On Wed, 2020-02-12 at 10:53 -0500, Dan Ritter wrote: > David Wright wrote: > > On Tue 11 Feb 2020 at 17:32:57 (-0500), Dan Ritter wrote: > > > David Wright wrote: > > I presume that the ability to make calls is covered by the item > > "Quectel EG-25G with worldwide bands" (by a process of > > elimination). > > I think my GalaxyY is "quad-band", which allegedly covers the UK > > and > > US, though the latter in untested as I don't have a loose US SIM. > > Are there many more bands? > > Sadly, yes. > > https://www.frequencycheck.com/countries might be useful. > > > > > Modem: On enables 2G/3G/4G communication and GNSS hardware, > > > off disables. > > > > Presumably this is what they refer to as the "LTE/GNSS switch". > > Obviously I'm meant to know that it kills EG-25G too. Naturally > > I've heard of 5G, though I have no idea whether my phones are > > 2G or 3G. EG and 25G don't seem to fit into this scheme of things. > > I guess I have to settle down with a dictionary of acronyms. > > There are very few regions of the world where 2G is still used > for data; a few more where it sticks around for voice. > > EG? 25G? Those don't make sense to me in the context of > cellphones.
Perhaps 'EDGE' a.k.a. 2.5G? -- Tixy
