When will Vodafone support SMS over Wifi Calling?

[m1kegibson]

When will Vodafone come out of the dark ages and finally implement SMS over wifi calling?

Given Wifi Calling spec (voWIFI/GAN/UMA) incorporates SMS (and MMS) support, why is Vodafone's implementation limited to voice calls only - did they buy cheap kit off the back of a lorry perhaps?

[luffviolin]

Vodafone had a rolling list of phones they would support with 2FA SMS. I know S10 works and I have S20 Plus myself. Text verification from PayPal comes through in about three seconds. Meanwhile it is impossible to send MMS photos, but I have to live with that. I will try to find the Vodafone list of phone rollout.

[Whiskymac]

Thanks for the info.  Seems it's still a Vodafone issue.  The phone upgrade is not what I want to do right now as the S9 is fine otherwise.  No chance of 5G out here in rural Dorset. 

I have just investigated and discovered that after 4 years of floating the idea, Openreach will be at our village church next Monday with a view to installing a Vodafone mast inside the tower of our church.  Once completed I will have no need for wifi calling, which drains my battery at a fearful rate and I will be able to receive SMS messages once more.  What a happy coincidence.  The Church moves in mysterious ways....and very slowly.  It's win, win as the church will get an income from this.

[sandspider]

Seems like the church have been more useful than Vodafone anyway!

Still no signs of adding support for my phone for SMS over WiFi, despite the fact it's a simple thing to do - a matter of policy not to support it rather than technology. Annoying.

[Enlli]

My wife has a S9 running on Voxi. I've just put it into WiFi Calling mode and sent her a text. She got it in seconds and I received the usual delivery receipt 

Can't see Voxi being different. The handset is using stock samsung firmware Android 10

[luffviolin]

I agree. Some phones will and some phones won't. I'm not sure what Voxi is, however. If it is any consolation, I had to buy a new S20 phone to get text 2FA bank codes. Otherwise, drive half a mile to a rise in the land, then dash back and put in the code. There are S10 second hand but I cannot be sure they will work as well as those with Android 11 software.

[luffviolin]

Good to hear of your church rescue mast. Mysterious ways indeed.

[Enlli]

Voxi is infact Vodafone. Originally it was their youth brand but now it supplies to anybody. 

Uses Vodafone SIM cards and Displays Vodafone on the handset.

[luffviolin]

Not just the church moving in mysterious ways! Voxi Vodafone. Whatever next?

[luffviolin]

I think you need Android 11 software. Bank and PayPal are so important I think you may need to upgrade the phone to S20 or find a second hand S10? Reports of EE are good so that is another option.

[Amanda]

Hey @Whiskymac and @luffviolin 👋 

You can see a full list of the current compatible phones on our WiFi Calling help page.