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I’m probably running on out of date knowledge, but I think I remember reading that some rail signals depend(ed?)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
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I’m probably running on out of date knowledge, but I think I remember reading that some rail signals depend(ed?)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
I think rail uses GSM-R, which is not the same as the general public GSM aka 2G.
Oh really, I thought GSM-R was very much based on 2G, and is/was subject to the same switch off dates
I’m not gonna pretend I know loads about that though
It’s not the same as 2G, but it is based on 2G. That’s where the GSM part comes from.
Ah ok some mobile networks have already switched it off for consumers, but maybe not all of them are offline to everyone.