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Originally Posted by jfman
You're assuming coverage from 4 operators.
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I doubt there are many populated areas not covered by at least 2 operators, and probably 3, esp as pretty much any phone can make calls on 2G.
Since smart meters also use 2G, so its probably not going away quite yet.
Some operators have made announcements, and are shutting down 3G before 2G.
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Vodafone and EE have announced they will be shutting their 2G networks in 2025 and their 3G networks in 2022. What that means is that from 2023 only 3 and O2 will have 3G networks in the UK.
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One operator failing is rare, two+ in the same area would be very rare (I dont think its ever happened).
Of course, a big enough disaster could take out multiple, but thats likely to be something affecting many many people, and other measures would get put in place.