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11-16-2020, 03:14 PM
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Location: OH>IL>CO>CT
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My cellphone is a 2g/3g "flip" phone. I hear rumors of T-M shutting down 2G (and 3G ?) service soon. I tried calling them and what I got from the droid was "We don't know/ aren't allowed to say"
They have my email and text number (obviously) but have seen no alerts, etc.
However, it appears that 2G in my neighborhood has been shutdown, as I am only getting 3G service for the last 10 days, starting just after I called them. 
FWIW, I'm on a PrePaid Gold Legacy plan.
Anyone know, or have a reliable source of info ? |
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11-16-2020, 04:56 PM
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Location: Ocala, FL
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Try an online chat session with customer care. You should get an answer there.
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11-17-2020, 05:38 PM
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Location: OH>IL>CO>CT
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Well, that's unfortunate for me. I don't want a smartphone, I don't like actual "flip" phones. My Kyocera Rally "candy bar" phone is just perfect for me.
Currently T-Mobile has no 4G "candy bars" for sale, only an Alcatel flipphone. It would be like carrying around a brick.
Are there alternatives I'm not aware of ? (Besides switching carriers, as a very low volume user, I like my Legacy plan)
BTW, I've not heard a peep out of T-Mobile directly regarding all this.
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11-17-2020, 06:18 PM
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Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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The Go Flip is literally your only option. T-Mobile sells exactly one. No one makes a candy bar anymore.
https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone/...u=610214661463
It's hardly a brick, BTW. It's just over 4 inches high and 2 inches wide. |
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11-18-2020, 03:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peregrine
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https://www.walmart.com/ip/Jethro-SC...tifi/635249470
^^^^^
What about the above?
(I did a DuckDuckGo search for unlocked 4g candy bar phone)
It appears to fit the OP’s criteria. |
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11-18-2020, 03:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markjames68
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Yeah, and I’m moving my Verizon 3G number to my new in September iPhone SE 2020’s nano SIM slot in a few days (hours after moving the AT&T number in there now to the e-SIM on that SE) and ahead of Verizon turning off 3G on 12/31/20, and ahead of my credit balance that they owe me expiring on 12/7/20.
IIRC, AT&T has now moved their 3G cutoff from early 2022 to early 2021 (I haven’t been paying too close attention to that because my AT&T number had been on a cheap 4G Android for years). |
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11-19-2020, 09:51 AM
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Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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Originally Posted by RMESMH
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Indeed it does. There ya' go OP! |
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11-19-2020, 11:46 AM
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Location: Ocala, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by reed303
Well, that's unfortunate for me. I don't want a smartphone, I don't like actual "flip" phones. My Kyocera Rally "candy bar" phone is just perfect for me.
Currently T-Mobile has no 4G "candy bars" for sale, only an Alcatel flipphone. It would be like carrying around a brick.
Are there alternatives I'm not aware of ? (Besides switching carriers, as a very low volume user, I like my Legacy plan)
BTW, I've not heard a peep out of T-Mobile directly regarding all this.
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Unfortunately, the phone manufacturers are designing and selling phone models that are demanded by the majority of customers and not the minority of customers.
Kind of like saying when you buy a car that you don't want seat belts installed on a new car even if it is mandated by the National Traffic Safety Administration or that you want a new car that uses regular vs. unleaded gasoline. Technology changes over time, like it or not.
Even if you ignore emails or bill inserts, I guarantee you have been advised in the past by T-mobile if you are using a phone technology that is being retired. |
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11-19-2020, 02:08 PM
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Location: Sierra Nevada Land, CA
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Why not just get a modern phone and not try to squeeze life into dead horse? Too many tightwads here. Not that big of a deal. Get rid of that 10 year old $30 tracphone and get a current model
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