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[–] 3 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Wasn't 2G switched off a year or two ago?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    Nah, I think networks have until 2030-something to turn it off

    Consumer phone use will probably get cut off before then, but as the article indicates, there're a lot of non-phone devices that make use of 2G networks too.

    I'm probably running on out of date knowledge, but I think I remember reading that some rail signals depend(ed?) on 2G networks, similarly some alarm systems

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    I think rail uses GSM-R, which is not the same as the general public GSM aka 2G.

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