You can talk and use 3G data at the same time!?

**nathy321** · 05-21-2012, 09:52 PM

Found this video on YouTube, he places a phone call n does a speed test while on 3G, I had no idea you could do this on 3G!?O_o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkxBsVOy2Z4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

**geomatrix** · 05-21-2012, 10:02 PM

nice, finally don't have to be on wifi or 4G

**Rydah805** · 05-21-2012, 10:48 PM

Yep. Seen this in Phil's ask me anything thread. Quite nice.

Sent From My Half Dead HTC Evo 3D, On The Now Network From Virgin Mobile?

**Darth Mo** · 05-22-2012, 12:24 AM

Sprint's 3G network has always been capable of doing this; but they feared the network would be overloaded so all of their phones disabled the simultaneous function.

**strawhatnito0890** · 05-22-2012, 04:37 AM

Yup it's in da new chip for lte that allows dis even wen not using lte

N.I.T.O K.U.S.H MB855

**cmandd** · 05-22-2012, 07:25 AM

Originally Posted by Darth Mo

Sprint's 3G network has always been capable of doing this; but they feared the network would be overloaded so all of their phones disabled the simultaneous function.

CDMA does have the capability, but in this case it's not the network, it's the phone. The EVO has separate radios for data and voice, just like the HTC Rezound and Thunderbolt.

**jelsenburg** · 05-22-2012, 08:10 AM

SWEET!! Now I can use waze and talk at the same time while traveling and still get notifications..

**jnl813** · 05-22-2012, 08:25 AM

This is awesome! hated not being able to do this on other Sprint phones

**dskwerl** · 05-22-2012, 08:48 AM

I remember the first time I discovered this limitation. I was at a laundromat and trying to switch car insurance carriers. I had to walk around and find a random open WiFi signal to look up my bank account number while I was on the phone with the agent.

Then I never ended up going with them, and I have the same car insurance I've had since I've been able to drive.

In retrospect, finding a random access point to look up my bank account number seems like a pretty terrible idea. Fortunately, it was like 3 years ago, and I don't have that bank account anymore.

**bigmike09890** · 05-22-2012, 08:50 AM

Wow. This phone just keeps getting g better and better. I always missed that functionality when I switched from my at&t iPhone to my sprint evo. I wish the lte was ready but I very rarely use the 4g wimac now as it is.