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Canada: Rogers and Fido now support HD Voice

Categories: Fido, Rogers
By: , IntoMobile
Monday, October 15th, 2012 at 1:22 AM

WIND Mobile, Bell and TELUS have been offering HD Voice for quite some time and now Rogers Wireless and its youth-brand Fido are joining the trend. The carrier quietly rolled out new capability, providing its customers with a clearer call quality. Here’s what Rogers said in an email to MobileSyrup:

Rogers Network is capable of supporting HD Voice for devices that are HD voice compliant. Customers with handsets that support HD voice will experience clearer call quality and enhanced suppression of background noise. This feature is only available between two 3G/4G handsets on our network that are both HD voice compliant.

When it comes to which devices support the new feature, the list includes Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Apple iPhone 5, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, Nokia X7-00, HTC EVO 3D (PG86310), HTC Raider (PH39150), Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Sony Ericsson Xperia U, Nokia N8-00, Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro, HTC One S, Motorola Quench, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, Sony Ericsson Xperia S, Sony Ericsson Pro and Sony Xperia Ion.

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