wifi calling on iphone 5s?
mjc1of5
Newbie

Will Verizon roll out wifi calling for the iPhone 5S?  It was reported earlier in the year that this would happen, but now the Verizon site says only iPhone 6 and newer will be enabled for this function..

Labels (1)
Tags (1)
0 Likes
1 Solution

Correct answers
Re: wifi calling on iphone 5s?
realjeffpc
Enthusiast - Level 1

Here's Apple page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203032

Specifically, it says:

"To use Wi-Fi Calling, you need an iPhone 5c or later on a supported carrier."

Verizon is of course listed as a supported carrier, with these features:

  • FaceTime over Cellular
  • LTE
  • Personal Hotspot
  • Unlocking
  • Visual Voicemail
  • VoLTE
  • Wi-Fi Calling

Based on this, it'd seem that while the phone is capable of wifi calling, Verizon doesn't enable it on the 5c and 5s.

View solution in original post

0 Likes
Re: wifi calling on iphone 5s?
vzw_customer_support
Customer Service Rep

I definitely understand the eagerness to have this feature on your phone mjc1of5. I want to double check this for you. Do me a favor and post a link to where you read this on our site.


AnthonyM_VZW
Follow us on Twitter @VZWSupport
If my response answered your question please click the �Correct Answer� button under my response. This ensures others can benefit from our conversation. Thanks in advance for your help with this!!

0 Likes
Re: wifi calling on iphone 5s?
mjc1of5
Newbie

Sorry, i cannot find it.. Will wifi calling be enabled on the iPhone 5S in the future?

0 Likes
Re: wifi calling on iphone 5s?
Ann154
Community Leader
Community Leader

It is highly likely that Apple isn't supporting wifi calling on an older model like the iPhone 5s.

I'm most definitely NOT a VZW employee. If a post answered your question, please mark it as the answer.

0 Likes
Re: wifi calling on iphone 5s?
mjc1of5
Newbie

wrong

0 Likes
Re: wifi calling on iphone 5s?
realjeffpc
Enthusiast - Level 1

Here's Apple page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203032

Specifically, it says:

"To use Wi-Fi Calling, you need an iPhone 5c or later on a supported carrier."

Verizon is of course listed as a supported carrier, with these features:

  • FaceTime over Cellular
  • LTE
  • Personal Hotspot
  • Unlocking
  • Visual Voicemail
  • VoLTE
  • Wi-Fi Calling

Based on this, it'd seem that while the phone is capable of wifi calling, Verizon doesn't enable it on the 5c and 5s.

0 Likes