Came across this today, Spark called it HD Calling but down the bottom they mention VoLTE. Cant see any date on the article.
https://www.spark.co.nz/help/mobile-data/plans-services/high-definition-voice/
Came across this today, Spark called it HD Calling but down the bottom they mention VoLTE. Cant see any date on the article.
https://www.spark.co.nz/help/mobile-data/plans-services/high-definition-voice/
Regards,
Old3eyes
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I did a VoLTE 2degrees call to a Vo-WiFi connection and call setup was very fast and call quality was amazing
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/stratford-press/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503390&objectid=12261992
From Article linked above...
"Spark's Network Lead Colin Brown...
says the new cell tower would deliver mobile voice services via 4G, rather than the current 3G network used across most of New Zealand. Because of this, most customers would need a software update to their phone or, in some cases, would need to upgrade their phone. Starting in September, the Spark 4G voice calling services (known as 4G HD Calling), will initially work only on some models of phones but will be rolled out to other phones over the coming months"
andrewcnz:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/stratford-press/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503390&objectid=12261992
From Article linked above...
"Spark's Network Lead Colin Brown...
says the new cell tower would deliver mobile voice services via 4G, rather than the current 3G network used across most of New Zealand. Because of this, most customers would need a software update to their phone or, in some cases, would need to upgrade their phone. Starting in September, the Spark 4G voice calling services (known as 4G HD Calling), will initially work only on some models of phones but will be rolled out to other phones over the coming months"
Thanx. I'm on Skinny and wondering if they will do it. Found the VoLTE setting on my Motorola phone but it's grayed out so i guess the network would have to tell the phone that it's available??
Regards,
Old3eyes
Linux:
I did a VoLTE 2degrees call to a Vo-WiFi connection and call setup was very fast and call quality was amazing
So thats why you have been asking every firmware release about it haha
Did your phone have the VoLTE icon in the notification tray when it was available?
Yes, It's supported on the network, network wide. (both Spark and Skinny)
I'm not sure i can really provide dates except for say that there are currently public users on a limited trial (non-staff).
The biggest constraint is honestly, device support. Software updates will be dropping for devices over the next little while.
Oh, and no i can't activate it for you to be clear, nor will the help desk be able to, so please don't ask.
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ShinyChrome:
Linux:
I did a VoLTE 2degrees call to a Vo-WiFi connection and call setup was very fast and call quality was amazing
So thats why you have been asking every firmware release about it haha
Did your phone have the VoLTE icon in the notification tray when it was available?
VolTE on 2degrees is enabled by default no option to toggle on / off
Have not seen a Carrier update in iOS, unless they include it in the iOS 13 update due in a week or so
Why are software updates required to enable VoLTE? I'm on 2d, have a VoLTE capable phone, but it will never(?) be enbled for me - as I didn't buy my phone though my carrier. Is there just a flag somewhere which needs to be flipped to enable it? Is there a reason it can't simply be advertised by the network so the phone enables it automatically? Or did the standards writers not think of that?
ripdog:
Why are software updates required to enable VoLTE? I'm on 2d, have a VoLTE capable phone, but it will never(?) be enbled for me - as I didn't buy my phone though my carrier. Is there just a flag somewhere which needs to be flipped to enable it? Is there a reason it can't simply be advertised by the network so the phone enables it automatically? Or did the standards writers not think of that?
@ripdog Software updates are required for handsets that don't have it enabled if you have a handset that supports VoLTE very very high chance VoLTE will just work for you if your handset has the feature already
Does this mean HD handoff between carriers is also coming? That would be wonderful.
boosacnoodle: Live on Spark today. Just tested it on iPhone XS running iOS 13.1 beta. Appears they are rolling it out in batches. There’s some limited info on their website about it.
@boosacnoodle Where are you located?
Turned on for my iPhone, Mobile > Mobile Data Options > Voice & Data > 4G, VoLTE On
Rebooted phone and it no longer drops back to 3G when making calls (so seems to be working)
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