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Shutting down 3G was a mistake. Besides turning so many devices into e-waste, it was a good backup when 4g was congested.

• HPsquared 2y ago
  The lower-bandwidth connections get completely saturated by modern phones with modern data allowances. Back in the day I had 500MB a month on 3G, for instance. I can use that in a few minutes these days.
  • kjkjadksj 2y ago
    Thats been true since the iphone 3g with unlimited data plans though
    • HPsquared 2y ago
      Modern phones and apps use a lot more though. YouTube 1080p60 or even 4K, for example.
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• luuurker 2y ago
  3G devices should still work over 2G. It's much slower, but it works and should do so until well into 2030 in the UK. The problem with 3G as I understand it is that it uses more power and is less efficient than 4G/5G. They're starting to re-deploy the 3G bands as 4G/5G, so the other Gs will eventually benefit from this shutdown.