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Re:Tell HN: 3G sunsetting is remotely killing every Subaru O... by WirelessGigabit on Sunday October 22, 2023 @03:48PM (#37978469)
How is 3G turning off different from people parking their car underground and not driving it for a week?
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Re:Tell HN: 3G sunsetting is remotely killing every Subaru O... by Ographer on Monday October 23, 2023 @09:51AM (#37985620)
It seems that the battery only drains when it is within range of a cell tower.

Another commenter speculated that when you're out of service, the software correctly identifies that there is no tower to connect to and stops trying. But when you're in service, the code repeatedly tries to do the 3G handshake because it can see a valid tower.

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Re:Tell HN: 3G sunsetting is remotely killing every Subaru O... by throwawayfour on Monday October 23, 2023 @11:51AM (#37987438)
This would explain why mine's been mostly fine since I moved to a place with an underground garage. Now I park 4 floors underground and the battery has only died once in the last two years.
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