Kevin Lancaster
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Vodacom voice over LTE goes live
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cozinsky
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Why not iPhone?
Superjakes
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Ask Apple...
jannievanzyl
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Indeed
marine1
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The crap where a person sounds crystal clear then bounces back to hollow then back to crystal clear then back to hollow 50 times everytime you call someone???
So if it uses the data connection what happens if you drive and go out of a LTE coverage are to a are that is only 2G covered? Will the call get dropped?
Another question if VoLTE use data for calling then the cost of a call should be much cheaper similar to what skype ect ect does so why not make on net VoLTE to VoLTE calls free?
Another question if VoLTE use data for calling then the cost of a call should be much cheaper similar to what skype ect ect does so why not make on net VoLTE to VoLTE calls free?
haha yes even though i never experienced that. the people i call have quality devices and coverage.
marine1
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It's terrible. Do they not test these things first? ?
Apple will come to the party a few years after someone invented it.
This is not the same as VoIP which uses a data connection. It uses the LTE network similar to how it uses the GSM and 3G networks so you pay the standard price you are paying for a call.
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RichardG
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Would be nice if the journalist can do field test. Example from Pretoria driving to Johannesburg..
Like how they always structure the headlines to get the maximum number of clicks.
Any person would agree that at first it looks like it has been enabled for everyone, until you read the article and see it is only for the Galaxy S6/Edge.
Any person would agree that at first it looks like it has been enabled for everyone, until you read the article and see it is only for the Galaxy S6/Edge.
iPhone 6 /6 Plus both support it. I'm guessing its because they need to go thru the operator/vendor thing to push settings down to phone to allow it to work unlike Samsung or any Android phone which can be configured manually if needed.
With iPhones, network operator needs to enable a few things if needed e.g. wifi hotspot capability
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1. No.. a handover should occur pretty much like GSM/2G to 3G works. I can't remember if they sorted the handovers out but i'm sure it can/should to a degree. This however will be a hard handover i.e. call retained on network side while reconnected to a different radio service. This already does work well and is dependant on a few things including the handset as the network predicts interruptions based on stats and tries to negotiate transitions between radio network technology to best accommodate the call.
2. They should.. maybe.. but maybe not, if the have VoLTE and depending on networking + routing of voice calls.. your calls could be end to end carrier grade VOIP
you just don't know it hahahaha. Basically from what i remember 3+ yrs back when i was still hopeful and working in Telecoms, looking at network designs at a major vendor 2G, 3G and VoLTE are able to co-exist somewhat where the voice goes straight VoIP to 2nd operator(Sales line for justification of going VoLTE is cost savings across the board). While VoLTE is VoIP from handset.. what u haven't realised, is that everything from basestation could technically be digitised. i.e. they can can already convert standard cell voice to VoIP from basestation or other points along the way re-using parts of the VoLTE system to reduce cost of all voice regardless of handset. Cost here will be impacted on the connection to other operators though.. so if Telkom, MTN, CellC etc allowed VoIP calls in at a reduced cost then subscriber is kinda over paying. Kinda because usually they offer better voice quality like HD Voice etc to justify not charging less. At the end of the day the equipment costs $$ and operator interconnection costs is where the saving would be if VoIP instead of analogue voice was accepted. Another contentious issue is the backhaul via wifi relay i.e. wifi calling/roaming. Technically since you using your own backhaul and thus not paying for 'air/frequency rental for the call' etc you should pay less.. but you wont
Lastly VoLTE to VoLTE on the same network will still use many parts of network but more importantly will use frequency spectrum from the base station which is contended over users so technically there is still cost besides data that you also not paying directly. if you did a VoLTE, paid data rates(i.e. this covers radio spectrum usage etc) you would still need to account priority of voice traffic compared to normal VoIP on a data connection.
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