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Disappointed with the 3310 being Dual Band 2G only. If it had a modern 3G chipset in it I would happily throw down money for it. As it stands its a curious odd

Disappointed with the 3310 being Dual Band 2G only. If it had a modern 3G chipset in it I would happily throw down money for it. As it stands its a curious oddity.

foepys 10y ago
Some countries like Germany are talking about dropping 3G entirely in favor of LTE and keeping 2G because old controlling hardware depends on it. So maybe Nokia is on the right track here.
- MrRadar 10y ago
  OTOH AT&T in the US has already shut down its 2G network and T-Mobile US has reduced their 2G capacity to the point where they can operate it in the guard bands for their 3G signal. 2G is basically on life support in the US at this point. The writing is also clearly on the wall for 3G as well, though the carriers won't be able to shut that down until enough people upgrade to VoLTE-capable handsets (even T-Mobile, who have the greatest VoLTE penetration among the US carriers, still see a third of their customers' calls go over their 2G and 3G networks).
- kalleboo 10y ago
  2G GSM has already been shut down by AT&T in the US and Telstra in Australia. In Singapore all the networks are shutting it down in April. Sweden and the UK have networks never supported GSM and launched 3G-only. Of course, Japan and South Korea never supported GSM to begin with, but do support 3G UMTS. So the world market will be fractured no matter how you look at it.
fsiefken 10y ago
I doubt you'd notice the difference between 2G and 3G on Opera Mini, if images are turned off. What app/website on it would need the bandwith of 3G?
- dingaling 10y ago
  Well for example in the UK it simply won't work on the 3 network ( Hutchinson-Wampoa ) which has no 2G reversion but is popular for PAYG.
- wlesieutre 10y ago
  2G networks in the US are being phased out. AT&T shut theirs down several months ago. Most of the headlines I saw were about the Nissan Leaf needing a 3G modem retrofit to keep working with Nissan's connected car service, since nobody much used the 2G network for phones anymore.
  - kiwijamo 10y ago
    Here in New Zealand, Spark (second largest network) has already turned off their 2G network and Vodafone (largest network) is planning to do so in the next few years. This leaves only 2degrees (third largest) with any long term plans to keep running 2G and their own coverage is no where as good as the other two (they roam on Vodafone 2G/3G where they don't have their own coverage which accounts for over 20% of the population). I would be keen to buy this phone if it had at least UMTS 850/900/2100 to ensure I could use it on any network for 10+ years to come. A very short-signed move IMHO.

Disappointed with the 3310 being Dual Band 2G only. If it had a modern 3G chipset in it I would happily throw down money for it. As it stands its a curious oddity.

foepys 10y ago

Some countries like Germany are talking about dropping 3G entirely in favor of LTE and keeping 2G because old controlling hardware depends on it. So maybe Nokia is on the right track here.

MrRadar 10y ago
OTOH AT&T in the US has already shut down its 2G network and T-Mobile US has reduced their 2G capacity to the point where they can operate it in the guard bands for their 3G signal. 2G is basically on life support in the US at this point. The writing is also clearly on the wall for 3G as well, though the carriers won't be able to shut that down until enough people upgrade to VoLTE-capable handsets (even T-Mobile, who have the greatest VoLTE penetration among the US carriers, still see a third of their customers' calls go over their 2G and 3G networks).
kalleboo 10y ago
2G GSM has already been shut down by AT&T in the US and Telstra in Australia. In Singapore all the networks are shutting it down in April. Sweden and the UK have networks never supported GSM and launched 3G-only. Of course, Japan and South Korea never supported GSM to begin with, but do support 3G UMTS. So the world market will be fractured no matter how you look at it.

fsiefken 10y ago

I doubt you'd notice the difference between 2G and 3G on Opera Mini, if images are turned off. What app/website on it would need the bandwith of 3G?

dingaling 10y ago
Well for example in the UK it simply won't work on the 3 network ( Hutchinson-Wampoa ) which has no 2G reversion but is popular for PAYG.
wlesieutre 10y ago
2G networks in the US are being phased out. AT&T shut theirs down several months ago. Most of the headlines I saw were about the Nissan Leaf needing a 3G modem retrofit to keep working with Nissan's connected car service, since nobody much used the 2G network for phones anymore.
- kiwijamo 10y ago
  Here in New Zealand, Spark (second largest network) has already turned off their 2G network and Vodafone (largest network) is planning to do so in the next few years. This leaves only 2degrees (third largest) with any long term plans to keep running 2G and their own coverage is no where as good as the other two (they roam on Vodafone 2G/3G where they don't have their own coverage which accounts for over 20% of the population). I would be keen to buy this phone if it had at least UMTS 850/900/2100 to ensure I could use it on any network for 10+ years to come. A very short-signed move IMHO.