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Re: HD Voice on BQ Aquaris 4.5

 

On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 8:31 AM, Alfonso Sanchez-Beato <
alfonso.sanchez-beato@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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> On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 2:21 PM, Jim Hodapp <jim.hodapp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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>> It does not presently support HD Voice (I assume you mean VoLTE). We've
>> discussed adding support for it but so far have not worked on an
>> implementation yet.
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> This is not necessarily VoLTE, you can have voice HD with 3G, by using
> AMR-WB as codec. But you need it to be supported by your operator and you
> device, at the modem FW level. Currently I only know of Orange having
> deployed this is some countries, only for some devices, and only for calls
> between Orange subscribers. Now that operators are starting to deploy VoLTE
> it is doubtful that voice HD will become popular anytime.
>

Good to clarify Alfonso, thanks for replying.


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> To answer the original question, no, the bq Aquaris 4.5 does not support
> voice HD calls and will not in the future as we would need support for that
> in the modem firmware, not in the OS.
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>> On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 5:56 AM, R A <astronomypt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> Hi. Does BQ Aquaris 4.5 on latest OTA support HD Voice?
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