Are there any Americans in the States using UT?
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Looking for Americans in the States who have dropped their Apple and Google phones and opted for UT. Like to know if they had any issues with the carriers like AT&T, Verizon, etc pertaining to connections?
Any issues with texting, pictures, emails, etc? Losing cell connection or WiFi?
Perhaps it is untested in the USA and more common in the EU.
Thank you
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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.
