T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus 4G Does Not Support Voice Calls

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There had been some conflicting information on whether the Samsung T-Mobile Galaxy 7.0 Plus with a SIM card for T-Mobile USA’s 4G HSPA+ network will support voice call, and the answer is no. We have just received our unit of the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus for T-Mobile–the WiFi version was already reviewed–and we’ll be posting our thoughts and opinions on how the 4G version is different than the WiFi version before long.

In our review of the WiFi version of the tablet, we had noted that Yahoo! News had reported at first that voice calls were capable: "What's more, the Samsung tablet offers voice and video call support without requiring the use of a headset." As it turns out, there is no voice capability and that information is inaccurate, anyway for voice calls through T-Mobile’s voice network. T-Mobile’s version of the tablet remains a data-only device.

Users can attempt to make VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calls through third-party apps and services like Skype, nevertheless. Actually, like the Galaxy Tab 7 that the 7.0 Plus model replaces, there is no phone icon for T-Mobile’s iteration.

The original international version of the Galaxy Tab 7 did support voice calling, however that feature was stripped on variants for U.S. carriers.

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