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The pinephone only has a wifi radio and lacks any cell radios, thus it is incapable of connecting to cellular networks. It's basically an 'internet tablet' and
by craftyguy 7y ago
The pinephone only has a wifi radio and lacks any cell radios, thus it is incapable of connecting to cellular networks. It's basically an 'internet tablet' and not a phone (at least in the 'traditional' sense) like the name suggests.
- fabrice_d 7y agoI think you are talking about the Necunos device. The pinephone is ... a phone. See https://www.pine64.org/pinephone/ https://www.pine64.org/pinephone/ where they list the modem being a "Quectel EG-25G with worldwide bands".
- craftyguy 7y agoOops, yea I was thinking of the Necunos.
- redwards510 7y agoThen why does it say this: we also settled on the number, and the implementation of, privacy switches on the phone – there will be 4 switches in total: for the i) BT/Wifi module, ii) the modem, iii) cameras (front/back) and iv) lastly for the microphone. and right on the pinephone page it says it has this chip: https://www.quectel.com/product/eg25g.htm https://www.quectel.com/product/eg25g.htm Key Benefits ● LTE Cat 4 module optimized for M2M and IoT applications ● Worldwide LTE, UMTS/HSPA+ and GSM/GPRS/EDGE coverage ● Multi-constellation GNSS receiver available for applications requiring fast and accurate fixes in any environment ● Feature refinements: supports DFOTA*, eCall and DTMF* ● MIMO technology meets demands for data rate and link reliability in modem wireless communication systems Sounds like a cell radio to me.