From: michael.trew@att.net   
      
   On 2/23/2022 0:37, Marco Moock wrote:   
   > Am Sonntag, 20. Februar 2022, um 14:29:22 Uhr schrieb Bill Horne:   
   >   
   >> Here's a site at the Texas Technology Access Program, which gives a   
   >> more clear explanaiton of 3G's multiple sunset dates. The site   
   >> includes multiple pointers to resources and information, including   
   >> possible work-arounds for those with 3G devices that have WiFi or   
   >> other "bypass" capability.   
   >   
   > Do they still operate 2G in the US?   
   > In Germany they switched off 3G, but 2G is still available, so most old   
   > mobile phone still work, some UMTS USB modems or PCMCIA cards do not   
   > because the don't support 2G.   
      
   I do not think that Verizon has shut down their 2G/CDMA yet, but I am   
   not sure.  I believe the T-Mobile already announced Sprint 2/3G   
   discontinuation.   
      
   I can verify that T-Mobile is still operating the 2G spectrum, but they   
   have cut it down to the point that it only works on the fringe.  I still   
   have a circa 2001 Nokia 3395 mobile phone, 2G only, and I confirmed the   
   other day that it still works when I put my T-Mobile SIM card into it,   
   although coverage is very spotty.   
      
   T-Mobile announced that they will shut 2G down December of 2022, but   
   they have extended it to an "uncertain" date now; lots of M2M/IoT   
   devices still run on that network, and many came over from AT&T a few   
   years ago when AT&T shut down their 2G GSM network.   
      
   T-Mobile 3G is slated to go down this summer.  A fried of mine has an   
   old 3G only Symbian smart phone, and is holding out until service goes   
   out.  It should work on 2G then, but it would not be fun to use mobile   
   data at that bandwidth.   
      
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