Does the Light Phone work with Public Mobile?

[thecynic]

Hi there,

I'm looking at getting a Light Phone II, but I'm wondering if it will work on Public Mobile.

Currently, this device doesn't ship to Canada, but I was told by light customer support they were working on getting the phone to work with Telus. If that happens, will it work with Public?

Thanks.

[DennyCrane]

@thecynic You'll have no end of issues. I would not recommend it. @softech explained it well.

[Phil_Adelphus]

@thecynic   Light Phone II has compatibility checker says for Canada "Unfortunately, none of the current versions of the Light Phone II are compatible with your region".  I don't think there's a guarantee that if it eventually works for Telus that it will work for PM.  

https://www.thelightphone.com/compatibility-checker 

[dust2dust]

HSPA = 3G = UMTS = WCDMA. This place most definitely does still use it. It would be ideal if your phone has been enabled for volte here though. But it doesn't look your phone in question will work for volte.

[thecynic]

I don't think PM uses 3G for voice calls - Canada is working on shutting down most 3G towers. On this page, it doesn't mention 3G for voice calls: https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/bc/get-help/articles/check-your-phones-compatibility

[Yummy]

https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/bc/get-help/articles/check-your-phones-compatibility

[softech]

@thecynic 

Light Phone II is 4G/LTE only but PM uses 3G for voice calls unless phones are on its VoLTE whitelist, which Light Phone is not.  Since Light Phone 2 has ONLY 4G, it cannot connect to PM 3G network for voice calls