Can not use Data & Voice at same time on Sprint LG G2. Deal braker?

Bryan Jenkins1982

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I've had the G2 for Sprint since 10/11 and realized something today while on a conference call. As with the iPhone for Sprint, you are unable to access 4G/3G data while on a voice call. (You're ok on WiFi).

I'm on approximately 5 hours of conference: calls per week, and I need to be able to access email, log into training portals for work, etc...For those of you that are heavy GPS users, this means every time you take a phone call, you have to essentially restart your trip.

I spoke to our LG Sales Rep and he said this was the 1st he's heard of it, but I called 2 other colleagues that were also given the phone from LG and sure enough, it doesn't work. I know for a fact, this is possible on every other android phone, including the Optimus G. I am holding out hope that this can be solved with a firmware update, but I'm afraid it's the same as the iPhones; it's the way the processor works. :/

This SUCKS :'(
 
The S4 can do Voice and data while on WiFi or LTE. You might not have the final software when the phone releases yet though.

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What's missing from the S4 is tri-band lte capability. Apparently with Sprint, you cannot have both SVLTE and tri-band lte on the same device.
 
This is all BS! I can do both data and call on my S3! That includes 3G! This is very important.... Today I was in a call for an hour and 35 minutes with eBay and PayPal for a personal issue. I was driving around town, and if it weren't because my S3 can do 3G/Lte and voice at the same time, I would had been screwed!

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This is all BS! I can do both data and call on my S3! That includes 3G! This is very important.... Today I was in a call for an hour and 35 minutes with eBay and PayPal for a personal issue. I was driving around town, and if it weren't because my S3 can do 3G/Lte and voice at the same time, I would had been screwed!

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Yes, and I can do this on my HTC EVO 4g LTE too. However, I can read and realize this is only affects Tri-Band phones which neither of our phones are.

Sounds like this is a tradeoff that people will have to make. :-(
 
Yes, and I can do this on my HTC EVO 4g LTE too. However, I can read and realize this is only affects Tri-Band phones which neither of our phones are.

Sounds like this is a tradeoff that people will have to make. :-(

The galaxy S4 isn't triband and it can't do 3G and voice....

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This is all BS! I can do both data and call on my S3! That includes 3G! This is very important.... Today I was in a call for an hour and 35 minutes with eBay and PayPal for a personal issue. I was driving around town, and if it weren't because my S3 can do 3G/Lte and voice at the same time, I would had been screwed!

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This is an unfortunate downside to tri-band capability. I really hope qualcomm can find a way around this issue.

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I have an S3 and I am capable with Sprint, but my friends with S4 on Sprint, can only on 4G and wifi, not 3G...

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Yep, the GS3 has hardware to support SVDO (Simultaneous Voice and EV-DO data), the GS4 does not.
 
You may have a hardware issue. I know 1st hand the S4 is capable of this

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Actually the Sprint S4 cannot do 3G and voice simultaneously (which is called SVDO). It only has the capability to do wifi and LTE with voice simultaneously.
 

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