Mac address type ?

[kcurrie65]

I have an issue with wifi calling on an s20fe and a a42 5g both work fine on WiFi calling apart from with my new ee router. A new router is on the way. I was looking at my WiFi settings on the phones there is one for mac settings it has 2 options it was on randomized the other being phone. When I change it to phone it allows WiFi calling to work on the ee router. My question is what are the differences between the 2 ?

[XRaySpeX]

@kcurrie65 :

• The phone's MAC allows your phone to be id'ed as to manufacturer & even model.
• A randomised MAC is faking it & might even id it as something completely different.

However I see no reason why the router should really care.

[kcurrie65]

Thanks. It was going well on phone but then it went wonky again sigh. Guess I will have to wait till the new router arrived an see if that resolves it. So frustrating 😫  WiFi calling works grand outside the house and with my mifi spot just very temperamental on this router

[XRaySpeX]

With each of those 2 types of MAC for your phone look in your router at what types on Connected Device it thinks they are. I'd expect there's a good chance that with:

1. Phone MAC it sees the model of your phone.
2. Randomised MAC it sees it as "Unknown".