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OT will old phone work

Started bymicky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
First post2026-08-06 13:42 -0400
Last post2026-08-09 11:05 +0200
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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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#154827 — Re: OT will old phone work

FromNuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-09 01:33 +0100
SubjectRe: OT will old phone work
Message-ID<1158ht3$1t50g$6@dont-email.me>
In reply to#154783
On 2026-08-07, micky wrote:

> In comp.mobile.android, on Fri, 7 Aug 2026 17:35:49 +0200, Jörg Lorenz
> <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
>
>>On 07.08.26 16:37, s|b wrote:
>>> 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.
>
> Id didn't occur to me that 2 would last longer than 3.  3 ended on Dec
> 31 where I'm going.  I will check about 2

2G/GSM was the first digital standard, and it was often the case that
devices would always support it (e.g. for fallback) besides some newer
standards.

If you want to discontinue older standards, it makes sense to retain 2G,
as at least that'd be a safety net for devices which can't use the newer
standards anymore.

I mean, even if it is slated for switch-off in some places already, it
does make sense that e.g. 3G gets sunset before 2G.


-- 
Nuno Silva

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#154834 — Re: OT will old phone work

FromJörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net>
Date2026-08-09 11:05 +0200
SubjectRe: OT will old phone work
Message-ID<1159ftn$5mbe$1@solani.org>
In reply to#154827
On 09.08.26 02:33, Nuno Silva wrote:
> If you want to discontinue older standards, it makes sense to retain 2G,
> as at least that'd be a safety net for devices which can't use the newer
> standards anymore.
> 
> I mean, even if it is slated for switch-off in some places already, it
> does make sense that e.g. 3G gets sunset before 2G.

3G is shut down before 2G for several reasons in almost all countries.
3G for instance never played a role in IoT. For this purpose 4G or even
more so 5G hast taken that role long ago.


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"Roma locuta, causa finita" (Augustinus)

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