Free Mobile: How to benefit from Vowi-Fi

As a reminder, the voice by wifi behaves like the femtocells which were previously provided by the operators, and this service replaces them.

Free Mobile now offers vowifi abroad

Putting calls in wifi from abroad is now available for free mobile subscribers. Several conditions are still to be fulfilled to be able to take advantage of it, here they are in detail.

Vowifi allows you to make voice calls in wifi from your mobile. This is practical when you do not receive the 3G, 4G or 5G signal on your device well and you want to contact a loved one. The call will then go through the box of the box near you, regardless of the Internet service provider.

Free Mobile has offered it to its customers since February 2022 but only in France and not abroad. It is now ancient history since today today, the operator extends it abroad.

How to take advantage of the VOWIFI of Free Mobile ?

You can now make calls in WiFi when you travel abroad at Free Mobile, but you still have to fulfill several conditions to take advantage of it.

First of all, you must be subscribed to the Free Package, including 5G, at € 19.99 per month, this is the only offer compatible with the operator. You must also take care to have a smartphone compatible with Vowifi, the list is available on the operator’s website.

If you have subscribed to the Free Package before November 2021, you must manually activate the Vowifi option. To do this, just send “Vowifi” to 1337 (free SMS). If you have subscribed to this package after this date, the service is activated automatically.

On your smartphone, you must also activate the WiFi calls option. Here are the steps to follow:

• iOS : Settings> Cellular data> Wi-Fi calls
• Android : Phone> Settings> Calls> Wi-Fi calls

Prices depending on the country

In addition to the destinations included in the package, 6 were added this week without additional cost, WiFi calls are charged outside the package.

The complete price of WiFi calls in each country is available on page 10 of the operator’s mobile price brochure, as reported by Univers Freebox.

As a reminder, the voice by wifi behaves like the femtocells which were previously provided by the operators, and this service replaces them.

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Free Mobile: How to benefit from Vowi-Fi ?

It makes it possible to operate any Wi-Fi network on which you are connected to make and receive calls (and soon, to send and receive SMS/MMS) instead of depending on a cell antenna.

This is very useful especially when you do not capture a mobile signal or you are abroad.

It also has several advantages:

• THE time of establishment of a call is faster.
• There sound quality is significantly improved.

Vowifi technology is available free of charge and does not involve any overcharging, including abroad.
No matter where you are, the tariff conditions will be identical to those practiced when you are on French territory.

To benefit from this new feature, handling is quite simple.

It is enough to do this, from:

• Have a compatible package
  Only the Free 5g package is compatible with this day.
• Have a compatible smartphone
  Check if your smartphone is compatible among the models we have referenced.
  If you want to equip yourself with a Vowifi compatible mobile, browse our online catalog.
• Activate the Vowifi option on your smartphone
  In settings, generally in the telephone service settings and often called Wi-Fi calls.
• Activate the Vowifi option on your Free Subscription
  By sending “Vowifi” to 1337 (free SMS).

The calls will be automatically tilted on the Vowifi protocol as soon as you are connected to a functional Wi-Fi network.

Free finally offers Vowifi to its subscribers, what is it and how to activate it ?

Free had promised it a few months ago, it is now done: Vowifi arrives for all subscribers. As of today, you can therefore use any WiFi network to make your calls, in order to benefit from better quality in the event of a low signal. We explain everything you need to know.

This is excellent news for all Free subscribers who do not always benefit from an exceptional network. On Twitter, the operator announced that Vowifi is available on compatible smartphones. A novelty already announced last September by the operator, but who still knew how to be expected by users.

In question, the simultaneous deployment of the volte, a similar technology which allows to transit its calls on the network 4 G. But besides, What is the vowifi ? What is it for, and how to use it ? So many questions we will answer in this article.

What is the vowifi ?

Vowifi, or Voice Over Wifi in the Shakespeare language, is a technology that allows you to Put your calls and SMS on a WiFi network. If at first glance, one wonders the interest of such a device, the latter can be particularly interesting for all people living in areas where the telephone signal is not very powerful.

Thus, by passing on their WiFi network at home, these can benefit fromBetter call quality only usual. Indeed, thanks to the acceleration of the deployment of fiber in rural areas, it is not uncommon today to benefit from an excellent internet speed, but a signal still at a discount.

In addition, Vowifi does not necessarily work on its personal network. Nowadays, All boxes are compatible with technology. So just connect to it to be able to take advantage of it. Very practical when you are not at home and WiFi is the only way to make a call in acceptable conditions.

What free subscribers have access to vowifi ?

Be careful however, all free subscribers will not be able to use the technology. Indeed, Only 5G users and, de facto, having a compatible smartphone will be able to benefit from it. In other words, you must have subscribed to a package at € 19.99/month, or that of € 15.99 if you also have a freebox, or € 9.99 if you have a freebox pop.

In addition, some 5G smartphones would not be compatible, according to Free. The operator thus specifies that All oneplus phones compatible with volte are also so with the vowifi. Free also declares that it is in discussion with Samsung in order to soon bring an update for the models not yet compatible.

Finally, on Xiaomi, a small manipulation is necessary to verify compatibility. This need to go to your call application and Compose*#*#869434#*#*. To verify that everything is well activated, just Compose*#*#4636#*#*.

How to activate Vowifi on your smartphone ?

If your smartphone meets all the conditions mentioned above, it is now a question of activating the Vowifi in your subscription. It could not be easier. Just send An SMS at 1337, in which you have to write “Volte”. That’s all ! Well almost. Now that technology is available, you must also configure your smartphone to pass your calls to the WiFi network. Here’s how to do on Android:

• Go to your application Phone
• Open the scrolling menu At the top right of your screen
• Click on Settings
• Activate the option WiFi calls then click on Enable

Here is the procedure to follow on iPhone:

• Open them Settings of your smartphone
• Go to the section Cellular data
• Click on WiFi calls
• Activate the option WiFi calls on this iPhone
• In the window that opens, click on Enable

Here you are now, you can make your calls and send SMS from your WiFi network !

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