Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile? And which modem is best for them?

That’s something we have to wait for Purism to announce.

Hopefully some US manufacturers are taking notice of the L5 and are planning on producing domestic m.2 config basbands in the future.

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And with the blessing of the relevant carriers.

Wasnt the gemalto and broadmobi both certified for major US carriers? I coulda swore I read both were.

http://www.broadmobi.com/en/module_show.php?id=18
Listed under certifications “CTA/3C/CE/FCC” No mention of carrier certifications.

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I was meaning if a US manufacturer made one.

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so the broadmobi might not even work sans carrier cert? uhhh boyyy i thought i had this all fingered out.

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AFAIK there are none manufactured in the US. I’ve long been considering this as an alternative once I receive mine. It at least mentions that they are working on US carrier certifications.

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dont see any voice support anywhere on that page .

If you click on the SPEC download the PDF says "Digital Audio and VoLTE (Voice over LTE) ". Not sure if thats good enough but was willing to try if the price was good enough.

That only means that it’s capable of doing it. Still, doesn’t warrant that’ll work with a carrier

approvals
This is far more than I have seen than for the broadmobi. If you have the secret spec sheet please share.

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That’s good. I thought it was a reference of just having VoLTE. Looks promising.

That’s called Carrier Aggregation (listed as CA on the spec sheet screenshot 2 posts above mine) and is part of the LTE standard.

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So, missing 2 out if 3 bands, does get you inferior service in a way.

Since youre following its development be sure to let us know when its ready for sale .

https://www.top-electronicsusa.com/em06-a-iotm2m-optimized-lte-a-cat-6-m2-module-p-17777.html

Listed for sale, not in stock though. Also not as cheap as I would like but this is the lowest price I have seen outside of a bulk alibaba order.

My opinion may change over time depending on when I get my LIbrem 5 and what the market is like at the time.

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This is a potentially dumb question, but are you sure there’s a driver for it?

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Drivers won’t be an issue.

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Ah, my cursory glance was too cursory. That is encouraging