Charging this puppy up to make sure it still works for Flip Phone February.
(If you make up a movement, you gotta follow through on it: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/technology/smartphone-addiction-flip-phone.html)
(If you make up a movement, you gotta follow through on it: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/technology/smartphone-addiction-flip-phone.html)
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There are exploits in older technologies that can put your SUM card at risk.
On the one hand always worth thinking threat models for personal cyber (is talking to my mom about soup actually in danger from CCP snooping?) but ....
AT&T: Shut down its 3G network by February 22, 2022
T-Mobile: Shut down its 3G UMTS network by July 1, 2022
Sprint: Shut down its 3G CDMA network by March 31, 2022
Verizon: Shut down its 3G network by December 31, 2022
3G-only devices stopped working
Some emergency services, safety functions, and apps stopped working over cellular connections
Some devices, like medical devices, tablets, and home security systems, may have stopped working
Some applications may have stopped working
Carriers can make more efficient use of spectrum assets
Carriers can improve 4G and 5G network operations
Carriers can eliminate the overhead of maintaining 3G technology