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