I picked this phone from Backmarket for 70 USD. I cleaned it up and started debloating and slightly degoogling it. The bootloader is locked unfortunately, but you can debug this phone.
It runs very smooth for being 7 years old and running on Android 11 (upgraded from Android 9).
Wifi calling and texting from Delta chat works, i even tried the video calling and suprisingly, it worked really well too. Now i just gotta try out the data.
- Apps being used: (everything except from Trip Plans and Grab are downloaded from Droid-ify)
- Trip Plans: this is the app i gotta use to communicate with my group on my trip. This and Grab are the only “Google” apps on here.
- Grab: Southeast Asia version of Uber
- Mucke: Music Player
- Episteme: Book/PDF reader
- Ciphernotes: Note taking app
- Etar: Calander
- NFC Alarm Clock: setting alarms and timers
- Binary Eye: app to read bar codes and QR codes
- BlockAds: ad and tracker blocker
- GeauxWeather: Weather App
- Cache Cleaner: (not located on screen) this app helps clean out all cache in your system and user apps. Can also be set to remove and delete data.
- Keyboard: AnySoftKeyboard
- Browser: Ironfox
- Ripple( not located on screen) a app to trigger an action to protect privacy, depending on what app it is. Some apps hide/disguise or delete data, etc.
US phone users in the US dont have to buy international phones just because someone is visiting outside of the country.
They do work overseas; if you buy the right phone plan. Most of us use the option to buy an international plan from a carrier (Verizon, Tmobile, AT&T).
I can also get a local sim or buy an international esim/sim for data. Wifi would only be for calling. We do have options, we just gotta pay attention to what we pick depending on what we are trying to do outside of the country and what the phone is.
This is annoying, you don’t seem to understand what you’re being told.
Again, the SIM only grants token access, it has nothing to do with your phone’s localization. Your equipment needs to conform to local standards, and your LTE radio is likely locked to certain channels. For example:
These are the LTE bands for North America.
These are the LTE bands used in Asia.
They aren’t the same. If your phone is baseband-locked to the USA, you aren’t getting on certain LTE networks no matter what esim or SIM you have.