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Re: OT will old phone work

From Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: OT will old phone work
Date 2026-08-07 17:35 +0200
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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.

The US are very different ball game with older mobile standards.
The battery will be dead anyway.

-- 
"Roma locuta, causa finita" (Augustinus)

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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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