Thirsting for the new Nokia 3310? Just make sure it works where you live

Nostalgia is cheap, but it gets us every damn time.

Nokia's reboot of the classic 3310 sent people in an unprecedented fervour when it debuted at Mobile World Congress on the weekend. Turns out people want durable dumbphones that'll last longer than a year. Even if they don't offer much except for Snake.

The bad news though is that it might not even work: The Nokia 3310 relies on 2.5G connectivity, which requires 2G networks.

Depending on where you live, your local 2G network may be decommissioned at some point in the future, or already has beenAustralia's phasing it out as we speak, with Telstra having decommissioned its 2G network in 2016 and Optus' switch-off set for April 2017. Read more...