Features

[guano]

I see the Thunderbolt will allow phone and data at the same time. Wondering if the same feature will work when operating in a 3g area?

[animez]

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From what I've read data and voice together will require a 4G data connection. CDMA can't do voice and data at the same time.

[ufjason]

Yes, SVD will work in 3G as well on the Thunderbolt. This is a feature supported by VZW but the phone hardware must be configured to use it as well. So, just because a phone is coming out after VZW added this ability doesn't mean it will have SVD unless the OEM built it in.

[jbearamus]

Originally Posted by ufjason

Yes, SVD will work in 3G as well on the Thunderbolt. This is not a feature supported by VZW but the phone hardware must be configured to use it as well. So, just because a phone is coming out after VZW added this ability doesn't mean it will have SVD unless the OEM built it in.

It doesn't matter what the OEM thinks they can or can't do with whatever hardware they're building, it is a limitation of the chipset from Qualcomm, CDMA and EVDO are the same chip so it can only use one at a time.
Besides, Verizon already confirmed it will only do SVD in a 4G area, you leave LTE and you lose SVD, just like with Sprint if you leave WiMax you lose SVD
HTC ThunderBolt will support simultaneous voice and data in LTE areas -- Engadget
be sure to see the note at the bottom of the slide

[animez]

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Originally Posted by ufjason

Yes, SVD will work in 3G as well on the Thunderbolt. This is not a feature supported by VZW but the phone hardware must be configured to use it as well. So, just because a phone is coming out after VZW added this ability doesn't mean it will have SVD unless the OEM built it in.

With wifi enabled maybe. CDMA 3G cannot do data & voice at the same time. At least not the version VZW is currently using.

SVDO

I can't really find anything that states when Verizon and Sprint will support SVDO, and I'm assuming the chipset in the phone has to support it as well. I found a lot of chatter through Google saying the VZW iPhone does not support SVDO but the Thunderbolt may. Haven't really been able to find anything official that states SVDO for the TB though (haven't look too hard though :P).

[jbearamus]

Originally Posted by animez

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With wifi enabled maybe. CDMA 3G cannot do data & voice at the same time. At least not the version VZW is currently using.

SVDO

I can't really find anything that states when Verizon and Sprint will support SVDO, and I'm assuming the chipset in the phone has to support it as well. I found a lot of chatter through Google saying the VZW iPhone does not support SVDO but the Thunderbolt may. Haven't really been able to find anything official that states SVDO for the TB though (haven't look too hard though :P).

Yes SVD would work with wifi enabled, Sprint and Verizon have always supported it in that respect, just no one talks about it because who cares, you can't use it all the time.
And there is no time frame for when sprint and verizon will support, its a limitation of the technology they use. Now that they have WiMax and LTE theyre all over it.

[arl16]

Actually, it looks like it may work - not necessarily well, but it has apparently been confirmed...

HTC Thunderbolt Can Handle Data and Voice Over 3G, Why Not Announce it? - Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog

[jbearamus]

Voice over 3G with data on 1X?

[animez]

Originally Posted by arl16

Actually, it looks like it may work - not necessarily well, but it has apparently been confirmed...

HTC Thunderbolt Can Handle Data and Voice Over 3G, Why Not Announce it? - Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog

It will be interesting to see what this really means, but the fact that they are telling their salesmen to not use it as a selling point makes it sound like a pretty craptastic implementation.

[ufjason]

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