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2G cannot be disabled?
You have missed the point - Smarty’s parent company, Three, has never used a 2G network, so, even if there is a bug in carrier settings, which I would be surprised at, it doesn’t matter at all, as the Three network has never utilised a 2G network - It even got its name, Three, from the fact that it was the first 3G network in the UK.
If you have an old candy bar phone from the likes of Nokia, Alcatel or Mobiwire, stick your Smarty SIM card in it - You won’t get any network connectivity at all, as they are 2G phones, which Smarty SIM cards won’t connect to, as you need a phone with a minimum of 3G to connect to the Three network.
Read the article to which I have added the link.
In short, you are concerned / worrying about something which is impossible in the Three / Smarty network.
https://help.smarty.co.uk/en/articles/952738-network-coverage
As long as there are 2G networks abroad then this setting being disabled is a problem. I guess I should not be surprised that there are network fans on these forums but your attitude is entirely unhelpful, seeing as you didn't even read my initial post properly about the context of my concerns.
I didn't come here to be patronised and I think you should reassess whether your attitude is actually making this place a welcoming environment.
I have helped many people on this forum, having used Smarty in the past.
Have you ever thought that, because Smarty have never utilised a 2G network, that’s why you cannot block access to a 2G network that has never existed, and, in the unlikely event that you go abroad and use a rare network that is still using 2G, then you will be able to block it ? No, I doubt you have.
You can probably block O2, as mentioned in your initial post, as they still use a 2G network.
Pro tip: You might want to read up on actual security concerns before making these kinds of posts. Oh, and maybe apologise to the poster for your, frankly ridiculous and slightly ironic, comments, which I'm sure you didn't mean like that, but then again, maybe shouldn't have posted.
https://www.howtogeek.com/google-encourages-users-to-disable-2g-connectivity/
