Are there any Americans in the States using UT?
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@ragz I have used Ubuntu Touch on and off for the past year or so on different devices, although I am not currently using it (I am running CalyxOS on a Pixel 4a).
Phone functionality worked fine for me on an AT&T MVNO when I had my SIM card in a Nexus 5 and later a OnePlus 3 running Ubuntu Touch. The biggest hurdle to get over is the limited applications available on Ubuntu Touch.
Your best bet is to buy a well-supported phone (like a Nexus 5 for something cheaper, or a OnePlus 3/3T for something newer and more powerful), install Ubuntu Touch on it, and try it out.
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@wilson said in Are there any Americans in the States using UT?:
@ragz I have used Ubuntu Touch on and off for the past year or so on different devices, although I am not currently using it (I am running CalyxOS on a Pixel 4a).
Phone functionality worked fine for me on an AT&T MVNO when I had my SIM card in a Nexus 5 and later a OnePlus 3 running Ubuntu Touch. The biggest hurdle to get over is the limited applications available on Ubuntu Touch.
Your best bet is to buy a well-supported phone (like a Nexus 5 for something cheaper, or a OnePlus 3/3T for something newer and more powerful), install Ubuntu Touch on it, and try it out.
Thanks Wilson.
So I can insert the sim card from my iphone into lets say the nexus 5 with touch, try it out, if I dislike then reinsert the sim card back into my iPhone and no harm done correct?thanks
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@ragz said in Are there any Americans in the States using UT?:
if I dislike then reinsert the sim card back into my iPhone and no harm done correct?
Correct.
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@ragz... I might be using it in the USA and it... might be just fine
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It seems main US telecom operators (ATT, T-Mobile) are dropping GSM/2G/3G for supporting only VoLTE and that is an issue to use UT.
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@libremax said in Are there any Americans in the States using UT?:
It seems main US telecom operators (ATT, T-Mobile) are dropping GSM/2G/3G for supporting only VoLTE and that is an issue to use UT.
Please explain how that is an issue with UT.
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@ragz It's only an issue with an older phone -- it will affect my Nexus 4, since it's 3G. But you are correct in that it is not a UT issue, it's a phone issue.
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@totalrando
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@ragz UT rely on oFono for modem management and it seems oFono (at least in many case) is not currently working with VoLTE.
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@libremax I'm on a 3G phone using Tracfone and it works fine. But 3G is being phased out anyway, so I am upgrading.
