the 2G network is shutting down

the 2G network is shutting down - what to expect!

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4 ай бұрын

The 2G network is almost gone...forever.
2G Deadline: There has been a recent update by T-Mobile about the 2G shutdown: "While we have not yet established an exact date, we will notify you in advance when we plan to retire T-Mobile's older 2G (GSM) network." This means the network shutdown could very well happen at anytime this year, though the original April 2nd deadline has been pushed back. Once an official date is set, I'll update here.
T-Mobile's article:
www.t-mobile.com/support/cove...
Sources:
"What to Know About the Sunsetting of 2G/3G Networks in Preparation for 5G", CTIA,
www.ctia.org/what-to-know-abo...
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@iClassic 4 ай бұрын

Looks like T-Mobile has pushed back the deadline. This means 2G could shut down at any time now. I'll be sure to update you all here once it's shut down!

@ArmedBread 4 ай бұрын

thanks

@HIGH-TUNE-f 4 ай бұрын

Naaaaaarrrrrrrrrr

@MonkeyMod 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! And okay!

@EthanCantu24 4 ай бұрын

Ok. Thanks 😊

@EthanCantu24 4 ай бұрын

Ok. Thanks 😊

@robotomo4249 4 ай бұрын

2G shut off back in 2018 here in Australia. My carrier shut of 3G at the beginning of February this year and it truly is sad to see. It's depressing to see phones that once dominated the market, now not even being able to connect to a carrier network anymore.

@MonkeyMod 4 ай бұрын

@Musti_64_Official 4 ай бұрын

@@MonkeyModikr :(

@soupdrinker72 4 ай бұрын

truly a vodafone au moment

@adilatif8345 4 ай бұрын

In Pakistan here is a long while before his happens, the 3G network ain't even good in some areas

@TEAML3ZAR 4 ай бұрын

It is not sad. It’s progression

@LNCRFT 4 ай бұрын

2G stays alive here in Germany 😂. Instead, they’ve killed off 3G💀 Since 2G is crucial for already existing infrastructure and it’s reliable enough, they’ll keep it alive.

@Daevid11 4 ай бұрын

Same in Czechia

@Blueyzachary 4 ай бұрын

They did that in the USA-T-Mobile shut down their 3G network soon after the Sprint Merger 😢

@LNCRFT 4 ай бұрын

@@Blueyzachary That just sucks :((

@Phizzl_e 4 ай бұрын

In France every mobile network are available 😭😂

@LNCRFT 4 ай бұрын

@@Phizzl_e It will probably not be too long until the EU flips the switch everywhere:(

@gewittertorte 4 ай бұрын

In Germany 3G is already gone, was surprised to see it on holiday in Spain again. Most times I get 5G or LTE now

@whythosenames 4 ай бұрын

But 2g still exists which is quite nice if you are in an elevator or garage which has bad connection

@BK-pc3ei 4 ай бұрын

@@whythosenames you can use 4g in elevator

@subgivtara 4 ай бұрын

In my country there is still 2g and 3g.. there even are 3g subscribtions for mobile data

@whythosenames 4 ай бұрын

@@BK-pc3ei in some buildings not, when there is bad connection. However often 2g still works

4 ай бұрын

@@BK-pc3einot always. I know some circumstances where even with the tower pretty close by, the coverage drops to 2G. Where 2G is quite good is inside faraday cage like buildings and in mountainous regions. Though UMTS900 (used in Spain) as well as 5G 700 are able to also creep to almost everywhere.

@CarlosSTech 4 ай бұрын

Actually T-Mobile suspended the 2G shut down until further notice so it will live past April

@93Volvo240 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, there are too many devices still running on it. It’s mostly IOT and M2M stuff, but there’s a few phones still working on 2G.

@gparyani 4 ай бұрын

@@93Volvo240 I guess they do feel some responsibility given so many old devices which formerly ran on other networks had to be switched to run on T-Mobile because they were the only ones with working 2G.

@axa897 4 ай бұрын

@93Volvo240 lol less like 1% of devices run on 2g ...

@gparyani 4 ай бұрын

@@axa897 If you're in a tense emergency situation and your main phone is not working, and all you have is a super old phone tucked away in a drawer, it's important that it can still be used to access emergency services. As well, 2G saves battery over 4G VoLTE on modern basic phones (which are making a resurgence).

@someguy9778 4 ай бұрын

@axa897 They said IOT and M2M...NOT mobile devices, which is the data you're looking at.

@ryanlee3491 4 ай бұрын

This is very sad, as I've used 2G not too long ago in areas of Missouri where not even 4G is able to reach. I'm willing to support 5g, but not until i can get coverage that i can rely on... That was once 3g here... It would just work, and I'd always be connected to get the minimum i need for an emergency calling and texting. If AM radio can stay, then 2G should too.

@PhilAndOr 4 ай бұрын

The reason you get trusty old 3g always reliable in remote areas, while 4g not so much, is because network operators don't bother investing in expensive equipment upgrades in areas with no users. If the regulators force them to commit to switching off the 3g network however, then the operators are forced to make those investments. In theory, 4g should be a strict upgrade over 3g operating on the same frequencies.

@user-fp3ve9nt6v 4 ай бұрын

If 2G shutting down then AM radios likely next then Since it's so old

4 ай бұрын

@@PhilAndOr4G has a pretty bad range due to whatever reason. However, 5G n71 and n28 have a similar range to UMTS850/900 in standalone operation.

@jannovotny4797 4 ай бұрын

@@user-fp3ve9nt6vunlike 2g, which is dominated by a couple of carriers, AM radio has thousands of mostly privately owned transmitters - there's no way to enforce a sudden shutdown. also, AM is still listened to by millions of people (at least in the US) and won't be disappearing completely in a long time

@PedroBastozz 4 ай бұрын

Here in Brazil we still have 2g and 3g and will have so for many years. I got over 26 iPhones and iPads and they all work perfectly with cellular networks.

@rzpogi 4 ай бұрын

We also still have 2g and 3g here in the Philippines. Lots of people especially seniors still use feature phones running on 2g.

@egorleschev 4 ай бұрын

@@rzpogi in Russia too.

@user-fp3ve9nt6v 4 ай бұрын

@@rzpogiNo surprise since Philippines has terrible signal anyway so 3G and 2G have longer range and more stability over 4G and especially 5G

@Anonym12393 4 ай бұрын

What do you need over 26 iPhones and iPads for lmao

@Jake-hi9hq 4 ай бұрын

I didn't know a network was needed in the jungle 😂

@MrAeral 4 ай бұрын

I live in russia, and I collect iPhones. And I have great news for y'all! 2G, 3G and LTE is still supported here. Any iphone can connect to the network without any problems as along as the phone itself doesn't have any problems. It's still very sad to see 2G and 3G go away in America, cuz I have many friends in America, that enjoy collecting iPhones too. Anyways, great video iClassic, as always!

@aavvironalex 4 ай бұрын

And it most likely would, because there are places where it does not make any sense to not use 2G's range.

@oldnewphone2364 4 ай бұрын

подтверждаю.

@PhilAndOr 4 ай бұрын

@@aavvironalex The range of the signal is a function of the frequency it is transmitted at, it's not a special property of 2g that is has longer range than 3g or anything. If you transmit both LTE-A and 2g at 1800 MHz, the 4g one should have the same range or better and be significantly faster due to improved protocol, signal processing, hardware etc. the combined developments of 30+ years since 2g was introduced. The main reason 2g/3g are still going strong in remote areas is because network operators don't bother to invest in upgrading their equipment in areas with few users. In Russia, likely they will be using 2g+3g for many, many years to come, because they're too busy spending all their oil dollars on missiles to bomb their neighbour and not investing in national infrastructure - especially in remote regions.

@DaniiiAy 4 ай бұрын

yes, even in alot of europe also UK 2g/3g is still used.

@jerhumejerhume3173 4 ай бұрын

@@DaniiiAy *a lot

@That.One_Luke 4 ай бұрын

why did they shut down 3g first tho

@93Volvo240 4 ай бұрын

3G phones can fallback on 2G, but not the other way around. Also, 2G requires significantly less bandwidth than 3G. Lastly, millions of IOT devices, and M2M connections rely on 2G. GSM is cheap, simple, easy, and is usually sufficient for basic communication.

@sladkyhermelin3756 4 ай бұрын

to free some cell sites for better LTE capacity

4 ай бұрын

Because 3G devices can just fallback to 2G and also, 3G wastes much more bandwidth (5-10 MHz), while 2G can be continued to operate inside the 4G/5G guard band.

@unknownwolf8555 Ай бұрын

@93Volvo240 i use to have a Samsung galaxy J7 used 3G all the time till AT&T Shutdown 3G i quit using AT&T

@amogusior 4 ай бұрын

here in Poland we still have 3G, but its about to shut down. 2G on the other side is still up and running. not getting shut down for now.

@Yogi.700 4 ай бұрын

znając życie 2G zatańczy na grobie 4G :)

@DaysDH 4 ай бұрын

@@Yogi.700 wątpie bo nie znam nikogo kto używa 5G

@meowloI 4 ай бұрын

T-Mobile juz wylaczyl 3G

@DaysDH 4 ай бұрын

@@meowloI to wspólczuje mi czasami wskakuje 3G w niektórych miejscach

@Pallethands 4 ай бұрын

2G was great for emergency calls in low coverage areas. This is a loss.

@JamEZ87 4 ай бұрын

T-Mobile customer here. So I turned on 2G on my phone and saw the 2G logo popped up next to the bars working like it did then. Screenshot it so it'll be remembered 😞

@androidgaming404yt 3 ай бұрын

what phone?

@JamEZ87 3 ай бұрын

@@androidgaming404yt LG V60

@BluesLuxury 3 ай бұрын

I got to recently pop in a Mint mobile sim card into an android. I then switched from 4G/5G to 2g. I then removed the sim card, then popped into my Tony Hawk sidekick in December. I was able to place and make a call. The network was soo unstable though.

@ImpiantoFacile 4 ай бұрын

Fortunately here we have 2G until 2029

@93Volvo240 4 ай бұрын

Lucky! I’m guessing you are in a European country?

@defamatt 4 ай бұрын

non pensavo di trovare qualche italiano in questo canale :) ahahaha

@Mr.White1 4 ай бұрын

Where’s here?

@defamatt 4 ай бұрын

@@Mr.White1 Italy

@shilajitdutta6171 4 ай бұрын

Here in India, airtel shut down 3G in 2019 and Vodafone-Idea followed suit sometime later. Jio was 4G only from the beginning. Now, Jio is asking the government to consider shutting down 2G and 3G across the country for all operators. Only BSNL has 2G and 3G available as they do not have pan-India 4G services yet.

@barfooguy 4 ай бұрын

the E network legit saved me some youtube videos

@93Volvo240 4 ай бұрын

How? This sounds interesting 😁

@zephyrus3568 4 ай бұрын

Seeing Edge on your phone is the equivalent of "no internet here, fuck off and touch grass"

@NunoFilipe99 4 ай бұрын

Ahahaha 😂 @@zephyrus3568

@zUltraXO 3 ай бұрын

Edge can stream Spotify no problem

@ExperiencersInternational 4 ай бұрын

Still have 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G here in the UK on O2 - UK.

@Charted 4 ай бұрын

O2 won't shut 3G down until 2025 next year

@ExperiencersInternational 4 ай бұрын

@@Charted I'm well aware lol

@johnnylego807 4 ай бұрын

All options should be available. I don’t see why they are doing away with it other than for control

@Peace4Dunya 4 ай бұрын

Wouldn't it make more sense to keep 3G as backup, it's still fast enough to be reliable if 4G/5G is down

@jaysmokin 4 ай бұрын

3g was cool. Always had full bars. I used it for playing pubg before sprint shutdown. I use it in my iPhone 7

@SennLens 4 ай бұрын

In Malaysia, 3G was discontinued at the end of 2021 and 2G still running in 2024. There is no deadline for 2G yet for any telco in Malaysia. The only telco that runs on 4G and 5G was Yes and Unifi which doesn’t have fallback to 2G and 3G Networks. 5G has reached at least 80% coverage in Malaysia and 4G is between 80% and 97% coverage depending on telco itself. Unifi have the smallest coverage with local roaming on Maxis network when exit from Unifi coverage area while Yes is second smallest network. Largest network was CelcomDigi followed by Maxis and then U Mobile.

@bomber001 4 ай бұрын

woah 5G is already 80% coverage?? hidup malaysia 🫡🫡

@comochuchaquitoesto 4 ай бұрын

I think it’s a dumb decision to shut down a network that many devices still rely, I understand 3g maybe but they should keep the 2g network as a fallback to non volte devices, car systems and home alarms

@windowsfan95 4 ай бұрын

Agree

@TheCoder55 4 ай бұрын

Yeah. My old phone wasn't compatible with VoLTE so it got back to either 3G or 2G to make the call, but this shutdown will make ALL non VoLTE phones... Well let's just say that it's just like having an iPod where we added 4G Data but not the phone part

@Tristin471 4 ай бұрын

Exactly. A lot of things besides smartphones use 2G to function. Without it, they’re rendered useless.

@JPS13Laptop 4 ай бұрын

You shouldn't be using security devices on the 2G network anyway. So which devices that don't fall in that category are still in operation?

@BK-pc3ei 4 ай бұрын

@@TheCoder55 upgrade your smartphone to a 4g or 5d device

@nmac101 4 ай бұрын

2:51 Dude don't show your SIM cards online. The ICCID on them can make you a target to SIM swapping

@mobilephonesandtech 4 ай бұрын

With these old, deactivated SIM cards, it doesn't matter very much.

@nmac101 4 ай бұрын

@@mobilephonesandtech You're right, they're probably deactivated. Didn't think about that

@elliottrogozinski 4 ай бұрын

You should use the original iPhone as your main phone for a day! It might suck but it’d be a great video and will be the last time you could do that.

@BMN_Prime 4 ай бұрын

I remember that there was a news article in my country that was also speaking about 3G shutting down that also went on about medical devices, they spoke about a general shut down so not specifically only T-Mobile, it's odd why they're doing this is the space isn't needed, the antenna's sending out the old signals are not compatible with 5G signals so it's a generally weird situation

@SpongeB00b_is_a_savage 4 ай бұрын

I would love to see you doing doing iPhone challenges, like “I’m using an iPhone 5 for a week” 😂

@UnBarney 4 ай бұрын

We still have 2G AND 3G in Sweden but next year that’s going away. I still have an iPhone 3GS and an iPad 2 that works perfectly with cellular networks.

4 ай бұрын

Will only 3G be killed? Because when I was in Stockholm, I saw a few 3G only cells and also sometimes, my phone didn‘t get LTE and therefore went into 3G mode but data was almost perfectly usable. I hope this won‘t lead to the situation we had here in Germany when 3G shut down, but possibly in worse (where emergency calls may also not work anymore).

@eliaseriksen4809 4 ай бұрын

Your referral to the original iPhone as “iPhone 2G” made me think of the “They call it iPhone 4G, so why doesn’t it have 4G?!?!” confusion a few years later.

@jeremyslegg 4 ай бұрын

And even more rare thing is ‘G’ or ‘GPRS’.

@axy_cz 4 ай бұрын

What is that?

@anianii 4 ай бұрын

True, been a while since I last saw that

@jeremyslegg 4 ай бұрын

@@axy_cz from Wikipedia: “General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), also called 2.5G, is a packet oriented mobile data standard on the 2G cellular communication network's global system for mobile communications (GSM).”

@user-nq4ku4qg9y 4 ай бұрын

@@axy_czGPRS is a mobile data service used in 2G and 3G cellular networks. It allows for packet-switched data transmission, primarily used for internet access on mobile devices.(G is the same thing)

@axy_cz 4 ай бұрын

@@user-nq4ku4qg9y oh ok

@lockdot2 4 ай бұрын

Weird question, I don't have 4, or 5G at my house. I only have the "E" connection, or 2G. So slow it doesn't load KZfaq. Will they be installing more 4G towers? As it seems like with 2G being removed, I'll have 0 internet on the phone.

@kasip0shaua454 4 ай бұрын

the greatest apple youtuber whats ever lived

@Parzival2107 4 ай бұрын

This may be a very stupid and dumb question but for example, the iPhone 2g is still gonna be able to work on wifi no?

@CollynPlayz 4 ай бұрын

Yes

@yannick7230 4 ай бұрын

On a possibly related note, one off the last phone carriers in my country (Belgium) that didn't support VoLTE started rolling out support a few weeks ago.

@trr5291 4 ай бұрын

What happens when the highspeed data runs out? The phone always goes to 2G speed.

@93Volvo240 4 ай бұрын

When you run out of high speed data in a data plan, your phone does slow down to 2G speeds, but it does NOT actually connect to the 2G network. If you ever use up all your data, you’ll notice that you’ll still most likely have “LTE” or “5G” next to your signal bars. If it connects to 2G, you’ll see either “2G”, “G”, (which stands for GPRS), E, (which stands for EDGE), or, if by some miracle you are near a working CDMA tower, you’ll see 1X, (short for 1xRTT). Same for 3G. Sadly, the 2G network, at least in the USA, doesn’t have the capacity anymore to be able to handle all the devices people use.

@trr5291 4 ай бұрын

@@93Volvo240Ok that's good to know. I try not to run out because its slow as dirt. The phone is barely usable without high speed data.

@93Volvo240 4 ай бұрын

@@trr5291 Yeah, carriers will offer “unlimited data”, but you have to dig a bit deeper to find out that you are actually getting data that is so slow, using it would be pointless. Sometimes that throttled speed is actually slower than straight up 2G 😄

@trr5291 4 ай бұрын

@@93Volvo240I only get 5 GB of high speed data because I'm near WiFi most of the time. I usually never go over. I did once and it was horrific.

@93Volvo240 4 ай бұрын

@@trr5291 I actually make an effort to go over XD I currently am doing a T-Mobile free trial and I’m trying to suck down as MUCH data as possible. WiFi is off, I have been streaming 1080p KZfaq, and I do speed tests multiple times a day 😆 I really want to see what happens. I should get “3G speeds”, but we’ll see…

@SchardtCinematic 4 ай бұрын

I use Straight Talk wireless and I used up my 10GB of data last month. But noticed when not on my home internet. It wouldn't do anything at all when not having wifi available. It used to default back to a 2G network speed. Bur there was just nothing at all. This now explains why.

@tomphilou 4 ай бұрын

And does it apply in Europe ? Especially in France please if you know, thanks.

@thisisa 4 ай бұрын

Literally a few days ago on T-Mobile in the US I saw E on my phone at the time I had no idea what it meant

@MushiGang 4 ай бұрын

Same but while I was on an airplane.. I was able to load KZfaq at 30,000 feet using it 😂

@sladkyhermelin3756 4 ай бұрын

@@MushiGanghow? i can barely send a message on IG

4 ай бұрын

@@MushiGangI often times get 3G or SA 5G on planes. LTE however never works. Occasionally also EDGE, but it‘s quite bad.

@R2ND0MP3RS0N 4 ай бұрын

Bro I got an internet plan ad before this

@PaddisTechStuff 3 ай бұрын

Here in Indonesia every operator have shut their 3G down in the past year. However, 2G network is still operating as citizens still need it.

@voltare2amstereo 4 ай бұрын

GSM closed in Australia over a decade ago

@HPad2 4 ай бұрын

Theres still a few smaller carriers in the west / mid-western united states that still has 2G gsm. T-Mobile is not the last one. Yet..

@abatall 4 ай бұрын

in switzerland getting 3g was crazy to me

@user-jc3gq9pc6i 4 ай бұрын

Can you pls make a video for a Music app for ios 6... i use Ios 6 on my IPhone 3gs bcs i love it.. i want to hear music on it... so do you have a free music app for Ios 6?

@drujbanu 4 ай бұрын

My iPhone 4s stopped working in 3G in italy :''(

@b-bear. 4 ай бұрын

Please iClassic, how did you force EDGE onto iPhone?

@anianii 4 ай бұрын

Traveling to Germany is the easiest option 😂 Otherwise, going down into a basement with lots of metal around you helps as well

@b-bear. 4 ай бұрын

@@anianii only time I got it was when I was traveling by Cuba 😭

@iClassic 4 ай бұрын

Can vouch for the basement. Lol, it’s the only place I ever got E when I lived in Canada.

4 ай бұрын

⁠@@anianiiselecting 3G also works in countries where 3G already has been shut down. This will force the iPhone, even more modern ones (if the carriers allows so) into 2G. And also, the trick with Germany only works on O2 and Vodafone.

@b-bear. 4 ай бұрын

I cant shut it down as of now in the USA@

@Whataburger2319 4 ай бұрын

It's crazy how the iPhone 5s is getting permanently put on the shelf😪

@AnthonyChopra 4 ай бұрын

for us in england london some networks have shut 3g down last month and 2g may shut by around 2030ish

@rip_VAP 4 ай бұрын

Why is this video so quiet?

@Dr-Random 2 ай бұрын

Well 2g T-Mobile shut off 5 days ago. What nice timing!

@º№™ºc™ 4 ай бұрын

and your t-shirt says: the wait is almost over 💀

@DistantPeak 4 ай бұрын

Can you talk about mapsx?

@aca_tf 4 ай бұрын

here in serbia 2g is most used network coz old people is using old phones with only 2g connectivity, and we have 3g too, but we dont have 5g 😢

@CaelThunderwing 4 ай бұрын

i was thinking of trying to get this old Verizon XV6700 up n going for the S&Gs to use again an early smart phone, but if this is happening.. RIP

@-Tsquare2023 4 ай бұрын

Is there a device to adapt upscale a device from 2g, 3g to 4g or 5g? There should be away to do that. It could be small enough to be easily carried or larger to use in home, office or car.

@mitchreich5849 4 ай бұрын

Bro you made me so nostalgic . Im from Belgium europe , we still Lucky have 2G and 3G but here they Will start to shut down 3G first for some reason . I love 3G it's one of my best experience es as a teenager 😢 Will miss this more Then 2G but none thé less love this video 👌🏻

@andreigd 4 ай бұрын

In România we are gonna have 3g and 2g beacuse a lot of people still have old iPhones

@93Volvo240 4 ай бұрын

Ah nice! Are there any plans to shut off those networks or has a date not even been announced yet?

@SRBAnimate 4 ай бұрын

Pretty much all 3G was shut down in Greece in 2023. But miraculous that year, I was still able to get some EDGE. Pretty weird huh?

@animealexgachasandmore3241 4 ай бұрын

2G is kinda relible still i have a tmoible and on my 5C it gets decent coverage for edge

@cryptiongmz6156 4 ай бұрын

I’m in uk am I fine?

@jamweslay5298 4 ай бұрын

Are you saying Consumer Cellular isn’t a U.S. company?

@edwardgrafton4663 4 ай бұрын

How do I know that 2G and 3G isn't working in my country? I have the iPhone 2g and the iPhone 3g but I don't really use them they are just sitting in my wardrobe I have iPhone 4 but I don't know if it is 2G or 3G I only use it some time taking pictures with it which I really love.

@lonewolfislit 4 ай бұрын

Honestly surprised they waited this long to do it 💯

@vedanshchn 4 ай бұрын

Thankfully not in my country.

@niktechno_official_misc 3 ай бұрын

both 2G and 3G are still operating here in Russia.

@BluesLuxury 3 ай бұрын

@c00lk1d86 4 ай бұрын

2G and 3G has been shut down for quite some time. At least for the carriers I have used.

@hussammohamed1997 4 ай бұрын

In egypt we still have 2g and 3g more than 4g tours😂😂

@20thCY 4 ай бұрын

Note to self: My phone data will never work in Wyoming now 💀

@flop.ifon1 4 ай бұрын

In romania 2G and 3G are still in just because we already got good speeds on 4,5G

@GasolineGuy 4 ай бұрын

my old android was 2g, rip.

@aaa7189 3 ай бұрын

I have a old 2g LG flip phone. I can't get any pictures off of it. The computer won't acknowledge the phone being plugged into it. I wish I could get them

@BluesLuxury 3 ай бұрын

I’m assuming the phone doesn’t have a SD Card?

@aaa7189 3 ай бұрын

@@BluesLuxury No, they are only pictures. not that important

@cidsx 4 ай бұрын

I have to use 2G daily still 😭and I don't use an old phone; my 15 pro falls back on 2G since I have terrible reception in a building that I frequent

@KidSpicy. 2 ай бұрын

It's gone now.

@NR20244 4 ай бұрын

Japan shut 2G down back in 2012

@Farishub_YT 4 ай бұрын

ik some people will add 4g capability to these older phones

@93Volvo240 4 ай бұрын

Maybe really old phones, but even then, not likely. The cellular MODEM is often tied to the rest of the phone’s logic board, so adding one in isn’t so easy. Lately people have been using software defined radios to make small cellular base stations that their phones can connect to. The good thing about those is that you can program them to work on almost any cellular frequency and mimic any carrier. Sadly, CDMA base stations are still not really available because Qualcomm controls the use of CDMA technology very tightly. AMPS, GSM, UMTS, and even LTE are totally doable though.

@zestylemonss 4 ай бұрын

bro it's already shut down where i live it's been shut down since 2017 i think

@user-fp3ve9nt6v 4 ай бұрын

I still have my first phone I got for my 9th birthday in 2013 it was an iPhone 4S I used it up until 2016 when I got a iPhone 7 but i wasn't happy With the headphone jack removal so in 2018 I got a galaxy note 7 that I still use today.

@WalterKnox 4 ай бұрын

The 3g network shutting down was quite annoying for me. I used an iPhone 4s up until they shut off 3g, which I really liked. Now I use an iPhone 8, which I really don't like. It is thinner, and the screen is too big. It also doesn't have a headphone jack and the 30 pin connector is gone replaced with a lightning connector. I really wish you could get a reasonably sized phone these days, but they are all huge.

@felixg3 4 ай бұрын

Your best chance would be to find an iPhone 13 mini.

@WalterKnox 4 ай бұрын

@@felixg3 The screen size of that is 5.4 inches, WAY too big. I understand that it is less bezel, so it is likely smaller or around the same size, but about 4" is about all that I am wanting to go. The iPhone 4s was a perfect size. I was thinking maybe a 1st gen SE, it is 4" which I think I could like with, and it has a headphone jack; and I am really not willing to buy a phone without one.

@WalterKnox 4 ай бұрын

@@felixg3Not to mention that a used one goes for over $300, which is way too much for me to justify spending on a phone. I really only do calling and texting, and playing music on the phone, and pretty much that is it. I may snap a picture here and there, but that is about it.

@Jayce762 4 ай бұрын

I must get a sim for my iPhone 4

@CSXEK 4 ай бұрын

I miss the 2g network im using a carrier that goes on the Verizon network I remember getting at least 1 bar of 2G service always there’s only 1 spot I can’t get LTE from my house to town

@LostShadowGD 4 ай бұрын

The village where I live is ¾ EDGE and ¼ 4G, no 5G at all. When 2G goes in the UK, ¾ of my area will have no data.

@JustAPersonWhoComments 4 ай бұрын

As an *E* user, I still used it

@jasxtra 4 ай бұрын

In Czech Republic 2G,3G,LTE/4G and 5g works and i didn't heard about them phasing it out. I personally don't plan on buying 5g smartphone in next 1-2 year(s)

@EliteLucarioRS 4 ай бұрын

Take a shot everytime he says collector

@user-vn9jz9qr9e 4 ай бұрын

Try an ipad 2

@Nightcaat 4 ай бұрын

It’s time to move on.

@ryanhuang8498 4 ай бұрын

Taiwan has shut down the 2G networks in 2017,then 3G networks in 2018. Leaving only LTE and 5GNR networks remaining.

@user-vn9jz9qr9e 4 ай бұрын

try an ipad 2

@LelouchLamperouge235 4 ай бұрын

Hell no :D Here in Czechia the providers have to specifically support your phone for VoLTE to work (unlike in the USA, you dont have to rely on providers to buy phones .. electronic stores sell them just like any other appliance .. you dont even have to go to a store that only carries a certain brand.. normal electronic stores sell a whole variety ... if 2G goes away you could end up with a brand new phone that cant make or receive calls in this country.

@H4TTOR1_H4NZO 4 ай бұрын

Ummm.. now the US won't have emergency function on phones if you don't have 4g/5g service 😮

@tubeyoucornishboi 4 ай бұрын

In germany some goverment services rely on 2g

@cassiuscartland 4 ай бұрын

in UK the final 3G network (Virgin Media 02) is getting shut down sometime 2025-2026 and 2G will be here for calls and texts until at least 2028 😂

@soniclikesphone 4 ай бұрын

We still have 2G and 3G in Mongolia. I collect 2G/3G phones and the SIM works perfectly

@JoeWaylo 4 ай бұрын

That's still a thing? 2G was discontinued for years.

@dingusboi7045 4 ай бұрын

in brazil 2G and 3G is still working tho.

@user_y1oVe91E0Lm 4 ай бұрын

so 2G on my iPhone 12 Pro Max ain’t catching (Poland UE PL - TV PAL) (i use Play network) (i only get 5g, LTE) (but in forests, 3g, E)

@Cut3_Bunny 4 ай бұрын

I dont think uk has any plans to shut down EDGE (2G) or 3G, i still get it lol atleast Tesco Mobile

@windowsfan95 4 ай бұрын

Here in Norway they are planning to shut down the 2G network in 2025. This could of course be postponed, if the state decides that they need more time to prepare for it.

@mikephillips5551 4 ай бұрын

We don't need stuff from 20 30 years ago slowing down today's stuff. Why spend time and money to keep 20% going when the other 80% is in demand!!

@AaronTechnic 4 ай бұрын

Here in India, 2G is expected to shut down by 2030 lol.

@Mario_1031 4 ай бұрын

Really?!? In the US it shut down in 2018!

@yuqisfavsong 4 ай бұрын

@@Mario_1031no it didn’t, it’s still up…you just can’t make new lines or connections on 2g but it’s still there.

@Mario_1031 4 ай бұрын

@@yuqisfavsongoh on thanks

@LucasOQ 4 ай бұрын

Here in Brazil we’re soon going to be loosing our 3G network, making a lot of devices either useless or unusable for phone calls, also I think we don’t have 2G anymore, but l’ll have to check. The reason why a lot of devices won’t support phone calls is because our network providers don’t have voLTE.