I did read it as you intended as I had to place it in context.
There seem to be two issues
The obvious one where the use of English isn’t endemic and the grammar and inference can be lost
Cultural differences. I often get told off for my tone as it may be seem critical of a person, whereas I’m just trying to understand the person’s problem(s)
Whereas people usually come with a request for practical help, some posts are just complaints about other people, or Fairphone etc.
So where there is a comment that is a complaint about another ‘body’ it is hard to address as the author is already not totally OK, so then I find I’m trying to address the emotion of the author: and via language and culture that’s a minefield.
So I can see how easy it was for @Lidwien to challenge the comment and it’s great. Without the challenge it may well have been misunderstood by others, so thank each of you for staying with it.
I have owned a fair phone in the USA now for close to 4 years. I had a fair phone 2 for up until just under a month ago. I have been using T-Mobile the entire time. I had access to 3G as I recall until 3G was phased out, and then I weathered through using edge on the Fairphone 2 and wi-fi. I now am using the Fairphone 4 and had some questions and curiosities about how risky it might be to contact T-Mobile as it appears my lte/volte is not currently functioning, based on my research this sounds maybe common. I’m curious if anyone has had any luck around this?
I’m pasting the latest message, the first one I’ve received, from T-Mobile about this:
T-Mobile: ACTION NEEDED: You must update your LTE/ VoLTE settings and install any pending software updates for the best network experience. Follow our step-by-step instructions Get the best from T-Mobile's network | T-Mobile Support . Still need help? Call 611 or visit a store.
I think most people in the US, just replace the stock ROM with Lineage. I think the consensus is that the stock ROM is problematic for VoLTE in the US, but that Lineage’s ROM works. That is what I did. In my case, I replaced the stock ROM with Lineage within the first hour of owning my FP4 and VoLTE works just fine. If there are others using the stock ROM without problems, they will need to chime in.
Yes, I’m curious to hear if any Fairphone 4 owners in the USA have had any luck turning on lte/volte with the stock ROM? Has anyone tried calling t-mobile?
Also, would there be any reason to be hesitant to call T-Mobile? As my 5g, 4G and most functions of the phone seem to be working quite fine.
I’m curious also, why is it that Lineage seems to work fine, but not the stock ROM?
I’ve taken some time to look through some forums, please forgive me if I’m missing some basic information!
Thank you for thinking of me! I definitely would want to share and make the most use of my FP2, however I am planning to keep it for international travel and other adventures when I don’t want to be lugging around a nicer phone. I’m also contemplating other ways I might keep it in use. I will keep this post in mind if I know of anyone who might be wishing to pass on for better use!
FP doesn’t work well with Verizon in the USA. You are using a phone that is not officially supported in the United States. T-Mobile is your best option. If you are using the stock ROM, it will not work well, either. You will need to use a ROM like Lineage. Many have confirmed that FP works with T-Mobile if you are using Lineage. If you are determined to use Verizon or the stock ROM, you will most likely need to change your phone to a model that is something other than the FP.
