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Re:Google Fiber Phone by danpat on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @06:36PM (#11385514)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wideband_audio

and more specific to cellular phones:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_Multi-Rate_Wideband

Search for "HD Voice" from the big cellular companies in the US. It usually requires handset support.

Re:Google Fiber Phone by X86BSD on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @07:49PM (#11385907)
I believe apple has supported this with the iPhone for several years now.
Re:Google Fiber Phone by DiabloD3 on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @09:15PM (#11386294)
As has Android, but AT&T and Verizon tend to lock out features like HD Voice and Wifi Calling to be iPhone only.
Re:Google Fiber Phone by X86BSD on Wednesday March 30, 2016 @03:27PM (#11392218)
T-Mobile is what I have. I think they were the first? But it sounds great on T-Mobile. I usually just talk to the wife both of us on iPhones and T-Mobile. And then I get the occasional call from someone else and I am like "What the !@# get a decent connection/phone/whatever!"
Re:Google Fiber Phone by ubersync on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @06:48PM (#11385600)
It is correct that both parties need this for better quality?
Re:Google Fiber Phone by redditplebs on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @07:12PM (#11385722)
It is, yes (and both possibly need to be on the same network - at least, I know this is the case for Verizon's HD calling).