The rebirth of the Nokia 3310 was greeted by fans of the legendary phone. Unfortunately, there is one thing that could make this euphoria a little disturbed, Nokia 3310 only supports 2G network.
Network support 2G second generation alias of concern, given in many countries, 2G is no longer used. Some countries even have turned it off. In Indonesia alone, 2G is still used, but as the development of network technology, is not likely to be turned off as well later on.
Monday (2/27/2017), in Australia for example, the presence of the Nokia 3310 will be problematic because it can not be used. This was disclosed at the Nokia site itself.
"2G GSM network to make and receive calls will be removed and switched off completely by 2017," the statement on the website.
Among the three major telecom operators in Australia, Telstra had already been shut off 2G. Optus plans to follow in August 2017, as well as Vodafone in September 2017.
Network problems will certainly be an obstacle for the marketing of Nokia 3310, because it relies on a 2G phone to make phone calls, send messages. Internet capability was definitely limited because only armed with 2G connectivity is certainly slower than 3G, let alone 4G.
The return of the Nokia 3310 to be the center of attention. Even to divert attention from a trio of Android, Nokia 6 Nokia 5, and a Nokia 3 were launched simultaneously.
It is nothing. Because the features offered 3310 is certainly not nothing compared to other smartphones. Besides that connection only 2G, any operating system, which carried only S30.
In addition to the legendary game Snake and richer color screen, and of course the incredibly long battery life, there is nothing to be proud of this phone apart from the nostalgia. It seems that emotional attachment to reminisce be the only attraction of this phone for fans who never proud of it.
HMD Global CEO Arto Nummela said the reborn version of the 3310 is suitable for those who want to balance life in the digital age.
"It's kind of digital detox holiday or a mobile phone. If you want to stop for a moment but still need a mobile digital life, this is a brilliant solution," he said.