Sprint HTC Touch Pro 2 - Missing Conference Call Button on Dialer..?

[JonnyOctagon]

I was using a T-Mobile HTC Touch Pro 2 for the past week and just recently received my Sprint TP2...

On the dialer on the Sprint TP2 there is no conference call button/slider on the bottom right as there was on the T-Mobile TP2.. Instead that button is the back button..

Whats going on? Are all Sprint TP2's this way? How can I get the conf button on my dialer?

Thanks.

[edit] I tried CMYLXGO's enhanced sprint dialer, which puts the button there, but the button is non-functional...

Also, as a side note, it seems the battery life on the Sprint TP2 is about 30% worse than the T-Mobile TP2.. Is this just a difference in CDMA and GSM?

[MultiMatt]

I'm not sure how the T-Mobile version does it, but for the Sprint version, the Conference Button appears after you are on the first call, then hit Talk again. That places person #1 on hold, and allows you to choose another person to call. The conference button shows in the middle.

Here's a screenshot:



I've not really used the conference feature yet, I just played with it to get the screenshot.

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[Dragon2]

from my experience, gsm does have better battery life.....

[JonnyOctagon]

Originally Posted by MultiMatt

I'm not sure how the T-Mobile version does it, but for the Sprint version, the Conference Button appears after you are on the first call, then hit Talk again. That places person #1 on hold, and allows you to choose another person to call. The conference button shows in the middle.

I see.. On the T-mo version you can press the conf button before calling, which switches the dialer to conference mode. Then you select multiple contacts, then press the call button to connect all simultaneously..

I just tryed it on my spint tp2 and it blows.it just enables 3way calling thats it.not 4 or 6 ppl.

[boredandtattooed]

look up the specs GSM literally adds hrs to battery life over CDMA... just in general..

i have no battery issues with my sprint one personally, last all day everyday since ive had it

[fghtech]

Originally Posted by MultiMatt

I'm not sure how the T-Mobile version does it, but for the Sprint version, the Conference Button appears after you are on the first call, then hit Talk again. That places person #1 on hold, and allows you to choose another person to call. The conference button shows in the middle.

Here's a screenshot:



I've not really used the conference feature yet, I just played with it to get the screenshot.

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tried that, it doesn't.

[goobergob]

Although it looks like we don't have the cool Conference Call feature -- anyone notice that conference button only comes up when you call both parties?

case 1: I dial party B, put B on hold. I then call party C, and the Conference button appears and I am able to 3-way.

case 2: I dial party B and then party C calls me. B is on hold, but instead of the Conference button, I have a Swap button. No button to conference.

case 3: same as case 2 but party B calls me first and then I dial party C. Swap button appears.

Nearly every phone I've had can still conference parties in. Am I missing something or is this option in a menu? Pretty ridiculous if it's not there...

[santod]

Here's a little information on why it may differ from GSM to CDMA on our devices. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=456169

[SolApathy]

CDMA cannot currently handle more than 3 ppl on a line @ the same time. It's a software limitation. Perhaps someday they will implement an update, unfortunately compared to GSM it's a relatively new technology, which is also why the CDMA handsets suffer from worse battery life.

In addition the proprietary nature of CDMA has limited development. Overall CDMA has a tiny market share compared to GSM.