Hi, I’m in Canada and hoping to move away entirely from US goods/services, but I am not very knowledgeable (generally speaking) when it comes to tech.
Would this phone function in Canada?
Thank you!
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According to this list you are out of luck: VoLTE provider support
| Country | Provider | Device model | Date tested | Registered | Voice in | Voice out | SMS in | SMS out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | Videotron | 10 II | 2022-07-14 | X |
But @makrolon had something good to say in November 2024.
If you tell us your provider and the phone you are thinking about using, we can help you more.
(I recommend Xperia 10 III or the 10 V or the C2 (if you are not very knowledgeable as you say), but this can vary based on the frequency of your provider / country)
And throwing in a “sad but true” Sailfish is not a: “i am expecting things to go as smooth as, and be a drop in replacement for Android or IOS” it takes a bit of reading (not toooo much), and the willingness to learn new things. You do no have to be a nerd / geek, but it helps 
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Someone asked recently about C2 LTE bands and there is supposedly 0 overlap with US C2 Jolla Community Phone - 4G LTE bands/channels/frequencies - #9 by jovirkku
Maybe Canada is better, but probably xperias have a better chance (III is out and most likely to work, check with your provider, someone roaming in Canada said he had no problems, but that might require changing your mobile operator, IV/V are in constant state of about to be released since a year, so have patience, it will probably be rough for a couple releases after first too though, current state is not daily drivable and no android app support (and a bunch of big issues like no camera support and battery level stuck etc))
Edit: and even if you go for xperia 10III you will need to jump through extra hoops like using vpn to buy a license, but hopefully jolla can cash in on this current situation/fad, just like mozilla could with manifest v2 fiasco, time will tell
EDIT: See below - SFOS on 10 III works with FIDO!
Hi! I am from Canada and I go back and forth between Canada and the US regularly using this phone as my daily driver. I have a Sony Xperia 10iii running SailfishOS.
I have no problems getting on Telus, Bell, or Rogers as roaming networks with my US SIM from T-Mobile. That is the only network that functions in the US by the way. However, I got a Telus SIM and for some reason I couldn’t get it working; I could only get that to work when I returned to the US. Telus told me the device is not supported; Bell thinks they will support it. Clearly the network carrier matters.
Anyway, I will experiment with the major providers and potentially with the 10II and report back.
SailfishOS is terrific because it is a real alternative – a working, everyday, daily driver alternative – to Apple and Android and based in the EU. It would be great to get more data on how to get this phone online in Canada.
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FIDO WORKS!!! Spreadsheet edited!
Telus failed to connect. Bell kicked me off. BUT my Xperia 10 III running SFOS v.5.0.0.62 is registered on Fido with 4G and full LTE capabilities, as indicated by NetMon.
(Sometimes it seems to kick down to 3.5G but it oscillates, it has found 4G and registered on the network with LTE.)
I do not know if this means it works on Rogers or not. Fido has a 4G LTE limit and does not use Rogers’ 5G capabilities at this time.
I also registered on Chatr and that only got me on 3.5G.
My Xperia 10 II when on stock Android registered to Fido on 4G. When I flashed it to SFOS5, and it only registered to 3.5G and seemed to have trouble finding 4G LTE.
Next time I’m in Canada I will try troubleshooting to see what works. I was informed that Canada is shutting down its 3G networks in the summer of 2025 so I don’t really want to be riding the same anxiety train I did three years ago when this happened in the USA…
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