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AT&T Shuts Down 2G Network and Ends Cellular Connectivity for Original iPhone
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T-Mobile promised a couple of years ago they had no plans to shut down their EDGE network.
Apple hasn't supported submitting apps or app updates for armv6 devices (iPhone 2G and 3G, original iPod Touch, etc.) for the past several years already.
Bite your tongue! That's all we have for the last 10 miles to our house, EDGE. When they drop it I'll have to drive even further away to get cell service!
Can't MUNI just go stick T-Mobile SIMs in there for the time being until they can upgrade it? T-Mobile still has EDGE
Lmao of course there were no complaints. The affected users don't have network access!
There's already one provider in the Netherlands dropping 3G support, they literally won't allow Mobile phones older than LTE.
Honestly probably never. The latest iTunes still works with as far back as the original iPod.
I really wonder how large the user base was of people using 2G regularly on a 2G only phone as of 2016-2017. Hundreds? Thousands? They'll probably never disclose that information though.
I don't remember 2G iPhone ever seeming slow before the 3G iPhone came out. Was it really that slow or have I just forgotten?
The only thing ignorant is your attitude. Dude was simply stating harmlessly a 10 yr old battery still working.
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I can barely use Tmobile's Edge. Web pages barely load for me.
I just had my original iPhone out this weekend! I was sorting through boxes in the basement trying to better organize things. I'd like to get a display case to show it on my desk. Maybe one for my original iPad also. Does anyone have a recommendation?
I'm also curious about the long-term impacts that an aging battery will have on the iPhone. Will it eventually swell and leak, ruining the device? Should I have the battery professionally removed (although I sometimes like to boot it up)? Same goes for my original iPad. Any advice is welcome, thanks!
I'm also curious about the long-term impacts that an aging battery will have on the iPhone. Will it eventually swell and leak, ruining the device? Should I have the battery professionally removed (although I sometimes like to boot it up)? Same goes for my original iPad. Any advice is welcome, thanks!
Verizon will become LTE only at the end of 2019.
http://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/verizon-to-shut-down-2g-cdma-1x-network-by-end-2019
T-Mobile has committed to EDGE through 2020. After that, they haven't said.
https://newsroom.t-mobile.com/news-and-blogs/att-2g-iot-lifeline.htm
Joke fail.
You wouldn't be able to browse a site like MacRumors on a 2G connection. They would be using wi-fi, which would be unaffected by this.
I find it amazing that a country the size of the USA can have 3G coverage everywhere (or no coverage at all.) GSM, GPRS and Edge had further reach, if nothing else.
I work in networks and Comms and I'm pretty sure there are still quite a few devices out there that are GSM only. One of the more obscure samples I can think of are company gas-pumps. Firms with their own vehicle fleet often fill up from private pumps at base, and the information about the who, what and how much is transmitted over GPRS. Sure they could replace them with 3G ones, but GPRS worked just fine. I suspect there will be a few stragglers out there still.
I work in networks and Comms and I'm pretty sure there are still quite a few devices out there that are GSM only. One of the more obscure samples I can think of are company gas-pumps. Firms with their own vehicle fleet often fill up from private pumps at base, and the information about the who, what and how much is transmitted over GPRS. Sure they could replace them with 3G ones, but GPRS worked just fine. I suspect there will be a few stragglers out there still.
I am amazed how many are bashing SFO train folks.
Do we KNOW they were notified? Do we even know if anyone there knew what network and protocol they were using? As one person mentioned, the end user (City of SF) often have no idea how the system was put in place. They just know it works.
Do we KNOW they were notified? Do we even know if anyone there knew what network and protocol they were using? As one person mentioned, the end user (City of SF) often have no idea how the system was put in place. They just know it works.
EDIT: Double whoops! I'm getting conflicting reports on this. I think it was possible (I remember going online using dumb phones and browsing MR-esque sites) and others have made similar claims:
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I know it is insanely slow now but how cool was it at the time to have the internet anywhere you went, and on your phone of all things.
I remember people asking if it was really worth it to get an iPhone and explaining to them how accessible it made information and how much less frequently used a computer. No longer necessary for all the simple tasks.
I remember people asking if it was really worth it to get an iPhone and explaining to them how accessible it made information and how much less frequently used a computer. No longer necessary for all the simple tasks.
You didn't ask it to do as much. Web pages didn't automatically play videos. Facebook wasn't a mobile app - let alone with filled with photos and videos. iAds didn't need to load animation. E-mails were mostly text. It was a less data intensive world back then.
Our expectations now are much, much higher and subsequently are sometimes not met.
That's because T-Mobile still relies on their 2G network pretty heavily -- especially when they show an overview map of the U.S. and have one shade of magenta on the map depicting where they have coverage. They're getting better as far as LTE rollout is concerned; but they're still far from where they should be.
Who's paying the bill? An organization as big as SF has their own dedicated account manager who's job is to liaise on things like this. Besides, you think they sent somebody to a store and ordered 1000 lines on their credit card? (MUNI has over 1,000 vehicles, then add bus stops) They have dedicated telemetry/IoT plans which would have been flagged.
I guess that is true I didn't do as much on my phone then as I do now. I do miss when sites didn't automatically go into mobile view.
The only original iPhone devices that could use T-Mobile were jailbroken. Remember, not only did you have to pay full price for an iPhone, you were required to have a two-year contract and the device was permanently locked to AT&T in the United States.
Thanks, I forgot they gave a date.
Interesting. It's definitely slow, but I rarely have issues.