Can't Receive Call in EDGE while internet data is tranceiving

Question

I would like to know if anybody knows that the iPhone 3G cannot receive any call while your phone is in constant data streaming, transmitting and receiving data via the Internet in EDGE network. 3G network is fine, whenever a call comes in, the priority is the call and you can go online at the same time; however, EDGE can only do one at a time but does not prioritize voice call.
I have figured today that while my phone is limited in EDGE network, when people call me, I don't have any indication of missed call nor incoming call. The caller hears couple rings and the call is then forwarded to the voice mail. This is problematic when a lot of people rely heavily on miss call caller ID rather than using voice mail. In case if you are using Google map, Youtube, and loading web pages while you are on the road with no 3G network, you don't even know people have called you.
Apple should allow user to prioritize the data and voice in EDGE network, so that when there is an incoming call, it pauses the Internet data transfer and receive the voice call. Or allow user to use the Internet without being interrupted by voice call and go straight to voice mail box.
I have called AT&T regarding to this issue, they quickly tested out my observation and reported to me that other phones such as Motorola VXX and iPhone 1st Generation in EDGE network were also experiencing the same problem I have described above.

Answer 1

Wow!! Your rambling rant includes more classic fallacies than I've seen in 1 post - straw man, begging the question, non-sequitur, irrelevant conclusion, and probably more....
snuz wrote:
sure, you can go back after answering the call- it's just like switching windows/screens on your mac.
But what AT&T is saying is that while talking on the phone you can be scrolling through the website at the same time.<snip>
The premise for this is that the AT&T 3G network is using the new HSPDA/UMTS protocols which is built into the iPhone 2 (as tri-mode) along with the GSM/EDGE (as quad-mode). Unfortunately, not everyone has the 3G coverage, and is stuck with EDGE network service, and not being able to use the phone and programs simultaneously. AT&T's site says it's 3G is available in most metropolitan areas and is being expanded <snip>
There is no advantage, even simultaneous usage, talking over the speaker phone or headset and browsing, texting or sing an APP, the AT&T network is incredibly slow. Their 3G is only 400-700 kbps, and their edge maxes out at 135 kbps. The coverage for 3G and tis service isn't fully available,
Huh?. The ENTIRE POINT of this thread IS that Edge is incapable of simultaneous voice date whereas AT&T 3G is. NOT whether 3G is widely available. NOT 3G throughput. NOT whether simultaneous browsing and talking is really practical. The OP's problem was that while browsing on Edge, incoming calls don't get through. This doesn't happen with 3G. It does happen with Verizon and Sprint EDVO.
And if you "read" the article instead of listening to the hype of the phone, in order to acheive the higher speeds of the iPhone downloads, the phone will switch between modes in order to get the best speeds. The phone will seamlessly switch between 3G and EDGE, but with Wi-Fi 'join' on, it may join onto a Wi-Fi network which with 802.11n, would produce the greatest download rates, compared to AT&T's 3G which can only max out at speeds of 400-700 kbps. This will drain the battery and with the noted 'limited number of charge cycles' the battery will need replacing fast.
Again, no one is talking about throughput in this thread except you. You misrepresented what I previously posted and mistakenly claimed that 3G is incapable if simultaneous voice and data based on watching a TV commercial (amazing in itself) and are now trying to obfuscate that with completely irrelevant "facts" and jargonese,
The advantage is for traveling overseas, where the Apple site is mis-leading, because the AT&T network is still a GSM netowrk, the data network is 3G, hence when traveling, there would be no need to 'switch' to a GSM mode in a GSM country. And, not all countries use GSM, some use CDMA, which would rule out the iPhone.
You just keep piling on the irrelevant crapola.
Since it is cheaper and easier to upgrade the CDMA networks to the HSPDA standard, and LG is releasing their HSPDA phone this month (GSM right now), undoubtedly Sprint and Verizon, if they haven't already added it, or are getting ready to launch it, will upgrade to HSPDA and faster than AT&T and T-Mobile can since they also have to add in the UMTS standard also.
Who cares? The die is cast and Apple chose AT&T. Most (me included) would have preferred Verizon for both technical and business practices. The real future lies with 4G development anyway.
Message was edited by: modular747