New iPhone Commercial/Can android.....

[Doheny]

Chances are I'm already driving when I'm on the phone; I don't want to be searching the 'net too!

 

[stinky]

So is it not possible to enable wifi and browse the net in call on Sprint?

I really dont see me having to do this often, if at all, but If its possible it might be good to know to fend off iPhone lovers.

 

[lekky]

I use my data connection when im on a call quite often on my hero, stick the loudspeaker on and im good to browse as per usual.

 

[nateo200]

I am coming from an iphone but couldn't use it on 3g bc of tmobile's different freq. I do miss the iphone but trying to download, surf, and anything web based on edge was just the most frustrating thing. I have the cliq now and I'm starting to get used to it. Its funny that this topic was brought up bc my fiance called me up and asked for directions somewhere and I pulled it up on google maps and used her starting point to give her directions. It was relativley fast.

As far as the whole maps vs. maps thing, it really DOES matter where you are. I was just in New York and lemme tell you, AT&T reigned supreme over there. My buddy had signal 3g no matter where we were at. Even in all the museums. My tmobile did a pretty decent job. I had better signal than my fiance.

Well all the carriers have 3G there but att seams to be the slowest in nyc according to many sites.

 

[jree]

Well all the carriers have 3G there but att seams to be the slowest in nyc according to many sites.

I understand that all carriers have 3g but the freq that att runs 3g is different than tmobile. So no matter how great of signal you have with the iphone, you'll never be able to use it with 3g on tmobile. I was just their with all 3 carriers in my possesion and att was the only one that had consistent signal without ever going to edge.

edit: never in my life would I ever go to att just to use the iphone. My buddy is paying $110 for his iphone plan a month. I'm paying $160 for two phones, one being an iphone and the other my cliq, with unlimited data, text, and minutes.

 

[nateo200]

I understand that all carriers have 3g but the freq that att runs 3g is different than tmobile. So no matter how great of signal you have with the iphone, you'll never be able to use it with 3g on tmobile. I was just their with all 3 carriers in my possesion and att was the only one that had consistent signal without ever going to edge.

Why did you just state the obvious? And that probably has to do with AT&T having 850 spectrum and T-Mobile not but if you put them side by side in clear view of each others base stations T-Mobile would be faster since they seams to actually implement all the HSPA upgrades.

 

[jree]

what did i restate

 

[chrislove45]

yes you can make a phone call and surf the web at the same time. you need to use wi-fi for the Internet

I am sure you have all seen the new iPhone commercial where they brag about it being able to search the internet among other things while in a call.

I tried this on my Hero yesterday, but it first said that the data connection was being used and to enable Wifi. I enabled wifi and tried again, but no browser would connect, Google Maps wouldnt find my location, seems like Android cant handle this?

Is there something I missed? Would this be an Android thing, Sprint thing, etc?