Don’t believe that Troy Brown character 
On T-Mobile. Wi-Fi calling is only free if you subscribe to @Home Service otherwise it just deducts from your plan minutes. I have the Unlimited plan so I also don’t need @Home
Rumor: Free WiFi calling for T-mobile users?
(7 voices) (34 posts)-
Posted 2 years ago #Post-Permalink
-
Correct, I do this all the time.
Posted 2 years ago #Post-Permalink -
I can second the first reply to this post: I, too, have used my 8320 to make calls from Toronto use a Wi-Fi connection, and my phone does “think” it’s in the USA. I’ve gone through a complete billing cycle doing this, with the calls showing up just as calls made in the U.S. do and without any additional charges.
Posted 2 years ago #Post-Permalink -
I have had a tmo blackberry for almost 2 years now. I was roped into adding the 10/mo plan for hotspot at home. They took that off my plan back in march, when I upgraded to the 8900. As long as you have a wifi connection and UMA is on your phone. Free calling, no minutes, no data are used its an incredible feature. Since there is a wifi connection almost everywhere now, I dont even use any minutes.
I suggest everyone try it.
Posted 2 years ago #Post-Permalink -
UMA is exclusive to Tmobile. Att will never catch on. Having wifi enabled berries without uma, is pointless i think. So many benefits.
Posted 2 years ago #Post-Permalink -
I used to have the HotSpot@Home service on my T-Mobile account and when reviewing my minutes usage I realized that I was not using anywhere near my daytime minutes even when I added all of my UMA minutes so I called up T-Mobile to take the HotSpot@Home service plan. That was over 3 months ago,
Upon checking my bill all minutes used on UMA have been logged as free Hotspot calling. So I would have to say that this is true.
Posted 2 years ago #Post-Permalink -
About a two weeks ago, I went ahead and dropped my Hotspot calling on all my lines (8900s.) My phones still register as UMA around open wifi, and still notice minutes being tagged as Hotspot on my online bill. After reading this, I called TMO to make sure the service was no longer on my account, and its not. UMA was also tagging the phone in Nassau, which was a surprise to us. So I’d have to say this is legit, and insanely nice to have. TMO +1.
Posted 2 years ago #Post-Permalink -
Wow so for realz if I drop the $10/month for @hotspot from my family plan, my bill won’t be any different? Still sounds too good to be true. Why would T-Mo do this? Makes no sense!
Posted 2 years ago #Post-Permalink -
I’d assume it’s a glitch in T-Mobile’s system that will be somehow “fixed” if and when T-Mobile raises it’s price on Free WiFi calling.
Posted 2 years ago #Post-Permalink -
I was told that they are free for the most part but they could not guarantee it for all the calls but that it was somewhat true. :)
Posted 2 years ago #Post-Permalink -
does anyone know if UMA will allow me to call outside the US from the US without paying the long distance charges?
Posted 2 years ago #Post-Permalink -
It won’t. I’ve called Toronto from Detroit, and the calls do not show the “U” designation on my bill. The real proof is that there’s a per-minute charge that increases my bill…
Posted 2 years ago #Post-Permalink -
Hi,
I am a first time BB user, I just got a pearl. I have a wireless connection at home and the device is connected to the network. I was under the impression that being connected to the wi fi network I would be able to get on the web through the browser application. However, I keep on getting the message, “you must have a web2go plan” to access the sites. Does that mean I have to shell out another $25 or so to be able to get on the web on my BB?
PS I did not get a data plan when I got the phone, just a family plan. The T mobile guy told me data plan was not needed with a BB Pearl . ThanksPosted 2 years ago #Post-Permalink -
Hello,
Even if you have wifi on your BlackBerry, the data to your phone is still served up by your carrier’s servers, so without a data plan, you won’t be able to do what you are trying to do. Seriously though, why would you not want a data plan? I know it is an extra month expense, but your Pearl can do SO MUCH with a data package. There are SO MANY great apps you can use every day that yes require data, but are so useful and will change how you think of having a phone. Just my personal advice.Posted 2 years ago #Post-Permalink -
Wrong. If you have wifi on your bb you CAN access the internet without a data plan. I have been doing it for a year. You need to go into your browser settings and set the default browser as wifi or else it does not work. Make sure the wifi is on and connected too.
Posted 2 years ago #Post-Permalink
Reply »
You must log in to post.