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   On 2020-06-22 2:00 PM, Alain Fournier wrote:   
   > On Jun/22/2020 at 02:58, frank.scrooby@gmail.com wrote :   
   >> Hi all,   
   >>   
   >> On Friday, June 19, 2020 at 5:09:15 PM UTC+2, Alain Fournier wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> 467.1 MB   
   >>   
   >> Thanks. That's going to have to wait a while then. Way too big to fit   
   >> down the 2G pipeline I'm currently using to connect to the Internet.   
   >>   
   >> Now if the local telecomm provider (read: government enforced   
   >> monopoly) would just do their jobs and fix our landline....   
   >   
   > ???   
   >   
   > I'm curious here. Where are you hailing from? Which country imposes such   
   > horrible hardship on its citizens?   
   >   
   >   
   > Alain Fournier   
      
   FWIW Verizon is *planning* on shutting down 2G/CDMA service in December*!   
      
   2G has evolved over time a from whopping 9.6 to 236.8 kbps on the   
   download side! Can you run wget on your phone? :)   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G   
      
   *Note to Self: There goes the ol' Samsung flip-phone! :)   
      
   Dave   
      
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