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Does your phone still actually work?

You must not be in the US... that is a 3G phone and the 3G networks here are either shut off or in the process of being shut off.

https://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_515-5663.php

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I'm in Australia and I think there's a law that carriers need to keep an amount of 3G coverage. So we will likely lose 4G coverage before 3G. Regulation FTW!

Government-granted spectrum monopolies... two wrongs make a right I guess.

I think it might only be around for another couple of years -- Telstra is switching theirs off in 2024, and Optus is pretty soon too.

I'd be very interested in a dumb phone that works in North America.

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