From: mooregr@deletethisgreenms.com   
      
   "David Spain"  wrote in message news:rcvls8$gph$1@dont-email.me...   
   >   
   >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? :)   
      
   Oh you meant 2G as in phone tech... not as in 2GB! No wonder I was confused.   
      
   The 2000s want their flip-phone back!   
      
   >   
   >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G   
   >   
   >*Note to Self: There goes the ol' Samsung flip-phone! :)   
   >   
   >Dave   
      
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