is there some sort of way to request an area for 2G to NOT shut down?

D_G wrote:

syaoran wrote:

D_G wrote:

Irteza Shamsi wrote:

D_G wrote:

Is there some sort of way to request an area for 2G to NOT shut down?

I know T-Mobile is shutting down 2G on april 2 2024, but I work with old phones a lot and sometimes my area with LTE/5G goes to no service when it gets overloaded, while 2G stays strong since it's not overloaded. I was wondering if there was a thing to request an area to keep 2G alive, just like how they have 3G alive in very few places still. I was wondering if my city or county or some sort of thing near me could keep 2G, and/or other peoples areas as well. I know someone who only gets signal with 2G and no other carrier can get signal, not even T-Mobile LTE or 5G. 
also why is 2G going away in the first place? I can't find any info online and to me it doesn't make sense since other places keep it up for 10+ more years

Sorry, 3G isn’t coming back and 2G is going away.

That's not what I said, I know that. What I said was 3G still exists in a few places and if it's possible for SOME areas to keep 2G on for longer. 

Where 3G still exists, is in places that still require a lot of upgrading.  Those will eventually disappear as well.  2G will still remain in some places as a part of the FirstNet service but that's all.  

Firstnet? So it will be for emergency networks? Also, which places will stay up for a bit if you know? 

FirstNet is a network for first responder communications specifically.  T-Mobile does not publish which places will still have 2G and 3G coverage remaining or a schedule as to when those areas will receive network upgrades.