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#3444119 15-Dec-2025 10:38

Yes, I have vague memories of going to a Geekzone event in 2005 where people were playing with Vodafone NZ's first 3G capable handset. I think it was a Sharp model.

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#3444125 15-Dec-2025 11:09

Do we really have 5G until we have 5G standalone? 😉

It's a matter of network evolution and the applications/services supported.

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#3444136 15-Dec-2025 11:27

alasta:

Yes, I have vague memories of going to a Geekzone event in 2005 where people were playing with Vodafone NZ's first 3G capable handset. I think it was a Sharp model.

Definitely remember that device and its ability to video call! Wild!

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#3444138 15-Dec-2025 11:33

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Do we really have 5G until we have 5G standalone? 😉

It's a matter of network evolution and the applications/services supported.

Considering the 850mhz/900mhz band 5 and band 8 are pretty useless with how much 700mhz b28 is around, here's hoping after the shutdown they refarm it to standalone.

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#3444142 15-Dec-2025 11:51

alasta:

Yes, I have vague memories of going to a Geekzone event in 2005 where people were playing with Vodafone NZ's first 3G capable handset. I think it was a Sharp model.

@alasta SonyEricsson V800? I had one for the 3G trial before public launch

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#3444146 15-Dec-2025 12:08

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alasta:

Yes, I have vague memories of going to a Geekzone event in 2005 where people were playing with Vodafone NZ's first 3G capable handset. I think it was a Sharp model.

@alasta SonyEricsson V800? I had one for the 3G trial before public launch

Yes, I remember that one now, but I'm pretty sure there was a Sharp and a Nokia model launched at the same time.

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#3444147 15-Dec-2025 12:14

Sharp GX10? Think that was the first camera phone but think it was only 2G.

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#3444155 15-Dec-2025 13:28

What do we do if we still don’t have 4G signal?

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#3444156 15-Dec-2025 13:30

Aucklandjafa:

I noticed on RNZ this am they said 3G has been around this 2009. Hmmmm, think it was launched 4 years prior, but hey: who’s counting?

Well before 2009

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#3444159 15-Dec-2025 13:33

Geektastic:

What do we do if we still don’t have 4G signal?

@Geektastic You will have 4G if you get 3G currently

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#3444161 15-Dec-2025 13:37

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Sharp GX10? Think that was the first camera phone but think it was only 2G.

The Sony Ericsson T68i was was released a little bit before the Sharp, only thing was you had to purchase the camera separately and clip it onto the phone. I got mine a little before the official release and used it for a couple of years!

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#3444165 15-Dec-2025 13:49

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@Geektastic You will have 4G if you get 3G currently

So long as the phone supports the bands for 4g. Plenty of old junk androids did the bare minimum of lte bands.

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#3444273 15-Dec-2025 16:19

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@Geektastic You will have 4G if you get 3G currently

So long as the phone supports the bands for 4g. Plenty of old junk androids did the bare minimum of lte bands.

It’s an iPhone 15PM so I’m sure that won’t be a problem.

It’s just that where we live we get about 2 bars of service, 85% of the time in 3G with sporadically a 1 bar 4G connection for the remainder.

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#3444275 15-Dec-2025 16:36

@Geektastic So you will be better off when the 3G network is closed down

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#3444277 15-Dec-2025 16:44

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@Geektastic So you will be better off when the 3G network is closed down

I will? I'll still only have a couple of bars of service, whatever number G it is!

Without the Starlink at home, we'd be frustrated data users for sure. And yet we are a massive 30 minutes from Chch International Airport, not in the bundu somewhere.

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