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So many automated services still rely on 2G
Like what
I think things like commercial and high end home automation. And security stuff. I might be mistaken tho.
And it might sound like that’s old and out of date. But it stuck around cuz it was reliable.
I’d think this is a good thing then for that, less interference
They’ve been phasing it out for years.
Yeah, for sure. But I think we both know how some technology manages to stick around surprisingly long.
Even so, this is different. Spectrum use is a different animal from fax machines, COBOL and Windows CE.