16-02-2024 10:19 AM - last edited on 16-02-2024 10:38 AM by dalyer
I switched my number yesterday after trying out the sim in a spare Xiaomi phone. 5g was available immediately. Now with the sim in my Pixel 7 there's no 5g network showing up, only LTE. Any solution?
02-03-2024 01:13 AM - edited 02-03-2024 01:14 AM
As of 2022, "Roam Like Home" rules mean that you are entitled to the same type of service in the EU as you are at home.
https://www.comreg.ie/advice-information/roaming-2/using-your-mobile-within-the-eu/
So if 5G is available here, then if available in the EU country you're roaming in via the network partner, they can't withold that anymore and slap you on 3G to save a few bucks.
17-04-2024 12:04 PM - edited 17-04-2024 12:05 PM
Be that as it may, the issue here is that it is Google who are effectively blocking 48/Liffey Telecom users from being able to use 5G on the relevant Pixel phones by not whitelisting the relevant PLMN (MCC/MNC) for 5G connectivity purposes.
02-03-2024 08:50 AM
The issue has been explained elsewhere in the thread.
48 5G will not work on the affected Pixel handsets until the phone software is updated to identify 48/Liffey Telecom as an "allowed" network for 5G connectivity.
08-03-2024 11:00 PM
08-03-2024 11:35 PM - edited 08-03-2024 11:35 PM
We know why it's happening. It's a Google thing, not unfixable, but it will require 48 to intervene. It's essentially a whitelist thing Google have for 5G per carrier on their devices and 48 isn't on it (yet). There are full explanations abound throughout this thread, so I'd suggest giving it a full read.
20-03-2024 11:23 AM - edited 17-04-2024 12:02 PM
Just posting this for reference purposes:
At the time of writing only eir, Three and Vodafone are listed.
As far as I know GoMo uses an eir PLMN (MCC/MNC) so is also covered.
That page also says...
Unlisted carriers’ 5G networks may or may not work with Pixel phones.1
1 Pixel phones work with all major carriers. But not all Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8, Pixel Fold, Pixel 7a, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7, Pixel 6a, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6, Pixel 5a (5G), Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a (5G) phones work on all 5G networks. Check with your carrier to make sure your phone works on its 5G network.