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.
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Major mobile carriers will be shutting down 3G networks in 2022 starting with AT&T , which will make the change Tuesday. The switch will make some older phones and devices useless but will make way for more advanced services, including 5G.
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T-Mobile announced that it will finish shutting down Sprint’s 3G CDMA network by March 31, 2022 and Sprint’s 4G LTE network by June 30, 2022.
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T-Mobile and Sprint 3G/2G/4G LTE network shutdown dates T-Mobile has listed the dates for shutting down Sprint’s 3G and 4G LTE networks, and migrating people to modern broadband speed pastures. These are January 1, 2022 for Sprint’s 3G network sunset, and June 30, 2022 for the 4G LTE connections, respectively.
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Major mobile carriers will be shutting down their 3G networks in 2022, rendering older phones useless. The retirement of the 3G network is to make room for more advanced networks, like 5G, which is much faster. Once the 3G network is shut down, 3G cell phones will not work .26 Ara 2021
Read moreWill my 3G phone work on a 5G network?
Although 3G and 5G use different technologies to send and receive data, they operate at some of the same frequencies. But according to AT&T, they can’t coexist on those frequencies — the airwaves assigned to 3G customers cannot also be used for 5G customers .
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Verizon announced they will completely deactivate their 3G network no later than December 31, 2022 .
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