Well, presumably in your country 2G and/or 3G still works. At least here in Finland, while 3G shutdowns are planned by most major carriers, 2G shutdown is prob

Well, presumably in your country 2G and/or 3G still works. At least here in Finland, while 3G shutdowns are planned by most major carriers, 2G shutdown is probably at least a decade away - the 2G network has slightly better coverage in some rural regions, and there are a lot of M2M 2G data users (like electricity meters - those installed over 10 years ago generally use 2G, which is the majority of electricity meters overall). Large books will take some time to download over 2G, though...