No more 2G network

I prefer to have 2G for simple communication, and 4G for work. It is good to have a choice. Now we do not have much choices left. It cost merchants a lot of money to upgrade their payment system.

@scheng1 Yes but as the competition between service provider begins it may be cheap soon.

@jaynepal Not really, because the government basically owns the telcos!

Your President cannot do that at this moment. Those in countryside still need 2G network. Philippines is a much bigger country, and 2G network is the cheapest of all communication methods.

@scheng1 and because of this reason, the telecommunication company are making of use of this reason to just limit the speed of internet in the rural villages.

@ilocosboy It is not their fault. The problem is in the infrastructure. The government has to approve more infrastructure projects, such as laying down more cables. With limited cables, and a large subscriber base, the internet speed is very slow.

@scheng1 In fact today a cheap phone can use 4G already

China is unlikely to shutdown 2G because of the large group of people still using 2G. Actually the bulk of the users for 2G are not consumers who are using Nokia phones. The bulk of users are small businesses with payment mode that connects to 2G. The official reason given is that they want to use the 2G wavelength for 3G and 4G. Too bad we are too small a country to support 2G to 4G. Personally I like to have 4G at work, and with home computer, but for phone, I still like 2G. It is much safer to carry a 2G phone, because no risk of data loss or virus attack or theft. No thief wants to steal such a cheap phone.

Yes, the purpose of phone is for communication, yet in this era of high tech when family members are glued to their smartphones, they are not communicating with each other. Personal communication has fallen to a very sad situation. When people cannot talk to each other face to face, and resort to twitter and Whatsapp, that is very sad.

@LadyDuck True. A meal in a restaurant is meant for both food and conversation. Over here, too many families do not talk to each other even when they eat in a restaurant together. All will be glue to the smartphone, either playing game, Whatsapping or watching a movie.

@scheng1 I fully agree with you. People have lost the pleasure to meet and to talk face to face, better if in front of a good meal, taking the time to pleasure both the food and the conversation.

haha, if you have a smartphone, and your boss adds you to work group whatsapp, you will be very stressful all the time. You just have no excuse not to respond whenever and wherever you are.

@JudyEv Yes, that is the kind of society right now. There is no true differentiation of work and personal life now.

@scheng1 That really isn't fair - but perhaps it is the way of the world nowadays.

Yes, I love to use 2G phones too. The old reliable Nokia will still work when you drop it, and you just have to pick up the pieces and put them together! No need to worry about battery life too. The battery can last for a week!

@diosabella haha, if you play snake for hours and hours, the battery won't last a week!

@scheng1 I miss my 5110 and 3210. Dont need to buy extra battery. Can play snake for hours and hours. Simple but fun.

Not only older people. Those who want life simple and affordable will like 2G phones. The cost of communication is just a third or half of smartphones.

@scheng1 i was given a hand-me-down smartphone, but only use it for taking pictures, playing games, checking email and reading stuff online.

I also like my old reliable Nokia. It serves its purpose, and there is no need to charge battery every day.

The official reason given is to use the 2G wavelength for 3G and 4G. They say that it is costly to maintain the wavelength for 2G.

@scheng1 ohh