Post Az0cmzNOssnaJmXJ6e by kabo@liberdon.com
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 (DIR) Post #Az0cmwGYRsXYfgJIWG by thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz
       2025-10-07T20:48:08Z
       
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       Annoying. Kim got a message from Spark saying her phone won't be supported after they turn off 3G and, sure enough, while it supports all the necessary 4G and 5G bands, it doesn't support VOLTE calling.But in reality the phone (Motorola Edge 30 Neo) does support VOLTE, it's just that Spark haven't enabled it from their end.The good news is that 2degrees does support VOLTE on the Moto Edge 30 Neo so I guess it's time for a new provider. Thank god for number portability.
       
 (DIR) Post #Az0cmxtEPZ4XhvPhRY by thomasbeagle@mastodon.nz
       2025-10-07T20:55:50Z
       
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       Unfortunately this means that buying interesting phones from overseas and using them in New Zealand is going to get a lot more complicated.If a local provider doesn't choose to enable VoLTE on their network for your phone model, you're going to be out of luck.Or am I missing something?
       
 (DIR) Post #Az0cmzNOssnaJmXJ6e by kabo@liberdon.com
       2025-10-08T19:35:30Z
       
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       @thomasbeagle Not sure checking your phone is on one list qualifies as a lot harder.I've always imported pixel phones so I can run grapheneos. It's not about "interesting" it's about privacy and security.