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I really need to get a new phone and a data plan. (hexbear.net)

submitted 6 days ago by SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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tl;dr the internet cut out and I was in the dark for 3+ hours. My phone with just voip rn isn't cutting it for emergencies I need an actual plan with talk,text and data. Do y'all recommend anything I could look into?

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[–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 3 points 5 days ago

In Australia, there's a solid chance they won't work at all because they won't support the frequencies used in Aus to make emergency calls, meaning the government will block them.

This has been fixed in the latest Xiaomi and Huawei flagships but budget models and smaller providers still have issues