $20/3GB.

Maybe https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cheekydevs.fiswitch can help for OP users?

hunterulmes said:
Not sure if you already switched back or if you are open to trying another service again, but i have been using Mint Mobile for a while now and love it. My monthly payment comes out to $24/Month with 5GB of data and an additional $10/1GB or $20/3GB.
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Does wifi-calling work with Mint Mobile??
Eta: Checked website and wifi calling is included, and 20 buck sale right now for 3 months 8gb a month...not bad for a test drive! I'm back on fi so I can pause it while I give it a go :

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Does wifi-calling work with Mint Mobile??
Eta: Checked website and wifi calling is included, and 20 buck sale right now for 3 months 8gb a month...not bad for a test drive! I'm back on fi so I can pause it while I give it a go :
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Awesome dude! It is definitely worth it considering you save at least $40 from any other major carrier. Only thing it doesn't have is the visual voicemail but i never use it anyway so it doesnt bother me.
Hope it is as good for you as it has been for me.

hunterulmes said:
Awesome dude! It is definitely worth it considering you save at least $40 from any other major carrier. Only thing it doesn't have is the visual voicemail but i never use it anyway so it doesnt bother me.
Hope it is as good for you as it has been for me.
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Visual voicemail is working for me with pixel experience ROM on project fi which shouldn't work on OnePlus 6T if I remember correctly.
You try that ROM yet with mint mobile?
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