HD Voice

Verizon VoLTE and Advanced Calling 1.0 Now Live, Place HD Voice Calls on the Galaxy S5 or G2

Kellen September 15, 2014 114

Verizon officially launched Advanced Calling 1.0 this morning, which is an odd way of saying that their VoLTE and HD Voice services are now live. Talk about over-branding. Anyways, Advanced Calling 1.0 is Verizon's suite of calling features for Voice over LTE...

Verizon LG G2 Receives Update to Get It Ready for VoLTE Launch

Kellen September 11, 2014 131

The LG G2 on Verizon is receiving an update today (version VS98025B) that prepares it for the company's VoLTE launch, which should happen any day now. Verizon told us back at the end of August that we should expect the service to go live within the "coming...

Verizon Pushing Android 4.4.4 Update to Samsung Galaxy S5 (Updated)

Tim September 9, 2014 81

An update is being pushed out to owners of the Galaxy S5 from Samsung on Verizon's network, one which includes a bump up to Android 4.4.4. Unfortunately, Verizon has yet to update its official page where it displays changelogs, so besides the bump in Android...

Verizon VoLTE Launch Details: Advanced Calling 1.0, Devices, Video Call Billing, and More

Kellen August 26, 2014 191

This morning, Verizon announced that it would launch VoLTE and HD Voice nationwide within the coming weeks. They also pinged us later in the day with clarification on how HD Voice calls would be treated compared to regular voice calls (in short: the same). As...

HD Voice Calls on Verizon Treated Just Like Traditional Calls

Kellen August 26, 2014 57

Shortly after Verizon announced this morning that it would launch VoLTE and HD Voice over the coming weeks, a number of readers took to the comments with questions. The most common question surrounded HD Voice and minutes, more precisely, if an HD Voice call...

VoLTE and HD Voice Arrive at Verizon in “Coming Weeks”

Kellen August 26, 2014 133

This morning, Verizon announced that it is almost ready to finally unleash VoLTE (voice-over-LTE) and HD Voice upon its customers. In fact, customers should expect to begin using VoLTE and HD Voice "in the coming weeks," as opposed to months. Verizon didn't...

Sprint Announces Nationwide HD Voice, 28 New LTE Markets, More Spark, and 30-day Service Trial

Kellen June 23, 2014 20

Sprint dropped a batch of announcements today, at a press event in Chicago. While it didn't include their CEO referring to competitors as "greedy bastards" or Macklemore, it did feature a new Galaxy S5 Sport variant, along with all sorts of network expansion...

AT&T to Launch HD Voice and VoLTE in Select Markets on May 23

Kellen May 15, 2014 79

This morning, AT&T announced its first batch of HD Voice and VoLTE (Voice over LTE) markets that will go live on May 23. With HD Voice and VoLTE, customers will experience dramatically better sounding voice calls, while also being able to talk and use an...