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Gsm

AdamLove — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:50:57 GMT

Can I use GSM phone with public mobile....

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LovesToPM — Wed, 20 May 2020 16:17:35 GMT

Most current phones sold in Canada will work. GSM only phone will not work.

Public Mobile uses the following frequency bands:

4G LTE and LTE Advanced: 700 MHz, 850 MHz, 1900 MHz and 2100 MHz downlink and 1700 MHz uplink (AWS).
HSPA: 850 MHz, 1900 MHz (UMTS).

Do you have a specific phone in mind?

You can check for phone compatibility here:

https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/on/get-started

https://willmyphonework.net/

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NDesai — Wed, 20 May 2020 16:10:01 GMT

@AdamLove No, you cannot. Public Mobile only supports 3G and LTE.

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Naepalm — Wed, 20 May 2020 16:20:55 GMT

@AdamLove
Telus operates on 850/1900 HSPA frequencies. This is not GSM retro compatible and so you have to ensure the phone from Asia is HSPA compatible. LTE frequency for Telus should be 700 band.

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AdamLove — Wed, 20 May 2020 16:22:46 GMT

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AdamLove — Wed, 20 May 2020 16:26:13 GMT

I want to buy this...

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Staliger — Wed, 20 May 2020 16:27:02 GMT

@AdamLove S30 will work, but is it Galaxy S30? I guess it is still not released, no?

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NDesai — Wed, 20 May 2020 16:28:05 GMT

@AdamLove wrote:

That looks like a new design phone. Please find out the model and see its specification.

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AdamLove — Wed, 20 May 2020 16:28:57 GMT

I can order this phone on wish website

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darlicious — Wed, 20 May 2020 16:34:16 GMT

@AdamLove

Even if it is compatible unless you are getting for less than $50 a 2015 phone isn't worth it. If your price range is $100 to $200 look at the umidigi A3 series, A5 pro and F1, F2 phones on Amazon.ca. Even at regular price you will get way more bang for your buck.

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AdamLove — Wed, 20 May 2020 16:49:04 GMT

Its a 2020 new cell phone

With finger print and face recognition

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AdamLove — Wed, 20 May 2020 16:46:55 GMT

It only says S30 2020

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NDesai — Wed, 20 May 2020 17:22:00 GMT

@AdamLove wrote:
It only says S30 2020

It says it works on 4G LTE and 5G. So likely, it will work with Public Mobile, but not sure fully or partially with some frequencies. For this reason, you must find out its specifications. If you can't, there are other phones out there for that price as mentioned by darlicious.

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darlicious — Wed, 20 May 2020 17:38:48 GMT

@AdamLove

There are lots of members with umidigi phones including @will13am @popping @gblackma @Clive @justicebeans @CFPartDeux and a few others...the A5 pro is reg $175 with case and screenprotector $130 on a lightning sale taxes and shipping included. A phone on wish that doesn't tell you the brand is always worrisome.

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CFPartDeux — Wed, 20 May 2020 17:55:33 GMT

@darlicious wrote:
@AdamLove
There are lots of members with umidigi phones including @popping @gblackma @Clive @justicebeans @CFPartDeux and a few others...

Not me.....

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darlicious — Wed, 20 May 2020 17:59:37 GMT

@CFPartDeux

My apologies I must have mixed you up with someone else!

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popping — Wed, 20 May 2020 18:17:18 GMT

@darlicious wrote:
@AdamLove
There are lots of members with umidigi phones including @will13am @popping @gblackma @Clive @justicebeans @CFPartDeux and a few others...the A5 pro is reg $175 with case and screenprotector $130 on a lightning sale taxes and shipping included. A phone on wish that doesn't tell you the brand is always worrisome.

I treat my A5 Pro as disposable phone as it is expensive to send my A5 Pro to China for warranty repair or replacement. Don't compare A5 Pro against the flagship phones. It is mid level phone at entry level price.

It is nice that UMIDIGI supplies the screen protector and case. When I got it in November, the camera did not past my test. After a few firmware updates, the camera is getting better. Please note that my camera expectation is low. The volume was not high enough during a phone call. I found an instruction on adjust internal settings. It is fine now. It you don't want to change the internal settings, you can install Volume Booster GOODEV app. I am still happy with my purchase after 6 months.

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darlicious — Wed, 20 May 2020 18:53:25 GMT

@popping

Of the limited time I had to use the camera on the A5 pro until the bf lost it I was pretty happy with it with the exception of the poor low light capabilities. Mind you it couldnt compete with my galaxy A3 but has some good qualities that I think the average user would be pretty happy with the cameras capabilities. If bought at the $130 price point compared to the load of crap at that price point like the Maxwest or an RCA priced even higher or many other phones.....its an excellent deal. Spend $100 more and get a deal on the F2 and youll be really happy.

The repair in China problem is easily solved with the purchase of the phone on a credit card with device insurance. Originally I was going to make a claim to replace the cracked screen when the bf dropped the phone (on concrete) once he stopped using the protective case (dont ask) but he managed to lose it 3 weekes later. Im awaiting my cheque $112.90 ($10 deductible +2% of value per month.)

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popping — Wed, 20 May 2020 19:29:27 GMT

@darlicious

Good point about the buying with credit card with extended warranty insurance and first 3 months buyer protection. Unfortunately, I purchased my A5 Pro with GC on Amazon. I will remember to use my cc to buy another UMIDIGI mid level phone.

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srlawren — Wed, 20 May 2020 22:11:26 GMT

@AdamLove I'm confused. The model is S30, but what's the brand of this phone?