Show threadKevin Karhan Feb 9, 2025

@phlogiston @torproject @guardianproject at least @BNetzA & @Bundesregierung didn't cancel #2G / #GSM / #EDGE with the #3Gshutdown like #Australia did recently.

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And don't even get me started on #VoLTE [support](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6qb9dml6So)... - Like #Australia had *the glorious idea* of shutting down #3G *AND* #2G as well as *#allowlisting* [only specific](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPlTz-3estM) #IMEI|s, [banning > 500k devices](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIJavqEzEIw) for no good reason. Also *most* #VoLTE / #Vo5G - devices *explicitly use #2G / #3G for #EmergencyCalls! - Which is *#funfuckingtastic* in a place like Australia where *basically everything in nature conspires to hurt or kill humans*! #DownUnder #AUSpol #AUpol #tech #2Gshutdown #3Gshutdown #EmergencyCalling

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Kevin Karhan Dec 5, 2024

@ada yeah, but then again Oz is ruled by #TechIlliterate #Wankers who decided to not only shutdown both #2G & #3G but literally #ban #importPhones and basically lock-out any device that desn't do #VoLTE their way...

And yes, they enforce that like #Turkey enforces people to register imported devices 30 days after import:

So if you are i.e. a #Tourist in #DownUnder and you got some serious issue, you can't even call their emergency services on 000 cuz your devices got yeeted off the network through no fault of your own!

Australia Blocked Internationally Purchased 4G/5G Phones As Part of 3G Shutdown - Starting 28th Oct

If your provider is unable to verify VoLTE support for your device, it may be blocked from Australian networks from the 1st of November 2024.----------------...

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