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Simultaneous voice and data
emkay10
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‎02-19-2015 08:57 AM

So regardless of whether you are on CDMA or on the new LTE network ALL android phones can do voice and data simultaneously?

Also if you have an iPhone on CDMA, when the data is interrupted because of a phone call, will the data reconnect automatically once the phone call has ended?

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Re: Simultaneous voice and data
tikibar1
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‎02-22-2015 09:32 AM

As noted earlier, it depends on the phone.  There's a number of 4G LTE Androids that can do simultaneous voice/data if on 4G because they have the extra radio installed that allows for it.  More recent phones don't have the extra radio and therefore need VoLTE for the capability.

The Thunderbolt was capable of simultaneous voice/data while on 3G.

Dropping the extra radio and thus not having simultaneous voice/data while on 4G became quite a topic on this forum and elsewhere when phones such as the Moto X 2nd gen were introduced and didn't have the capability, i.e.:

Verizon Moto X (2nd gen) to launch without simultaneous voice and data

Why cant i talk and surf at the same time?

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Re: Simultaneous voice and data
Snn5
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‎02-21-2015 07:04 AM

No, all Androids cannot voice/data at the same time.  VoLTE is required (Advanced Calling) and there are about 5-7 handsets with that capability right now. 

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Snn5
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‎02-21-2015 07:06 AM

When data is interrupted by call, it will reconnect after hanging up.

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sprmankalel
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‎02-21-2015 08:32 AM

Snn5 wrote:

No, all Androids cannot voice/data at the same time.  VoLTE is required (Advanced Calling) and there are about 5-7 handsets with that capability right now.

I do not have this feature enabled on my device and and I am certainly able to do voice and data on my Android. Where are you getting this information?

Only the iPhone is incapable of  simultaneous voice and data on the Verizon Wireless network.

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Tidbits
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‎02-21-2015 08:37 AM

Some android can do both. However it depends on the age and brand of the android device. Recent devices all need volte to do both.

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Snn5
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‎02-21-2015 08:43 AM

From Tidbits's reply.

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sprmankalel
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‎02-21-2015 08:45 AM

I have been selling these devices since 2011 and I am pretty sure that the S3 was able to do this and this was long before AC1.0 and VoLTE.

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tikibar1
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‎02-21-2015 08:47 AM

The iPhone 6 and 6+ also are capable of simultaneous voice/data due to VoLTE.

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Snn5
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‎02-21-2015 08:53 AM

I'm not sure what to tell you...my Gnex, Razr Maxx, G2, Droid 2, Inc2...all since 2010...none of them would data and voice until the G2 VoLTE update.

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sprmankalel
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‎02-22-2015 07:56 AM

I am not sure what to tell you but the S3 was able to do it without.

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