<![CDATA[Requesting info on Ubuntu Touch]]> I reside in the USA and using an Apple iPhone for the past 12 years or more and my carrier is AT&T. I would like to dump the iPhone and purchase one of the compatible phones for Ubuntu Touch. I have not looked at any particular make yet. Is it possible using Touch to not use a carrier in my case AT&T and run the phone off a Wifi System only? Could I use my same cell number? Other than the invasion of privacy by Google and Apple are there any other benefits?

Thanks

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/topic/5566/requesting-info-on-ubuntu-touchRSS for NodeMon, 18 May 2026 18:14:30 GMTMon, 25 Jan 2021 17:07:47 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Requesting info on Ubuntu Touch on Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:00:25 GMT]]>@rondarius said in Requesting info on Ubuntu Touch:

@ragz this might help
https://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/index.html

Thanks!

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/45501https://forums.ubports.com/post/45501Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:00:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Requesting info on Ubuntu Touch on Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:34:21 GMT]]>@ragz this might help
https://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/index.html

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/45494https://forums.ubports.com/post/45494Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:34:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Requesting info on Ubuntu Touch on Mon, 25 Jan 2021 18:49:00 GMT]]>@ragz
Yes it is as simple as swaping the SIM card.
About information, there is not a single place, sorry.

There was a project about a beginners' guide, but I'm not sure where it landed.
Maybe someone with a better memory will dig that out 😉 before I can find time to search for it.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/45443https://forums.ubports.com/post/45443Mon, 25 Jan 2021 18:49:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Requesting info on Ubuntu Touch on Mon, 25 Jan 2021 18:40:23 GMT]]>@applee That certainly clarified a few questions. Once I purchase and install Touch do I then swap out my sim card from the iPhone and put it into the phone with Touch and start making and receiving calls or is it more involved?

Is there somewhere on this site where I may read basic information explaining the reasons going to Touch and it's capabilities?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/45442https://forums.ubports.com/post/45442Mon, 25 Jan 2021 18:40:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Requesting info on Ubuntu Touch on Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:30:04 GMT]]>Hi @ragz
As far as I know you cannot keep your cell number without a carrier.
If you're thinking about having a carrier plan but only using calls over wifi, this is not supported by Ubuntu Touch because of the different implementations made by various providers.

But you can use your phone over wifi without any SIM card.
Making calls using Axolotl (Signal), Fluffychat (Matrix) or Teleports (Telegram) is not yet possible but it is a goal all those apps wish to achieve.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/45437https://forums.ubports.com/post/45437Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:30:04 GMT