The switch off of the 3G network is almost complete
JMB99 wrote:
The switch off of the 3G network is almost complete
O2 3G still visible here, it's been the only one for around a year.
BBC News
'Old phone' warning as 3G network switched off
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgy840w9xno
1 hour ago
"Mobile phone owners with devices more than 10 years old may need to get
a new one as 2G and 3G networks are phased out, a tech expert has said.
The switch off of the 3G network is almost complete after mobile phone operators were given a 2033 deadline by the government, with O2 to
switch off its 3G network gradually in the coming weeks."
On 2026-01-12 08:35, Andy Burns wrote:
JMB99 wrote:
The switch off of the 3G network is almost complete
O2 3G still visible here, it's been the only one for around a year.
Here, staying with cousins in Glenfinnan, there's only LTE.-a Attempts to make calls between my tablet bought in 2016 and my phone bought last
year fail.-a The reason is that, despite the tablet being able to receive data via LTE as I have just demonstrated to myself (and its navigation
app helped guide me here), it doesn't support LTE calling, so all the predictions that I needed to change my phone were correct, and I'm happy with the resulting choice of a Pixel 8a.
On Mon 12/01/2026 10:06, Java Jive wrote:
On 2026-01-12 08:35, Andy Burns wrote:
JMB99 wrote:
The switch off of the 3G network is almost complete
O2 3G still visible here, it's been the only one for around a year.
Here, staying with cousins in Glenfinnan, there's only LTE.-a Attempts to >> make calls between my tablet bought in 2016 and my phone bought last
year fail.-a The reason is that, despite the tablet being able to receive >> data via LTE as I have just demonstrated to myself (and its navigation
app helped guide me here), it doesn't support LTE calling, so all the
predictions that I needed to change my phone were correct, and I'm happy
with the resulting choice of a Pixel 8a.
Strange. 2G should still be working and your tablet should fall back to
that for speech and texts - unless of course you have set the tablet to
not use 2G (which I would be surprised if you can do.)
Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> wrote:
On Mon 12/01/2026 10:06, Java Jive wrote:
On 2026-01-12 08:35, Andy Burns wrote:
JMB99 wrote:
The switch off of the 3G network is almost complete
O2 3G still visible here, it's been the only one for around a year.
Here, staying with cousins in Glenfinnan, there's only LTE.-a Attempts to >>> make calls between my tablet bought in 2016 and my phone bought last
year fail.-a The reason is that, despite the tablet being able to receive >>> data via LTE as I have just demonstrated to myself (and its navigation
app helped guide me here), it doesn't support LTE calling, so all the
predictions that I needed to change my phone were correct, and I'm happy >>> with the resulting choice of a Pixel 8a.
Strange. 2G should still be working and your tablet should fall back to
that for speech and texts - unless of course you have set the tablet to
not use 2G (which I would be surprised if you can do.)
Not if it is on a 3 SIM.
On 2026-01-12 20:13, Tweed wrote:
Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> wrote:
On Mon 12/01/2026 10:06, Java Jive wrote:
On 2026-01-12 08:35, Andy Burns wrote:
JMB99 wrote:
The switch off of the 3G network is almost complete
O2 3G still visible here, it's been the only one for around a year.
Here, staying with cousins in Glenfinnan, there's only LTE.-a Attempts to >>>> make calls between my tablet bought in 2016 and my phone bought last
year fail.-a The reason is that, despite the tablet being able to receive >>>> data via LTE as I have just demonstrated to myself (and its navigation >>>> app helped guide me here), it doesn't support LTE calling, so all the
predictions that I needed to change my phone were correct, and I'm happy >>>> with the resulting choice of a Pixel 8a.
Strange. 2G should still be working and your tablet should fall back to
that for speech and texts - unless of course you have set the tablet to
not use 2G (which I would be surprised if you can do.)
Not if it is on a 3 SIM.
Spusu, so, yes, Three.
On Mon 12/01/2026 10:06, Java Jive wrote:
On 2026-01-12 08:35, Andy Burns wrote:
JMB99 wrote:
The switch off of the 3G network is almost complete
O2 3G still visible here, it's been the only one for around a year.
Here, staying with cousins in Glenfinnan, there's only LTE. Attempts to
make calls between my tablet bought in 2016 and my phone bought last
year fail. The reason is that, despite the tablet being able to receive
data via LTE as I have just demonstrated to myself (and its navigation
app helped guide me here), it doesn't support LTE calling, so all the
predictions that I needed to change my phone were correct, and I'm happy
with the resulting choice of a Pixel 8a.
Strange. 2G should still be working and your tablet should fall back to
that for speech and texts - unless of course you have set the tablet to
not use 2G (which I would be surprised if you can do.)
2G should still be working and your tablet should fall back to that for speech and texts - unless of course you have set the tablet to not use
2G (which I would be surprised if you can do.)
My 2012 Nexus 7 didn't support 2G.
It didn't support telephony or
SMS with the standard software either - only HSPDA.
Woody wrote:
2G should still be working and your tablet should fall back to that for
speech and texts - unless of course you have set the tablet to not use 2G >> (which I would be surprised if you can do.)
Actually recent Android phones *do* have an option to disable "less secure" 2G calling, but will still use it for emergency calls ...
Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> wrote:
On 2026-01-12 20:13, Tweed wrote:
Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> wrote:
On Mon 12/01/2026 10:06, Java Jive wrote:
On 2026-01-12 08:35, Andy Burns wrote:
Here, staying with cousins in Glenfinnan, there's only LTE.-a Attempts to >>>>> make calls between my tablet bought in 2016 and my phone bought last >>>>> year fail.-a The reason is that, despite the tablet being able to receive >>>>> data via LTE as I have just demonstrated to myself (and its navigation >>>>> app helped guide me here), it doesn't support LTE calling, so all the >>>>> predictions that I needed to change my phone were correct, and I'm happy >>>>> with the resulting choice of a Pixel 8a.
JMB99 wrote:
The switch off of the 3G network is almost complete
O2 3G still visible here, it's been the only one for around a year. >>>>>
Strange. 2G should still be working and your tablet should fall back to >>>> that for speech and texts - unless of course you have set the tablet to >>>> not use 2G (which I would be surprised if you can do.)
Not if it is on a 3 SIM.
Spusu, so, yes, Three.
Spusu uses EE.
Actually recent Android phones *do* have an option to disable "less
secure" 2G calling, but will still use it for emergency calls ...
On 2026-01-12 20:13, Tweed wrote:
Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> wrote:
On Mon 12/01/2026 10:06, Java Jive wrote:
On 2026-01-12 08:35, Andy Burns wrote:
JMB99 wrote:
The switch off of the 3G network is almost complete
O2 3G still visible here, it's been the only one for around a year.
Here, staying with cousins in Glenfinnan, there's only LTE.
Attempts to
make calls between my tablet bought in 2016 and my phone bought last
year fail.-a The reason is that, despite the tablet being able to
receive
data via LTE as I have just demonstrated to myself (and its navigation >>>> app helped guide me here), it doesn't support LTE calling, so all the
predictions that I needed to change my phone were correct, and I'm
happy
with the resulting choice of a Pixel 8a.
Strange. 2G should still be working and your tablet should fall back to
that for speech and texts - unless of course you have set the tablet to
not use 2G (which I would be surprised if you can do.)
Not if it is on a 3 SIM.
Spusu, so, yes, Three.
Andy Burns wrote:
Actually recent Android phones *do* have an option to disable "less
secure" 2G calling, but will still use it for emergency calls ...
On my Pixel
settings
network & internet
SIMs
[O2]
2G network protection
the toggle defaults to off
"avoids 2G networks, which are less secure.-a This may limit connectivity
in some places.-a 2G is always allowed for emergency calls, but calls may not connect if you're roaming internationally"
Not everybody is a rich bastard enough to have a Pixel.I have the cheapskate "a" series pixel, besides I don't know whether
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