WiFi calling aficionados on T-Mobile U.S.A. were no doubt looking forward to today’s official unveiling of the new unlimited WiFi calling plans. The news, however, has changed rather drastically. T-Mobile has stated via an internal document that the new feature and service will be delayed, with a future date noted though not specifically detailed. Delayed Launch of Free Wi-Fi Calling Feature The launch of the new free Wi-Fi calling feature has been delayed. This...

You may recall late last week an article that showed the LG Optimus potentially getting UMA calling features. (Quickrecap: UMA calling allows cellular calls to be made over WiFI and then transfer between the two technologies as you move from local network to cellular network.) It looks like the proof is slowly building, as a new series of training documents has leaked showing several slides of a new Android WiFi calling app. Unlike UMA that is currently available on most...

Ever since the ground breaking G1 dropped on T-Mobile back in 2008, many (including myself) have been begging and pleading for UMA support. UMA was a huge selling point for T-Mobile for at least a few months before Android became the talk of the town. But then once the jolly green giant hit, UMA was kind of neglected. We’ve heard rumors of previous Android handsets that were supposed to feature UMA, which ultimately didn’t materialize. But as you can see on...

Check out the Moto Charm’s new T-Mobile flyer and skim through the short list of mentionable features. All are pretty standard affair these days except one — UMALite. If you recall, UMA was a pretty big deal a couple years back when it debuted. For those who don’t know, UMA gave T-Mobile users the ability to perform cellular functions — Sending/receiving texts and calls — over WiFi networks as well as seamless hand-offs back and forth across...

If we look way back in time to the beginning of dirt itself…ok so 2008 isn’t that far back. But remember, two years in the tech world is like a decade — really. Anyway, back in that day, UMA was starting to get some respect with T-Mo users for it’s ability to extend network coverage to areas that had little of it or none at all. WIth all the hubub around Android, it only seemed like two next-gen pieces of technology would bask together in the...