Verizon's HD voice and video chat feature is now live, just
like it promisedback in August. The carrier officially calls
it "Advanced Calling 1.0," and it lets you make high-
definition voice calls over LTE to other Verizon phones
that also have the capability.
Its video chat function, on the other hand, is a
combination of HD voice and real-time video feed,
though it can transfer the video portion of the call from
LTE to Verizon WiFi when available. Anyone with a
compatible device can access the feature at no additional
charge, with HD voice costing the same as your standard
call rates. Video, however, will be billed as data, with one
minute eating up between six to eight MB.
As great as Advanced Calling sounds, you unfortunately
can't use it all the time -- as we mentioned earlier, it
only works if you and the person you're calling
arebothusing Verizon phones with the capability. The bad
news is, there are only two compatible devicesright now
(the Samsung Galaxy S5and the LG G2), though the
carrier promises to add more to the list over time. If you
do have those phones, simply install the software update
that recently rolled out to your devices and follow the
instructionson the Advanced Calling page to change your
settings and enable the feature.
Verizon begins offering Advanced Calling 1.0 across its
nationwide network on select smartphones.
Quote