Anyone daily driving the Nord N10 5g in USA?
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@UTUS Excellent camera, VoLTE works, SMS works on 24.04-1 daily. MMS is mixed on all UT devices right now due to the changeover to RCS in the US. One to one MMS will likely work, group MMS can be quirky. RCS does not work.
We have work a rounds for the things that are still in progress, it is daily drivable. The N10 and N100 are the two to use for the US at the moment. The updated OP6/T port is also coming and will likely be the third.
Join us in the North American Issues Telegram channel and we will walk you through it. Instructions are also here in the N10/N100 forum sections.
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@rocket2nfinity Awesome thanks so much!
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@UTUS Read the notes carefully about eBay bought devices and unlock tokens. We've had people buy from eBay and get one, others OnePlus refused. Haven't straightened out what is going on with that. N100 does not need a token for any version. N10 go with a BE2026, which is completely unlocked, if you want to avoid all the hassle.
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@UTUS I second the assessment of @rocket2nfinity .
I've always found MMS a bit quirky, but largely it works except for group messages. Can vary a bit depending on provider and APN settings.
Group messages have been a known issue for 5+ years, Ibelieve there's just no fix. I receive nothing, no notification, no error, when someone sends a group message. No way to know anything was sent. I just tell my contacts I can't do group texts. It's more awkward now that iOS picked up RCS.. everyone expects group messages should work.
So far as I know, RCS is on the radar of the devs, but not really even a work in progress yet.. they do incredible work with few people, mostly unpaid.
In Canada, this is the most unusable part of UT. Otherwise it's great! Somehow even my banking works, though this isn't the case for most.Definitely look into bootloader unlocking before buying. Surest way, as stated, is BE2026 (North American version, non-carrier specific). Most people succeed in getting an unlock token from Oneplus eventually, but they now seem to say they only send one when given proof of purchase from an official vendor or something.
Downgrading to aporopriate Android is a bit tricky.. follow the instructions, using MSM tool and EDL mode. You'll figure it out!
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@rocket2nfinity said
We have work a rounds for the things that are still in progress, it is daily drivable.
Is there a workaround for no WiFi calling ?
Openstore shows Telegram - says it can make calls, but it looks like only app-to-app -but not to PSTN.
I search using terms 'VOIP', and linphone shows up, but that says 'no longer available'.
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@oldbutndy Waydroid has passthrough for the VoIP clients I tried. VoIP.ms app worked, and several other clients.
The only drawbacks being needing the app open and unsuspended to receive calls, and no notifications in the main navbar. So, it will drain battery having Waydroid open all the time.
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@rocket2nfinity
Thank you for a possible solution, but bummer on battery drain !
I need to research what effects of 24/7 charging would be on battery life.
Could do that while phone in home office, then Waydroid off for mobility / cell use. -
@rocket2nfinity said in Anyone daily driving the Nord N10 5g in USA?:
Excellent camera, VoLTE works, SMS works on 24.04-1 daily.
So ? working volte got in 24.04-1 daily ?
might return to installer and switch bleeding edge to it then . -
@vverve I recently installed UT on my Nord N10 5g BE2026, and I am using a daily image which shows as 24.04-1.x (2026-02-17/2).
VoLTE works for me.
I'm using a Redpocket SIM on AT&T as my carrier.
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L libremax referenced this topic
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Also daily driving the N10 on 24.04.1 daily channel. It works great for me, but there is one issue regarding if you are on WiFi and receive an MMS, your MMS may stop working. But I don't use WiFi very much, so it was not a big deal for me.
I bought the 2028 variant, and I had to hack the settings.xml, I wrote a little blog post about it, but you are probably smart enough to do it without my input. Still, if you want to see the step by step and the pitfall I ran into, here it is:
https://alaskalinuxuser3.ddns.net/Ubuntu Touch works on AT&Ts whitelist.html
Also, if you purchase refurbished models from Amazon, that seems to be confirmed to work with OnePlus to get the unlock token.
