RichMay 27
Ian
Email today from my Swedish mobile provider about the nationwide switch off of 3G this year.
Despite my 2017 #Fairphone2 having 4G, looks like this is its death knell. Due to lack of VoLTE capability, it'll kill making/receiving Swedish calls and SMS.
But weirdly it can still roam on Telia's staying-in-service-for-now 2G network with its UK SIM.
Guess I'll be in line for the #Fairphone6 that many are expecting to be announced soon. Or a bargain/secondhand #Fairphone4 or #Fairphone5.
May 27 at 7:00pmWeb
Show threadRichMay 27
@bestdeadends it's so disappointing when technological changes render working systems useless!
Show threadIanMay 28
@richardnosworthy
Tbh I'll bank the win of keeping a phone 9 years. My Google-free #Fairphone has been great.
Annoying that all along they said "Get a 4G phone" now suddenly it's 4G phone with VoLTE. And only solution offered is buy a new phone immediately.
For some people, changing to the network still running 2G would work fine in short term.
2G dies here in 2027, apparently, even though providers have no joined-up plan for emergency alarms and the like. So expect that date to slip.
Show threadRichMay 28
@bestdeadends 9 years is great compared to most other phones. Might make my next phone a #fairphone !