I'm on at&t, I thought when during a phone call the service drops from lte to 4g? AT&T says my phone is connecting to 3g during a call. Is this normal?
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LTE is 4G, so what you're seeing is normal. The confusion comes about because AT&T decided to market HSPA+, a 3G technology, as 4G here in the US. As a result, AT&T's devices have both 4G and 4G LTE on the indicator, with the device falling back to "4G" during a call. Google devices, Nexus and Pixel alike, use the international signal indicator since they are marketed for a (mostly) world-wide audience.
Mine falls back to H, while my S8+ falls back to H+. I find it odd the the Pixle didn't drop to H+ during a call.
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If I'm not mistaken, displaying H, H+, or both varies by carrier as well as device.
as far as i know if your operator doesnt support volte, the data drops to 3g while on call. if volte is supported and enabled, it wont drop to 3g.
Thanks for the explanation.
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I am on AT&T and my Pixel 2XL says LTE during phone calls.
Mine doesn't, but only because Straight Talk doesn't have VOLTE on its network yet.
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I am on AT&T and my Pixel 2XL says LTE during phone calls.
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Really? Mine drops to H during calls. In in a prepay account, wonder if that makes a difference.
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You'd have to check with AT&T, but I do believe VOLTE isn't on their prepaid plans, so it would fall back to 3G. As I mentioned, Straight Talk does the same thing with the AT&T branch of their service.
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So whenever I'm in a call on my T-Mobile Note II, it drops LTE and drops to HSPA, is there any reason for this? I was under the assumption that the Note II can do SVLTE
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The T-Mobile note II doesn't have its own dedicated LTE antenna like basic sy every other phone besides the iPhone 5? Why did Samsung choose to make the Note II like this and why cant I find anything on the internet about it? Seems this should be as easy to find out as the I phone's flaw with LTE. But again, why did Samsung choose to make it this way? Especially when ALL of their other LTE phones support SVLTE?
Oh, and what's your source? I'd like to read up on this not-so-publicised flaw.
You do realize every other LTE device right now drops to either HSPA or CDMA while utilizing voice functions? I have had many, many LTE devices and can verify this.
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You do realize every other LTE device right now drops to either HSPA or CDMA while utilizing voice functions? I have had many, many LTE devices and can verify this.
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My Verizon Galaxy Nexus, DROID RAZR M, HTC Rezound and, HTC Thunderbolt, all did SVLTE. The iPhone 5 is the only device where the internet made it well known that it is incapable of doing SVLTE because the vast majority of devices devices are capable of it. I mean, if most weren't, then no one would've made a big deal about the iPhone 5 not doing it. Cause that would be hypocritical.
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My Verizon Galaxy Nexus, DROID RAZR M, HTC Rezound and, HTC Thunderbolt, all did SVLTE. The iPhone 5 is the only device where the internet made it well known that it is incapable of doing SVLTE because the vast majority of devices devices are capable of it. I mean, if most weren't, then no one would've made a big deal about the iPhone 5 not doing it. Cause that would be hypocritical.
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Seeing how Verizon does not have voice over LTE, and as far as I know, no one does since the only way to implement it is extremely costly right now, i highly doubt you had voice over LTE. Your Verizon phones used voice over cdma, and data over LTE, allowing both at the same time. This is why LTE sucks your battery dry on Verizon. It is running two radios at once. Since LTE is an evolution of gsm there is no need for two radios and so you see better battery life at a loss of LTE data while in call.
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Seeing how Verizon does not have voice over LTE, and as far as I know, no one does since the only way to implement it is extremely costly right now, i highly doubt you had voice over LTE. Your Verizon phones used voice over cdma, and data over LTE, allowing both at the same time. This is why LTE sucks your battery dry on Verizon. It is running two radios at once. Since LTE is an evolution of gsm there is no need for two radios and so you see better battery life at a loss of LTE data while in call.
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I said SVLTE, not VOLTE. SVLTE is Simultaneous Voice + LTE while VoLTE is Voice-over LTE.
And on GSM phones that have LTE, they run 2 radios as well. One for LTE or HSPA and one for GSM. As you said, no one is using VoLTE yet. And our GSM/LTE phones need to maintain a connection to GSM even when connected to LTE so that we can still make calls and send/recieve texts.
Theres your proof bud. Just because it isnt what you want to hear doesnt mean its not the reality of the situation.
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I said SVLTE, not VOLTE. SVLTE is Simultaneous Voice + LTE while VoLTE is Voice-over LTE.
And on GSM phones that have LTE, they run 2 radios as well. One for LTE or HSPA and one for GSM. As you said, no one is using VoLTE yet. And our GSM/LTE phones need to maintain a connection to GSM even when connected to LTE so that we can still make calls and send/recieve texts.
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Okay to be honest I'm not 100% sure about the number of radios, fairly certain (~75%) only one radio is needed (the 7105 based note 2s have 2 radios, the dormant SoC radio and the GSM/HSPA/LTE radio). I do know you don't drop to GSM for calls, you drop to UMTS otherwise known as WCDMA and can hand off to GSM if needed.
There are plenty of areas with no GSM coverage but have UMTS/HSPA coverage. All these radios are evolutions of GSM and can have VoWHATEVER just no one has done VoLTE or VoHSPA, except T-Mobile has rolled out VoHSPA since the beginning of this year).
This is why your battery will take a hit on HSPA or LTE but not nearly as much as on a CDMA phone.
You are right in that most applications (barring tmobile now) use circuit switched GSM/UMTS for voice, not packet switched UMTS/HSPA/LTE.
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Okay to be honest I'm not 100% sure about the number of radios, fairly certain (~75%) only one radio is needed (the 7105 based note 2s have 2 radios, the dormant SoC radio and the GSM/HSPA/LTE radio). I do know you don't drop to GSM for calls, you drop to UMTS otherwise known as WCDMA and can hand off to GSM if needed.
There are plenty of areas with no GSM coverage but have UMTS/HSPA coverage. All these radios are evolutions of GSM and can have VoWHATEVER just no one has done VoLTE or VoHSPA, except T-Mobile has rolled out VoHSPA since the beginning of this year).
This is why your battery will take a hit on HSPA or LTE but not nearly as much as on a CDMA phone.
You are right in that most applications (barring tmobile now) use circuit switched GSM/UMTS for voice, not packet switched UMTS/HSPA/LTE.
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Oh I can tell my battery takes a hit on LTE! Much more than when I was on Verizon! I just attributed it to the weak signal though.
But you're saying most LTE/GSM phones fall back to HSPA if they were on LTE? I didn't know that. Please excuse my ignorance
Hey guys, I asked awhile back about switching to ST and I've done it. I finally got data working by using a TMO SIM, but I can only get EDGE, no more, no less. Even in relatively large cities in my area that have TMO towers, I only get EDGE. My question is, is there anything I can do to get better data?
I have Verizon LG G4 on Straight Talk Verizon Towers and everything works great! Not sure what your issue is. Only issue I see is when I make a phone call, it drops to 1x always
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I have Verizon LG G4 on Straight Talk Verizon Towers and everything works great! Not sure what your issue is. Only issue I see is when I make a phone call, it drops to 1x always
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That's because you're not using Advanced Calling (VoLTE). On Verizon's network, calls always drop to 1X unless you're using Advanced Calling. In the past, most Verizon phones didn't indicate this. They would continue to show whatever data connection the phone had (3G, 4G) even though the call was being done over 1X. Several recent Verizon devices have been more honest about which networks are actually in use, including the G4.
So, what you're experiencing isn't an issue. It's what should be happening.
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I have Verizon LG G4 on Straight Talk Verizon Towers and everything works great! Not sure what your issue is. Only issue I see is when I make a phone call, it drops to 1x always
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That's because you're using a Verizon ST SIM, the OP is using a T-Mobile ST SIM. Also, you need to enable Advanced Calling on your account and your phone to use voice and data at the same time over LTE.
To the OP, I have the same problem. When I put my T-Mobile SIM in my VS986 I only get 2G at home, while LTE only works in the older LTE sites that are using band 4 primarily. Most 2G > LTE sites are using band 2, which according to the Verizon spec page this phone supports, but it must not be active as it doesn't work. I've been looking at ways to enable band 2 without any success yet.
To the OP, you added the APN configs for Straight Talk T-Mobile, correct?
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Hey guys, I asked awhile back about switching to ST and I've done it. I finally got data working by using a TMO SIM, but I can only get EDGE, no more, no less. Even in relatively large cities in my area that have TMO towers, I only get EDGE. My question is, is there anything I can do to get better data?
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I just opened a thread asking about VS986 wcdma bands availability. I was reading LG specs and they say this phone has no 3g, just 2g and LTE. Reading in many other web pages they say this phone has all 4 wcdma bands available. Maybe they are software locked?
I think, I made a mistake buying this phone to be used in a GSM network. Have you checked with Verizon/Tmo rep?
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I have Verizon LG G4 on Straight Talk Verizon Towers and everything works great! Not sure what your issue is. Only issue I see is when I make a phone call, it drops to 1x always
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What are your LTE speeds like? I thought about making the switch but then I read that Verizon limits LTE speeds on ST to 5MBPS...Is that true? As it is my 3g+ speeds end up being faster than that most of the time.
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What are your LTE speeds like? I thought about making the switch but then I read that Verizon limits LTE speeds on ST to 5MBPS...Is that true? As it is my 3g+ speeds end up being faster than that most of the time.
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I'm getting better than 5Mbps, but definitely shaped/limited bandwidth. If you actually use 10Mbps+ regularly, keep shopping.
I read there are some issues with the Galaxy S6 and some newer phones on Verizon being unable to do native simultaneous voice + data. I think because of a limit of the # of radios and/or antennas. What can we expect with the 5X on VZW? Thank you!
All new phones can do simultaneous voice and data only with VoLTE or while connected to WiFi. When connected to LTE (and no VoLTE) or 3G data they will drop to CDMA 1X if a call comes in. This is because they only have one antenna pathway and one radio. If they had a separate radio for LTE (like done older phones) it would drain battery almost twice as fast since mobile connection is one of your larger battery users.
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All new phones can do simultaneous voice and data only with VoLTE or while connected to WiFi. When connected to LTE (and no VoLTE) or 3G data they will drop to CDMA 1X if a call comes in. This is because they only have one antenna pathway and one radio. If they had a separate radio for LTE (like done older phones) it would drain battery almost twice as fast since mobile connection is one of your larger battery users.
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Ugh, what I feared. How do people do Nav and have phone calls at the same time? Is this going to work with VZW VoLTE on day one? May have made sense to design with two radios and two antennas and only activate the second one when necessary?
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Ugh, what I feared. How do people do Nav and have phone calls at the same time? Is this going to work with VZW VoLTE on day one? May have made sense to design with two radios and two antennas and only activate the second one when necessary?
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Any time LTE is on the second would have to be on, or it wouldn't be able to seamlessly take the call, so that wouldn't have worked.
If your call isn't very long navigation would still work fine, it caches a bit in case of signal drop. The other option would be to download the route ahead of time, Google can do it now I think.
I have a feeling it should have VoLTE though, which would give you voice and data.
http://www.droid-life.com/2015/03/1...e-and-data-now-works-on-nexus-6-with-verizon/
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Any time LTE is on the second would have to be on, or it wouldn't be able to seamlessly take the call, so that wouldn't have worked.
If your call isn't very long navigation would still work fine, it caches a bit in case of signal drop. The other option would be to download the route ahead of time, Google can do it now I think.
I have a feeling it should have VoLTE though, which would give you voice and data.
http://www.droid-life.com/2015/03/1...e-and-data-now-works-on-nexus-6-with-verizon/
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Will the same limitations be on each carrier (ie. if I switch to AT&T I still need to use VoLTE for simultaneous voice + data)? Thank you!!
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Will the same limitations be on each carrier (ie. if I switch to AT&T I still need to use VoLTE for simultaneous voice + data)? Thank you!!
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Nope, the way GSM and CDMA works are different. Say you don't have VoLTE and are on an LTE connection. The tower also has a spot for you on HSPDA and GSM if on Tmo or AT&T, or on CDMA if on Sprint or Verizon. If you get a call you fallback to HSPDA or GSM. A similar thing happens on CDMA. The difference is CDMA can't do voice and data on the same connection, GSM and HSPDA can do both.
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Nope, the way GSM and CDMA works are different. Say you don't have VoLTE and are on an LTE connection. The tower also has a spot for you on HSPDA and GSM if on Tmo or AT&T, or on CDMA if on Sprint or Verizon. If you get a call you fallback to HSPDA or GSM. A similar thing happens on CDMA. The difference is CDMA can't do voice and data on the same connection, GSM and HSPDA can do both.
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Really wish phones included a Ev radio so this would not be an issue. I wonder if the voice quality/codec on AT&T has improved over the years? Last I used them their voice quality was far inferior to VZW. May be time to consider a carrier switch.
I've not had problems with voice quality, the few times I call on AT&T. They weren't as good as Sprint (their new network has simply amazing voice quality, and data was OK lol).
Mostly I use Google voice via hangouts to make calls, so the network data is more important then voice quality.
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All new phones can do simultaneous voice and data only with VoLTE or while connected to WiFi. When connected to LTE (and no VoLTE) or 3G data they will drop to CDMA 1X if a call comes in. This is because they only have one antenna pathway and one radio. If they had a separate radio for LTE (like done older phones) it would drain battery almost twice as fast since mobile connection is one of your larger battery users.
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How new? My S4 gets simultaneous voice/data on lte, but not on 3g. Are you sure you're right about this?
Well, the S4 is not a new phone. And yes I'm certain without advanced calling (or VoLTE) you will not have voice and data on LTE at the same time.
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Something I'm just realizing...I have a lot of friends and offices that have cell phone amplifier / extender systems that only repeat 3G not LTE. With no 3G radio this phone will be only able to do 1x for voice/data?! I think its also crazy that pure data devices such as the MiFi/personal hotspots still include ability to do EvDo Rev A yet phones don't!
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How new? My S4 gets simultaneous voice/data on lte, but not on 3g. Are you sure you're right about this?
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The S4 had extra antennas unlike the newer phones because of VoLTE. The S4 had both radios on at the same time which eats more battery on a call with VoLTE you have improved battery life during a call and do both at the same time. The move was intentional to save costs as well as battery life in the long run.
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I just got my Nexus 5X up and running on verizon. With my Galaxy Nexus I was about to take a phone call while tethering, but can't do that on this phone. Is there a fix for this? It's kind of a bummer because I tether often and take phone calls.
Edit: (12/18/2015) I figured it out. Chatted with VZW tech support to enable HD voice feature, and made sure "enhanced LTE mode" was on in settings. Voice+Data work simultaneously now!
Update: (1/19/2016) I have still intermittently had issues with simultaneously voice+data. I started to wonder if it could depend on who you are calling or what tower you are connected to. I powered down my phone and pulled the sim card for a few seconds, then rebooted and it worked again.
When I got my Nexus 5 back in 2013 I noticed that if I was on LTE and made/received a call the data would switch to H and then switch back to LTE after the call was ended. My Nexus 5X does the same thing. What's the deal? Before I had the Nexus 5 I had a Galaxy SII Skyrocket(the LTE version of the Galaxy SII from AT&T) and that phone would stay on LTE during calls and that was from an early LTE phone (the first AT&T offered). I would expect the same from a current phone in 2015.
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When I got my Nexus 5 back in 2013 I noticed that if I was on LTE and made/received a call the data would switch to H and then switch back to LTE after the call was ended. My Nexus 5X does the same thing. What's the deal? Before I had the Nexus 5 I had a Galaxy SII Skyrocket(the LTE version of the Galaxy SII from AT&T) and that phone would stay on LTE during calls and that was from an early LTE phone (the first AT&T offered). I would expect the same from a current phone in 2015.
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I am using Nexus 5X with T-Mobile and phone stays on LTE during call. There is a settings in: settings>more>cellular networks - Enhanced 4G LTE Mode ON/OFF switch. Do you have that?
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I am using Nexus 5X with T-Mobile and phone stays on LTE during call. There is a settings in: settings>more>cellular networks - Enhanced 4G LTE Mode ON/OFF switch. Do you have that?
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Nope. I don't have that option. I'm on AT&T. That's really strange that you Nexus 5X has that and mine doesn't. Kind of strange that yours has software differences. Did you buy your phone directly from Google?
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Nope. I don't have that option. I'm on AT&T. That's really strange that you Nexus 5X has that and mine doesn't. Kind of strange that yours has software differences. Did you buy your phone directly from Google?
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Phone is directly from google and this is the current build #MDB08L. If you have anyone with T-Mobile sim, try it.
Dial *#*#4636#*#*, then tap "phone info", scroll to the bottom and check for "VOLTE PROVISIONED FLAG" - if it is on, then you will see OFF in from of VOLTE...
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Phone is directly from google and this is the current build #MDB08L. If you have anyone with T-Mobile sim, try it.
Dial *#*#4636#*#*, then tap "phone info", scroll to the bottom and check for "VOLTE PROVISIONED FLAG" - if it is on, then you will see OFF in from of VOLTE...
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It currently says "TURN OFF VOLTE PROVISIONED FLAG" so I'm guessing it's currently on. However I'm not sure what this has to do with anything. VoLTE means "voice over LTE". I'm not even trying to do voice over LTE. I'm just trying to use LTE for regular data while on a call over regular GSM.
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It currently says "TURN OFF VOLTE PROVISIONED FLAG" so I'm guessing it's currently on. However I'm not sure what this has to do with anything. VoLTE means "voice over LTE". I'm not even trying to do voice over LTE. I'm just trying to use LTE for regular data while on a call over regular GSM.
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That is exactly the case if you want to stay on LTE while on a call, then it is called VoLTE(Voice over LTE). Your setting for that seems to be on...
Things to try, unless Nexus 5X on AT&T is unable to do VoLTE, ask AT&T.
Test with T-Mobile sim
Check APN settings
Check to see if your sim card is old
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That is exactly the case if you want to stay on LTE while on a call, then it is called VoLTE(Voice over LTE). Your setting for that seems to be on...
Things to try, unless Nexus 5X on AT&T is unable to do VoLTE, ask AT&T.
Test with T-Mobile sim
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Check to see if your sim card is old
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Everything I've seen says that VoLTE means that the LTE data connection is used to actually make phone calls instead of the traditional cell voice network(GSM/CDMA). I don't care about that. I'm fine with regular phone calls using the regular GSM voice connection. I just want to be able to use the LTE connection for things like browsing while I'm on a regular phone call.
Good to know that it isn't an issue with the phone. I guess it might be an AT&T network issue but that would be strange since it worked with my old Galaxy S II Skyrocket that I bought in 2011. Maybe a compatibility issue between AT&T and this phone? I'll see if I can test with someones T-Mobile SIM. My SIM card is only a month old since I had to get a Nano SIM when switching from my Nexus 5(which took a Micro SIM).
The only way you will be able to use LTE to browse the internet while on a call is if you are placing the call using VoLTE. Before VoLTE (and currently if you don't have it) your phone will always drop to a non LTE connection.
I'm sorry but that's just the way it has been and the way it is. Every device that doesn't use VoLTE will change to a different non LTE signal to place the call.
AFAIK, VoLTE on our device does not seem to be supported on the "gsm" carriers.. Yet.
Maybe try out the Network app? It allows you to specify a network preference and do a bit of fine-tuning.
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When I got my Nexus 5 back in 2013 I noticed that if I was on LTE and made/received a call the data would switch to H and then switch back to LTE after the call was ended. My Nexus 5X does the same thing. What's the deal? Before I had the Nexus 5 I had a Galaxy SII Skyrocket(the LTE version of the Galaxy SII from AT&T) and that phone would stay on LTE during calls and that was from an early LTE phone (the first AT&T offered). I would expect the same from a current phone in 2015.
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I am on Tmobile and sometimes it does the same thing. I have to switch network preference to 2G then make a call hang up switch back to 4G then turn on the VOLTE option.
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The only way you will be able to use LTE to browse the internet while on a call is if you are placing the call using VoLTE. Before VoLTE (and currently if you don't have it) your phone will always drop to a non LTE connection.
I'm sorry but that's just the way it has been and the way it is. Every device that doesn't use VoLTE will change to a different non LTE signal to place the call.
AFAIK, VoLTE on our device does not seem to be supported on the "gsm" carriers.. Yet.
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That might be the case with the Nexus 5 and Nexus 5X but it was absolutely not the case with my old Galaxy SII Skyrocket. Kind of strange that the Nexus 5 and Nexus 5X have this issue. Seems kind of strange to me that the LTE radio would have to be turned off just because you are making a non-VoLTE call.
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That might be the case with the Nexus 5 and Nexus 5X but it was absolutely not the case with my old Galaxy SII Skyrocket. Kind of strange that the Nexus 5 and Nexus 5X have this issue. Seems kind of strange to me that the LTE radio would have to be turned off just because you are making a non-VoLTE call.
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This is the case with all devices that are not using the VoLTE service.
There is no other way, unless of course you are using a VoIP service or hangouts to place your calls.
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I am on Tmobile and sometimes it does the same thing. I have to switch network preference to 2G then make a call hang up switch back to 4G then turn on the VOLTE option.
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Have not had issues with VoLTE on Nexus 5X using T-Mobile.
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This is the case with all devices that are not using the VoLTE service.
There is no other way, unless of course you are using a VoIP service or hangouts to place your calls.
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I didn't realize VoLTE was a feature of phones in 2011. I'm wondering if maybe AT&T stopped supporting it on its network? Oh well, thanks for the info. I didn't realize a phone had to be able to make calls over LTE to be able to use LTE data while on a call. It's also surprising considering how Verizon does simultaneous voice and data. Once Verizon started supporting LTE phones(several years ago) you could do simultaneous voice and data but it wasn't(at least at that time) using LTE for voice calls. Just for data while a CDMA call was active. I guess it works differently for GSM?
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Have not had issues with VoLTE on Nexus 5X using T-Mobile.
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Just to clarify, I'm not trying to make a voice call using LTE(which is what "Voice over LTE" means). Just trying to use LTE data while on a non-LTE voice call.
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I didn't realize VoLTE was a feature of phones in 2011. I'm wondering if maybe AT&T stopped supporting it on its network? Oh well, thanks for the info. I didn't realize a phone had to be able to make calls over LTE to be able to use LTE data while on a call. It's also surprising considering how Verizon does simultaneous voice and data. Once Verizon started supporting LTE phones(several years ago) you could do simultaneous voice and data but it wasn't(at least at that time) using LTE for voice calls. Just for data while a CDMA call was active. I guess it works differently for GSM?
Just to clarify, I'm not trying to make a voice call using LTE(which is what "Voice over LTE" means). Just trying to use LTE data while on a non-LTE voice call.
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In any case in order to stay on LTE and use data, your phone has to support VoLTE, because normal LTE is data only and when you make a call it would drop to 3 or 4G. CDMA and GSM are 2 different type of networks. I was always using GSM providers(T-Mobile in my case) and this is how it works. I don't know how your old phone could let you be on LTE during a call - unless AT&T was using some proprietary service.
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...because normal LTE is data only...
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That totally makes sense. I'm fine with that.
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....and when you make a call it would drop to 3 or 4G.
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Thats weird.
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...I don't know how your old phone could let you be on LTE during a call - unless AT&T was using some proprietary service.
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Yeah, if that's how LTE data works then AT&T must have had something special.
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Yeah, if that's how LTE data works then AT&T must have had something special.
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Early on, phones had a separate 3G radio from their LTE radio. This is a big part of why the first LTE phones had substantial battery drain issues compared to 3G only phones at the same time. One of the nice things about the setup was that you could use 3G for voice and LTE for data simultaneously. With the move to integrated modems, which significantly improved battery life and speed, that feature was lost. Until AT&T implements a standard for VOLTE like T-Mobile has you're going to have to deal with the lower speeds while on a call.
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Early on, phones had a separate 3G radio from their LTE radio. This is a big part of why the first LTE phones had substantial battery drain issues compared to 3G only phones at the same time. One of the nice things about the setup was that you could use 3G for voice and LTE for data simultaneously. With the move to integrated modems, which significantly improved battery life and speed, that feature was lost. Until AT&T implements a standard for VOLTE like T-Mobile has you're going to have to deal with the lower speeds while on a call.
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OK that explains it. The Galaxy S2 Skyrocket was the first AT&T LTE phone so it probably had separate radios. I'm also kind of concerned with what VoLTE will do to battery life. I remember that one of the ways phone matters were reducing battery drain was to keep the radio asleep unless it was asleep. With VoLTE the LTE radio would have to be active all the time. Has the energy efficiency of newer LTE radios made that a non-issue? How is battery life on T-Mobile vs AT&T using the same phone under similar conditions?
Not sure of carrier makes a difference (considering the USA Pixel 2's all have the same bands)
Is the Pixel 2 XL Capable of 4G in Mexico? I was on the Verizon Wireless International Trip Planner site and 4G service was not checked off as being possible. All other devices on my account (iPhone 7, iPhone X, Galaxy S7 Edge) have 4G listed as being possible.
I'm hoping the Verizon Wireless website is wrong. Anyone have any ideas?
Maybe someone can chime in who's taken their Pixel 2 XL on vacation to Cancun or something...
Thanks!
I took my 2 XL to Puerto Vallarta over New Year's, and I'm on Verizon. No problems with roaming. I was able to get LTE (4G) service, but it was not common. Usually got 3g. It depended on the carrier: it would bounce around between two different carriers, one of which would always be 3g, the other LTE. This was the same as my wife's iPhone 7.
Overall it worked ok though the coverage was pretty poor in some specific spots like down by the beach.
I took my OG XL to Cancun last year and I can't remember which signal type I had, but I do remember not having any network issues while there.
Things like my Snapchats uploading took a few seconds longer compared to here at home, but nothing unbearable!
Had LTE all the time I was in Cancun last December. But, Im on TMobile...
Thanks.. So the LTE band for our phones is possible on tmobile. Means it's possible with Verizon. Will cross my fingers!
I dont recall either when I had my Nexus 6P lol.