Conference call, merging of calls, etc

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I don't know if this is an ICS bug or a Samsung bug or a Verizon limitation? When making a phone call it is very easy to add another phone call and merge both calls into a conference call. But if one of the calls drops off, there is no way to add them again. There is also no way to hang up with only one of the people on the conference call, you have to end the whole thing.

This probably is on a stock Galaxy S3 on Verizon with the default dialer. I tried a different dialer but that function seems to be outside the dialer.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Originally Posted by mntgoat

I don't know if this is an ICS bug or a Samsung bug or a Verizon limitation? When making a phone call it is very easy to add another phone call and merge both calls into a conference call. But if one of the calls drops off, there is no way to add them again. There is also no way to hang up with only one of the people on the conference call, you have to end the whole thing.

This probably is on a stock Galaxy S3 on Verizon with the default dialer. I tried a different dialer but that function seems to be outside the dialer.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

I think this is a limitation of CDMA. GSM allows up to 6 simultaneous calls in a conference, and can individually disconnect calls too. Though I think at least T-mobile (maybe AT&T too) changed it to only allow a max of 2 calls. Eventually we'll have calling over LTE and that would I imagine provide better conference call services than GSM or CDMA.

Originally Posted by strung

I think this is a limitation of CDMA. GSM allows up to 6 simultaneous calls in a conference, and can individually disconnect calls too.

Ohh wow wasn't expecting that. Wife is not going to be happy.

Root your phone and flash cm9 or 10. The dialer on this rom allows merging and adding afterwards if one drops

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Originally Posted by alohadon

Root your phone and flash cm9 or 10. The dialer on this rom allows merging and adding afterwards if one drops

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Even on Verizon? I read somewhere that even the iPhone doesn't allow that functionality on Verizon because of how their network works.

I have sprint and it works.

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