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What a relief!

Sporadic Sparkly

Back in 2018, I had purchased a non-smart PAYG mobile, originally intended for emergencies. Somehow, I had got it into my head that it was 2G. Prior to my dad's death, he had sent me two text messages that I couldn't bring myself to delete. The prospect of having to purchase a new mobile phone and losing access to those message had caused me to feel distressed.

Thanks to my son, I discovered on Monday that the SIM card in my mobile is actually 4G. Furthermore, I am still able to use my infrequently-used mobile to make and receive calls and text messages. After worrying myself silly during recent months, it is such a relief to know I can still access those text messages from my dad, and also that I don't need to purchase a new mobile... unless I choose to.

  • You can back these messages up using a sim card reader typically - most phone repair shops can do this for you quite cheaply and it means you can copy the text messages to anywhere you want and never risk losing them when (not if) the phone finally fails).

  • 2G networks should still be in service for the next 5 years or so, so if you do need to use a 2G network for any reason, you should be OK for the time being.

    Most phones allow you to read the stored text messages even without a SIM card or a signal, so they will still be there on that old phone, even if you buy a new one (you just can't copy them across usually). If you have a camera it might be worth taking a picture of the phone's screen showing the message. I did that a few times years ago when I was using a very old phone with limited memory and wanted to save some messages.

  • Aww that’s really cute! That’s the best thing I’ve heard all week…. I’m so glad you’ve managed to access those messages and will have regular access to them Heart️