[Swlug] Getting SIM card slot operational

[Jonathan Marsden]

Rhys,

You are correct.  See https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/advice-for-consumers/advice/3g-switch-off .  Basically 3G in the UK is disappearing in 2024 or 2025 depending on which carrier you use.

Jonathan
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On Sat, 24 Feb 2024, at 15:36, Rhys Sage via Swlug wrote:
> Before getting too hung up on getting the SIM operational, check 
> whether the frequency used by the mobile phone system is still in use. 
> I don't know the origin of your computer but if it originated from 
> somewhere other than the EU market then it might use an incompatible 
> set of frequencies. For example, the 2nd generation of UK phone is on 
> wildly different frequencies from the 2nd generation of US phones. Not 
> only that but in 2013 we were still using 2G and moving into 3G. Now 
> we're on 4G and moving into 5G. 2G was switched off a few years ago and 
> 3G is probably in the process of being shut down.
>
> Rhys Sage
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