How to activate wifi calling

[Rgarner]

It's a Moto G 5 g, I think from Cricket. It claims that wifi calling is available, but then it says try again later. The slider to on slides right back. What am I missing?

 

[Dannydet]

Check with Cricket and make sure they offer wifi calling with your phone model

 

[Fox Mulder]

The above, plus if they do offer it you have to register an E911 address with them before you can use it.

 

[Rgarner]

Why would anybody have to do that? Are there any wifi calling apps that work without google? I know talkatone unfortunately uses the play store, not just services.

 

[ocnbrze]

wifi calling is thru your provider. you can try any number of VOIP (voice over the internet protocol) services like Vonage and Ooma as well.....but those are not free.

 

[Fox Mulder]

The built-in wifi calling allows you to have service with your regular number over wifi. The E911 address is a requirement so if you call 911 an address comes up- yes you can be anywhere since it's a cell but that's how it works. You register your home address and then forget about it, if you happen to call 911 from somewhere else just give that location.
There are plenty of other VOIP services that will work over wifi (Google Voice and many others) but not with your cell # and not with the built-in wifi calling app.