So I was tethering off my phone's data...

[Twiggy]

...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.

[JeffTheKiller]

For the Cellular Illiterate, could you please explain?

[Shade]

Originally Posted by Twiggy

...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.

Originally Posted by JeffTheKiller

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.

[Twiggy]

Originally Posted by Shade

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.

[JeffTheKiller]

Originally Posted by Shade

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

[Twiggy]

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.