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Asteros
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  #3383666 13-Jun-2025 15:14
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No offence OP but the Pixel 3 is 6-7 years old and lost software support 3-4 years ago. It is ancient hardware in phone terms. It was never sold new here and probably the reason why they never installed the profile into the OS. It’s not like the old days pre VoLTE where if the operating bands lined up the phone would work. Perhaps the manufacturer doesn’t want the phone to work here and specified this SKU accordingly. It’s good that you’re trying to get it to work but I’d go back to whoever sold you the refurbished phone last year and try to get a refund.




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  #3383668 13-Jun-2025 15:19
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Asteros:

 

No offence OP but the Pixel 3 is 6-7 years old and lost software support 3-4 years ago. It is ancient hardware in phone terms. It was never sold new here and probably the reason why they never installed the profile into the OS. It’s not like the old days pre VoLTE where if the operating bands lined up the phone would work. Perhaps the manufacturer doesn’t want the phone to work here and specified this SKU accordingly. It’s good that you’re trying to get it to work but I’d go back to whoever sold you the refurbished phone last year and try to get a refund.

 

 

Yeah, we've been over that mate; the point is that by all accounts the phone is technically capable of VoLTE, and works with VoLTE in many other countries, but because the right software / settings aren't available it won't work here.


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  #3383695 13-Jun-2025 16:02
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If feel your pain O.P. I like to fix stuff myself too. I hate it when in an effort to both grow your skill set and avoid buying a new one, you come to geekzone seeking a (potentially) geeky solution or a geeky in depth explanation of the issue at heart and receive defeatist and mind shrinking advice like "buy a new one".

 

I've already worked out that the chipset in my phone was never able to do VoLTE so there is no hacking/updating it. (but it has VoWiFi so how to get it to hot-spot to itself?).

 

I'm going to do what I do to avoid roaming charges: take my never-used VoIP home phone on the road via a SIP app and forward my cell # to that.  Otherwise I may go retro and one of those ~$100 4G VoLTE Nokia "feature" dumb phones a try - probably one with Bluetooth so it continues to sync up with the car hands-free. 

 

 

 

 

 

 




SamF

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  #3383697 13-Jun-2025 16:11
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tripper1000:

 

If feel your pain O.P. I like to fix stuff myself too.

 

 

Appreciate the support my man!

 

 

 

tripper1000:

 

I'm going to do what I do to avoid roaming charges: take my never-used VoIP home phone on the road via a SIP app and forward my cell # to that.

 

 

Now that's a very interesting idea! :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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  #3384144 14-Jun-2025 21:20
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I'm in the same boat - my Pixel 3 currently does everything I need, but looks like I'll be upgrading too. If you discover a magic way to enable VoLTE I'd love to hear it. 


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  #3384145 14-Jun-2025 21:25
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Rodimvs:

 

I'm in the same boat - my Pixel 3 currently does everything I need, but looks like I'll be upgrading too. If you discover a magic way to enable VoLTE I'd love to hear it. 

 

 

Will do, likewise for you!


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