I’m eager to make the eos switch, but I’ve heard that basically there’s a lock on Samsung devices which means that I wouldn’t be able to make regular calls (through my SIM) on the device. Is that still the case? It’s a S20FE that I’m running.
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It depend of your carrier network
For now, voLTE will not work on S20FE (r8s) and (r8q) variants,
only unofficial /e/ build for some supported s9, s10, a21s will allow it
I’ve an r8q and I’m on Bouygues Telecom.
I do have an old S9 (on which I’ve already installed eos) - would that be better?
I see on this forum that Free and Bouygues customers are reporting call issues,
even though the official timeline isn’t cause for alarm…
Arrêt 2G Bouygues Telecom : calendrier et accompagnement - Bbox-Mag
The 2G network will remain operational until November 15, 2026, in pilot areas, and until December 15, 2026, in the rest of the country. The 3G network, meanwhile, will continue to operate until the end of 2029.
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je vois sur ce forum, des clients Free ou Bouygues qui témoignent de problèmes d’appels
bien que le calendrier officiel ne soit pas alarmant…
Arrêt 2G Bouygues Telecom : calendrier et accompagnement - Bbox-Mag
Le réseau 2G reste opérationnel jusqu’au 15 novembre 2026 dans les zones pilotes, puis jusqu’au 15 décembre 2026 pour le reste du territoire. Le réseau 3G continuera quant à lui de fonctionner jusqu’à fin 2029.
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S9 would be currently better at least in terms of volte calls if you give the unofficial build a try.
There are increasingly customrom Samsung builds that integrate “open VoLTE” of sorts (phh/ims derivations). ronnz builds the soc family too and has one variant here. You could ask for a r8q build:
I’ve asked murena if they consider integrating them, even if partially llm-driven, let’s see.
ronnz made a volte-capable test build for that device. Worst case expect the rom not to boot, best case: ims calls
thanks - that’s very helpful indeed. have you experienced any ‘worst case scenarios’ ? what would that look like irl ? brick the phone ?
You cannot brick a Samsung (except if you do dangerous operations)
