tmiw

Just as a warning, the T-Mobile version of the OnePlus 6T is only single SIM and not dual SIM. You may want to continue buying direct from OnePlus if dual SIM is important.

gfunkdave

Just as an FYI, iOS 12.1, released today, enables the eSIM on the iPhone XS and XR. Apparently T-mobile and AT&T support eSIM already. Verizon announced it will not activate eSIMs until Apple fixes some bugs. It says it will be done before the end of the year.

tmiw

Not until later this year on T-Mobile and AT&T.

IslesFan

Silver Fox

So having got the Oreo 8.1 update to my G5 a couple of weeks back, I got back some storage and had almost 2GB free - which saved me having to go through deliberating over what next phone to get. Or so I thought. All of a sudden I got the "you are running low on storage" message. Very strange I thought. So I went through the apps and the noticeable one that had increased in size was Google Photos. I do not know if this is a known problem or not but as I send all pics/vids to the SD card I could not understand it. Nor could I find, using either the laptop or file manager etc, what on earth was filling it up. So, backup of phone in hand I decided to uninstall updates to Photos and see what happened. Storage went from >1.3GB to about 75MB. All the photos loaded correctly, I then thought that I would give it a go applying all the updates back on again (and these were ones I already had applied so I thought that I would be reproducing the issue) but it is now behaving itself and is at about 98MB now. Just wanted to mention that in case anyone has had the same issue.

On a similar note, has anyone tried on the G5 (or any Android that allows it) using the "format internal storage" to turn the SD card into potential storage for apps. I know some apps cannot change their storage to the SD card and wondered how much it bought people if they had tried it as I am trying to avoid buying a phone for now. I am interested in how much it freed up as well as any problems that may have been noticed. I know you need a speedy little SD card, I'm not a gamer so it is not going to be used for that if it makes a difference.

BSpeaker

In US not all phones allow GSM. That's why - OK no one snicker - I'm still on a Blackberry Z10. I actually love this dang phone. Dropped it many times and it's still fine. No issues with connectivity. No issues with swapping out cards in other countries. So, it's a bit beat up and the "OMG That is SOOOO LAST SEASON" folks roll their eyes at me, but, hey, it's paid for. It works. I know how to use it. AND the kicker, I'm sick and tired of adding to the used-tech-landfill problem.

So, I may stick with my Blackberry as long as my carrier lets me.

Oh, and just for grins, I also carry my old motorola flip phone which is still hooked up to a number via Ting.com. I just transferred my landline number for people like my Mom (age 97) who can't seem to remember or reprogram new numbers. I LOVE LOVE LOVE to pull the flip phone out when a Millenial asks me to look at something on my phone or wants to text me something. It's worth the extra $10 a month just to have it. LOL

tmiw

I'm guessing T-Mobile? Because AT&T killed their 2G network fairly recently and all.

tentseller

Even with the carrier shutting down BIS the BB is still very usable. I can still send msg on my BB using the keyboard one-handed without looking at it with 99.9% accuracy.

Do you have one of these too?
Motorola

nkedel

By now, most phones that have an SD card slot allow that -- it was first introduced in 6.0 or something like that. I usually don't do it, because I *want* photos going to the card to be accessible (I've had phones die, and being able to pull the card saved the photos), and I want to be able to pop the card out to dump media on it -- but on the older travel phone that my daughter uses (an Honor 5X) we used the expand internal storage because it's encrypted and it allows her to cache more music/video from streaming apps which won't download to the SD. Seems to work fine, although it's a relatively slow phone by present standards.

LAXlocal

Bringing this thread back up ,
anyone using the Motorola G7 power with dual Sims ? Model seems to be 1955-2
It seems to have the LTE bands or USA , Asia and Europe , plus it's only around $200.

Just wondering how the dual SIM set-up works , are both Sims LTE ? Can you receive a call on either sim ?

These have a large 5000mah battery, so last over a day

Thanks for your thoughts

BigFlyer

Not a direct answer to your question - but you are looking at some non-US version, the US version has a single SIM.

So that means that while you are paying full price for the phone, most likely you will not have a warranty that is good in the US. Given that many credit cards extend the manufacturer's warranty by a year or two, that is a significant deficit.

I also suspect that the model you are looking at will not work on Verizon or Sprint, will not work on Tmobile bands 12 or 71, and probably lacks some other tweaks that would make it fully compatible with US carriers (HD Voice, VoLTE, etc.)

LAXlocal

Thanks for your reply ,
I would be using this phone most of the time for overseas use , and it needs to have bands 1-3-7 at least and bands 8 and 20 would be nice.

I have an international prepaid AIS sim that works in Asia, Europe and USA so sometimes I would use it in the USA on T-Mobile or AT&T ,

I am still using my Nexus 6 and I like the size for my old eyes .but the Nexus has a few cracks but still works good for work.

Anyway the things that pull me to this phone is all the LTE bands it has , the 6 inch screen and the large 5000 mAh battery ,
It seems that the E5 plus has about the same LTE bands , screen size and 5000mah battery.

Are there any other Motorolas to look at around $200 ?

Thanks again for your thoughts

boerne

I turned in my Nexus 6 for an upgrade and I wish I had not. That was a very good phone.

Stgermainparis

If I have US ATT iphone w/ dual sim capability and put a UK Three sim in the second slot, can I turn off the ATT sim while traveling abroad? I don't want to end up with the $10/day international calling fee!

M2inOR

Yes.

This is what I've done when I've been able to secure a local SIM.