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RE: Sim cards and carriers, discussion - Bonesdog - 05-03-2021

Has anyone managed to setup a Google Fi Sim Card?


RE: Sim cards and carriers, discussion - rocket2nfinity - 05-04-2021

(05-03-2021, 07:35 AM)Bonesdog Wrote: Has anyone managed to setup a Google Fi Sim Card?
Yes, apn is h2g2. You will only get T-mobile service, not US Cellular or Sprint


RE: Sim cards and carriers, discussion - RodneyMyers - 05-04-2021

Does WiFi calling work?


RE: Sim cards and carriers, discussion - rocket2nfinity - 05-04-2021

(05-04-2021, 04:10 AM)RodneyMyers Wrote: Does WiFi calling work?
Sadly, no. There was a guy working on that. But, haven't seen progress on that in quite a while.


RE: Sim cards and carriers, discussion - Nutmeg - 06-15-2021

We just got Puretalk to work in U.S. But only running Arch OS. No other IS would work.


RE: Sim cards and carriers, discussion - nelstomlinson - 06-17-2021

Right now I have a Puretalk sim in a Manjaro Beta edition, and can make and receive calls and SMS, data is working.


RE: Sim cards and carriers, discussion - Nutmeg - 07-01-2021

(10-22-2020, 12:37 AM)dthaha Wrote:
(10-17-2020, 10:02 PM)bcnaz Wrote: Has anyone been able to get a Verizon or Verizon MVNO sim card to be recognized by the Pine phone ?

I guess 'plainenough' did get one going with the help from a Verizon employee at the retail store, but that seems to be the only one..?

So far in the US  it seems just AT&T and T-Mobile and their MVNO's are the carriers who have sim cards that work in the Pine phones.
US Mobile (not US Cellular) is a MVNO under their "Super LTE" branding and I have working calls, sms, and LTE. Tested under Manjaro Beta1 with the new modem firmware.
Can you provide any assistance for settings? We are hoping to try US Mobile but initial SIM install and activation and have occasional text, no phone.

(10-29-2020, 02:03 AM)drc Wrote: I use US Mobile for my PP. SIM card works and they have low monthly plans. This was the only carrier I found to work.
Did you have to use a 'dummy' phone? Can't get it to work with ours.


RE: Sim cards and carriers, discussion - rocket2nfinity - 07-01-2021

(07-01-2021, 10:27 PM)Nutmeg Wrote:
(10-22-2020, 12:37 AM)dthaha Wrote:
(10-17-2020, 10:02 PM)bcnaz Wrote: Has anyone been able to get a Verizon or Verizon MVNO sim card to be recognized by the Pine phone ?

I guess 'plainenough' did get one going with the help from a Verizon employee at the retail store, but that seems to be the only one..?

So far in the US  it seems just AT&T and T-Mobile and their MVNO's are the carriers who have sim cards that work in the Pine phones.
US Mobile (not US Cellular) is a MVNO under their "Super LTE" branding and I have working calls, sms, and LTE. Tested under Manjaro Beta1 with the new modem firmware.
Can you provide any assistance for settings? We are hoping to try US Mobile but initial SIM install and activation and have occasional text, no phone.

(10-29-2020, 02:03 AM)drc Wrote: I use US Mobile for my PP. SIM card works and they have low monthly plans. This was the only carrier I found to work.
Did you have to use a 'dummy' phone? Can't get it to work with ours.
For US Mobile Black SIM APN is vzwinternet

You have to register it with an android phone, then transfer the SIM to your Pinephone


RE: Sim cards and carriers, discussion - Nutmeg - 07-02-2021

(07-01-2021, 11:14 PM)rocket2nfinity Wrote: For US Mobile Black SIM APN is vzwinternet

You have to register it with an android phone, then transfer the SIM to your Pinephone



thanks @rocket2nfinity   When we signed up with US Mobile they said the White card was for GSM and the Black Card was for CMDA, so we were using the white card.  Perhaps the black card would work.  We did not try that.  



RE: Sim cards and carriers, discussion - rocket2nfinity - 07-02-2021

(07-02-2021, 02:09 PM)Nutmeg Wrote:
(07-01-2021, 11:14 PM)rocket2nfinity Wrote: For US Mobile Black SIM APN is vzwinternet

You have to register it with an android phone, then transfer the SIM to your Pinephone



thanks @rocket2nfinity   When we signed up with US Mobile they said the White card was for GSM and the Black Card was for CMDA, so we were using the white card.  Perhaps the black card would work.  We did not try that.  
Ahhh, the white SIM https://usmobile.helpdocs.io/device-setup/how-to-setup-your-device-on-gsm-if-you-use-android