Computer to phone software ?

Dicehunter

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All mobile masts are down in my area and I need to make several phone calls, Is there any software that allows phone calls from a computer ? I tried Skype but Microsoft in their infinite non wisdom has removed this feature.
 
Dicehunter said:
No landline but what is wifi calling ? I'm not familiar with that.
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Most modern phones will support calling via a WiFi connection instead of using the mobile network. It might need activating will require support from your phone, your provider and your ISP though. What phone, mobile network and broadband ISP are you using?
 
MissChief said:
Most modern phones will support calling via a WiFi connection instead of using the mobile network. It might need activating will require support from your phone, your provider and your ISP though. What phone, mobile network and broadband ISP are you using?
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Currently have an iphone 8, I'm on a 1Gig line with EE and the sim is through them too. I've had a look in the phone settings but cannot see wifi calling, guessing my phone is too old.
 
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MissChief said:
Ok I'm 99.9% sure your iPhone 8 won't work. If it's calls to a specific person you can voice call through WhatsApp?
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To enable whatsapp I need to register and to register I need the code they send to the phone and it can't be received because there's no signal :D

Who would've thought in 2025 making a simple phone call would be so difficult :p
 
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radderfire said:
I found this, but I can't vouch for it:

www.poptox.com

Free Internet Calls | Free Online Calls | PopTox

Free internet calls using PopTox. Make free online VOIP calls to any mobile or landline phone using internet or WiFi. No sign-up or payment required. Entirely web browser based free calls.
www.poptox.com www.poptox.com
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Doesn't work sadly, Plans are not selectable and "Free" isn't really a thing annoyingly.
 
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Maybe some of these will work, I can't vouch for any of them:

helpdeskgeek.com

How to Make a Phone Call From Your Computer for Free

Staying in touch with friends and family all over the world is easier thanks to a computer, a headset, and the right app. You can start making free phone calls in the US and even internationally. Read on to learn how you can make a free phone call from your computer using one of the
helpdeskgeek.com

call2friends.com

Free call | Call2Friends - Online call

Free call to any mobile or landline phone from browser. No registration. No payments. No downloads. Make free international calls – and free local calls – any time.
call2friends.com call2friends.com
 
On iPhone 8 the Wi-Fi Calling setting is under Settings > Mobile Data.

I have an iPhone 8 and with that enabled I’ve been able to make normal phone calls when networks go down.
 
koolpc said:
Go to a phone box! If you can (a) find one (b) find one not vandalised
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Council took them all away years ago.

Cob said:
On iPhone 8 the Wi-Fi Calling setting is under Settings > Mobile Data.

I have an iPhone 8 and with that enabled I’ve been able to make normal phone calls when networks go down.
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Not on mine sadly, Likely a limitation of the carrier I'm with.
 
The only other thing you could try to activate WhatsApp, is travelling to an area with enough signal to receive a text message with your verification code.
 
Dicehunter said:
Not on mine sadly, Likely a limitation of the carrier I'm with.
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I've been on EE for years and they do have WiFi calling, in fact with them specifically it defaults to it when I'm on WiFi. Had this on a OnePlus phone and a couple of Pixels. Only thing I can think of is maybe they don't support the 8 for it.

FYI WiFi calling doesn't depend on the ISP you're with, just the mobile network provider and phone.
 
Not only do they have it, they were the first network to use WiFi calling iirc. I'm sure I remember some sort of calling on the underground pitch.
 
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Orcvader said:
I've been on EE for years and they do have WiFi calling, in fact with them specifically it defaults to it when I'm on WiFi. Had this on a OnePlus phone and a couple of Pixels. Only thing I can think of is maybe they don't support the 8 for it.

FYI WiFi calling doesn't depend on the ISP you're with, just the mobile network provider and phone.
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This was my first thought too. Always noticed this when getting calls at home - broadband is deffo not EE, so assumed it was setup / managed by EE. Using a pixel 7 and was the same on all of my OnePlus models
 
Dicehunter said:
Currently have an iphone 8, I'm on a 1Gig line with EE and the sim is through them too. I've had a look in the phone settings but cannot see wifi calling, guessing my phone is too old.
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Should be under Settings > Phone > Calls > WiFi Calling.

I have enabled on my iPhone 7 with an Orange France SIM.

It’s possible that EE’s iPhone Carrier Bundle has it disabled.
 
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