Samsung Galaxy Note 3

[The Dave]

If SVLTE is a deal breaker, there are a few options.

 

- Get a freedompop mifi and you have 500 megs free data to use each month to check emails while calling.

- Get a Evo LTE, LG O2, etc.. The HTC and LG are currently free and do SVLTE

- Use Google voice or other information based voice service which integrates with Sprint

 

Problem solved.

 

Most people who need triband are the ones who can't get LTE signal while indoors or have a weak signal now, so SVLTE wouldn't be of much use, anyway.

[themuffinman]

I understand where you are coming from. That's why I suggested the FreedomPop. Free data every month, or you can upgrade to higher data allotment, and it still runs on Sprint's network. Plus, the data devices pull a better signal than most phones do.

 

 

Sent from Josh's iPhone 5 using Tapatalk 2

 

No offense but I shouldn't have to carry around an additional device(free or not) to do what current devices can already do on their own.

You should try grooveip. Its an app in the playstore that does voice over IP with your google voice number. It works solid for me on LTE, even while driving! Maybe 2% of calls drop, but it also comes with an improvement in voice quality (from what I've observed.) 

 

With Sprint you have the option to integrate your number with google voice, so this set up is quite nice.

All though google voice has lots of cool features, I don't think its worth the hassle, at least not for me.  I have had one too many issues with google voice to where my account was basically hijacked for several days up to a week at a time while google tried to figure out what was wrong, during that time I couldn't make or receive calls. Sprint's customer service was useless but it wasn't really their fault being that its always a google issue.

 

 

I really do hope that the note 3 has svlte, its a legitimate feature and it can easily be used by competitors to keep their customers from going to sprint.  Hell, at&t had an iphone commercial about voice and data at the same time.

[themuffinman]

I'm really not liking this trend of lacking Svxxx. It's like we are sliding back to the Vision days. On numerous occasions while out at a meeting on a conference call that I've gotten an email that has completely changed my day (reschedule meetings, emergency meetings, or something that needed my immediate attention etc). I might actually have to drop sprint after 11 years of service.

 

I'm also pretty surprised how many people are nonchalant about it. I'm sure there are people that rarely use call waiting or three way calling, but sprint wouldn't dare take those features away.

Your average sprint customer has never had voice and data at the same time(other than over wifi) up until more recent devices. People won't really complain as much when it comes to something they've never experienced.  I'm with you though, svlte is something I absolutely don't want to lose.

[S4GRU]

According to one of our sources, SVDO and SVLTE were not possible on these new triband devices, not just because of the per unit cost, but there was going to be significant research and development time and cost as well. According to the source, Sprint will not be releasing any SVDO/SVLTE devices for a long time, if ever. It may not be until VoLTE devices hit the street.

 

So it sounds like if you must have simultaneous voice and data, you will need to find another carrier when you are ready for a new device. This is something we have known about for a few months, but we were skeptical when we heard it too. So we thought we would wait until these devices hit the FCC to see if it was credible. And it has come to pass exactly as the source said.

 

Personally, Triband is the most important thing to me. I don't use simultaneous voice/data often. I don't have SVDO on my Note 2 and I don't miss it. Yea, there are some of you who must have it. However, most of us don't. You panickers can flee from the exit door on the right side of the platform. Randall Stephenson is waiting there with his rape kit. Don't worry though. I hear he's gentle with simultaneous voice/data converts.

 

Robert via Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 using Tapatalk

[newboyx]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylP4DDwXZb8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4

 

 

[The Dave]

Giggity

[JeffDTD]

Randall wont be getting my bungary. Ever. I have used svlte once in the note. Without it, my only interest is in how quickly the phone restarts the data session. Prior to simultaneous anything, my htc devices were slow to restart /pickup a data session interrupted whereas the gs2 and note2 (even the palm pre) were usually able ro resume where they stopped. Will the lte session interruptions and the lack of svlte exacerbate devices falling back to 3g in 1900 only lte areas ? Just curious.  As we know,  stock settings have the Note 2 hold an LTE signal acquired near a site for an impressive distance, but is less likely to re-acquire the signal at the edge of service. 

Sent from my Note II. Its so big.
 

[tgrgrd00]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylP4DDwXZb8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4

 

 

Wow, I hope this thing is triband!

[jefbal99]

Yup, I was wrong, triband ftw!

 

:duncecap:

 

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[zeneker]

Personally, Triband is the most important thing to me. I don't use simultaneous voice/data often. I don't have SVDO on my Note 2 and I don't miss it. Yea, there are some of you who must have it. However, most of us don't. You panickers can flee from the exit door on the right side of the platform. Randall Stephenson is waiting there with his rape kit. Don't worry though. I hear he's gentle with simultaneous voice/data converts.

 

Robert via Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 using Tapatalk

 

It's not being about a panicker. It's called being a business customer that actually runs a company, not a person that has to have to flashy new thing to be cute. I was at the cusp of leave sprint before because  of this, but sprint came out with wimax and it worked fine with data and voice (while on wimax). Literally every other carrier supports data and voice (while on 4g) and sprint is going to be the odd man out as usually. Hopefully by the time the S5 comes out, Sprint will have it sorted out. If sprint gets a strong enough reaction they will invest into bringing svlte to triband devices.

 

Rant/ There are a things that rub me the wrong way about sprint, like the lack of wireless charging but every one else gets it. The first thing that seems to go wrong on any of my phones is the micro usb port. Pluging and unplugging over a year to 2 year time period takes its toll. I can have a wireless charger set up at home and at the office and then rarely have to use the port. It's a pain in the neck when the port fails and the phone has to be replaced and having to set it up the new phone.  For more than a year Sprint didn't have any international flag ship phones besides the iphone (I don't count the any bb7 device as flagship). /end rant

Edited September 5, 2013 by zeneker

[ericdabbs]

According to one of our sources, SVDO and SVLTE were not possible on these new triband devices, not just because of the per unit cost, but there was going to be significant research and development time and cost as well. According to the source, Sprint will not be releasing any SVDO/SVLTE devices for a long time, if ever. It may not be until VoLTE devices hit the street.

 

So it sounds like if you must have simultaneous voice and data, you will need to find another carrier when you are ready for a new device. This is something we have known about for a few months, but we were skeptical when we heard it too. So we thought we would wait until these devices hit the FCC to see if it was credible. And it has come to pass exactly as the source said.

 

Personally, Triband is the most important thing to me. I don't use simultaneous voice/data often. I don't have SVDO on my Note 2 and I don't miss it. Yea, there are some of you who must have it. However, most of us don't. You panickers can flee from the exit door on the right side of the platform. Randall Stephenson is waiting there with his rape kit. Don't worry though. I hear he's gentle with simultaneous voice/data converts.

 

Robert via Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 using Tapatalk

 

I wonder if Verizon is releasing LTE phones with SVLTE now that its releasing dual band 750 and AWS LTE phones.

[WiWavelength]

I wonder if Verizon is releasing LTE phones with SVLTE now that its releasing dual band 750 and AWS LTE phones.

 

So far, the few VZW dual band LTE Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, and BlackBerry devices released starting this year have maintained support for SVLTE but not SVDO.

 

AJ

[ericdabbs]

So far, the few VZW dual band LTE Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, and BlackBerry devices released starting this year have maintained support for SVLTE but not SVDO.

 

AJ

 

Interesting so maybe 3 LTE band support pushes SVLTE over the edge? It doesn't make sense.

 

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[WiWavelength]

Interesting so maybe 3 LTE band support pushes SVLTE over the edge? It doesn't make sense.

 

Yes, tri band LTE could be an issue, as could band class 10 CDMA2000 and band 41 TD-LTE, since no other operator uses that combination.

 

AJ

[Nickel]

Yes, tri band LTE could be an issue, as could band class 10 CDMA2000 and band 41 TD-LTE, since no other operator uses that combination.

 

AJ

I think Neal mentioned something about band 41 being the problem.

[ericdabbs]

I think Neal mentioned something about band 41 being the problem.

 

I can buy that Band 41 could be the trouble maker since its using TD-LTE.

[lilg740]

I'd rather have Simulataneous voice and data than band 41 LTE.......

[metayoshi]

It's not being about a panicker. It's called being a business customer that actually runs a company, not a person that has to have to flashy new thing to be cute. I was at the cusp of leave sprint before because  of this, but sprint came out with wimax and it worked fine with data and voice (while on wimax). Literally every other carrier supports data and voice (while on 4g) and sprint is going to be the odd man out as usually. Hopefully by the time the S5 comes out, Sprint will have it sorted out. If sprint gets a strong enough reaction they will invest into bringing svlte to triband devices.

 

Rant/ There are a things that rub me the wrong way about sprint, like the lack of wireless charging but every one else gets it. The first thing that seems to go wrong on any of my phones is the micro usb port. Pluging and unplugging over a year to 2 year time period takes its toll. I can have a wireless charger set up at home and at the office and then rarely have to use the port. It's a pain in the neck when the port fails and the phone has to be replaced and having to set it up the new phone.  For more than a year Sprint didn't have any international flag ship phones besides the iphone (I don't count the any bb7 device as flagship). /end rant

Just curious, why stay on Sprint then, if they haven't been treating you well? You do have the freedom to change carriers.

 

I also personally am more excited about Triband more than anything else. I have never relied on the SVDO capabilities on my GS3, but I can see where you're coming from. If Sprint is missing something that is absolutely necessary to you, why not leave them? I was also ready to jump ship from Sprint since they have such a crap signal where I work, but after hearing about Triband LTE and doing some research on it, I'm willing to stay for another 2-year contract to see if that 800 MHz really helps where I work. And if it still doesn't work out, I'm not afraid to jump ship to Verizon/AT&T/T-Mobile just to get a better signal at work.

[WiWavelength]

I'd rather have Simulataneous voice and data than band 41 LTE.......

 

Well, we have gotten to the point with the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 that -- if you must have SVLTE -- you could stock up on a few of those handsets and be set for the next several years.

 

Honestly, at quad core processor, 2 GB RAM, and 1080p screen, we have reached an inflection point.  Sure, specs will get pushed even higher, many to the point of ridiculousness, but much of that will be about "specsmanship" without regard to practicality.

 

AJ

[lilg740]

Well, we have gotten to the point with the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 that -- if you must have SVLTE -- you could stock up on a few of those handsets and be set for the next several years.

 

Honestly, at quad core processor, 2 GB RAM, and 1080p screen, we have reached an inflection point.  Sure, specs will get pushed even higher, many to the point of ridiculousness, but much of that will be about "specsmanship" without regard to practicality.

 

AJ

LTE800 is what I want as I am pretty sure it will make a huge difference....band 41 however....i could do without.

 

Oh, and i NEED 41 megapixels in my camera.

[WiWavelength]

LTE800 is what I want as I am pretty sure it will make a huge difference....band 41 however....i could do without.

 

Sorry, but your chances of a dual band 25/26 LTE handset with SVLTE are slim to none.  Even if somehow a dual band 25/26 handset does get released, do not expect SVLTE.

 

AJ

[gnoj]

Well, we have gotten to the point with the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 that -- if you must have SVLTE -- you could stock up on a few of those handsets and be set for the next several years.

 

I agree. Assuming I keep my S4 for the next few years as planned, the only thing I imagine missing is the extended '4G' coverage offered by 800 LTE. If the inclusion of TDD is what's preventing SVLTE, I'd be very happy with a compromise solution of dual-band 800/1900 LTE w/ SVLTE. And yes, I know Sprint announced they were skipping dual-band and so that's unlikely to be offered in a future handset.

 

AT&T, T-Mobile, and apparently VZW will all continue to offer simultaneous voice & data. Sprint should have taken steps to avoid being the odd man out here.

[WiWavelength]

AT&T, T-Mobile, and apparently VZW will all continue to offer simultaneous voice & data. Sprint should have taken steps to avoid being the odd man out here.

 

Keep in mind that AT&T and T-Mobile do not offer SVLTE devices.  Many people probably are unaware that SVLTE is quite rare on the 3GPP side.

 

Meanwhile, VZW may be trying to plan around becoming the next odd man out, instead going full tilt VoLTE.  But as I have said before, I hope that VZW tries it because its reputation for voice call reliability is going to go out the window.  VoLTE is going to stink on ice for the next several years.

 

AJ

[lilg740]

Sorry, but your chances of a dual band 25/26 LTE handset with SVLTE are slim to none.  Even if somehow a dual band 25/26 handset does get released, do not expect SVLTE.

 

AJ

I wasn't really being serious. As I know Sprint is dead set on tri-band. It really doesn't bother me a whole lot. Just nice still seeing the 4G symbol while on a call to know it is possible.

[dedub]

Keep in mind that AT&T and T-Mobile do not offer SVLTE devices.  Many people probably are unaware that SVLTE is quite rare on the 3GPP side.

 

 

yes, but att/tmobile can drop down to hspda and keep a simultaneous data connection going while on voice, which in most circumstances is still way better than suspending data entirely upon a call.