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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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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