Will the UMIDIGI G9 and/or Oukitel C50 work on Public Mobile?

[publicuser1234]

Hi I was wondering if the UMIDIGI G9 5G and Oukitel C50 would work on Public Mobile's network thanks, I was thinking of maybe buying one.
After a quick google search it seems yes for the UMIDIGI?

[will13am]

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@computergeek541 wrote:

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@will13am wrote:

I would say on balance of probability that the Umidigi will work on this service and have VoLTE and 5G network access.  I have a Umidigi A13 pro that works and it is an older phone.  I would avoid the Oukitel.  Be mindful that Umidigi is not really into providing software support.  I think I got one update and that was it.  

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There's some debate about this, but I do not believe for second that the lack of devices working on Public Mobile's VoLTE  is because of device software. From what I've seen, it's become rather obvious that Public Mobile is actively blocking many devices from using VoLTE that are actually compatible.

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While I don't dispute indiscriminate whitelisting of 5G and VoLTE access by this service, OnePlus has been nothing short of a dumpster fire with their software.  It is well discussed online.  I used to be a fan of the company and owned some of their devices in the past, I would not touch it today.  

[computergeek541]

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@will13am wrote:

I would say on balance of probability that the Umidigi will work on this service and have VoLTE and 5G network access.  I have a Umidigi A13 pro that works and it is an older phone.  I would avoid the Oukitel.  Be mindful that Umidigi is not really into providing software support.  I think I got one update and that was it.  

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There's some debate about this, but I do not believe for second that the lack of devices working on Public Mobile's VoLTE  is because of device software. From what I've seen, it's become rather obvious that Public Mobile is actively blocking many devices from using VoLTE that are actually compatible.

[computergeek541]

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@hTideGnow wrote:

UMIDIGI G9 will work but you might need to manually update APN

Oukitel C50 will only works on 3G network but not 4G or LTE

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I wouldn't even suggest the Ouktel C50 to use on the 3g network. Not only will the 3g network be phased out (and to some extent, that has already started), the information that I see says that it only supports band 5 for HSPA that would be used by Public Mobile in some places.  I actually beleive that LTE comptability could actually be more likely because of mention in the specs of having LTE on band 7.

[will13am]

@publicuser1234 , I would say on balance of probability that the Umidigi will work on this service and have VoLTE and 5G network access.  I have a Umidigi A13 pro that works and it is an older phone.  I would avoid the Oukitel.  Be mindful that Umidigi is not really into providing software support.  I think I got one update and that was it.  

[hTideGnow]

hi @publicuser1234 

UMIDIGI G9 will work but you might need to manually update APN

Oukitel C50 will only works on 3G network but not 4G or LTE

[Handy1]

@publicuser1234  Not sure but what’s obvious to me is both of those phones are not on the PM voLTE white list so for that reason alone I would avoid if you ever intend to use it in the U.S. 

VoLTE white list

https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/on/get-help/articles/volte