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The 3G network in NL is also gone (except for kpn, which will keep it for 1 more year)
by jbverschoor 5y ago
The 3G network in NL is also gone (except for kpn, which will keep it for 1 more year)
- t0mas88 5y agoBut 2G is staying until 2025 so old devices can still do normal phone calls and SMS.
- usr1106 5y agoSame in Germany. First operators have shut down 3G and the last will follow soon. But there is 2G for voice, SMS, and in theory data. Of course in today's bloatweb EGPRS is not fun to use.
- Symbiote 5y ago2G is sufficient for things like remote sensors that send a few kB every hour, and probably has enough customers willing to pay for the service to continue a little longer.
- jackjeff 5y agoI found that quite impressive. Where I live in the UK (flat, semi-rural area peppered with small towns, 30mins away from a large city), there’s lots of spots where 3G is the only thing that works… if you’re lucky.
- Symbiote 5y agoThe plan for the UK seems similar, maybe just a year or so later. https://www.mobiusnetworks.co.uk/blog/blog/the-sun-sets-on-3g https://www.mobiusnetworks.co.uk/blog/blog/the-sun-sets-on-3... https://www.publictechnology.net/articles/news/minister-pledges-%E2%80%98clear-roadmap%E2%80%99-scaling-back-2g-and-3g-networks https://www.publictechnology.net/articles/news/minister-pled...