What network connectivity does it have for US?

embedding-shape 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but they're aiming to serve the EU and UK (and Norway and Switzerland) markets only. Although, with that said, the page for the September 2026 phone says this (https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-sept-26):

> LTE FDD: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28AB, 66

> LTE TDD: 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

> 5G NR: n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78

But I have no idea if that means it'll work for you in the US/elsewhere.

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toast0 2 hours ago | parent [-]

> But I have no idea if that means it'll work for you in the US/elsewhere.

Yeah, that's a fun part of the crazy bandplan for lte/5g where it's just a little here and there without global coordination.

But a look here [1], says it has all 5G bands for AT&T, 2/4 bands for TMo, and 4/5 for Verizon. Seems maybe a bit iffy for TMo, one of the missing bands is n71 (600 MHz) which is extended range that helps fill in coverage.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_5G_NR_networks

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kevvok an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Also missing Band 13, which is Verizon’s main band for coverage

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shmerl an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Why aren't modern SoC modems just support all bands? How hard is it?

	▲	microtonal 35 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Just a guess: maybe it requires fairly expensive certification that is not worth it when a SoC family is barely used in a region (yes, I know, chicken-egg).