I've been beating my head against similar issues for a couple months now and I think I finally found an explanation. The problem seems to be in the modem/firmware/configuration on some "5G compatible" devices.I think it is in the modem configuration ...
Update to this. The SIM card didn't help, it's just that intermittent. Sometimes I have as many as 3 days without issues, other days it's every hour or two. It's been about 2 months of this and I give up.I spent some time talking with a Telus netwo...
Nope, it's a Public Mobile SIM! I just didn't want to wait for one to be mailed out so I went and got one in person. The Telus/Koodo stores still carry them.
I've got an 8T in Edmonton as well and had all kinds of weird connectivity issues after the 5G rollout, it just seemed flakey. So did my other ancient Mi5X with an old SIM card. . After trying all the flavours of OxygenOS 11-13 and a few custom roms...
Well, replacing the SIM card with a brand new one seems to have done it. My phone hasn't dropped out in nearly 48 hours. It even says it is connecting to 5G now (with 4G speed limits). I didn't get VoLTE back (it used to work) but my phones aren't ...