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RBR50 - WiFI Calling Rarely Works
I realize that this question has been posed by others, but there is not often a good resolution to this in other posts. We have an iPhone 6 and 8 here at home, which is a 3-story townhouse, and the t...
- You’re not going to want to hear this, but I’d probably start from scratch with a full factory reset .
Don’t break band steering. Disable daisychain if you don’t need it. I’ve disabled 20/40 coexistence here. Enable all 3 of the advanced wireless features.
See if just doing this much fixes your WiFi calling. It did for me.
When doing the full reset, I’d turn off ALL wireless devices and leave all wired devices disconnected. Use the paper clip method to reset the Orbi. Router first and then satellite.
As for which 5GHz channel to pick, the best way to know is by using a tool that can do a site survey. Android benefits by having a wonderful app called WiFi analyzer.
LAGuy wrote:
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The issue that we have with both cellphones is that the WiFi Calling rarely works. You see it connect once in awhile, but, most of the time it is not connected.
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It depends on your cellular operator. Most operators currently set their networks to "cellular preferred" which means that as long as you have good 4G coverage wifi calling will be disabled.
There are also operators who leave this to the devices to choose, so check in your phone under >> Mobile Data >> Wi-Fi Calling >> if there is a setting to choose if wifi calling or cellular is preferred.
To verify that wifi calling is properly working in your home, just set your phone to "Flight Mode" and activate wifi. Only in this case wifi Calling should continue to be active. If it is then there is nothing wrong with Orbi.