Google Pixel 6/Pixel 6 Pro

Explosive_Cornflake

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120220627#Comment_120220627

This works for me now following this comment about adding a APN.

https://imgur.com/a/IR3KqAX

magicbastarder

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120125476#Comment_120125476

huh. i'd never heard of this issue - i have a 6 pro for about 6 months - and within a couple of days of reading this, my phone has developed a rattle. it fell off a beside locker onto a carpet, that's about as much abuse as it has suffered.

the zoom trick works if i shake the camera from side to side, but there's still a faint rattle if shaken forwards to back.

R11

Recently,some of my incoming calls on my 6a ring twice then drop out. Callers get a message saying "your call could not be connected"....anyone else have this problem? Or is it a SIM card issue? Been reading online that it could be a handset issue. Only have phone about 7 months....

pandabat

Had a problem receiving calls about 2 weeks ago on standard Pixel 6 but Play Store update of apps and reboot fixed it and haven't seen it since. If it is a persistent issue then try your SIM in another phone to see if it's SIM/phone.

LeeroyJ.

Anyone getting 5G with Gomo? I've recently upgraded to their 5G plan but never gotten 5G even checked on O'Connell and Grafton street.

opus

I believe Google don't support the Eir network for 5G on the Pixel 6 or at least they didn't anyway.

https://pixel.withgoogle.com/5G/?country=IE

Flinty997

Odd that's it's network specific.

Mantis Toboggan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120334104#Comment_120334104

Yeah it's stuff like this that let's Google phones down, no 5G no WiFi Calling, I'll be moving away from Google phones this year.

Flinty997

Someone mentioned that it started working for them on their pixel if you read down....

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058179390/google-pixel-5-and-eir-5g#latest

Framed10

I'm interested in getting the Google 6.

I'm going to be in the US next week.

I'm wondering if an unlocked one from Amazon.com would work in Ireland?

Any thoughts grateful

(Vodafone network)

Framed10

Anyone have experience of buying an unlocked Android from Amazon.com?

Flinty997

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120380264#Comment_120380264

I can't imagine after importing, taxes etc. that is worth it. What would be the point?

Framed10

Not importing, I'll be in US myself so would like to buy the Google 6 when there.

Question is if it will work here ( unlocked)

Flinty997

If it has the correct gsm bands. I assume most unlocked ones do these days.

Framed10

Thanks for the reply.

Any tip re GSM bands?

Can I link the Amazon page here?

wassie

It depends. There are different versions in the US of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, depending on the carrier, so would need to be certain you are buying a (carrier-free) unlocked phone. Whilst the link below doesnt cover Europe/Ireland specifically, it will give you a clear indication.

AFAIK, like UK, we only have Sub-6 5G networks. Even then it will depend on what network you are using it for. eg Eir doesnt support 5G on Pixels (last I checked).

It should work on most 4G networks in general, although there may be some band differences across the various 4G networks operated by the various carriers.

https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-6-pro-5g-support/

Its a bit more technical than my simplified answer, but the phone should work for the most part, but there are no guarantees. You need to weigh up the risk vs savings to be had.

Google also doesnt offer a global warranty (unlike say Apple) so you may or may not not have warranty support if there is an issue for your phone.

marcbrophy

@Framed10 According to this link, it should work on any network in Ireland!

https://www.kimovil.com/en/frequency-checker/IE/google-pixel-6

You should be fine, emphasis on the should 😁

captainneutron

I think it is down to the manufacturer and not the carrier.

I recently bought a Nothing Phone 1 and works flawlessly with Eir 5G and Wi-Fi Calling, and it is not a phone they sell.

Flinty997

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120394856#Comment_120394856

It would have to be both considering the phone works on 5G on other networks.

lertsnim

Google have said themselves it is up to them to enable 5G for a network. What criteria a network needs to meet is anyone's guess but it is annoying.

wassie

Where did they say this - link?

5G support is both manufacturer and carrier dependant AFAIK.

devnull

Has anyone had problems since the last update?

I'm getting the odd bit of freezing, worse signal and worse battery life since this months update :(

pandabat

Had very bad battery life for first day or two after update but seems to have improved since then. Signal always more difficult to quantify but I've noticed more drop-outs while streaming radio and seemed to lose mobile connection completely at one stage on Saturday evening (fixed by disabling and re-enabling SIM - aircraft mode toggle would probably also have worked).

Bluefoam

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120404276#Comment_120404276

No, phone has been working well since the update.

Mr E

Same here, all good.

byte

All fine here too, thankfully!

devnull

Dreadful again today.

Since installing the update I'm struggling to get through a day, despite little screen on time in the day.

I used to get home at about 48% charge before the update, my last few days have been 18%, 15%, 19%, 16%. Today I had battery saver on most of the day and still I'm only on 25%. The phone is nigh on unusable now with screen on time being less than 2 hours per day.

Data performance is terrible and for sure it is definitely the phone as I've tried the SIM in my old OnePlus 8 and tried another SIM in this phone and whatever goes in this phone performs poorly and same sim in the other phone is lightning.

There's no obvious culprit for the battery usage as well sadly.

TitianGerm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120412445#Comment_120412445

Do you use Chrome? I switched to Brave recently and my battery seems to last much longer with the same usage.

LeeroyJ.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120412445#Comment_120412445

if you use the withings app, its currently draining the battery nonstop, the app update came around the same time as the march update. I had to delete the app and the battery went back to normal.

Bluefoam

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120414680#Comment_120414680

I have the Withings app and it all still fine...