Airtel Wi-Fi Calling service now available in multiple circles

Airtel launched its Wi-Fi calling service earlier this month. But this service was till now limited to Delhi-NCR. Now Airtel has given information about making its Wi-Fi Calling service available in other areas of the country. Now Airtel subscribers in metros like Mumbai and Kolkata will be able to enjoy Wi-Fi calling. The company has also made its Wi-Fi calling service available in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. With the expansion of areas, Airtel has extended support for its Wi-Fi service to more phones from Samsung and OnePlus brands. Explain that with the help of Wi-Fi Calling, customers will be able to make or receive calls over the Wi-Fi network.

“After Delhi-NCR, Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”) has launched its Voice over Wi-Fi service in Mumbai, Kolkata, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Airtel said in a statement.

Airtel does not charge anything extra for its Wi-Fi calling service. Users do not need to buy a separate SIM. They will be able to make calls or send messages from anywhere with a Wi-Fi network. It is worth noting that Airtel Wi-Fi Calling currently works only on the Airtel Xstream Fiber Home brand. But the company is working on bringing support with other broadband services. Meanwhile, several Airtel subscribers on Twitter have claimed that they are able to enjoy Wi-Fi calling even on third party broadband connections.

Users need to enable the Wi-Fi calling feature on their phones and upgrade to the latest software build to use Airtel Wi-Fi calling. Apart from this, users are suggested to keep VoLTE ON for the best results. As far as the data consumption is concerned, a 5 minute Wi-Fi call will consume 5 MB of data. If the Wi-Fi network disappears, the Wi-Fi call will automatically switch to VoLTE.

Airtel subscribers can now take advantage of Airtel Wi-Fi calling service on their Samsung Galaxy S10, Samsung Galaxy S10+, Samsung Galaxy S10e and Samsung Galaxy M20 handsets. The service has also become available for the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T.

Airtel Wi-Fi calling feature is available on all these smartphones:

• apple: iPhone XR, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro
• OnePlus: OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T, OnePlus 7T Pro, OnePlus 6, OnePlus 6T
• Samsung, Samsung Galaxy J6, Samsung Galaxy On 6, Samsung Galaxy M30s, Samsung Galaxy A10s, Samsung Galaxy S10, Samsung Galaxy S10+, Samsung Galaxy S10e, Samsung Galaxy M20
• Xiaomi: Poco F1, Redmi K20, Redmi K20 Pro