Does the emporia SIMPLICITY-LTE work on Telekom?
Yes, for now.
Works with caveatsCalls and texts can fall back to 2G. Telekom plans to switch 2G off completely by 30 June 2028. We haven't found confirmation that 4G Calling works on Telekom. 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 Telekom'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 Telekom's own published network facts (see How we check). Nobody has confirmed it for this exact pairing yet.
Telekom (Germany)
- 3G: Switched off in 2021
- 2G: On until 30 June 2028, when Telekom plans to switch it off completely
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.
The same applies to networks that run on Telekom: congstar. Smaller networks sometimes handle 4G Calling differently, so check with them too.
Other networks in Germany
- Vodafone Works with caveats
- O2 (Telefónica) Works with caveats
- 1&1 Works with caveats
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Sources
How we decide: our method.