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End of an era: T-Mobile finally closes the door on 2G for good
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I think things like commercial and high end home automation. And security stuff. I might be mistaken tho.
And it might sound like that’s old and out of date. But it stuck around cuz it was reliable.
I’d think this is a good thing then for that, less interference
They’ve been phasing it out for years.
Yeah, for sure. But I think we both know how some technology manages to stick around surprisingly long.
Even so, this is different. Spectrum use is a different animal from fax machines, COBOL and Windows CE.
eCall, alarm systems, elevators and many types of sensors.
2G should die though. You can use the frequencies for 4G/5G to get better reception.
And if the thing depending on 2G has the space for it (like a car or an elevator) then the thing can be upgraded with hardware that supports 4G/5G.
...Unless the manufacturer is a dick and wants you to buy a whole new thing. I suspect that this will happen a lot.