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T-Mobile sabotaging old phones?
Sorry for the click-baity post title, but it's quite a serious question. I have been having on-going issues since last year now, specifically curiously since the last android update I received via T...
Just as a note. Not only T-Mobile, but AT&T has shed itself of 2G and 3G (might be a rural location somewhere), and similarly Verizon has shed itself of CDMA , and is … 4G LTE + 5G only.
TBH, T-Mobile still has 2G over a decent footprint. Sure, S8 devices are +6 years old, which by today's standards are ancient, but in reality isn't that old (I have a S2 Galaxy tablet, and 2014 Mac Mini.)
These devices are basically planned obsolescence - by the manufacturer. Android updates, security, etc. won't go +6 years on a device like this. iPhones don't have much on this either.
As far as wireless tech … LTE should be around for a decent while - as a low power/low use service - at least through Agenda 2030
https://www.digi.com/blog/post/4g-to-5g-how-long-will-4g-lte-be-available
