Oh yes, for me it is. Just because for you it is not, does not diminish how it affects others.
Simply, when the call gets dropped to 2G, its voice quality in most cases becomes so terribly bad that one canât comprehend some words. Itâs like if voice was encoded at some 4 kHz / 8-bit and then further compressed with a lossy codec removing all high frequencies from it. Then it goes even further, eventually turning into silence, when I need to hang up and redial.
Which clearly isnât just my problem, as @Kanthal also reported having similar severe quality issues.
Whether it is SFOS or the network at fault for the call quality on 2G, I have no idea and no time or will to investigate. The root cause is simply bad signal level and it doesnât take rocket science to understand it. To my complaints my operator responds that theyâre only responsible for coverage outdoors and they donât care for signal quality indoors (which used to be around 100% with 3G network), so thereâs SH*T I can do about it.
Anyway, the ACTUAL POINT is that VoWiFi would fully solve this problem for me, just like it does for my wife on her iPhone, providing her with full coverage and crystal clear call quality all around our house, completely REGARDLESS of that cr*ppy mobile network coverage. Whereas the lack of VoWiFi on my SFOS phone means that I can barely use my phone at home. As simple as that. So YES, for me it is a big problem.
Yes, the magic word âTOOâ.
Well, hopefully one day you will find yourself living or working in an area with similar network coverage issues such as Iâve been having since the 3G network was shut down in March, and then weâll talk about what is or isnât blown out of proportions.