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Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2133971/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2133971/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Eronet Pushes for SIM Upgrades Ahead of Croatia’s 3G Shutdown <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/3gShutdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3gShutdown</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/3gSunset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3gSunset</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/croatia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>croatia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Croatia3G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Croatia3G</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EronetSIMUpgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EronetSIMUpgrade</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/hrvatska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hrvatska</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/vijesti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vijesti</span></a></p>
Syulang<p>Well.... that's an understatement. I've rarely seen a bigger, more complete, continent spanning utterly failure of planning and basic competency than <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Telstra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telstra</span></a> and the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/3Gshutdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3Gshutdown</span></a>. It's been a complete and total omnifailure on every conceivable level.... technical, ethical, managerial, the list goes on.</p><p>Worst of all, it's remote and regional <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a>, where we're disproportionately poor and vulnerable, that has been left holding the bag for it all.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-19/vodafone-tpg-claims-telstra-coverage-less-than-advertised/105300124" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-05-19/vod</span><span class="invisible">afone-tpg-claims-telstra-coverage-less-than-advertised/105300124</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nz/@phlogiston" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>phlogiston</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.librem.one/@guardianproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>guardianproject</span></a></span> at least <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@BNetzA" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BNetzA</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@Bundesregierung" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Bundesregierung</span></a></span> didn't cancel <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2G</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GSM</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EDGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EDGE</span></a> with the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3Gshutdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3Gshutdown</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> did recently.</p><ul><li>Seriously, the Ozzies <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/113866074599066600" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">mandate</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VoLTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoLTE</span></a> and literally block <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ImportPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImportPhones</span></a> based off <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IMEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IMEI</span></a>!</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>And don't even get me started on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VoLTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoLTE</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6qb9dml6So" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">support</a>...</p><ul><li>Like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> had <em>the glorious idea</em> of shutting down <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3G</span></a> <em>AND</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2G</span></a> as well as <em><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/allowlisting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>allowlisting</span></a></em> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPlTz-3estM" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">only specific</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IMEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IMEI</span></a>|s, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIJavqEzEIw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">banning &gt; 500k devices</a> for no good reason.</li></ul><p>Also <em>most</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VoLTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoLTE</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Vo5G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vo5G</span></a> - devices *explicitly use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2G</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3G</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EmergencyCalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmergencyCalls</span></a>!</p><ul><li>Which is <em><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/funfuckingtastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funfuckingtastic</span></a></em> in a place like Australia where <em>basically everything in nature conspires to hurt or kill humans</em>!</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DownUnder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DownUnder</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AUSpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AUSpol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AUpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AUpol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2Gshutdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2Gshutdown</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3Gshutdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3Gshutdown</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EmergencyCalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmergencyCalling</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@AlJazeera" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>AlJazeera</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@aljazeera/economy-90a2acd7z" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>economy-AlJazeera</span></a></span> </p><p>I wish this was a joke but it's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIJavqEzEIw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">evidently not</a>!</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GreatFirewallOfAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatFirewallOfAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AustraliaFirewall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustraliaFirewall</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2Gshutdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2Gshutdown</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3Gshutdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3Gshutdown</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VoLTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoLTE</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ImportBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImportBan</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cyberfacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberfacism</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LTE</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/5G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>5G</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>A <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PSA</span></a> for anyone living, staying, entering or even travelling to/from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a>:</p><p>Apparently, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPlTz-3estM" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">decided to mandate</a> it's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GSM</span></a> systems to be shutdown because some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GalaxyBrainChair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GalaxyBrainChair</span></a> wanted to yeet <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2G</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3G</span></a> and demand everything to use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/4G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>4G</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/5G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>5G</span></a> when in fact <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VoLTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoLTE</span></a> support is spotty at best and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EmergencyCalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmergencyCalling</span></a> oftentimes is explicitly hardcoded to not use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WIFIcalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WIFIcalling</span></a> or VoLTE as providing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/triangulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>triangulation</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LocationData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocationData</span></a> via <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SS7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SS7</span></a> is a <em>desired feature</em> when someone calls EMS, Fire Dept or the Police for help... </p><ul><li><p>So essentially <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tourists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tourists</span></a> and anyone who hasn't an <em>explicitly fully VoLTE-functional device</em> they <em>tested and verified to also do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EmergencyCalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmergencyCalls</span></a> via VoLTE</em> are fecked with no reception when they need it the most!</p></li><li><p>This <em>WILL</em> KILL PEOPLE!!!</p></li></ul> <p>As much as we want to <em>bitch about</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GSM</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GPRS</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UMTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UMTS</span></a> being <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/outdated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>outdated</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/inefficient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inefficient</span></a>, there are reasons to at least keep 2G available - ranging from lower power consumption to higher resilience in emergency situations.</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> for example does shutdown non-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EmergencyCalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmergencyCalls</span></a> during severe <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Earthquakes</span></a> so that people trapped and/or in need of urgent assistance can get through to dispatch operators and everyone else has to <em>get in line and take a number</em> aka. use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SMS</span></a> or if existing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> to say <em>"I'm fine!"</em>... </p></li><li><p>If the Ozzies really need that juicy <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UHF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UHF</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SubGHz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SubGHz</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spectrum</span></a> it's totally feasible to instead change the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/allocations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>allocations</span></a> and reconfigure <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CellularNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CellularNetworks</span></a> to use lesser bandwith for 2G (i.e. only keeping the absolute mininum of channels available for any service) and thus clear up space...</p></li></ul><p>And to add insult to injury, Australia <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPlTz-3estM&amp;t=207s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">passed</a> a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NorthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthKorea</span></a>|n-alike <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CellPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CellPhone</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ImportBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImportBan</span></a> for any device that doesn't do i.e. the bespoke proprietary garbage that i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Telstra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telstra</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Vodafone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vodafone</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Optus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Optus</span></a> do with the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/baseband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>baseband</span></a> modems of their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/branded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>branded</span></a> devices... </p><p>Seriously, which <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> dickhead decided it's a good idea to do that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3Gshutdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3Gshutdown</span></a> in Australia without even a basic 2G network up and running at all? </p><ul><li>At least <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Switzerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Switzerland</span></a> [AFAIK] still has <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3G</span></a> up and running (tho it would've been wiser to do it like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> and keep <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2G</span></a> as emergency fallback with it's functions like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CellBroadcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CellBroadcast</span></a>....</li></ul>
Tony 💉x9 🇦🇺<p>If you live in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> and use Telstra mobile network, you need to check this out. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/3gShutdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3gShutdown</span></a> <br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoLTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoLTE</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPlTz-3estM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=RPlTz-3est</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a></p>
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