Does the emporia SIMPLICITY-LTE work on O2 (Telefónica)?

Q: Does the emporia SIMPLICITY-LTE work on O2 (Telefónica)?

Works with caveats. Calls and texts can fall back to 2G. O2 switches 2G off in the second half of 2028 and asks people to replace 2G-only devices by 1 July 2028. We haven't found confirmation that 4G Calling works on O2 (Telefónica). 4G data should work (shared bands: 1, 3, 7, 8, 20).

Last checked 23 Oct 20265 sourcesWorked out from published specs

Yes, for now.

Works with caveats

Calls and texts can fall back to 2G. O2 switches 2G off in the second half of 2028 and asks people to replace 2G-only devices by 1 July 2028. We haven't found confirmation that 4G Calling works on O2 (Telefónica). 4G data should work (shared bands: 1, 3, 7, 8, 20).

It works today, but calls on the emporia SIMPLICITY-LTE rely on a part of O2 (Telefónica)'s network with a switch-off on the way. Check the dates below before you commit for years.

We worked this out from the phone's published bands and O2 (Telefónica)'s own published network facts (see How we check). Nobody has confirmed it for this exact pairing yet.

O2 (Telefónica) (Germany)

3G: Switched off in 2021
2G: On until the second half of 2028 (replace 2G-only devices by 1 July 2028)

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 Germany

Telekom Works with caveats
Vodafone Works with caveats
1&1 Works with caveats

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Sources

How we decide: our method.