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Hi.
Im getting my Blue Angel (XDA IIi) with my next paycheque. But i really want IM with GPRS. I'm thinking about going dual Sim with a T-mobile card just for the webnwalk plan, because O2 charge stupid prices for WAP (£3 per mb)
But i realised you can't use IM with most GPRS providers because the ports are blocked to stop other forms of non profit making communication. So what about setting up your home pc as a terminal service server, and then using termincal service client to access it and use MSN from there.
I e-mailed T-mobile asking if termincal service client was allowed and here was the (relevent part of) the response:
"Using our webnwalk priceplans you would be able to use the terminal service client on your phone in order to access other pcs. The GPRS usage would come out of your allowance any time that you used this service."
Not having my XDA IIi, i don't know if this would work, so could someone test it please.
is this a good idea or should i have stuff thrown at me for even thinking it?
Thanks.
Erm.......... you can use IM on T-Mobile GPRS... I do most days.
Either the supplied Messenger ir Agile Messenger.. works a treat.
I moved from O2 to T-Mobile cos they had no decent GPRS uage plans.. now I get unlimited.... it's great....
Charlie Grillo
another part of that e-mail:
"In terms of MSN messenger, this would not be allowed as part of the terms and conditions of the priceplan. These state that certain things such as VOIP, Messaging over internet and Internet Streaming are not allowed."
Are you on contract by any chance?
TS
I am not familiar with T-Mobiles Terms / fair usage policy, but it seems strage you can use terminal services and not msn messenger - I would have this checked out!
I know that TS works perfectly on the XDA 2 and above, if that helps.
IM on GPRS
Yes, I'm on contract - not PAYG.
I read T-Mobile's T's & C's, but messaging isn't mentioned.. it contains this guff..
To ensure a high quality of service for all our customers, they are not to be used for other activities such as (but not limited to): modem access for computers, internet based video/audio streaming services, peer to peer file sharing, internet based video download and internet based telephony.
hmm.. modem access - a bit restrictive, but as I can't get the damn thing to connect and dial when used as a modem any more it's not a problem (I wonder if they crippled this in their last ROM upgrade as it worked perfectly before...)
bandwitdth
in theory this is possible, but theres no chance of running terminal services/remote desktop from the blueangel over gprs...
the connection is not quick enough.
over wifi its fine but not gprs.
good point
I have done it with wi-fi and 3G - if you are in a 3G area (ha!) you should be OK.
Hey everyone.
Here's my dilemma:
I'm on the 3 network in Australia, which roams to Telstra GSM (GPRS/EDGE) when I don't have 3G reception. I have a 1GB data plan, but when roaming on Telstra it costs $1.25 per 1MB.
I want to stop my trinity from connecting to GPRS/EDGE while roaming, while still allowing 3G/HSDPA to function normally. Any ideas / solutions?
All I know of is Modaco NoData. Perhaps you could use MortScript and get it to run NoData while you are roaming. Also, i'm sure there must be some solution to deactivate the data connection while roaming. I'll post back if i find something.
Thanks for that. Don't know mort script but i'll look into it.
Also of notice, the same internet profile is used whether i'm on my home network or roaming, so disabling the profile won't cut it i'm afraid.
Check this out... it might have what you want
http://www.commmgrpro.com
One of the members here @ XDA developed this app which can switch between GPRS / 3G plus a whole lot of nifty features.
Unfortunately not.
I need to still be able to make and receive calls on the GSM network. I purely need to stop the internet connection from functioning through GPRS/EDGE
So I just got my N5 and now I'm having problems with data. Whenever I try to go to a website, it would just direct me to tmobile's login website and a sign into network notification pops up as well. When I log in, the website doesn't even load. I've tried changing APNs, network mode, custom roms and several solutions over the internet but nothing works. I have a grandfathered data plan so that might be the problem but it works fine on my Galaxy Nexus. I'm taking it to the store tomorrow but if anyone can suggest a solution it'd be great.
I have exactly the same issue. Please, let me know if you've solved it.
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So I just got my N5 and now I'm having problems with data. Whenever I try to go to a website, it would just direct me to tmobile's login website and a sign into network notification pops up as well. When I log in, the website doesn't even load. I've tried changing APNs, network mode, custom roms and several solutions over the internet but nothing works. I have a grandfathered data plan so that might be the problem but it works fine on my Galaxy Nexus. I'm taking it to the store tomorrow but if anyone can suggest a solution it'd be great.
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Any update on this issue? Having the same problem w/ 16GB black N5
Same issue, get popup saying to sign in, enter number and password, then get a screen that says "webpage is not available" Calls and texts work, just not data.
Have you calling T-mobile? 611 on your t-mobile phone?
Customer Service there has always been really good about helping me!
go into settings, wireless & networks, more, mobile data, accesspoint names, and make sure you APN is fast.t-mobile.com
tell me how it goes.
Also if any of you installed anything custom, go into settings : about phone, and see if you have a baseband and imei number listed, if not, try a factory reset, or taking it all the way back to stock. Some people are having similar issues in the kernel threads.
As bizarre as this might sound, give T-Mobile tech support a call and make sure your account is provisioned for an Android device. Apparently mine was configured for a Blackberry and while it didn't have any effect on my N4, it gave no end of trouble to my N5. (Read: I had the same redirect issues)
I'm having the same issue... My sim/account has worked fine with data on numerous phones, none of which were t-mobile phones but all worked with tmo data just fine. With Nexus 5, it is redirecting all http queries to a tmo signin page, whether with apn set to fast.t-mobile.com, epc.t-mobile.com, network type set to LTE, or 3G...
I guess I'll head to the local tmo store tomorrow and see if they can fiddle with my acct without dropping my older plan. It looks like my acct's data service is "T-Mobile Smartphone Unlimited Web" -- they picked that generic Smartphone service since they didn't know what my phone was (Nokia N900 running Maemo) when I first signed up for T-Mobile service. DeltaPavonis, I'll first have them see if they can switch that to something Android-specific. Although I dislike that the account can't just stay generic and work with any device I put my sim in...
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I'm having the same issue... My sim/account has worked fine with data on numerous phones, none of which were t-mobile phones but all worked with tmo data just fine. With Nexus 5, it is redirecting all http queries to a tmo signin page, whether with apn set to fast.t-mobile.com, epc.t-mobile.com, network type set to LTE, or 3G...
I guess I'll head to the local tmo store tomorrow and see if they can fiddle with my acct without dropping my older plan. It looks like my acct's data service is "T-Mobile Smartphone Unlimited Web" -- they picked that generic Smartphone service since they didn't know what my phone was (Nokia N900 running Maemo) when I first signed up for T-Mobile service. DeltaPavonis, I'll first have them see if they can switch that to something Android-specific. Although I dislike that the account can't just stay generic and work with any device I put my sim in...
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It does sound rather strange, which is why I'd to see if this works for anyone else. I spent about a day and a half mucking around with pretty much everything I could think of device-side and a few calls with tech support reps, then, lo and behold not fifteen minutes after my account gets re-provisioned from Blackberry to Android (and cycling airplane mode) the redirects stop.
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It does sound rather strange, which is why I'd to see if this works for anyone else. I spent about a day and a half mucking around with pretty much everything I could think of device-side and a few calls with tech support reps, then, lo and behold not fifteen minutes after my account gets re-provisioned from Blackberry to Android (and cycling airplane mode) the redirects stop.
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Thanks for the advice on what to ask for.
I went to a local store this morning. They seemed pretty clueless (the guy helping me was apparently really new -- he had never called cust svc on behalf of a customer before and kept having to ask for help about what to say or do). They ended up swapping my older sim for a new sim. That changed me from having this issue on HSPA to having this issue on LTE (so I guess that was good). Then they called cust svc and got to tech support. I wish I would have just called myself as the store person was a clueless middle man. And he kept holding my Nexus 5 like he was about to drop it.
Anyway, I guess the "data feature" on my account was an older one meant for windows phones (but that sometimes works on Android phones too). I think it was showing on my acct as something like "Budle Web SmartPhone". He switched the data feature to a different one that supposedly works with Android, Windows, iPhone. It fixed it about 30 mins after I left the store (after cycling airplane mode). He promised it didn't change my actual plan and is still unlimited data. On the tmo portal, it now shows as "4G Web - Unlimited"
So I think the bottom line is yea, call cust svc, get to tech support, and have them reprovision your data service/feature to the more modern one meant for all phones.
Oddly, I just noticed my $59.99 Even More Plus 500 TTW plan is now showing as a $29.99 plan. I can't wait to see if my next bill is actually cut in half or if this is just a display oddity.
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My situation is i have family plan ( "Even More Plus™ 3000mins + Unlimited Text + Unlimited Data(5GB PhoneFirstWebPlus)" and i am almost a decade old customer.
The situation that aggravates me the most is that the data plan works with brand new iPhone 5S, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, any other unlocked android and windows mobile phones, yet Nexus One, Nexus 5 is getting redirected/blocked.
I was straight forward with all Reps i talked to, explained all detailed and technicality behind how their system is only blocking very small percentage of the customers. How many people still have $6-10 data plans and purchased nexus 5 or want to use their old nexus one? probably like 200-800 nation wide, most of customer already lost their old data plans.
Spend 90 mins with Loyalty Customer Care and Tech Support back and forth:
i was told that i would have switch to more expensive plan if i wanted to have the same amount of data and insisted that i don't need/use that much data and should go with 500mb or 2.5gb choice. Why would i downgrade or pay extra 35-45 dollars because T-mobile enforced a block on couple android phones, yet let iPhone users can use cheap data plans with no problem and no special configuration of phone(simply pop-in sim card and LTE data&speeds work) .
One of the chat session ended successfully, Rep promised to forward issue to upper management.
N5-stock everything, brand new SIM card, tried many APN settings, none worked for data. Perfect LTE reception, phone calls, text&mms messages, yet data block/redirect.
APN settings and operator's proxy server
psak said:
My situation is i have family plan ( "Even More Plus™ 3000mins + Unlimited Text + Unlimited Data(5GB PhoneFirstWebPlus)" and i am almost a decade old customer.
The situation that aggravates me the most is that the data plan works with brand new iPhone 5S, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, any other unlocked android and windows mobile phones, yet Nexus One, Nexus 5 is getting redirected/blocked.
I was straight forward with all Reps i talked to, explained all detailed and technicality behind how their system is only blocking very small percentage of the customers. How many people still have $6-10 data plans and purchased nexus 5 or want to use their old nexus one? probably like 200-800 nation wide, most of customer already lost their old data plans.
Spend 90 mins with Loyalty Customer Care and Tech Support back and forth:
i was told that i would have switch to more expensive plan if i wanted to have the same amount of data and insisted that i don't need/use that much data and should go with 500mb or 2.5gb choice. Why would i downgrade or pay extra 35-45 dollars because T-mobile enforced a block on couple android phones, yet let iPhone users can use cheap data plans with no problem and no special configuration of phone(simply pop-in sim card and LTE data&speeds work) .
One of the chat session ended successfully, Rep promised to forward issue to upper management.
N5-stock everything, brand new SIM card, tried many APN settings, none worked for data. Perfect LTE reception, phone calls, text&mms messages, yet data block/redirect.
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First you need to make sure that APN name, user name, password and proxy settings are correct for your operator and data plan.
You will get this data by calling customer service.
What is actually blocking you is the operator's proxy server, the one found in APN settings.
Try to delete proxy IP and port or disable proxy server for your APN. After that try surfing to see if it works.
Many operators have their internal routing settings set up in way that data connection works without a proxy server.
If your data connection does not work when you remove proxy IP address and port from APN settings then connection without proxy is not allowed by operator.
Proxy server is used by operator to identify you as a customer on various operator's web portals where you can change your data plan settings, purchase stuff, etc. If your data connection works without proxy, you will not be able to access any operator's internal web page for customer access. But not much people actually need those web pages.
Proxy also tries to detect your device and adjust the looks of operator's web pages you visit according to your device.
If device model is not recognized by proxy for some reason (usually outdated device database on proxy server) it could forbid access to data services. In that case only solution is to call customer service again and again until they fix it.
Hey guys I did a search and found nothing. Any time I'm connected to Wi-Fi, I can't receive calls or texts. I'm on Sprint. Anyone else have this issue?
nein7three said:
Hey guys I did a search and found nothing. Any time I'm connected to Wi-Fi, I can't receive calls or texts. I'm on Sprint. Anyone else have this issue?
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Yes, have done tons of research and am having a similar issue. It's believed to be software related. If LTE or Global are set as the "Preferred Network Type" under Mobile Network AND wifi is turned on, then the mobile signal cuts out when it goes to sleep. With 3G set, the phone works fine with wifi turned on. I've tried wiping the phone and also loaded the factory 4.4.2 image via fastboot this morning and still have the problem. Some people have RMA-ed their phones and still report the issue, so it must be a certain combination of settings. It's also being reported from Sprint and T-Mobile user, so it's not restricted to just one network. As for me, I'm on Sprint in NYC, have an AC router and using an Airave. My Galaxy S4 didn't have any problems.
Here are a few threads that I've found:
XDA - Signal Problem
XDA - Signal issues with new baseband solved by flashing older baseband
On Google's forums:
Nexus 5 sometimes doesn't ring when people are calling
Thanks man, I had read the Google thread but hadn't find the XDA ones. I'll try forcing 3g while on Wi-Fi.
No problem! If you're on Sprint, there is also this:
Circuit Switched Fallback Issues on Sprint
I'm in an area that is reported as not having the issue, so it's not that for me. Plus, I'm on 3G with the Airave. I remember having the HTC Mogul on Sprint and for a while it would just die if the signal was roaming. An update fixed it, but it wasn't fun. At least in this case the phone still works, not as advertised, but it works. Here's to hoping that it's fixed soon!
I'm the Tmobile user in the Google discussion. It's an annoying problem and hope it's fixed with 4.4.3. However the issue just happened to me in the last week before I got the 4.4.2 update. So I'm not sure what could have happened from a month ago when I got the phone until a week ago. Haven't installed any new apps since then.
This does seem to be working now that I am forcing 3g
Weird, right?
4.4.1 and 4.4.2 both have the same baseband and kernel. That's about the timeframe when the updates both came out, so I assume that maybe 4.4.1 is when the majority of users started seeing issues pop up?
From what I've read, this phone handles cell signals much differently because of the newer LTE TDD. It could be any number of things really, but I don't have the expertise to examine the code to see what was changed between the 4.4 and 4.4.1/4.4.2 baseband. I do believe that all of the Wifi and cell signal issue posts that are popping up now are related though.
I'm also noticing my wifi speeds bouncing all over the place (from ~180Mbps -- ~500Mbps) and I'm only a few feet away from my router. I have a Netgear r6300v2 AC router.
12/14/13 Update: I just got off of the phone with Sprint. They show that there is an internal memo on the issue and LG is aware of it. They will be pushing an update as soon as it's ready. Sprint will also be pushing an update for the Airave to help with the issue, starting on 12/19/13.
The support rep told me that it is an issue where the wifi and LTE radios aren't playing nicely together and it's causing this conflict. That's why everything seems to work fine when 3G is set as a preferred network.
PynkFloydd said:
Weird, right?
4.4.1 and 4.4.2 both have the same baseband and kernel. That's about the timeframe when the updates both came out, so I assume that maybe 4.4.1 is when the majority of users started seeing issues pop up?
From what I've read, this phone handles cell signals much differently because of the newer LTE TDD. It could be any number of things really, but I don't have the expertise to examine the code to see what was changed between the 4.4 and 4.4.1/4.4.2 baseband. I do believe that all of the Wifi and cell signal issue posts that are popping up now are related though.
I'm also noticing my wifi speeds bouncing all over the place (from ~180Mbps -- ~500Mbps) and I'm only a few feet away from my router. I have a Netgear r6300v2 AC router.
12/14/13 Update: I just got off of the phone with Sprint. They show that there is an internal memo on the issue and LG is aware of it. They will be pushing an update as soon as it's ready. Sprint will also be pushing an update for the Airave to help with the issue, starting on 12/19/13.
The support rep told me that it is an issue where the wifi and LTE radios aren't playing nicely together and it's causing this conflict. That's why everything seems to work fine when 3G is set as a preferred network.
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thanks man!
do we have any update on the situation?
Yeah I wish there was an update soon because this problem is starting to become very annoying. Twice this week I had to check my Google Voice because my Text didn't go through on my phone
Anyone have a fix for this yet?
Does anyone know if any custom roms fix this?
I've read Google is aware of the issue and speculation says they will fix it with the 4.4.3 release.
questions:
(the 1st is stupid, but i'll ask anyways) - when this issue occurs, is the phone set to **wifi only** with 3g / lte in airplane mode?
or does it occur when just setting up wifi in ADDITION to 3g / lte?
&, when you typed Receiving no calls out texts while on WiFi , is your application for texting, hangouts?
if it's hangouts, then google neutered it to only allow text thru the cellular network,
but if you're simply joining a wifi hotspot at work or home, with your cellular network enabled, it SHOULD go thru, ive never had an issue like that with wifi toggled.. even with 4.4.1
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j'vai said:
questions:
(the 1st is stupid, but i'll ask anyways) - when this issue occurs, is the phone set to **wifi only** with 3g / lte in airplane mode?
or does it occur when just setting up wifi in ADDITION to 3g / lte?
&, when you typed Receiving no calls out texts while on WiFi , is your application for texting, hangouts?
if it's hangouts, then google neutered it to only allow text thru the cellular network,
but if you're simply joining a wifi hotspot at work or home, with your cellular network enabled, it SHOULD go thru, ive never had an issue like that with wifi toggled.. even with 4.4.1
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~hint~
maybe it's simpler than one would expect (shot in the dark)
to sum it up;
on our new triband spark capable phones, does *automatic vs home only* in (change the cdma roaming mode) mean what we THINK it means in relation to it's single chip, single path architect??
back when, in dual pathed phones it MEANT roaming in another provider, when ecsfb, carrier aggregation, spark wasn't a thought..
but these newer triband phone are different beasts, & the effect of the patched worked, fit n finished network of cell sites of upgraded , non upgraded network vision, does toggling automate for smoother performance between these sites on these triband devices, with single paths....?
something as simple as a network toggle, to aid service (on the mobile client side) in this -
"In a CSFB environment, 2 important concepts are employed viz., Mobile Terminating Roaming Retry, Mobile terminating roaming forward. We will discuss MTRR in this blog. In a typical operator environment, voice coverage for the entire geographical area is achieved by employing many MSC’s. These MSC’s may be a mix of Legacy MSC (where upgrading is difficult/impossible) and next generation Softswitch MSC’s. In order to support CSFB, the MSC needs to be upgraded to support SGs interface, so the issue is how do we support CSFB when the UE is in Legacy MSC coverage. This is where MTRR helps in call delivery to Legacy MSC that does not support SGs"
from being parked on an lte channel, being called & successfully *inter-roaming* to 1xtt voice, evdo data (if used), then back to lte parking & usage when applicable..
~shrugz shoulderz~
for those with this issue, what are your setting like, in relation?
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j'vai said:
questions:
(the 1st is stupid, but i'll ask anyways) - when this issue occurs, is the phone set to **wifi only** with 3g / lte in airplane mode?
or does it occur when just setting up wifi in ADDITION to 3g / lte?
&, when you typed Receiving no calls out texts while on WiFi , is your application for texting, hangouts?
if it's hangouts, then google neutered it to only allow text thru the cellular network,
but if you're simply joining a wifi hotspot at work or home, with your cellular network enabled, it SHOULD go thru, ive never had an issue like that with wifi toggled.. even with 4.4.1
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~hint~
maybe it's simpler than one would expect (shot in the dark)
to sum it up;
on our new triband spark capable phones, does *automatic vs home only* in (change the cdma roaming mode) mean what we THINK it means in relation to it's single chip, single path architect??
back when, in dual pathed phones it MEANT roaming in another provider, when ecsfb, carrier aggregation, spark wasn't a thought..
but these newer triband phone are different beasts, & the effect of the patched worked, fit n finished network of cell sites of upgraded , non upgraded network vision, does toggling automate for smoother performance between these sites on these triband devices, with single paths....?
something as simple as a network toggle, to aid service (on the mobile client side) in this -
"In a CSFB environment, 2 important concepts are employed viz., Mobile Terminating Roaming Retry, Mobile terminating roaming forward. We will discuss MTRR in this blog. In a typical operator environment, voice coverage for the entire geographical area is achieved by employing many MSC’s. These MSC’s may be a mix of Legacy MSC (where upgrading is difficult/impossible) and next generation Softswitch MSC’s. In order to support CSFB, the MSC needs to be upgraded to support SGs interface, so the issue is how do we support CSFB when the UE is in Legacy MSC coverage. This is where MTRR helps in call delivery to Legacy MSC that does not support SGs"
from being parked on an lte channel, being called & successfully *inter-roaming* to 1xtt voice, evdo data (if used), then back to lte parking & usage when applicable..
~shrugz shoulderz~
for those with this issue, what are your setting like, in relation?
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just a note -
if you look at slide 7 on the qualcomm snapdragon 800's chipset (you all already know this)
http://www.slideshare.net/jjwu6266/qualcomm-snapdragon-800-mobile-device
there's only ONE chip to handle wifi, 4g, 3g, bt, etc..
with lesser BoM (bill of materials) just maybe, top level s/w userspace toggles, handle more than what meets the eye, the point i was making in another thread..
which not only effects our nexus 5s, but even other phones in various ways depending on the implementation of sw/hd, of the same chipset family..
& sprint has mentioned for the forseeable future, of providing phones, with these types of chips from qualcomm..
~go figure~
nein7three said:
Hey guys I did a search and found nothing. Any time I'm connected to Wi-Fi, I can't receive calls or texts. I'm on Sprint. Anyone else have this issue?
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the ONLY reason i pointed to the network settings *home vs automatic* in this situation, is because,
the qualcomm sd 800 is an asymmetric multiprocessor, (as will future chipsets be) & you're losing other core networking functions, while gaining another, when you SHOULD have available ALL facilities -
**ASMP vs SMP**
&
Symmetric Multiprocessing Vs. Asymmetric Processing
It actually occurs when the phone is connected to LTE and WiFi together. If my settings were to connect to 3G along with WiFi, SMS works fine.
I have to manually change my Mobile Network settings when I get to home or work, where I will be connecting to WiFi (note cellular service is always ,on, I didn't mean to make it sound as if I am trying to send SMS over WiFi). So when home I turn on WiFi along with 3G connectivity and when I leave I turn off Wifi and switch to LTE.
This issue has been happened while unrooted and running stock ROM and it still happens while rooted running Cataclysm.
Also note, the SMS we miss never will come through, it's not as if later on the message comes through...It's gone forever. It also prevents calls from coming through, it's not just limited to SMS.
nein7three said:
It actually occurs when the phone is connected to LTE and WiFi together. If my settings were to connect to 3G along with WiFi, SMS works fine.
I have to manually change my Mobile Network settings when I get to home or work, where I will be connecting to WiFi (note cellular service is always ,on, I didn't mean to make it sound as if I am trying to send SMS over WiFi). So when home I turn on WiFi along with 3G connectivity and when I leave I turn off Wifi and switch to LTE.
This issue has been happened while unrooted and running stock ROM and it still happens while rooted running Cataclysm.
Also note, the SMS we miss never will come through, it's not as if later on the message comes through...It's gone forever. It also prevents calls from coming through, it's not just limited to SMS.
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try my suggestion; it won't hurt..
let us know if it rectified anything..
What worked for me was forcing 2G instead of 3G, hope it helps!
Does Rooting allow phone calls and web browsing at the same time on Sprint Galaxy S8 ? Is the phone capable of this. Does it have enough/the right radios?
No, current Sprint phones do not call and data simultaneously over 3G or LTE, including the S8. Rooting has nothing to do with it.
please explain
OK, you say rooting has nothing to do with it. How does an Samsung phone on Sprint prevent concurrent data and voice on LTE when Samsung phone on Verizon allows concurrent data and voice.
It has to be hardware or software on the phone or the network that prevents this.
Is the hardware inside the phone the same which suggests to me the phone's functionality is "throttled" by the phone software or by the network itself, hence my question about whether this can be overcome via rooting the phone.
You apparently can get free hotspot through root, why not call + data?? If you can't I'll accept the reality (I am not looking for alternative facts), just that your answer was insufficient to persuade me that my logic is wrong.
Thanks,
Paul S
[=LordLugard;72722221]No, current Sprint phones do not call and data simultaneously over 3G or LTE, including the S8. Rooting has nothing to do with it.[/QUOTE]
Sprint doesn't have voice over LTE ....yet. Apparently they are working on software solutions to whatever their network issues are. Found this post from about a month ago on the sprint community site.
Sprint is excited to announce a new solution which allows customers to use voice and data simultaneously while on the Sprint LTE network or WiFi. Calling PLUS has just been enabled on the Samsung J7 Perx, with more devices to receive the update soon!
What you need to know:
Calling PLUS combines two features: one old and one brand new!
WiFi calling - our VoIP calling feature that lets you make and receive calls over WiFi
Voice and text on the Sprint LTE network, allowing simultaneous voice and data
Calling PLUS is delivered to your device by software update. Once your device has received the software, set up is easy!
On the phone, select Settings > Calling PLUS.
Slide Calling PLUS to On.
Customer can view Tutorial pages to learn more information about the service.
View pre-populated address
If the Country field says Non-USA, Select the Country and choose USA.
Enter a USA address manually.
If address is not shown or is incorrect, enter the address manually.
Address must be within the USA.
Select Save.
Your phone will validate the address required for E911 service and completes the enablement of Calling PLUS.
Select Calling PLUS options to enable each feature:
Wi-Fi Calling is On by default.
LTE Calling is optional but recommended to allow both Simultaneous Voice and Data and call handoffs between Wi-Fi Calling and LTE Calling.
Call handoffs will go from Wi-Fi to LTE even if the LTE Calling switch is Off. LTE Calls require the Wi-Fi Calling switch to be turned On for a handoff to Wi-Fi.
That's it! Your phone is now enabled for Calling PLUS. You can call anyone using Calling PLUS, the person or party that you're calling does not need to have Calling PLUS in order for it to work.
Keep in mind:
Calling PLUS is included free of charge with your Sprint plan, though data usage does count toward any metered data allotment.
Calling PLUS is a only available to select devices at this time and only in areas with LTE service. We will add more device models over time.
Calling PLUS is not a VoLTE solution and call quality can vary based on location and network conditions.
Calling PLUS is only supported on the Sprint LTE network and will not work over roaming partner networks.
Calls initiated while on LTE will not hand off to CDMA towers. When leaving an LTE area, such a call may drop.
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