T-Mobile G2 getting an OTA update to add WiFi calling and tethering?
It almost sounds too good to be true, but apparently some G2s are getting an official (if stealthy) OTA update from T-Mobile that adds the inexplicably withheld Android 2.2 native internet tethering back into the phone, along with the UMA WiFi calling T-Mobile plans to offer on all of its forthcoming Android handsets. What's not to love? Well, so far our G2 hasn't been offered the update, which is, like, totally unfair
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: beautiful-dream, dream, internet, internettethering, its-forthcoming, mobile, mobile hotspot, native, tethering, uma, wificalling
T-Mobile to bundle Wi-Fi Calling app with future Android devices?
Yesterday, we saw that LG's Optimus One might ship with WiFi calling , and that's all well and good, but a new leak suggests the Optimus was just the tip of a UMA iceberg to come.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: above-picture, apps, entry, leaked-training, optimus, piggybank, rumor, seamless, smartphone, sun, unlicensed mobile access, unlicensedmobileaccess, wi-fi calling, wifi, wificalling
LG Optimus One headed to T-Mobile with 3G hotspot and WiFi calls?
If the allegedly leaked slide immediately above is the real deal, it looks like the LG Optimus One is destined for T-Mobile, and it's going to get some serious use out of that 802.11 b/g WiFi radio. We knew the quad-band GSM handset was going to have a shot of Froyo on top of some fairly middling specs , but here's an unexpected treat: the Android handset just might be the first Android device with UMA support. If you've already forgotten what that particular acronym means, we don't blame you, as Unlicensed Mobile Access hasn't held the spotlight since the days of HotSpot@Home , but suffice it to say the tech uses a WiFi access point to make free VoIP calls, no cell signal (or minutes) required
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: bandwidth, engadget, laptop, optimus one, quad, tech, uma, voip, wificalling