@rocket2nfinity I switched off data roaming (can't see/find a cell roaming) button and calls and texts still work.

@amuva A few weeks ago I began rushing to port my number back to my old sprint iphone (undesirable) because of the 3G shutdown when I too noticed just last night that I could still make and receive calls on 3G on my 3a with Red Pocket GSMA (thanks to the posters above). DOES ANYONE know what is going on--are they phasing out the service, or shutting it down altogether as I was informed? Or, are they leaving some service up because of the backlash/backlog? In my case, the porting process was supposed to take 40 minutes to go from Red Pocket to Sprint. The 40 minute process has turned into 2 WEEKS because no one can get through to Red Pocket!

I am somewhat heartened to know that I am not the only one, as so many are figuratively scratching their heads about the status of 3G--what a clusterf**k of a 'transition'--although it would be a lot more heartening to see the need for such a transition and the process for individuals to accomplish it laid out in a coherent, simple and convincing manner.

By the way, I get and send SMS but still no MMS regardless of the network woes. Does anyone know how I could get and send MMS on the 3a?

@melu9wuv I thought it was my case, also. Any news on other fixes (I read the problem thread) for this?

@rdl85 I have the same problem on my pixel 3a. At first, I thought it was the case surrounding the phone interfering with the mic. But, as you noted, audibility of my voice is fine when off the speakerphone. Any bug fixes set for this?

@esoteric I will look at them again and see if I can mimic your process with red pocket...the difficulty I find is whether to use RP or AT&T (base carrier) settings.

@melu9wuv Meant to write that SMS works, but not MMS.

Wish I could get MMS to work, but only MMS does atm. Red Pocket GSMA service on GP3a.

@rik no, it's okay. MMS works now. Thanks!

@rik Thank you! I had no idea. Like I said previously in another thread, I hope to be as much help to others soon as you are to me now!

@keneda I see better now. It is on stable. Should I try Development or RC instead?

@lakotaubp I guess so. When I press 1 on the phone, it doesn't auto dial. When I hit 1 then the phone icon, it looks like it's dialing then fails. When I call RedPocket using my phone number, it says the VM hasn't been set up yet and doesn't allow me to access my VM. Not sure how to fix this.

@fredldotme I'm not sure which is which--I downloaded and flashed my phone from the Ubuntu Touch site for GP3a.

Is VM functional in the 16.04 Release? Using a GP3a through RedPocket.

@rik messaging on my 3a through RedPocket GSMA is send only--not receiving. Have checked MMS and AT&T internet (and unchecked latter, also), stopped wifi, set to 3G and slower, all to no avail. Do I need to change APN settings or what else could I try?

@rik Thank you, that is very helpful to note.

@rocket2nfinity thank you. I wish to be as helpful and informative to others one day, assisting others in their flight from big tech to open source like UBT. Power to the people.

@rocket2nfinity very helpful, thanks. any work better than others when it comes to SMS?

@keneda Thank you

@totalsonic Thank you, but this appears to be currently beyond my capability to understand. I will have to work at this for some time to figure out what to do.

@keneda Thanks. When I plug in the USB, neither the phone nor the computer recognize each other as file containers. The only thing that happens is a slow trickle charge of the phone. Bluetooth fails to work, either sending or receiving, or via the app mentioned below. The error message is "this bluetooth device or computer cannot process files of this type". When I swipe left on a file I want to share, the 'share via bluetooth' wording appears, but nothing happens.