College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences

Recently I have received requests from a few people indicating they can’t use their mobile phones in their labs as their phones are not receiving a strong enough connection with their cellular provider’s towers (no bars).  Sometimes this happens in the basements of buildings here on campus or other locations. 

I wanted to ensure that people know about Wi-Fi Calling that allows most mobile phone users to use the local Wi-Fi network to place and receive calls and send and receive text messages.

1. You will need to register your smartphone with MSU Wi-Fi to use that at MSU.  

• • Connect with MSU Wi-Fi by joining MSU NET 3.0, or MSU 5Ghz. See link below: 
    • https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/registering-your-device-on-the-network-dhcp
  • After connecting: Open a browser and ensure you can access the internet
  • If you encounter issues with your phone requiring registration again or frequently after registering it look at this article:
    • https://dhcp.msu.edu/help/randommac.html  accessible only from MSU’s networks.

2. To set up Wi-Fi calling on your smartphone, with some providers it requires that you are connected to their network before you even turn the feature on. 

• • Verizon:   https://www.verizon.com/support/wifi-calling-faqs/#on-off
  • T-Mobile:  https://www.t-mobile.com/support/coverage/wi-fi-calling-from-t-mobile