calls over wifi

[orangeglitter]

I am almost ready to book my first Princess cruise. I have a question. I often need to use my phone for work while on the ship. When I am on Holland America I can make calls over wifi. However, when on Carnival calls are blocked. Anyone know if I can make calls over wifi on Princess? 

thanks.

[Stokie33]

Not sure where you are from but I’ve regularly made Skype calls whilst on Sky Princess in the fjords, expected to have a problem but never did and the callls never dropped out

Edited August 19, 2023 by Stokie33
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[PescadoAmarillo]

You definitely can make and receive WiFi calls on Princess. 

[travelin.sisters]

calls over wifi are not blocked on Princess

 

[NavyVeteran]

I have made calls over WiFi with AT&T on an iPhone. You do have to go to settings on the iPhone to set up WiFi calling. I can't speak to any phone other than iPhone or to any carrier other than AT&T.

 

If you haven't set up WiFi calling yet, I recommend you set it up and test it at home to resolve any problems before getting on the ship.

[irishgirl]

My phone is always on Wi-Fi calling.  I used Wi-Fi calling on my last Princess cruise and it worked great.

[MissP22]

We always use WhatsApp along with T mobile on the ship which words great. Also calling and sending each other text messages. 

[coo359a2]

We prefer Facetime using our iPhone. Worked great on our Fjords cruise in June/July 

[dickinson]

4 minutes ago, coo359a2 said:

We prefer Facetime using our iPhone. Worked great on our Fjords cruise in June/July 

Isn't FaceTime done by wifi?  Or cell service if you are using your cell plan.

[coo359a2]

21 minutes ago, dickinson said:

Isn't FaceTime done by wifi?  Or cell service if you are using your cell plan.

Think so - it's just another option to stay in touch.   It always works better than if we just do a regular phone call plus we like to see family we are talking with.  

[dickinson]

@coo359a2 Thanks.  When I read your post it seemed as if you used FaceTime instead of wifi.

[rjack22]

I have a Android phone and WiFi calling worked great on Princess!

[camper49]

4 hours ago, irishgirl said:

My phone is always on Wi-Fi calling.  I used Wi-Fi calling on my last Princess cruise and it worked great.

So if I purchase WiFi, I’m good to make calls? ( I’m old, not up to par on this stuff..lol) 

[coo359a2]

4 minutes ago, camper49 said:

So if I purchase WiFi, I’m good to make calls? ( I’m old, not up to par on this stuff..lol) 

Me too.  Had to get my son to set my phone up for wi-fi calling to use whenever we are outside of the US

[NavyVeteran]

28 minutes ago, coo359a2 said:

Me too.  Had to get my son to set my phone up for wi-fi calling to use whenever we are outside of the US

I recommend you set up wi-fi calling to work all the time - even when you're in the US. Don't wait until you're on a cruise. When I have both cell and wi-fi available, it chooses the best connection. My neighborhood does not have good cell coverage, so many of my neighbors complain that their phones don't work very well at home. Mine never has a problem, since it automatically uses wi-fi when the cell signal is not adequate.

 

When you get on the ship, it is best to put your phone into airplane mode. Then turn on wifi. Don't turn airplane mode off unless you are in a port covered by your plan. Personally, I leave airplane mode on unless I'm in a US port, since my cell plan covers US only. Wi-fi works fine in airplane mode. You do need to turn wi-fi back on after turning airplane mode on.

[coo359a2]

54 minutes ago, NavyVeteran said:

I recommend you set up wi-fi calling to work all the time - even when you're in the US. Don't wait until you're on a cruise. When I have both cell and wi-fi available, it chooses the best connection. My neighborhood does not have good cell coverage, so many of my neighbors complain that their phones don't work very well at home. Mine never has a problem, since it automatically uses wi-fi when the cell signal is not adequate.

 

When you get on the ship, it is best to put your phone into airplane mode. Then turn on wifi. Don't turn airplane mode off unless you are in a port covered by your plan. Personally, I leave airplane mode on unless I'm in a US port, since my cell plan covers US only. Wi-fi works fine in airplane mode. You do need to turn wi-fi back on after turning airplane mode on.

Don't work anymore and only use a cell phone and no problems with wi-fi or cell coverage. .  Just use wi-fi calling if we are out of county and need to call the U.S.  Airplane mode goes on the minute  we leave the U.S.  Kids have taught us well.

[MissP22]

14 hours ago, MissP22 said:

We always use WhatsApp along with T mobile on the ship which words works great. Also calling and sending each other text messages. 

Guess I should wear my glasses when typing. 🤪