First Verizon, now T-Mobile: US carrier suggests folks use 2G to save battery

Why are cellular networks so worried about batt life during lockdown?

US telco Verizon recently splashed $45bn on 5G spectrum and then advised its customers to use LTE to save device battery life. Not to be outdone, rival carrier T-Mobile is recommending battery-anxious punters use 2G instead of the latest-and-greatest in cellular connectivity....