Cell Phone Service Being Dropped

[Jstpssng]

Where I live ... it doesn't matter what type of phone you have .... Almost all calls fail.

We must be neighbors. The sad part is that 25 years ago service was great... I could make calls nearly anywhere.

 

[Alan W.]

SimpliSafe told us that their phone signal based systems run on 2g. And that it was still being used even though no 2g phones would work.

 

[SgtSluggo]

I thought iPhone5 was 4G/LTE.

iPhone5 was 4G. What may be bigger is all the alarm systems and whatnot that still use 3G. If you have something that is not a phone that uses a cellular network, you'll probably want to see if it's 3G only. Cars, doorbells, garage door openers, medical devices, game cams, etc.

Looking at a lot of the supporting documents regarding the discontinuation of 3g - it looks like while the 5 series phones could use LTE (4g) for data, they used a cell radio that used the 3g network for calls.

If you appreciated the size of the 5 series, take a look at the 11 and 12 mini line. They are nearly that small.

 

[5030]

I don't know 1G from 4G and really don't care. I have a Samsun Galaxy at the new SIM card fit fine. Wife had to buy a new phone however. Old ones will be targets for target practice, same thing I do with defunct computers. I put a bullseye on the hard drives and blast them.

Sure miss my old Nextel walkie talkie.

 

[oosik]

Loooong ago I had the ideal phone. Motorola Bag phone and vertical aerial up on the roof. HUGE 12V battery on the floor - it lasted three months before needing a charge. Then everybody changed from analog to digital. I had to get these crappy little cell phones. The keys are too small and the "range" - next to zero.

I truly love standing out on my porch when its really cold - trying to make a call.
Even better - the call finally goes thru - you then get to go thru the Malaysian two step - trying to get to a real person.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

iPhone5 was 4G. What may be bigger is all the alarm systems and whatnot that still use 3G. If you have something that is not a phone that uses a cellular network, you'll probably want to see if it's 3G only. Cars, doorbells, garage door openers, medical devices, game cams, etc.

My Wilson cell phone amplifier is 3G. Oh well, I went to VOIP a while back, and may as well unplug it.

 

[grsthegreat]

Ya, i remember my old radio shack phone and the huge battery. 5 watts…could cook a turkey.

unbelievable range. Analog.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Loooong ago I had the ideal phone. Motorola Bag phone and vertical aerial up on the roof. HUGE 12V battery on the floor - it lasted three months before needing a charge. Then everybody changed from analog to digital. I had to get these crappy little cell phones. The keys are too small and the "range" - next to zero.

I truly love standing out on my porch when its really cold - trying to make a call.
Even better - the call finally goes thru - you then get to go thru the Malaysian two step - trying to get to a real person.

By chance I ran across my old Blackberry in the barn yesterday. It was an analog phone that I had to retire when cell service went digital.

 

[Xfaxman]

My Wilson cell phone amplifier is 3G. Oh well, I went to VOIP a while back, and may as well unplug it.

Must be an old one, mine is 3G and 4G.

 

[bunyip]

The stores are pushing 5g here and the young 'must have' brigade can't get them quick enough even though 5g does not exist in regional areas, our 4g is ok but patchy when we move out a bit.