Does the emporia SIMPLICITY-LTE work on NOS?

Q: Does the emporia SIMPLICITY-LTE work on NOS?

Works. Calls and texts work over 2G, which NOS keeps running for voice now 3G is gone, and 4G data should work (shared bands: 1, 3, 7, 20).

Last checked 22 Oct 20264 sourcesWorked out from published specs

Yes, it should.

Works

Calls and texts work over 2G, which NOS keeps running for voice now 3G is gone, and 4G data should work (shared bands: 1, 3, 7, 20).

Nothing on NOS's published plans affects this pairing right now.

We worked this out from the phone's published bands and NOS's own published network facts (see How we check). Nobody has confirmed it for this exact pairing yet.

NOS (Portugal)

3G: Switched off (2024)
2G: 2G stays on for voice calls nationwide

emporia SIMPLICITY-LTE

2G: GSM 900 / 1800 (emporia manual)
3G: 900 MHz, 2100 MHz
4G bands: 1, 3, 7, 8, 20
4G Calling: unknown – emporia's manual lists the 4G bands but doesn't mention VoLTE, and we haven't found it on a network's VoLTE list.

Other networks in Portugal

MEO Works
Vodafone Portugal Works

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How we decide: our method.