Does anyone using a L920 have issues with data slowing to a crawl while on a voice call? Is this a problem with all Nokia devices, or just mine? Keep getting data not available check connections error.
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Data speeds unacceptable while on voice calls!
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rockstarzzz
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Yes on ALL devices you will have that issue. Indeed data should not work while on voice calls. You cannot use radio for 2G and 3G simultaneously! So when on voice call you are essentially using 2G for your data. Once you hang up, you have 2G for text, calls and data and 3G for data.
Darren Walsh
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Haha madness I was just on a call there and my H+ changed to E , it was a good bit slower alright but had to turn of WiFi to test it, some coincidence with the timing of your comment ! On Vodafone Ireland by the way
This goes against everything I've read about this. Why would using 2G prevent you from using 3G at the same time? They are completely different radios.
rockstarzzz
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A simple Google search will explain you how this hasn't ever worked for anyone - https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=c...lla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&gws_rd=cr
It is network provider dependent and MOST networks will drop you down to 2G when on voice call - that's much better for voice and text.
Laura Knotek
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What carrier do you have?
If you have AT&T, you will get 3G, not LTE, when you are using voice/data simultaneously. That is because AT&T does not yet have LTE-Advanced.
Once LTE-Advanced is available and devices have the proper radios, everything will use the LTE network (including voice), and the speeds should not be reduced.
If you have AT&T, you will get 3G, not LTE, when you are using voice/data simultaneously. That is because AT&T does not yet have LTE-Advanced.
Once LTE-Advanced is available and devices have the proper radios, everything will use the LTE network (including voice), and the speeds should not be reduced.
This is usually a limitation based on the carrier. For example, CDMA networks like Sprint and Verizon have this problem. I can GUARENTEE you that this works on AT&T.
Laura Knotek
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Pure CDMA (without LTE or WiFi) will not even do data simultaneously along with voice.
tk-093
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Actually that used to be true. Verizon did upgrade their CDMA network to do voice and data at the same time over 3G. It first launched with the HTC Thunderbolt. However, that was the same time 4G started to roll out and I don't think they really required all devices to do it, but at least the Thunderbolt did.. Was pretty cool too. The voice and data part... not the Thunderbolt... that thing blew.
This is my 5th L920, I don't recall my data speeds being reduced to this level when using my previous phones while on voice calls
Laura Knotek
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The HTC Thunderbolt was the first LTE device available from Verizon. Yes, that thing was known for eating battery for breakfast, lunch and dinner!
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Yeah, and the entire time I had it I didn't even have LTE yet, so I couldn't enjoy it. SVDO was nice but it's not like i used it that much though.... I think the GS3 had it, but the Note II did not...
Just performed speed test while on a call.
Download speed was 1.35mb on speed test.net and 0mb on network speed test
Download speed was 1.35mb on speed test.net and 0mb on network speed test
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When I'm calling on AT&T LTE, it goes to H+. Not bad, but would like LTE. Waiting for HD Voice though.
That's only true for CDMA phones, not ALL devices. As mentioned, on AT&T network, you can have both.
That will require one of the two things in order for LTE data while on voice call:
1. Two radios, one for GSM voice call, one for LTE data. That will eat your battery real quick.
2. Use Voice over LTE for voice call. Only Verizon is experimenting this. Not support in any of current phones or deployed in any network yet.
unstoppablekem
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I'm saying it would be nice for it to have it, not that it should be now, as currently it would eat battery life. I think there might be another way though.
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