T-Mobile Wi-Fi calling just got killed for these phones

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The start version of Wi-Fi Calling may have been revolutionary when it debuted vi years ago. But these days, the feature is pretty primitive, especially with Wi-Fi Calling two.0 available. Then information technology's no surprise that T-Mobile will pull the plug on Wi-Fi Calling one.0 support side by side month — a move that will affect older smartphones.

T-Mobile announced the decision on its website, where it detailed plans to finish support for Wi-Fi Calling i.0 after May 31. The move won't touch on phones that support Wi-Fi Calling 2.0, nor will information technology hinder the ability to admission information over Wi-Fi. But it does mean devices that merely support the one.0 version of Wi-Fi Calling won't be able to use the feature going forward.

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The good news is that the listing of impacted phones is fairly narrow and largely features some pretty aboriginal handsets. These are the models that volition be affected by the end of Wi-Fi Calling 1.0 support, according to T-Mobile:

Alcatel OneTouch Pop Astro
Alcatel Fierce 2
LG Optimus L70
LG Optimus L90
Microsoft Lumia 640
Google Nexus half dozen
Samsung Milky way Notation iv
Samsung Galaxy S5
Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy Southward III LTE
Samsung Galaxy Showroom
Samsung Milky way Avant
ZTE Obsidian

If you're all the same holding on to whatever of those devices and have hopes of using Wi-Fi Calling going forrad, y'all're going to have to upgrade. (You'll still be able to make telephone calls over cellular, text and access the cyberspace.) Fortunately, you've got a lot of options to upgrade, whether you're looking for the best 5G phones that take advantage of the latest cellular connectivity or you're a budget-minded shopper on the scout for the best cheap phones.

Wi-Fi Calling lets you make telephone calls over a Wi-Fi connectedness; it's a good alternative when you're somewhere that has a weak cellular signal — or none at all. In other words, information technology's the kind of characteristic that'due south good to take bachelor, so if yous've got a telephone that'southward most to lose access when Wi-Fi Calling 1.0 comes to an stop, give serious idea to upgrading your handset.

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Brittany Vincent has been covering video games and tech for over 13 years for publications including Tom's Guide, MTV, Rolling Stone, CNN, Popular Science, Playboy, IGN, GamesRadar, Polygon, Kotaku, Proverb, and more than. She's too appeared equally a panelist at video game conventions like PAX East and PAX West and has coordinated social media for companies like CNET. When she's not writing or gaming, she's looking for the side by side smashing visual novel in the vein of Saya no Uta. You can follow her on Twitter @MolotovCupcake.