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My iPhone 4s is still getting bars (alien.top)
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I went to Knoxville, TN for Thanksgiving today and brought my 4s with me and it's getting 2 bars average. Is it supposed to still get service? Before when I made calls it would fail, but now it calls American Roaming. It's a Verizon phone with an old SIM card, but it still gets a few bars when I take the SIM card out. Anyone know why? Verizon's 3g networks shut down a while ago.

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[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

You mean balls

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

OP has 2 balls

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

How do you know

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

That’s average

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

The "1x" indicates you are connecting to an even older CDMA network... pre-3G.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Would it be 2g or in between 2g and 3g?

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

No, 1x was (barely) considered 3G when it launched. The 2G version of CDMA only supported Circuit Switched data, which was basically the cellular version of dialup (as in you literally had to dial up an ISP to be connected, and it was tethering-only to a laptop).

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

It looks like US Cellular covers Knoxville. They still have CDMA 3G operating, and will be shutting it down January 2024. Very likely your phone is connecting to them because it’s the only network it can find.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

I just checked the coverage map and I'm going back home today and where I live only 4g is supported

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Good for you.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Thats because its roaming on US Cellular... which still has an active CDMA network. And if US Cellular follows through what they stated that will also be gone by next year.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Pretty much every phone after 2009/2010 uses the same digital protocol. So yes, it should get call service until the standard changes again. It kind of has half way through 4G. High definition calls on iPhone use data. But they still rely on digital phone for the most part.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

I use a 4S on the side and I’ve never had trouble with it regarding service.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Jesus Christ. 🤣 This made me miss my 4s. It's been over a decadeeee

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Its weird to me that most carriers in the us have shut down their 3g networks because 3g still works great in australia

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Loved that wallpaper.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

I loved having those dots!

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