09-09-2020, 02:32 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-09-2020, 03:52 PM by bcnaz.
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(09-09-2020, 01:18 PM)WarpLover Wrote:(08-31-2020, 11:11 AM)firefox-58 Wrote: ATM I can only make and receive calls with UB-Touch. Phosh fails and also do plasma mobile. With different flavours, but BOTH are not possible to make reliable in- and outgoing calls.Sorry if this make me sound dense, but are you paying for a carrier to make that call?
@WarpLover
Yes, you will need a carrier to be able to talk or text on your cell phone, I guess it may be possible to use wifi calling,
but you would still need access to a wifi connection to place 'free calls'.
I have also heard about government assistance for phone service, but I do not have any details on that.
And there are a few that only charge you when you actually use them.
But realistically, basic unlimited talk and text with a few gb of data will cost you about $25 USD for one month of service, while if you give up the data, and only use the talk and text functions you 'may' get Limited service as cheap as $10 USD for a month.
BUT, in MOST cases YES you will have to pay to something to connect to a carrier...
There are also options that can cost hundreds of dollars per month......
NOTE :
At the moment Mobian is the most usable, dependable operating system on the Pine phone, Second would be Post Market (PMOS)
Those both come with Phosh desktops, but can be changed to other destops with a bit of effort. (KDE, Xfce etc...)
Ubuntu with the Limori desktop was a leader early this year, but then it quit working, I am not certain if it is currently working.
I currently have one Brave Heart phone running Mobian, one PMOS Community edition phone running Mobian, one PMOS Community edition phone running on Post Market.
*** I used Ubuntu on my Brave Heart phone first, until it stopped working for me.
****** I understand Ubuntu Touch is working now, So I thought to be fair I should add that..!
A fellow forum member tells me it is his favorite at the moment.