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1. Twiggy said on September 14, 2012, 01:34:07 AM (-07:00)

Kyurem
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...when an incoming call arrived and I picked up the phone.

Surprisingly, the data connection held and I'm still able to change pages on the laptop.

I wonder how does one determine whether a phone can do data and voice at the same time? I know that my old phone killed 3G as soon as a call came in.

2. JeffTheKiller said on September 14, 2012, 07:33:27 AM (-07:00)

Zoroark
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For the Cellular Illiterate, could you please explain?

3. Shade said on September 14, 2012, 07:38:57 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Twiggy View Post
...when an incoming call arrived and I picked up the phone.

Surprisingly, the data connection held and I'm still able to change pages on the laptop.

I wonder how does one determine whether a phone can do data and voice at the same time? I know that my old phone killed 3G as soon as a call came in.
Mine can do that all the time. My old LG Ally couldn't. I guess it depends on how effective the phone is at multitasking. Also the fact my current phone has a dual-core processor may be a factor as well.

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For the Cellular Illiterate, could you please explain?
It means using your cellphone for internet access, then getting a phone call. The call didn't drop the internet access.

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4. Twiggy said on September 14, 2012, 07:43:57 AM (-07:00)

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Also the fact my current phone has a dual-core processor may be a factor as well.
It's actually something that is more dependant on the antenna used - it's been confirmed that some iPhone 5s won't be able to do just that due to the antenna used.

5. JeffTheKiller said on September 14, 2012, 08:02:14 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Shade View Post
Mine can do that all the time. My old LG Ally couldn't. I guess it depends on how effective the phone is at multitasking. Also the fact my current phone has a dual-core processor may be a factor as well.



It means using your cellphone for internet access, then getting a phone call. The call didn't drop the internet access.
Ah. Thank you. I have one of those penny phones (phones they don't make, so sell them for a penny) and it doesn't have that capability. That's why I wasn't sure

6. Twiggy said on September 15, 2012, 05:47:05 AM (-07:00)

Kyurem
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Hmm, so I just paid more attention to what I'm doing with my old phone. Turns out that it didn't drop data during a call, either. How did I come to the conclusion, anyway? Foggy memories? Oh well.

I still can't believe some top-end devices still can't do this today.

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