CHF393.–
Xiaomi 11T Pro
256 GB, Meteorite Gray, 6.67", Dual SIM, 5G
Question about Xiaomi 11T Pro
Does anyone know what this hint means exactly? 5G not released on the Sunrise network This smartphone has not been released/not tested for the 5G network of Sunrise. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the functionality of 5G for digitec connect and other providers using the Sunrise network with this device. For information about the functionality in other Swiss 5G networks, please contact the respective provider. This could mean that you can use it, just not in 5G or that you cannot use it at all on the Sunrise network. @Digitec: This hint is useless, but completely useless and above all far too little PROMINENT IN THE SHOP.
Hello
With the 5G devices sold by Sunrise, 5G certainly works (better ;) ), because they have tested it, with devices that Sunrise does not offer in its own shop, at best also (just as well,) but maybe not for some reason. See also here:
https://www.digitec.ch/de...
...5G does not always work out of the box... yet... unfortunately... or so.
Yes, but it's a good question, I've tried to read into it and think about it and maybe I'm wrong (wrong search, wrong sources), but maybe it makes sense:
5G is still not as widespread worldwide - and also in Switzerland - as 4G or 3G were back then. There are also somehow 3 flavours (of 4 or more) that the providers Swisscom, Sunrise and Salt use.
At Swisscom it's their 5G+, at Sunrise high-speed 5G, at Salt... yes 5G something (I don't know it by heart, but it's not significant). This simply means that there are at most 3 different principles in the same standard. Depending on location, coverage, provider, type of 5G and mobile phone (maybe baseband?) it will be difficult for either the antenna or your (desired) mobile to negotiate 5G and then it's back2-4G or you have 5G but don't notice it or - depending on when the device was manufactured (baseband firmware or just Chinesium factor?) - it may not work at all and you have to set 4G manually...
Somehow (I may be wrong) it was the same with either 3G or 4G: not everything was safe/secure from the beginning and there were also mobiles that worked (most of them) and those that didn't...
All in all, it is a question of time until we:
a) can use the real and true speed of 5G everywhere
b) as many or the absolute majority of the mobiles sold are capable of 5G without hesitation
...and we will all be able to benefit from 5G speed - hopefully not only in Switzerland, but also "just like that with the same mobile phone" worldwide...
Until then, I think the hint really belongs: It may work (hey great!), it may not (or not yet) work - or the other way round: maybe I'm talking complete rubbish here and someone wants to update us on it?
Hope that helps...
I saw that too. It reminds me of the 80s when everything had to be checked by Telecom aka Swisscom. The irony is that today it's the "free" competitors who don't "take it down".....