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If phone companies are whitelisting phone models this is an issue that won't be solved anytime soon. Maybe with one of the next generations of mobile phone stan
by pmontra 2y ago
If phone companies are whitelisting phone models this is an issue that won't be solved anytime soon. Maybe with one of the next generations of mobile phone standards.
A couple of questions to the Australian mates here:
If I enter Australia as a tourist with my phone, which worked there 5 years ago, do I probably end up with a phone that will work only on WiFi and place calls only with WhatsApp or other similar apps? I assume this is the case.
What are tourists doing to workaround this problem? Do they buy the cheapest throw away phone at a phone operator shop at the airport?
- the_mitsuhiko 2y agoFor as long as you roam and don't put a local SIM card in, you are good. If you end up adding a local non roaming SIM card you will have your phone banned on that network.
- izacus 2y agoIf you read to the end, some telcos even banned VoLTE on phones that were roaming on their networks. Also emergency calls aren't routed via roaming, so you are very likely to end up not being able to make a call for help.
- pmontra 2y agoThanks. When I was there in 2019 I put a local SIM in my phone. I used it to call hotels, rentals, etc. That was part of the cost of the vacation and it seems that it won't be possible anymore. I'd have to use my country's of origin SIM, a probably disable data to be safe against unexpected costs. According to the other reply to your message, my original SIM might not work. An extra phone is a bit too much, but maybe there are some very low cost phone to place calls and to use it as WiFi hotspot. Anyway, they didn't play that transition well.