@backupbear the #3Gshutdown in #Australia including the #IMEI firewall is just nuts.
- Or do the 3 big telcos ( #Vodafone, #Telstra & #Optus) expect tourists to buy a phone just for their stay?
Also the fact that there was no testing number (i.e. 999 or 112 or 911) to verify functionality is the stupidest thing ever - ESPECHALLY IN AUSTRALIA where there's way too much dangerous shit, way too long distances in the countryside and help is way too hard to come by…
- Shit like this is why #Germany idn't going to shut down #2G anytime soon (espechally since #eCall & #CellBroadcast rely on it!) and merely frequency allocations have been reduced instead to enshure rudimentary connectivity of #EmergencyServices...
Not shure if @BNetzA took the "New Zealand Approach" and permits shutdown of non-emergency calls in case of disasters and telling people to use #SMS for sending "pings" to loved ones as to not impede rescue efforts necessitating emergency voice calling.
