Re: Simultaneous Data & Voice VZW
Since then most Verizon 4GLTE Android devices (prior to the turbo) have been able to do simultaneous voice and data through two different paths, one for lte and one for cdma.
However on the most recent phones like the turbo, s6,g4, only one cellular path is provided, so it can only have one cellular radio active at a time. So in this case, volte is required for simultaneous voice and data.
Sent from my Verizon LG G4
Just to be clear. Most Verizon 4GLTE smartphones have multiple radios including gsm, Cdma and lte. Verizon's implementation of cdma doesn't support simultaneous cdma voice and cdma data on the same path. You use two different paths, one for cdma voice, and one for cdma data such as the Thunderbolt or s3 have. But I believe that the s3 is the last major phone to support simultaneous voice and data over 3g (svdo).This is not the case of any new phone on Verizon. This is due to what I wrote -- The older phones (such as the Note 4) had dual radios. Every single phone after the Note 4 has only had one radio and drops to 1X when VoLTE (Advanced Calling) isn't active.
Please understand I wrote all older phones had the dual radios that is why all previous Verizon phones could do this. This is why people are complaining they can't do it now without Advanced Calling. There is even a thread in the S6 area where a user talks about his phone dropping to 1X every-time a call starts -- It must use VoLTE. The CDMA radio cannot handle both functions (a CDMA call and data) .. with VoLTE it uses nothing but data so it is fine.
Since then most Verizon 4GLTE Android devices (prior to the turbo) have been able to do simultaneous voice and data through two different paths, one for lte and one for cdma.
However on the most recent phones like the turbo, s6,g4, only one cellular path is provided, so it can only have one cellular radio active at a time. So in this case, volte is required for simultaneous voice and data.
Sent from my Verizon LG G4
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