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Minimal Phone 2

328 points · 262 comments · nashashmi

  1. panja · · focus · HN ↗
    I just wish I could get an answer from them on why a brand new phone is missing some pretty important LTE/5G bands in the US
    1. littlecranky67 · · focus · HN ↗
      Well because the phone is not supposed to be used for mindless doomscrolling but calling. Highspeed not needed.
      1. platybubsy · · focus · HN ↗
        Won't missing bands affect the reliability as well, not just the speed?
      2. hurfdurf · · focus · HN ↗
        In the USA there's only VoLTE/VoNR via 4G/5G, 2G and 3G networks have been shut down a while ago.
      3. [deleted] · · focus · HN ↗

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    2. ac29 · · focus · HN ↗
      Which ones? I was prepared to complain about this as well but it supports every band under 3GHz on my carrier
      1. snazz · · focus · HN ↗
        It would probably work on T-Mobile and maybe on Verizon, but it’s missing b14, b30, and b29 which are definitely required for AT&T (not to mention AT&T’s whitelist). Also weird that it doesn’t have any 5G FDD bands other than n71.

        Edit: Verizon would also benefit from b48, although that may be optional.

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