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An Android app is currently in development, and will be released free of charge. We are having an issue, however, because non-GSM carriers rarely allow data tr
by mwally 14y ago
An Android app is currently in development, and will be released free of charge. We are having an issue, however, because non-GSM carriers rarely allow data transmissions during a voice call, including the ringing state of incoming calls.
- kcbanner 14y agoEven a lookup app would be handy for seeing missed calls, etc.
- mwally 14y agoGive us a few more weeks of development for this, and it will be ready. The current working title of the Android app is "FreeCallerID," but we may change this before launch. Just look for the Round OpenCNAM logo to make sure you found the right app.
- toomuchtodo 14y agoNeed beta testers?
- andrewpi 14y agoIt should still work while on Wi-Fi, correct? That would still be an improvement over the status quo (no caller ID).
- mwally 14y agoYes, the in-development Android app does work when the Android device is on wifi.
- drivebyacct2 14y agoWithout Voice-over-LTE, I'm not sure how you're going to get around it. It's not a carrier limitation, it's a limitation of CDMA radios and implementations.
- toomuchtodo 14y agoThe best you could do is do the query after the call, and cache it locally if the caller calls again.
- tjoff 14y agoWell, I've often used my mobile internet at the same time as talking in the phone (although it fails sometimes (and I don't have LTE)). Also, there are many applications in the market that does exactly this. I haven't installed any of them since I basically don't trust anyone with "read/write contacts" and "full internet access" at the same time (perfectly valid permissions for apps like this, but that doesn't mean I trust them). A search for "vemringde" gives you four apps that targets Sweden specifically (so they are probably quite useless outside of Sweden), one of them mentions that it only works while having a 3G connection.
- drivebyacct2 14y agoNot over CDMA without the proper extension that enables simultaneous use of data and voice. And even then, the OS/driver stack has to implement it properly. I can assure you, even on LTE, it does not work on my Android 4.0.4 device.
- paxswill 14y agoIt's only an issue for non-GSM phones i.e. CDMA phones used in the US and parts of Asia. CDMA does not allow data and voice to run at once over the same radio, while GSM does. Since LTE is an entirely IP network, voice can be run over it like any other IP network. Current phones/carriers do not support it though, but there's some talk that it will be introduced in the next year or so.
- w1ntermute 14y agoThis shouldn't be an issue with LTE, right?
- a3_nm 14y agoPlease make it open source as well as free of charge! It could be a useful example to extend.