Rene T
Site Team
My Verizon service went down around 7:00 PM Eastern. I was able to connect to the internet using the CG wifi. It looks like it's down in California, Washington State, NC, FL Nevada.
Sun2Retire said:A cut fiber cable
Rene T said:That's all it took to create this problem in much of the US?
NY_Dutch said:we have apps on our phones that let us use VOIP through the hotspot instead of the Verizon cell signal.
Rene T said:That's all it took to create this problem in much of the US?
Sun2Retire said:Which apps?
docj said:A number of newer Android phone (maybe iOS, also) can easily make voice calls over WiFi and don't require any apps. That was true of my Galaxy S7 and it is also true of my new Google Pixel 2. Sometimes finding the switches for WiFi calling can be challenging, but the easiest thing to do is go to your Settings menu and then search for WiFi Calling.
The easiest way to tell if you have it properly set up is to put your phone in Airplane Mode and then turn WiFi on. Next try making a call; your call should connect if you have properly set things up.
When you are setting up WiFi Calling you may be asked to enter a physical address that could be used for 911 purposes if you had an emergency. If you are spending long period of time in a particular area, it might be worthwhile to update that address.