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EVDO-Only a bad idea?

dcdttu

Well-Known Member
Oct 15, 2009
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I put my phone to EVDO-only because I thought my phone was having issues staying on EV, as it would go to 1X all the time. I read elsewhere on a post on howardforums that CDMA phones (specifically the Touch Pro and I guess now the Hero) need 1X to make calls and receive txt messages. Sure enough, when I put my phone in EVDO only, I could no longer receive calls or texts.

So why, I wonder, is there even such an option? It basically becomes data-only.

Anyone else experience this?
 

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