Does the Palm Phone (PVG100) work on SFR?

Q: Does the Palm Phone (PVG100) work on SFR?

Works with caveats. With 2G being switched off, calls and texts fall back to 3G, which this phone supports (2100 MHz). SFR plans to switch 3G off at the end of 2028. We haven't found confirmation that 4G Calling works on SFR. Its 4G bands (2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 17, 66 (US bands)) don't match SFR's, so expect no 4G data.

Last checked 23 Oct 20267 sourcesWorked out from published specs

Yes, for now.

Works with caveats

With 2G being switched off, calls and texts fall back to 3G, which this phone supports (2100 MHz). SFR plans to switch 3G off at the end of 2028. We haven't found confirmation that 4G Calling works on SFR. Its 4G bands (2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 17, 66 (US bands)) don't match SFR's, so expect no 4G data.

Expect it to work, but read the switch-off dates below. That's where the catch is.

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

SFR (France)

3G: On until the end of 2028
2G: Switch-off in two phases: 15–30 November 2026 in big cities (incl. the Paris region, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Nantes), then everywhere from 1 to 15 December 2026

Palm Phone (PVG100)

2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G: 850 MHz, 1700/2100 (AWS) MHz, 1900 MHz, 2100 MHz
4G bands: 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 17, 66 (US bands)
4G Calling: unknown – US bands only, so no 4G in the UK or Portugal.

The same applies to networks that run on SFR: RED by SFR. Smaller networks sometimes handle 4G Calling differently, so check with them too.

Other networks in France

Orange Doesn't work
Bouygues Telecom Works with caveats
Free Mobile Works with caveats

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How we decide: our method.