3-Way Calling/Conference Call needs to be imrpoved asap!!

Well come on verizon please fix this problem with the 3-way calling. Im only able to do one 3-way and thats all. only one time during the call. if the other line ends i cannot make another 3-way. I dont even have the option to end one line of the conference call. Im just stuck in conference mode. You should be able to hit conference and then something will show up and let you end one line. I used an AT&T iphone 5 and it works so much better. You have the option to end whichever line you want and you can add another line if u wanted to. Verizon you should be able to make it work like the At&t iphone. With the old basic phone im able to make as many conference calls as I like by just keep hitting the send button. I didnt pay $350 for an iphone 5 that doesnt have good 3-way calling features. Please improve ASAP. It should be like the AT&T iphone 5. When is the fix gonna happen becuase it has been like this for a long time.

Huh! You're right (even though that's not claimed in the specs).
I still detest the idea of having to run twin modems/radios to to voice & data.
There are 3 things that really bug me & may lead to me leaving Verizon:
1. The stated issue with multi-party calls (which this thread was about before Ohio & I hijacked it for a iPhone/Droid voice & data discussion.)
Even though I don't often have 6 lines going at once, the ability to merge incoming calls seems like a really basic functionality that I used to use quite frequently.
2. When I dial conference lines # have the passcode dialed as part of the number I used to be able to put: phonenumber,passcode.
This on AT&T (or any GSM or UMTS network) dials the number (silently), waits until it connects, dials the passcode.
On verizon, this seems to dial the number silently, start dialing the passcode to a ringing line.
OK: add more pauses...
but now it seems to dial the passcode silently (like with the phone number, which the system accepts) AND with tone. This would be OK if they were in sync, but they're not. I get: Thanks for calling, please enter your passcode: "beep!" Thanks, you're now connected. --and the rest of the people on my conference call hear the remaining beeps and boops until the passcode is complete.
#VZFail
3. Voice & data.
It's actually the one I care the least about, but it'd be nice to have a call AND use my phone for a mobile hot-spot. I know VoLTE will fix this, but I'm shocked to hear AT&T may beat VZ to the punch on this since Verizon has had LTE since just about forever.
(In fairness, AT&T has been less than ambitious to deliver LTE because their "3G" is 72Mbit capable & LTE is 100Mbit. VZ's 3G is single digit Mbit & LTE represents a huge jump. --and AT&T's 3G network can do voice + data with 1 radio, hold 6 calls at once, merge/unmerge any line at will. --you just get dropped calls.)
*sigh* Why can't I just have it all?!

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Disable conference call/ three-way calling function

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No need to take it there, chelsead13. Throwing it in the river would only make things worst. We can disable 3-way calling. Please follow me (ChaunceyM_VZW) and send me a direct message. Be sure to include your contact number. I look forward to speaking with you.
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Three-way or conference calling?

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There is much confusion on whether this is by design or a flaw and whatnot. And some of the confusion may be mine.
Let me say first, my post on another thread that has been copy/pasted here was about call waiting only. It had nothing to do with a three-way conference call. The call waiting feature is designed to have both calls end and the original call rings back in five seconds later. The original caller in that scenario doesn't know it's ringing back to you, they're still on-hold and when you answer the call-back, they are re-joining you.
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Roco5 wrote:
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I asked this question:
I know how to perform a 3 way call, but what if the 2nd person I called doesn't answer and I get voice mail? I don't want to merge that call.
How do I hang up on the 2nd call placed without hanging up on the original?
And recieved this response:
Three-Way Calling
Merge two calls to set up a three-way call between you and two other parties.
Setting up a Multi-Party Call
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I'm a power user in sales on the road all day and it seems EVERY smart phone i get forgets about this "feature" ... it's a necessity!!! And no tech support person ever knows the answer because they're techy and barely talk on the phone much less conference!
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