Nexus 6 for T-Mobile will get Wi-Fi Calling in early 2015

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Published 15 Oct 2014

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The Nexus 6 from Motorola and Google was officially announced on Wednesday, October 16, and T-Mobile is a carrier prepared to launch the new smartphone soon. But the Magenta Carrier has one more trick up its sleeve.

Following the official announcement of the new Nexus smartphone, along with T-Mobile’s confirmed support for the handset before the end of 2014, the carrier has also announced that the Nexus 6 will be the “first-ever Nexus device that will support Wi-Fi Calling.” Unfortunately, no exact dates were provided in the official announcement, but considering T-Mobile’s push for Wi-Fi Calling, one can only imagine it won’t be long after the start of the new year before the over the air (OTA) update lands.

Shipping with Android 5.0, the new Nexus 6 gives customers the latest and greatest Google mobile experience, and seamless integration with the apps they love. Plus, this hot new smartphone is expected to support Wi-Fi Un-leashed beginning in early 2015 with an over-the-air update– making it the first-ever Nexus device that will support Wi-Fi Calling thanks to enhancements in Android 5.0. And only with the Un-carrier can customers use the latest, super-sized devices the way they were meant to be used – with no annual service contract, no domestic overages and unlimited music streaming all on the nation’s fastest LTE network, plus unlimited data and texting in 120+ countries and destinations − and now, Wi-Fi Un-leashed.

Do you plan on picking up a Nexus 6? Does the announcement of Wi-Fi Calling in T-Mobile’s version of the device sway your carrier choice at all?

[via T-Mobile]