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Re: OT will old phone work

From "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: OT will old phone work
Date 2026-08-07 16:37 +0200
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On Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:42:39 -0400, micky wrote:

> Is there any reason a phone from 2012 that uses a sim would not
> currently work?  To make phone calls and send and receive texts  It's a
> Huawei U8652, about the size of a bar of soap, but alsmost as thin as a
> current smart phone.   Android 2.3.3
> https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_fusion_u8652-4656.php
> 
> Aha, this coud be a reason: 
>     3G bands 	HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 1800
>     Speed 	HSPA

You'll have to find out if the network still supports it. In Belgium, 3G
was phased out in 2024. 2G is still active, but that won't last either.

-- 
s|b

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OT  will old phone work  micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-08-06 13:42 -0400
  Re: OT will old phone work sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2026-08-06 15:40 -0700
  Re: OT  will old phone work "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-07 16:37 +0200
    Re: OT will old phone work Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2026-08-07 17:35 +0200
      Re: OT will old phone work micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-08-07 17:07 -0400
        Re: OT will old phone work "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-07 23:20 +0200
          Re: OT will old phone work Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2026-08-08 08:50 +0200
            Re: OT will old phone work "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-08 09:16 +0200
              Re: OT will old phone work Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2026-08-08 11:44 +0200
                Re: OT will old phone work "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-08 14:06 +0200
                Re: OT will old phone work Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2026-08-08 15:00 +0200
                Re: OT will old phone work Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-08-08 14:14 +0000
            Re: OT will old phone work Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-08-08 12:48 +0000
              Re: OT will old phone work "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-08 19:17 +0200
            Re: OT will old phone work micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-08-08 12:54 -0400
              Re: OT will old phone work "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-08 19:21 +0200
            Re: OT will old phone work "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-08 19:01 +0200
        Re: OT will old phone work Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2026-08-08 08:48 +0200
          Re: OT will old phone work micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-08-08 13:05 -0400
            Re: OT will old phone work Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2026-08-08 22:53 +0200
        Re: OT will old phone work Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-09 01:33 +0100
          Re: OT will old phone work Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2026-08-09 11:05 +0200

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