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Three 4G Discussion Thread (Part 2)
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moox
11-12-2015
Originally Posted by DevonBloke:
“Hhmmmm, native WiFi calling anyone???
Why not just stop buggering around with apps?
Just a thought.”

Or why not both? I'm sure lots of phones will get the proper native approach, but lots of people also have phones that never will
d123
11-12-2015
Originally Posted by jonmorris:
“I brought up VoLTE for this very reason (as I have a 6P and use it on Three) and that's when I got told that Huawei (and I assume that's Huawei and Google) are working on an update that will go out to ALL 6Ps and introduce VoLTE support for Three, but that it is down for roll out in Q1 or possibly even Q2.”

So what will happen if a month after that EE decide to also issue an update to the 6P for VoLTE? Does it also go out as an update to all 6Ps and remove the Three support?

Sounds like a bit of a mess if they are planning a general release to all handsets if more that one network supports it.
neilybealy
11-12-2015
they do need to just sort native wifi calling out
jonmorris
11-12-2015
Originally Posted by d123:
“So what will happen if a month after that EE decide to also issue an update to the 6P for VoLTE? Does it also go out as an update to all 6Ps and remove the Three support?

Sounds like a bit of a mess if they are planning a general release to all handsets if more that one network supports it.”

I assume the update will include support for all networks, perhaps detecting the network and configuring the same way you get the right APN configured.

Ultimately, there needs to be an Apple like approach. Carrier settings for all phones.
planetf1
11-12-2015
So has anyone really made a call over 4G in an area where there's been no 3G signal?

I've tried 4 locations now albeit over only around a 20x10 mile square and all of them there's been zero change.
Pedro_C
11-12-2015
I had HD voice last week too.

The local mast has now lost 3 and EE everything. Is this the day?
Pedro_C
11-12-2015
Woops, wrong thread
DevonBloke
11-12-2015
Originally Posted by Pedro_C:
“Woops, wrong thread”

Don't you just hate it when that happens.
Skippy2005
11-12-2015
Originally Posted by planetf1:
“So has anyone really made a call over 4G in an area where there's been no 3G signal?

I've tried 4 locations now albeit over only around a 20x10 mile square and all of them there's been zero change.”

4G800 is my main signal at home now, the iPhone has had its update I've finally been able to switch off the home signal. It's only 2dots and very useable call setup up is extremely fast it's ringing before you've got the phone to your ear. I roughly get between 5-10mb down. The 4G800 site in Wakefield is offline at the moment as the needs restructuring and configurating so I would assume 4G1800 and 3G2100 is offline to not that they ever covered indoors before anyway.
Skippy2005
11-12-2015
Id like to think VoLTE will go live on 4G1800 once a decent amount of sites have been upgraded, or is it a case of waiting until o2 come onboard?
thebennyboy
11-12-2015
At least the one 4G 800 and 1800 enabled cell tower near me is giving good speeds. Not bad for a busy friday evening. 3G however is suffering quite a bit, seems to going at about 0.5Mbps down atm.

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1610559265
GrannyGruntbuck
11-12-2015
Originally Posted by Skippy2005:
“Id like to think VoLTE will go live on 4G1800 once a decent amount of sites have been upgraded, or is it a case of waiting until o2 come onboard?”

Do we know when the O2 takeover is happening, assuming it still is happening?
Skippy2005
11-12-2015
Originally Posted by GrannyGruntbuck:
“Do we know when the O2 takeover is happening, assuming it still is happening?”

I think the deadline for EU approval is 16th April 2016.
Skippy2005
11-12-2015
Originally Posted by Skippy2005:
“I think the deadline for EU approval is 16th April 2016.”

18th April 2016 I mean.
jonmorris
11-12-2015
That's 02 days apart!
Skippy2005
11-12-2015
Originally Posted by jonmorris:
“That's 02 days apart!”

Lol, I like it. How long did that take to come up with
Gigabit
12-12-2015
Hmm, I wonder if the LG G4c supports band selection.
hybridtheory
12-12-2015
Hi

I went to my local last nite in ST Albans. I've never had signal there. I was hoping with the iPhone activated for use of the 800 spectrum that would change. Even though my local is in an excellent coverage area, I still had no signal
Bentoni
12-12-2015
Originally Posted by hybridtheory:
“Hi

I went to my local last nite in ST Albans. I've never had signal there. I was hoping with the iPhone activated for use of the 800 spectrum that would change. Even though my local is in an excellent coverage area, I still had no signal ”

No change in Glasgow as well. I phoned their tech support and a level 2 tech said don't expect changes since it only a new service (Including indoor)

Rubbish
hybridtheory
12-12-2015
Hi

I'm going to wait and see what happens when EE roll it out. I was also thinking of going with Vodafone, although reading various posts on here it might be better to wait a year or two before going with Vodafone.

In a perfect world I'd chose different bits from each network. Resulting in excellent indoor/outdoor coverage, great customer service, reasonable priced tariffs, lots of data lol.

Maybe in another life. I'm looking looking much am I lol.

Baz
natbike
13-12-2015
I carry two phones and that works towards those goals.

I'll happily not worry about cost if one network could supply the rest of that list.
planetf1
13-12-2015
I've now been in at least 5 places supposedly in a supervoice area where I've just gone to no signal. Zero improvement. I'm not sure I've heard of anyone where anything's changed, at least with iPhone/profile 23.1

Either the rollout is miniscule, and the maps complete fiction, or they haven't activated it network side for the iPhone yet.

Has anyone with both an iPhone and another supervoice supporting handset noticed any difference.

This is the biggest let down from three so far!
Craig Arthur
13-12-2015
Originally Posted by planetf1:
“I've now been in at least 5 places supposedly in a supervoice area where I've just gone to no signal. Zero improvement. I'm not sure I've heard of anyone where anything's changed, at least with iPhone/profile 23.1”

Same here, in areas where the signal was good, it's very good (my iPhone 6+ seemed to prefer band 20 at one point yesterday).

However where it is non existent, it still is non existent despite the maps saying it's brilliant and excellent even indoors which is a shame.

I should be getting a great super pumped signal, instead I'm still roaming on the old ex orange 2G.
nafanny29
13-12-2015
Lets hope when they design 5G they remember that people also make calls from their phones, and design it accordingly. 4G to me seems a big mess up of the highest order lol
jchamier
13-12-2015
I put a 3 PAYG in my iPhone 6 yesterday to test at my mate's house in Fleet, Hants. The 4G 800 worked intermittently, as it kept picking up a sliver of 3G (which is unusable for calls and ends up always dropping) in preference.

When the phone stayed on the 4G 800 the VoLTE worked well and calling the top up line was instant and quality crisp.

Very obvious the priority is wrong, or they need to reduce the transmit power of the 3G/2100 a tiny amount.
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