As of last year they still couldn't do voice and data at the same time ... but were supposedly planning a rollout of VoLTE ... not sure if that has panned out yet.
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did you know the droid razr back in 2011 supported data and voice at the same time, not because of volte, but because it had 2 antennas
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Historically being a GSM user, simultaneous voice and data has always been a must.
Couldn't even imagine a phone/service provider without it.
Couldn't even imagine a phone/service provider without it.
I have used and tested both classic and modern Sprint based phones. The service in Kentucky still is garbage. The polls also seem to agree. LTE/3G/whatever go into the country service dies completely. Hello to super hot battery and 8 hour or less battery life as it struggles to re-acquire a signal.
My needs aren't as picky as most, so voice + data doesn't mean anything to me since I'm always near a wifi when I use any phone as a phone. But, closest you get to that on Sprint is using a Wifi calling app or Google Voice. Sprint seems to be suffering from RIM-itis, the failure to move forward with the times.
Is there a difference between "HD Voice" and VoLTE or are they one in the same? I popped my Straight Talk Home Phone unit SIM into my Galaxy S5 for the pure heck of it and it shows 'HD Voice' when in a call. IIRC that Home Phone service uses VoLTE but under settings, the S5 has both Advanced HD Calling as well as another similar setting that's greyed out.
There you go one state out of 49 other ones. I’ve been up and down all the coastal cities in the East with sprint and had service pretty fine. Could be better but not as bad as t mobile from experience
Well in Naperville IL I get amazing speeds great connections VoLTE everywhere and 5 other Apple devices separately activated on Sprint as well using the same number but all can operate separately (ie 2 iPads and 3 macs can be on separate calls at the same time using the same sprint account at no extra fee.
How good is your signal in rural country? It seems non-existant soon as I cross the county line and for some reason Sprint, be it modern LTE or classic CDMA refuses to roam on another network like any other carrier's phone can do. Never understood that personally. Sprint is so against roaming it's not even funny.
I got a cheap little Net10 CDMA phone going currently as a backup (as well as a sort of 'palm phone'-I bought it years ago and just reactivated) and in the house (in the city of course) the signal is excellent. but drive to work, it's constantly 'searching for service' and red hot to touch. Have to put it in Airplane mode (or just bring my iPhone which runs onf T-mobile).
The modern LTE phone is another cheapie but the experience is similar to a flagship. At work the LTE has 1 lousy bar, but won't take or make calls (goes to zip when you dial) and no data whatsoever. no data on VoLTE means no calls too. At least CDMA has the ability to make calls without data. Gonna miss that when it shuts down.
I got a cheap little Net10 CDMA phone going currently as a backup (as well as a sort of 'palm phone'-I bought it years ago and just reactivated) and in the house (in the city of course) the signal is excellent. but drive to work, it's constantly 'searching for service' and red hot to touch. Have to put it in Airplane mode (or just bring my iPhone which runs onf T-mobile).
The modern LTE phone is another cheapie but the experience is similar to a flagship. At work the LTE has 1 lousy bar, but won't take or make calls (goes to zip when you dial) and no data whatsoever. no data on VoLTE means no calls too. At least CDMA has the ability to make calls without data. Gonna miss that when it shuts down.
Sadly my lifestyle does not allow me wander to far from my town. Not a lot of rural here pretty population dense here.
In my experience Sprint is excellent in any city. It's the country areas that suffer most. Sadly my job has me working in rural land and it's not a great experience. Heaven forbid anyone depend on Google Maps and travel with them, since it will likely drop out often.
Ah rural is tough. I have a second device on Google Fi for tougher places but the data is expensive and only android for that service
Theoretically, they're different. However, the way carriers have implemented VoLTE has typically meant they've thrown the switch on HD Voice as well, as the bit rate needed for it is relatively the same as or technically qualifies as HD Voice.
T-Mobile because I can get 2 iPhones and 2 apple watches for $60 by latching on to my brother's military plan.
Verizon is the only provider that gets service in my work building, but I can't justify spending 3x as much to switch to them. Keeps me more focused during the day anyways. Family can reach me on my Verizon work phone.
Verizon is the only provider that gets service in my work building, but I can't justify spending 3x as much to switch to them. Keeps me more focused during the day anyways. Family can reach me on my Verizon work phone.
At this point in time, I'd lean toward agreeing with you. Although, when VoLTE first rolled out, with the major carriers, it was a different story.
Verizon had HD Voice back in like 2012 when I originally signed up with them. VoLTE didn't start becoming a thing until more recently. I always figured it was a trademark of Verizon.