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April 6, 2016 07:45 am GMT
More about Vodafone, Optus, Telstra, 2g, and Australia
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Some people are still using 2G phones, and not for the reasons you'd expect
These are the twilight hours of 2G. The old mobile phone network, which many of us spent our youth in the '90s texting and playing Snake, is slowly getting phased out in Australia.
The country's biggest telcos are turning it off: Telstra has said it aims to phase out 2G by the end of 2016 and Optus from April 2017. Vodafone has not yet announced any plans to shut down 2G.
"While demand for 3G and 4G is increasing, we recognise many customers are satisfied with a basic mobile service," a Vodafone spokesperson told Mashable Australia. "We're continually monitoring spectrum to balance the need for 2G, 3G and 4G services on the Vodafone network." Read more...
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