Anyone have a 5G capable phone, unlocked they want to sell?
2022-12-16 by: mike@geeklabs.com
From: mike@geeklabs.com ------------------------------------------------------ Lynn,=0A=0AHaving played with several "5G" phones recently, I can tell yo= u the phone and service varies a lot. I'm using a Pixel Po 7 on fi.google= .com and I track when I'm on T-Mobile or Sprint. When either is good and = 5G, they seem to be spectacular. I use it as a hotspot and can't tell I'm= not on fiber unless I ping/traceroute. They experience is good.=0Afi.goo= gle routes all traffic via their VPN, which also has benefits and sometim= es weird issues. I sometimes add OpenVPN on the phone and/or laptop conne= cted to it.=0A=0AUntil it's not. So many variables. Not all 5g is seeming= ly equal, even with 4+ bars. Probably because someone is soaking up the b= andwidth.=0A=0AT-Mobile is the network I ride most, in Chattanooga and on= the road. I see that I'm on Sprint sometimes, but their coverage is not = as good, or the phone just prefers T-Mobile. I don't know which.=0A=0AI t= hink it comes down to ecosystem you dive into. I went Google. My wife Nan= cy is on AT&T/Cricket and Apple (iPhone/Mac/etc). Mostly on AT&T/Cricket = so that if T-Mobile and Sprint don't work, AT&T usually does. Or vica-ver= sa.=0A=0AAs for Verizon... ugh.. I shy away from them for mental health r= easons. Been a customer several times, always ends badly.=0ADecember 12, = 2022 11:30 PM, "Lynn Dixon" wrote:=0A=0AHey y'all,=0AI'm looking for any= 5G capable phone, one that isn't carrier locked and works on ATT and Ver= izon. Tmobile would be a plus. Don't mind if its Android or Apple. Cheape= r the better of course, as I'm really looking to compare service across t= he 3 carriers. Iphone 12 and later I know are capable of 5g and work on a= ll the carriers.=============================================================== From: Chad Smith ------------------------------------------------------ I don't want to sell mine, which is fine since I'm still in China anyway, but I *highly* recommend the OnePlus 9 Pro. I never knew a phone could be this cool. And it's very close to stock Android. (Or at least it was when I first got it, some updates have made that less true - but still more true than any other phone I've ever had.) I am less hyped about the 10 Pro, since it came out after the Oppo acquisition was finalized. *- Chad W. Smith*