[paulker]

Ive asked this before but didn't get an answer. Im just wondering if anyone knows the real reason why Vodafone don't let you use the internet and make calls at the same time?

[clewsy]

I don't think any networks do. Well I have not been able to on phones ive had with Orange, Three and O2. Unless that is more to do with the phone than the network.

Im guessing its something to do with the protocol that the phone is connected to at the time.

[interactiv-uk]

You can do this with O2 while on 3G. Problem is that the call will sometimes drop down to 2G mid-call which stops the data side.

Not sure why Voda restrict this as it's one of the main selling points of 3G.

[Sphinxy1]

I thought on 3G you could do both anyways? Or maybe that's just Three.

[japaul]

Have you reported it as fault and if so what did Vodafone say? As was said last time, it isn't normal as all of the networks, Voda included do simultaneous voice and data on 3G. The other explanation is handover to 2G whilst on a call but I think you were clear last time this wasn't the case.

[DevonBloke]

What?? Are you sure it doesn't work?
I've never had it not work. Both on Orange and now EE4G (T-Mobile side).
It's one of the built in features of UMTS. I didn't even know they could turn it off!!.
Just tried it now while connected to my EE Signal box (3G). Made a call to 150 and put it on speakerphone then went into browser and everything working fine.
Works on the Macro network as well of course!
Could be something to do with their 3G900 not having enough bandwidth but then a call only takes up about 64Kbps.
God, what a load of pants. perhaps someone else on Vodafone can give it a go.

[squawkBOX]

I have both a voda handset and a Three handset and I've been able to successfully browse the web whilst accessing the internet on both connections (using Nexus 4 and 5 handsets).

However, I've found browsing on vodafone whilst in a call very intermittent. Sometimes the web page loads and other times it doesn't. I just attribute it to their horrible network.

[japaul]

If the call hands over to 2G then data will be unavailable so it would look like data is intermittent when on a call depending on whether there was a handover to 2G or not (and once on 2G it won't go back until the call is ended). I think this clouds the issue though as the OP was clear last time that it was happening whilst still on 3G. However unless it's reported as a fault, I don't think much progress can be made. Also, 3G on 900 or 2100 makes no difference as it works just fine on either.

[paulker]

Tried again and bbc mobile web pages don't load. End the call and do a speed test on 3g 5 down and 2 up in a metal warehouse.

[Ashley_Bradbury]

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Originally Posted by paulker

Tried again and bbc mobile web pages don't load. End the call and do a speed test on 3g 5 down and 2 up in a metal warehouse.

Are you in a 4g enabled area or are youusing the more dated part of their network>?

[Mark C]

When I was on Vodafone data always dropped out for a voice call on 3G

On EE now, and the 4G drops down to 3G when there's a voice call, but data carries on

[jchamier]

No problems here - as long as I have a 3G signal (2 bars) I can make a call and use internet at the same time. However its very easy to drop back to 2G and that keeps the call and stops the internet working.

[paulker]

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Originally Posted by Ashley_Bradbury

Are you in a 4g enabled area or are youusing the more dated part of their network>?

4g area

[qasdfdsaq]

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Originally Posted by paulker

Ive asked this before but didn't get an answer. Im just wondering if anyone knows the real reason why Vodafone don't let you use the internet and make calls at the same time?

Vodafone *do* let you use the internet and make calls at the same time.

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Originally Posted by clewsy

I don't think any networks do. Well I have not been able to on phones ive had with Orange, Three and O2. Unless that is more to do with the phone than the network.

All networks do.

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Originally Posted by Sphinxy1

I thought on 3G you could do both anyways? Or maybe that's just Three.

You can, although it varies by handset.

I should probably point out (though this is less true now than it was last decade) that many phones have limitations in their data + voice capacity. Particularly handsets rated at 7.2Mbps and below will suffer big drops in data speed while on a call, or may also lose access to higher speed technologies (e.g. HSxPA) falling back to 384Kbps or worse. This is a technical limitation of many handsets - though again, more recent phones are unaffected.

Similarly, on the network side, the base station may not be able to allocate you to all the fastest channels while on a call, again a technical limitation, causing the device to fall back to legacy modes. Problem is most networks these days are not designed around using these legacy modes as their primary data bearer, often they are only kept for compatibility and have very limited capacity.

Or it could just be a bug in the handset or base station.