3G shutdown date

Verizon finalized plans to shut down its 3G CDMA network after multiple delays, stating it will officially pull the plug on December 31, 2022 . The operator stopped activating 3G CDMA devices on its network in 2018, preparing for an original target shutdown date at the end of 2019.

If your phone doesn’t say “4G LTE” or “5G” in its status bar when Wi-Fi is off, there’s a good chance it is a 3G phone and will no longer work after the shutoff . AT&T published a specific list of phones that still work after the change.28 Şub 2022

Though T-Mobile still supports 2G devices, Verizon and AT&T both shut down their 2G networks several years ago. By the end of 2022, 3G will be gone , too.2 Şub 2022

It’s the end of the line for a once cutting edge technology. After 20 years on phones, alarm systems and millions of other devices, the 3G network is going away. As the 5G revolution continues to ramp up across the United States, 3G is quietly getting phased out .