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No Wi-Fi Calling in T-Mobile's Nexus 4

Nov 2, 2012, 7:56 AM by Eric M. Zeman

T-Mobile has confirmed that its Wi-Fi calling feature will not be supported on the LG Nexus 4, which goes on sale later this month. T-Mobile explained that the feature will be absent because the Nexus 4 is a pure Google device, and does not include carrier or manufacturer software. The Wi-Fi calling feature was developed by T-Mobile to allow customers who may not have a strong T-Mobile signal in their homes make phone calls through their home broadband network. The Nexus 4 is a variant of the LG Optimus G and will cost $199.99 when purchased with a contract through T-Mobile. It can also be purchased unlocked directly from Google for $299 (8GB) and $349 (16GB).

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4.7" display HD+ resolution
Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 processor 2 GB RAM
2,100 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm), NFC

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Zpike

Nov 7, 2012, 5:49 PM

Why the fuss now?

I remember watching T-mobile buy up UMA technology for years. And then when T-mobile introduced this feature nearly a decade ago, I thought it would revolutionize the entire cellphone industry and finally give T-mobile a competitive advantage. But T-mobile did very little with the technology and failed to market it very well. And today most people still don't know what it is.

Globhead

Nov 2, 2012, 10:48 AM

And of course T-Mobile can't just let us CHOOSE which apps to install

Either you get bloated with a bunch of BS T-Mobile apps nobody wants, or you get nothing.

T Bone

Sure they can....but the entire point of the Nexus line is that there is NO carrier ware and no modifications, if they introduced a modification, it would betray the purpose of the line....

Although why they can't just make the necessary app availa...
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