O2 Ask - removing calls and SMS

[a_hcir]

Just got this text message from O2 saying that the two actually useful features of Ask are going..

Are you serious, O2? 

[jonsie]

The lengths they will go to in order to get people to upgrade to a new phone that will give them wifi calling!

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

The lengths they will go to in order to get people to upgrade to a new phone that will give them wifi calling!

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And that's the truth @jonsie !!

[pgn]

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@jonsie wrote:

The lengths they will go to in order to get people to upgrade to a new phone that will give them wifi calling!

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/o2-announces-big-changes-phone-12912141

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I saw a press release this morning that sang the praises of 2 O2 initiatives - one about O2 Family changes, the other that O2 phones will now all be sold unlocked. 

As I recall, the support fort 4G Volte or WiFi calling was (is?) restricted to certain phones on certain O2 firmware. 

So is the move away from locking phones to O2 going to improve O2's ability to provide the type of calling functionality that was people's main reason for using TuGo (and possibly latterly, O2 Ask)? 

[Cleoriff]

Good to see your own thread re O2 selling all phones unlocked @pgn

https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-and-Feedback/All-O2-Phones-to-be-sold-unlocked/td-p/113818...

Made my day...

[pgn]

Heaven knows where I got that flash of inspiration from, @Cleoriff 

Seriously, it does look as if O2 is dumping features from Ask that may now be supported using the phone's native capabilities, at last: unimpeded by O2's own branded firmware or whatever it's called. 👍

[Cleoriff]

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@pgn wrote:

Heaven knows where I got that flash of inspiration from, @Cleoriff 

Seriously, it does look as if O2 is dumping features from Ask that may now be supported using the phone's native capabilities, at last: unimpeded by O2's own branded firmware or whatever it's called. 👍

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Probably mean 'bloatware' @pgn

[ste064]

Ha glad to see it go they added it as a bolt on which cs couldn't remove.

[jonsie]

Maybe they are removing the calling and messaging because new phones will be sold unlocked but yes, wifi calling will be available for all new flagship phones....just as they are now!

However....

• Customers with older phones will still be up the creek with no paddle and a hole in the canoe just for good measure!
• what use will the Ask app be. I've said before they may as well withdraw it and shove it in the same bin as TU and World Chat

[anticpated]

You know what i'm more interested in 4g calling. So finding a phone that supports other than a selected few. Just wish they would support 4g calling on the lg g range using o2.

[MI5]

I don't understand the fuss over 4g calling tbh ?
Wifi calling I can understand but not 4g.