Pre users just realizing the limitations of CDMA, lol

[macintosh.apple]

Just kidding. I really like the Pre, but I think this is super funny😀








http://forums.precentral.net/palm-pre/221701-cant-get-web-while-call-anymore.html

 

[Pared]

im on the phone with palm right now, lets see what they say...

Ha.

While funny, what does this have to do with the iPhone?

 

[samcraig]

Just kidding. I really like the Pre, but I think this is super funny😀


http://forums.precentral.net/palm-pre/221701-cant-get-web-while-call-anymore.html

You must be easily amused. Amusing perhaps - but super funny? You must be the "nice" guy who laughs hysterically when someone falls down starts bleeding too.

 

[eplchamps0305]

I don't see that as a limitation, I would rather have bacground apps on my iPhone

 

[Ding.Dong]

This was a major problem when I had my 2G iPhone, as Edge doesn't support simultaneous voice and data. If I was surfing or using the maps, calls would go straight to voicemail. If you happened to get a call while the phone was fetching email, the call wouldn't go through. I was really frustrated that I seemed to be missing calls for no reason, until I did some reasearch and realized what was going on.

 

[thetexan]

This was a major problem when I had my 2G iPhone, as Edge doesn't support simultaneous voice and data. If I was surfing or using the maps, calls would go straight to voicemail. If you happened to get a call while the phone was fetching email, the call wouldn't go through. I was really frustrated that I seemed to be missing calls for no reason, until I did some reasearch and realized what was going on.

Considering AT&T's poor 3G coverage, plus the fact that even where their map shows coverage there are many 3G dead spots, this is still a major problem for 3G/3GS owners. Even though I lived smack in the middle of 3G coverage I had only EDGE at my house. Also the campus I went to school was fine outside but inside most buildings I got only EDGE. I remember once at Walmart I tried to compare prices and I didn't even get EDGE, I was stuck on GRPS.

At least on Verizon if your phone is using data and a call comes through the data will pause to allow the call to ring to the phone. On AT&T if your phone is in EDGE mode and data is being used the call goes straight to voicemail. Due to poor coverage at the hospital I work at, and school I was constantly getting these random voicemails with my phone never ringing. It took me a while to realize why.

Oh yea, the CDMA limitation is also a limitation on EDGE as well.

 

[macintosh.apple]

You must be easily amused. Amusing perhaps - but super funny? You must be the "nice" guy who laughs hysterically when someone falls down starts bleeding too.

I try not to laugh, but it's soo irresistible😛

 

[Primejimbo]

I try not to laugh, but it's soo irresistible😛

They probably laugh at us because they can have Pandora playing while sending a text at the same time 🙄

 

[macintosh.apple]

They probably laugh at us because they can have Pandora playing while sending a text at the same time 🙄

I was talking about the that fell down the stairs earlier, but I agree😉

 

[deenybird]

lol that thread is a hilarious mess of ignorance.
and i can't believe anyone's complaining about the iphone's lack of backgrounding now that geohot's made jailbreaking a 1 click, 30 second process..... I mean seriously, 1 click, and should you ever change your mind, you're just a 'restore' away from being back where you were.
once jailbroken, backgrounding is beautiful thanks to the free app 'Proswitcher'.
I could never go to CDMA after being able to use simultaneous voice and data. I'd just miss it way too much.

 

[Abyssgh0st]

Ha.

While funny, what does this have to do with the iPhone?

And even a greater question; what was he doing on a Pre forum? 😱

 

[macintosh.apple]

And even a greater question; what was he doing on a Pre forum? 😱

I like the Pre, I know it's not early as good as the iPhone, but I still like it. I am also in love with the new Nexus one🙂

 

[daneoni]

Should be US Pre users since there's a GSM version with no such limitations

 

[gigemzach]

"They probably laugh at us because they can have Pandora playing while sending a text at the same time"


I have 3G where I live and I have yet to find how to text and listen to Pandora at the same time. Sorry if I am being stupid, but I just got the iPhone for Christmas. Thanks!!

 

[1ofthedavids]

"They probably laugh at us because they can have Pandora playing while sending a text at the same time"


I have 3G where I live and I have yet to find how to text and listen to Pandora at the same time. Sorry if I am being stupid, but I just got the iPhone for Christmas. Thanks!!

Re-read what was originally typed. The Pre users laugh at us because they CAN have Pandora playing while sending a text at the same time. Meaning we can't.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

This post is my favorite ...........

http://forums.precentral.net/palm-pre/221701-cant-get-web-while-call-anymore-2.html#post2116899

 

[Kahnyl]

Re-read what was originally typed. The Pre users laugh at us because they CAN have Pandora playing while sending a text at the same time. Meaning we can't.

There's no way to jailbreak Sprint's network though.

 

[kdarling]

There's no way to jailbreak Sprint's network though.

Is there a VoIP app for the Pre? If so, they can do voice and data together.

As someone else pointed out above, the GSM/UMTS version of the Pre can also do both, of course.

 

[iMacDragon]

This was a major problem when I had my 2G iPhone, as Edge doesn't support simultaneous voice and data. If I was surfing or using the maps, calls would go straight to voicemail. If you happened to get a call while the phone was fetching email, the call wouldn't go through. I was really frustrated that I seemed to be missing calls for no reason, until I did some reasearch and realized what was going on.

That doesn't sound right, it's supposed to drop the data connection and ring.

 

[kdarling]

That doesn't sound right, it's supposed to drop the data connection and ring.

CDMA phones will pause the data connection and allow the ring to go through.

GSM/EDGE sends calls to voicemail.

 

[ctt1wbw]

Re-read what was originally typed. The Pre users laugh at us because they CAN have Pandora playing while sending a text at the same time. Meaning we can't.

You can have the iPod part playing while sending a text at the same time. Still the same thing.