T-Mobile’s latest decision favors its uninformed customers

T-Mobileannounced several times that its 2G network will eventually be shut down. After a couple of delays, the last US carrier to still run the obsolete mobile network, T-Mobile has finally decided to discontinue the 2G network on February 9.

Unfortunately, even though T-Mobile has announced multiple times in the past that its 2G network will no longer be available at some point, many customers have yet to upgrade to a newer phone.

It put T-Mobile in the awkward position of having to keep its 2G network on life support in order to try to convince more customers to finally make the upgrade and switch to a better network.

In a statement for AndroidPolice, T-Mobile confirmed that its 2G network is still live, at least in some parts of the country: “We’ve talked about retiring our 2G network in 2025 for the past several years and are continuing to support customers with 2G devices through free device upgrades to ensure they maintain connectivity.”

Although T-Mobile has already started the process of retiring its 2G network, the carrier has decided to keep it operational during the transition, as many of its customers didn’t yet upgrade to a newer phone.