Sprint killed the talk and surf feature

[indyjames]

..not on the note 3, but on all spark enabled phones (Galaxy S5, Note 4, etc). I upgraded to the S5 to find out that while on mobile data you can only talk or surf, not both!

I'm putting this in the Note 3 because I took back the S5 and got the Note 3 (the best phone) that does both.

Hopefully others that need this feature might choose the Note 3 as well and we can get some more user activity in this thread.

Thanks and as I've been using rooted phones for 4 years now (EVO and S3) I look forward to interacting with everyone..

 

[T3CHW0LF]

..not on the note 3, but on all spark enabled phones (Galaxy S5, Note 4, etc). I upgraded to the S5 to find out that while on mobile data you can only talk or surf, not both!

I'm putting this in the Note 3 because I took back the S5 and got the Note 3 (the best phone) that does both.

Hopefully others that need this feature might choose the Note 3 as well and we can get some more user activity in this thread.

Thanks and as I've been using rooted phones for 4 years now (EVO and S3) I look forward to interacting with everyone..

I think once they implement VoLTE then we'll have talk and surf on Spark capable phones. I could be wrong.

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[indyjames]

Lets hope I'm out all day and really need to be able to do both.
I was just disappointed that they would engineer their new phones to do less than their previous ones.

Other carriers new phones still do both.

 

[KennyG123]

Lets hope I'm out all day and really need to be able to do both.
I was just disappointed that they would engineer their new phones to do less than their previous ones.

Other carriers new phones still do both.

They did not intentionally engineer the phones to disable this. Samsung builds the phones, not Sprint. Sprint's towers are currently incapable of this feature on any Tri-band phone utilizing Spark. It requires a future planned upgrade to Sprint towers to enable this feature again. AND that would also depend on IF the phone is VoLTE capable. The older EVDO ability is no longer possible with the new Tri-Band phones and Spark.

 

[ubigred]

They did not intentionally engineer the phones to disable this. Samsung builds the phones, not Sprint. Sprint's towers are currently incapable of this feature on any Tri-band phone utilizing Spark. It requires a future planned upgrade to Sprint towers to enable this feature again. AND that would also depend on IF the phone is VoLTE capable. The older EVDO ability is no longer possible with the new Tri-Band phones and Spark.

So once VoLTE is turned on ,will current Spark phones be able to do simultaneous voice and data?

 

[KennyG123]

So once VoLTE is turned on ,will current Spark phones be able to do simultaneous voice and data?

Only if the phone is capable. I have seen conflicting information about which phones are capable and which are not. Here is more info on Sprint and VoLTE. I am hoping it is any of the phones that are HD call capable.

 

[ubigred]

Only if the phone is capable. I have seen conflicting information about which phones are capable and which are not. Here is more info on Sprint and VoLTE. I am hoping it is any of the phones that are HD call capable.

Thanks for the article.

Old and conflicting information in it.

 

[KennyG123]

Thanks for the article.

Old and conflicting information in it.

Exactly. I am trying to find out if my M8 is VoLTE capable on the Sprint model but best I can find is HTC saying it should be with firmware update when available. Not a Yes or no. But a definite no on LTE-A. By the time it rolls out in my area it will probably be time for a new phone anyway.

 

[ubigred]

Exactly. I am trying to find out if my M8 is VoLTE capable on the Sprint model but best I can find is HTC saying it should be with firmware update when available. Not a Yes or no. But a definite no on LTE-A. By the time it rolls out in my area it will probably be time for a new phone anyway.

Yea, hopefully by next October we will have concrete clarity .

 

[jauger]

I think the Note 3 has dual antennae & all Spark enable phones has single. But regardless you can use Hangouts dialer to surf and talk at the same time, Voip..... its how I get around the issue..

 

[ubigred]

I think the Note 3 has dual antennae & all Spark enable phones has single. But regardless you can use Hangouts dialer to surf and talk at the same time, Voip..... its how I get around the issue..

Too much for practical use.

Also when you use hotspot and get a call it cuts out.

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