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when i change to wifi it displays *wi-fi calling uses plan minutes* so it means that im gonna be charge rite?.. even if i change to wi-fi i will still use everything as a regular phone?...
 
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when u use the wifi-call, you will get better reception but you still use your minutes as usual.
 
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when u use the wifi-call, you will get better reception but you still use your minutes as usual.
Not if you call T-Mobile and have the Free Wifi Calling service added to your account. It will still say it charges you but rest assured, as long as you call or chat online with a customer service rep and have the service added, you won't be charged for wifi calls.
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i have unlimited everything text,web,picture,phone,text
 
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i have unlimited everything text,web,picture,phone,text
if you have UNLIMITED EVERYTHING why are you worried about charges? LMBO plus T-Mobile announced a while back that wifi calling no longer uses plan minutes
 
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Not if you call T-Mobile and have the Free Wifi Calling service added to your account. It will still say it charges you but rest assured, as long as you call or chat online with a customer service rep and have the service added, you won't be charged for wifi calls.
Actually it's not compatible with the older plans according to a couple CSRs that I chatted with online. They offered to change my plan to a newer one with which WiFi Calling would be free and unlimited. But of course they wanted a new 2 year agreement which I don't want to do.
 
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Actually it's not compatible with the older plans according to a couple CSRs that I chatted with online. They offered to change my plan to a newer one with which WiFi Calling would be free and unlimited. But of course they wanted a new 2 year agreement which I don't want to do.
That's not how it's supposed to work. I'm still on the plan I had with my G1 (3 phones ago) and all they had to do is add it as an extra service. They did it to both phones on my family plan even though the other phone doesn't have wifi calling. It shows up on my bill as "Free Wifi Calling".

Although it's a free service, you HAVE to have them add it to your account or you won't have free wifi calling, it'll count against your minutes.


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