Sprint considering routing some calls over Wi-Fi

Leaked training materials used by Sprint, indicate that the nation's third largest carrier is planning to offer calling over Wi-Fi service. The carrier has two phones in its current lineup that would support calling over Wi-Fi following a maintenance update. The two handsets are the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3, and the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini. Also included in the plan will be those new Android handsets launching with Android 4.2 or higher.

Calls made over Wi-Fi won't count against your minutes, but they cannot be handed off to a CDMA network. That means that once you leave the range of a Wi-Fi signal, your call is dropped faster than a smoking hot biscuit coming out of the oven.

Setting up the service would be a snap.You would need one of the phones supporting calls over Wi-Fi and activate the service through Sprint's online account management page. And then...you use it. Enabled phones will have a Sprint Wi-Fi calling toggle under "Settings" in the future.

There is a caveat that the more paranoid amongst us will probably object to. To use the Wi-Fi calling feature for Sprint, the phone's Android Location Services will have to be turned on. The service also will only work in areas where a CDMA signal exists. Sprint says that this is due to 911 calling capabilities.

source: AndroidCentral

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