09-03-2020, 02:22 PM
Not much concrete information about activating SIM cards. This is how I got lucky and got things to work without too much trouble. I can make and receive calls, send and receive texts, and have 4G data with PMOS. Hope this helps.
- Bought a Tracfone SIM and plan kit from eBay. I chose the T-Mobile network because Pinephone supports 3 of its LTE bands (2, 4, 12).
- Installed SIM on Pinephone and tried to activate on Tracfone website, but got an error at the IMEI information step.
- Installed SIM on Moto G5S+ and tried to activate, but got the same error.
- Reinstalled SIM on Pinephone and booted.
- Called customer support and successfully activated the SIM through their automated system. It never asked for IMEI information. I never even spoke to an actual human being.
- Rebooted phone.
- Profit.