Only Fairphone 4 is currently available in the US via their US partner Murena. While I could get that one, I want to support Fairphone by boosting sales of their current model. If I were to buy one and put in a US SIM card, would I be able to make and receive calls?

  • VodkaSolution @feddit.it
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    8 hours ago

    Check the 5g frequencies of the phone and the telephone company. Sometimes they differ for some frequency but that does not impact the phone too much. I had an Indian Nord and it worked flawlessly in EU although some frequencies were not supported

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    6 hours ago

    I can say say first hand that pf5 works in the us. At the time I used T-Mobile, but no problems with connectivity.

    T-Mobile is based in Germany, so cell service is still functional between continents.

    Currently I don’t have T-Mobile, but have the murena esim, they do utilize the T-Mobile network though. Haven’t been in the US with the esim, but I can still use it fine on wireless or roaming

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    I very well could be wrong, but if it doesnt go through FCC approval, the device itself might be blocked on US carriers. I hope I’m wrong, I’d love to see the ff5 here

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    I’ve been using a FP5 on Mint Mobile in rural US for about a year maybe; It’s worked pretty well so far. I get decent 5G in the (very) small town I live in, and decent 4G in most other places out in the sticks.