▲ 1099 ▼ Phones should have FM radio again (www.spacebar.news) submitted 2 years ago by corbin@infosec.pub to c/technology@lemmy.world 402 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Thrift3499@lemm.ee 21 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah. It'd probably still have charge too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] thehatfox@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) I found one in the back of a drawer a few weeks ago, it turned on straight away. I didn’t have the right size SIM card to try and use it fully sadly. Come the apocalypse there will just be cockroaches and old Nokias. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) You cold dredge one up from the bottom of the ocean and it would still pick up a signal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago If a signal exists. Those blazing fast 2g towers ain't super common nowadays permalink fedilink source parent [–] Smokeydope@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Don't forget the twinkies! permalink fedilink source parent [–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Wasn't it like 2g cellular? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Noerttipertti@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Many operators around the word are ditching 3g but still keeping 2g. It is main/backup connection in so many iot and older automation devices that it won't be going away anytime soon. And yes, both my 2110 and 3310 I alternate in my cars glove compartment can still call emergency services number without sim card. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago Even when they shut down 2G access it will probably just be commercial use but they'll keep it for emergency service. It still has excellent coverage and the infrastructure is more trouble to remove than it's worth. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tehfishman@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) I mean how many g's are strictly necessary permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago I mean as many gs as the network still strictly supports... permalink fedilink source parent [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago In the US we recently shut off the 3g network so, at least 4. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thehatfox@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) I found one in the back of a drawer a few weeks ago, it turned on straight away. I didn’t have the right size SIM card to try and use it fully sadly. Come the apocalypse there will just be cockroaches and old Nokias. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) You cold dredge one up from the bottom of the ocean and it would still pick up a signal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago If a signal exists. Those blazing fast 2g towers ain't super common nowadays permalink fedilink source parent [–] Smokeydope@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Don't forget the twinkies! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) You cold dredge one up from the bottom of the ocean and it would still pick up a signal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago If a signal exists. Those blazing fast 2g towers ain't super common nowadays permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago If a signal exists. Those blazing fast 2g towers ain't super common nowadays permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Smokeydope@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Don't forget the twinkies! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Wasn't it like 2g cellular? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Noerttipertti@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Many operators around the word are ditching 3g but still keeping 2g. It is main/backup connection in so many iot and older automation devices that it won't be going away anytime soon. And yes, both my 2110 and 3310 I alternate in my cars glove compartment can still call emergency services number without sim card. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago Even when they shut down 2G access it will probably just be commercial use but they'll keep it for emergency service. It still has excellent coverage and the infrastructure is more trouble to remove than it's worth. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tehfishman@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) I mean how many g's are strictly necessary permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago I mean as many gs as the network still strictly supports... permalink fedilink source parent [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago In the US we recently shut off the 3g network so, at least 4. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Noerttipertti@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Many operators around the word are ditching 3g but still keeping 2g. It is main/backup connection in so many iot and older automation devices that it won't be going away anytime soon. And yes, both my 2110 and 3310 I alternate in my cars glove compartment can still call emergency services number without sim card. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago Even when they shut down 2G access it will probably just be commercial use but they'll keep it for emergency service. It still has excellent coverage and the infrastructure is more trouble to remove than it's worth. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago Even when they shut down 2G access it will probably just be commercial use but they'll keep it for emergency service. It still has excellent coverage and the infrastructure is more trouble to remove than it's worth. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tehfishman@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) I mean how many g's are strictly necessary permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago I mean as many gs as the network still strictly supports... permalink fedilink source parent [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago In the US we recently shut off the 3g network so, at least 4. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago I mean as many gs as the network still strictly supports... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago In the US we recently shut off the 3g network so, at least 4. permalink fedilink source parent