Enable calls while on EVDO

[endine]

Question for you guys,

I never noticed until my girlfriend tried to call me. I was streaming videos on youtube on my touch from Telus mobility and my line was just ringing, not going to my phone. Is there anyone that knows how to enable this? I tried looking online but codes for other phones like the apache dont work.


Thanks,

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[ludester]

I was trying it out on my Bell HTC touch and it works fine (was on IE browsing and called my cell and it came through)

How exactly are you viewing the YT videos? Could be the application your using.

[endine]

Im using TCPMP and flash media bundle. Found it on PPCGeeks

[Dim-Ize]

I don't think that the CDMA Touch can handle concurrent voice & data radios.

Meaning - it is either one or the other.

If you are browsing the internet, and a call comes through, it will drop the data radio and enable voice. Your example of the browsing and a call coming through is an example of this.

Try talking on the phone and then surfing to a new site in PIE. You can't.

[XmentalX]

I don't think that the CDMA Touch can handle concurrent voice & data radios.

Meaning - it is either one or the other.

If you are browsing the internet, and a call comes through, it will drop the data radio and enable voice. Your example of the browsing and a call coming through is an example of this.

Try talking on the phone and then surfing to a new site in PIE. You can't.

100% true, it can do 1 or the other not both

[mixxy]

definetly not true...my bell htc touch works while surfing the net, it just switches from the EVDO network to the 1X, and it doesnt just keep ringing...so im not sure about sprint but the bell service allows for them to b working at the same time...

good luck

[ludester]

I don't think that the CDMA Touch can handle concurrent voice & data radios.

Meaning - it is either one or the other.

If you are browsing the internet, and a call comes through, it will drop the data radio and enable voice. Your example of the browsing and a call coming through is an example of this.

Try talking on the phone and then surfing to a new site in PIE. You can't.

NOT TRUE AT ALL! I confirmed (as you can see in my post above) that it receives calls even if your in between a data session.

I know on regular 1x phones they are not able to do this but this is a feature of EV-DO where it allows a phone call to come in even while surfing or using data.

To the OP, are you in 1x data mode or ev-do?

[endine]

K so ive been testing it, while surfing and actually going through links and receiving a call they dont go through as well as streaming. But if Im on a page and not doing anything but reading whats on the page the call comes through. And I am on Ev-DO

[acwyau]

From what I understand, if and when Sprint/Bell/Telus upgrades the rom to support EVDO Rev.A, then you can have voice and data concurrently. I find when I am surfing, it really depends on the timing of the call on whether it rings or not. If you are actively downloading data (streaming, accessing a page), then the phone will not ring. If you are just reading/viewing a page after it has fully downloaded, then your phone will ring.

[Gitano]

Hi Guys,

I got the Telus HTC Touch about a week ago, and I went through the same thing. I called Telus's tech support as well as HTC's, I kept getting the run around; Telus was telling me it's an HTC issue, and HTC telling me it's Telus's issue, until I finally spoke to an admin in Telus' tech dept and he told me it's a know issue that will not be fixed anytime soon.

The only time this happens is when the data connection is "active" i.e. it's downloading something, so if you are streaming, the call will never go through to the phone, it will go the voice mail and your won't get a missed call notice on the phone. If browsing the net, and IE has finished loading the page, the data connection is "idle" and the call will go through.

I have read on a forum that there is a way to fix this by accessing the Data Programming screen using ##8323# and chaging the priority to voice from the default data priority, but I was not ableto access that with my phone.

I am still hoping to find a hack for this; for now I call-forward my HTC to my Blackberry when I know I will be using the internet heavily so I won't miss any calls.

[XmentalX]

TRY ##DDTM# thats how its done on my sprint touch

[Dim-Ize]

NOT TRUE AT ALL! I confirmed (as you can see in my post above) that it receives calls even if your in between a data session.

I know on regular 1x phones they are not able to do this but this is a feature of EV-DO where it allows a phone call to come in even while surfing or using data.

To the OP, are you in 1x data mode or ev-do?

Ludester - can you try this again?

I know that if you are surfing and a call comes through - you can get the call and answer it. That's what I said in my reply. That's because the phone drops the data connection and enteres the voice connection. If you jump back to PIE - then your previous cached page pops up.

But, try calling your handset from your home phone. Answer it. Leave the line open. (you may want to stand a few feet away from your landline to avoid feeback).

Now, while you have an active voice connectoin from home phone to cell phone, Open PIE and try and start browsing to a new page not cached.

Does it give you a message?

My understanding is that Rev0 doesnt do simultaneous voice and data. Actually i dont think RevA will either, although capable by technology, Sprint's implimentation wont allow it. Only way to get voice and data simultaneous right now is use HSDPA on GSM it does both at the same time currently.

I would love to have concurrent voice and data. I just don't think Rev0 has that feature and don't believ ewe will see Sprint's implementation of this feature through the RevA update either. I surely hope to be proven wrong on this - because that is indeed a desired state for me.

[shwa311]

just yesterday i tried going to the other way... while on a call, i tried to access live search to map an address. the call was disconnected.

today i tried to launch internet explorer while on a call and i get a message to 'end the current call... blah,blah'

[Gochris]

I'm on Bell and I was streaming music to my phone today and a call rang through no problem.

[Romek]

I'm on Bell and I was streaming music to my phone today and a call rang through no problem.


Same here on Bell.

I was streaming music on EVDO network. When I called my Touch, it started to ring. At that moment music streaming stopped and Touch switched to 1X network. When I ended this conversation, Touch switched back to EVDO and music streaming resumed automatically.

Cheers,

Romek

[rijc99]

TRY ##DDTM# thats how its done on my sprint touch

For voice as priority should it be enabled or disabled? Sprint Touch.

[Rudegar]

i believe that all issues with cellphone internet blocking or being disabled when one recieve a call is purely an issue
with old and poor quality equipment of the cellphone operator in the area

[jackojack]

Hi Guys,

I got the Telus HTC Touch about a week ago, and I went through the same thing. I called Telus's tech support as well as HTC's, I kept getting the run around; Telus was telling me it's an HTC issue, and HTC telling me it's Telus's issue, until I finally spoke to an admin in Telus' tech dept and he told me it's a know issue that will not be fixed anytime soon.

The only time this happens is when the data connection is "active" i.e. it's downloading something, so if you are streaming, the call will never go through to the phone, it will go the voice mail and your won't get a missed call notice on the phone. If browsing the net, and IE has finished loading the page, the data connection is "idle" and the call will go through.

I have read on a forum that there is a way to fix this by accessing the Data Programming screen using ##8323# and chaging the priority to voice from the default data priority, but I was not ableto access that with my phone.

I am still hoping to find a hack for this; for now I call-forward my HTC to my Blackberry when I know I will be using the internet heavily so I won't miss any calls.

You have to call, on a telus touch, ##778 and you gotta have your MSL code to edit things... But I haven't found anywhere that priority you're talking about...

I thought EVDO Rev 0 (like the one Telus is using for now) cannot handle data and voice connection at the same time... It is different for EVDO Rev.A, I've seen that on wiki I think

[PeterDLai]

I had this problem until I realized I had changed my settings to "Force HDR" mode which only took advantage of EVDO.

I changed it back to Automatic switching (at the expense of battery life, however) and tested it out by running Sprint TV and having another phone call and it worked.

I checked the ##DDTM# and it was already disabled.

[YACO]

I've had the same issues... including the girlfriend being pissed off because her calls always went to VM. The problem is related to what network you're using.

The link below explains in details what networks allow both data and voice at the same time:

http://support.wmwifirouter.com/knowledge/KB0802013/

This should be all you guys need.

-YACO