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97 points MYEUHD | 2 comments | 12 Dec 25 07:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.45s | source

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fsflover ◴[12 Dec 25 10:13 UTC] No.46242650[source]▶

I'm happy that my smartphone, Librem 5, can already run without a battery.

1. autoexec ◴[12 Dec 25 15:29 UTC] No.46245033[source]▶

Can it reliably send and receive calls and texts yet though? https://old.reddit.com/r/Purism/comments/11ho5xo/the_good_th...

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2. fsflover ◴[13 Dec 25 21:13 UTC] No.46258119[source]▶

>>46245033 (TP) #

> T-Mobile would have to white list the phone for it to work. This is a real pain, especially since I have been needing to field some really important calls lately.

I guess, there is nothing you can do if your provider bans your hardware.

> it seems like it drops to 2g for the call

This means, the poster is using an outdated modem firmware, which should be upgraded by contacting Purism (AFAIK Purism isn't allowed to freely distribute it).

Calls seem to work fine for me.

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