10-24-2021, 07:38 PM
The main US networks T-Mobile, Verizon and ATT are turning off their 3G networks. They all have different dates. Makes 3G wireless spectrum available for other things, probably 5G.
The pinephone supports voLTE and it works on T-Mobile and Verizon. I've used it with RedPocket GSMT(T-Mobile network) and on Verizon. The modem shows the voLTE profile in use and that the ISM is configured. ATT has an allow only IMEI list of approved phones, until Pine64 does some shady backroom deal with ATT the pinephone will not be "tested" or approved. I've been using an H2O Wireless(ATT network) sim card. The pinephone modem has the ATT VoLTE profile active but can not register the ISM for VoLTE to work. H2O Wireless uses the ATT network, I was hoping they used there own VoLTE solution but that is not the case. The PinePhone will not work after February 2022 on ATT and most ATT MVNOs likes H2O.
If you are in the US, you will be limited to T-Mobile, Verizon and maybe UScellular base networks. And in many cases the unknown pinephone IMEI seems to mean SIM activation will require an approved phone. Then the sim card can be moved to the pinephone.
The pinephone supports voLTE and it works on T-Mobile and Verizon. I've used it with RedPocket GSMT(T-Mobile network) and on Verizon. The modem shows the voLTE profile in use and that the ISM is configured. ATT has an allow only IMEI list of approved phones, until Pine64 does some shady backroom deal with ATT the pinephone will not be "tested" or approved. I've been using an H2O Wireless(ATT network) sim card. The pinephone modem has the ATT VoLTE profile active but can not register the ISM for VoLTE to work. H2O Wireless uses the ATT network, I was hoping they used there own VoLTE solution but that is not the case. The PinePhone will not work after February 2022 on ATT and most ATT MVNOs likes H2O.
If you are in the US, you will be limited to T-Mobile, Verizon and maybe UScellular base networks. And in many cases the unknown pinephone IMEI seems to mean SIM activation will require an approved phone. Then the sim card can be moved to the pinephone.