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is there some sort of way to request an area for 2G to NOT shut down?
Is there some sort of way to requestan area for 2G to NOTshut 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 yearsRe: is there some sort of way to request an area for 2G to NOT shut down?
Irteza Shamsi wrote: D_G wrote: Is there some sort of way to requestan area for 2G to NOTshut 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.5Visto2likes0ComentariosRe: T-Mobile USA, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring back activations for Non-VoLTE phones
Yes! T-Mobile is the last GSM network in the US that still supports 2G. It makes no sense for them to block 2G activations because if they allow them then people can use the phones they want and T-Mobile can get more customers. Although there isn't a date for the shutdown, it's rumored to be on December 31, 2022. The activation block started happening in mid-2021 so why did you guys do this?11Visto2likes0ComentariosRe: is there some sort of way to request an area for 2G to NOT shut down?
Irteza Shamsi wrote: Sorry Fellas, T Mobile isn't anticipating to keep their older 2G GSM network forever because they want to focus on 5G and 4G. It's time to let go of 2G phones and your old phones because they're not compatible on a 5G/4G network. T Mobile maintaining their own 2G network is expensive. T Mobile maintaining 5G Ultra Capacity, 4G LTE, Voice Over LTE, and Extended Range LTE are cheaper. T Mobile wants to save money. Yes. I know that already and like I said, I was wondering if it was possible to have an area for it to stay. Also it doesn't make sense because for them maintaining 2G is only like $500-1000 a month for them, which is how other countries can keep it. Plus they can easily afford that since their newest plan is $250 a month. What also doesn't make sense is it's already crammed with LTE, making it a 2G-LTE network which are easier to maintain.4Visto1like0ComentariosRe: is there some sort of way to request an area for 2G to NOT shut down?
formercanuck wrote: I know of at least once place on AT&T/Firstnet that still has 3G, and at least one location on T-Mobile that is 2G GPRS only. Unless I'm mistaken, 2G on T-Mobile will go dark in April 2024. AT&T was supposed to have killed on 3G, but I suspect there are a 'few' exceptions, and they are running FirstNet. Yes, I am also aware that there are very few GPRS-only towers, from voicestream/omnipoint. It is interesting that these legacy towers from decades are ago still up with early versions of 2G but it's very sad that they are being killed in April 2024. There are still "exceptions" for T-Mobile 3G as well that haven't shut down yet (in fact, I lost 3G just a few months ago), but instead of most of them being random, I was hoping one of those areas that made "exceptions" is mine, since I am fond of 2G. Although chances are slim because in my state there are 2 or 3 other smaller 2G and 3G networks up from local carriers and they want to end roaming agreements as it costs money for T-Mobile.2Visto1like0ComentariosRe: is there some sort of way to request an area for 2G to NOT shut down?
syaoran wrote: D_G wrote: Irteza Shamsi wrote: D_G wrote: Is there some sort of way to requestan area for 2G to NOTshut 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?3Visto1like0ComentariosRe: 2G NETWORK PLEASE PREVAIL
GeneralK wrote: I love using the 2g network before any other network. especially above 3g . my second is 4g LTE with Verizon . but since they are pansy's and only care about the 4g 5g trend I switched to T- Mf Mobile! I hope to god they keep the 2g network alive for us cellular agents and global techys! Exactly! We need 2G to stay! I don't care if it's at a lower capacity or weak as long as it stays for a long time. It should stay when 6G comes out. There's no reason to shut it down10Visto1like0ComentariosRe: Reactivating deactivated sim card
fireguy_6364 wrote: if youre meaning when does the phone number end up getting recycled then i think thats 60 or 90 days of it being inactive. What I mean is if a number gone the sim gets transferred to e-sim, I was wondering if I could reactivate that previous sim on another number.47Visto1like0Comentarios