Wi-Fi calling: Nokia Lumia 521

Learn how to set up and use Wi-Fi calling and connection preference on the Nokia Lumia 521.

 

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Turn on & connect

To use Wi-Fi calling, you must first register an E911 address and turn on Wi-Fi to connect to a Wi-Fi network.

 

  1. Register your E911 address at My T-Mobile.
  2. Turn on Wi-Fi and connect to a network.
    1. From the Start screen, touch the screen and slide left.
    2. Scroll to and tap Settings.
    3. Tap Wi-Fi.
    4. Tap the Wi-Fi switch to turn on and enable Wi-Fi.
  3. From the Start screen, touch the screen and slide left.
  4. Scroll to and tap Settings.
  5. Scroll to and tap Wi-Fi Calling.
  6. Tap the Wi-Fi Calling switch to turn on. When the Wi-Fi Calling feature is active, your phone displays the 'Wi-Fi Calling' text in your T-Mobile tile When you see the text, you are ready to make phone calls and send messages over the Wi-Fi network.

 

Set connection preference

  1. From the Start screen, touch the screen and slide left.
  2. Scroll to and tap Settings.
  3. Tap cellular+SIM.
  4. Tap Wi-Fi Calling.
  5. Tap Calling preference and select one of the following:
    • Wi-Fi preferred
    • cellular preferred
    • Wi-Fi only