Why doesn't Wifi calling include SMS and MMS messages?

[Loony22]

exactly that, wifi is great but i have such low signal indoors that sometimes cant even send a text message.

[jonsie]

This is what a lot of customers have had to do and its long past overdue that O2 do something about this seemingly total disregard for their customers.

[Loony22]

OK Unless i missed something another 4 months has passed WTF is going on?

[jonsie]

You have missed nothing. Literally nothing!

[jonsie]

In the meantime, there is always this

https://www.o2.co.uk/help/apps/o2-ask

[Loony22]

This is not aimed at you jonsie, but i dont want a fckin app. Its a complete waste of time and I am absolutely not interested in it. TUGO whatever sucked big time.

All I want to do is send a text message when i want to send it, immediatetly and anywhere in my house.

which I might add I can do on my Giff gaff prepay and vodafone prepay.

I dont get why this is so poxy difficult.

FPdO with it.

[Anonymous]

It’s O2 innit. You need to ask them that as they may need to add new masts or upgrade them in your area

[bilko]

This is NOT solved.

To those who say "use WhatsApp": The problem with this is that these days one of the significant uses for SMS is Banks and other services confirming you are real by sending codes by SMS, so I can't use WiFi calling much as I would like to until SMS works over wifi.

[Anonymous]

@bilko There is now the new O2 Ask app that supports sms over WiFi 

https://www.o2.co.uk/help/apps/o2-ask

[gmarkj]

Yes it does, but it does not completely replace it.
You get the notification about the SMS from a bank/other sender, but when you try to open the actual message it seems to disappear.
It is very strange in that regard...

[Loony22]

Well this is just F classic.

OK, give Assk a chance, so I download the app, fine no problem> go to sign up,

ah, enter your phone number so we can send you an SMS code> ok >execute> still waiting for the fckin SMS 20 mins later and this is with 2 bars showing on my phone.

WTF?