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The Telecom Digest
Monday, January 2, 2023

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Volume 42 Table of Contents Issue 2
I don’t want to see 5G on any phone in 2023
US shuts down 3G network for mobile customers
3G devices stop working as companies switch off networks: Here’s what you need to know
Message-ID: <tott1p$1mht4$1@dont-email.me> Date: 2 Jan 2023 01:19:37 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: I don’t want to see 5G on any phone in 2023 By Andy Boxall I don’t want to see 5G on any phone in 2023. Why? It’s a complete waste of space, nobody actually uses it, and to the average person on the street, it means absolutely nothing. Yet, it has been a regular feature on new phones for years now. https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/i-dont-want-to-see-5g-on-any-phone-in-2023/
Message-ID: <totsoq$1m5hs$2@dont-email.me> Date: 2 Jan 2023 01:14:50 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: US shuts down 3G network for mobile customers by Ananya Goya The third generation (3G) of wireless mobile telecommunications technology has shut down in the US with the last telecommunication provider Verizon winding the network on its customers' devices on December 31, 2022. AT&T turned off its 3G service in February 2022, while T-Mobile started shutting down old networks in March 2022. Verizon has sent its customers new, LTE-capable phones. https://inshorts.com/en/news/us-shuts-down-3g-network-for-mobile-customers-1672630985298
Message-ID: <totsdv$1m5hs$1@dont-email.me> Date: 2 Jan 2023 01:09:03 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: 3G devices stop working as companies switch off networks: Here's what you need to know By Kenneth Wong PHOENIX - A number of Americans will need to get new smartphones, as major cell service providers switched off their 3G network, also referred to on some websites as the 3G sunset. Here's what you need to know about the switchoff. Why did cell service providers switch off their 3G networks? According to officials with the FCC, mobile carriers "periodically shut down older services, such as 3G, to free up spectrum and infrastructure to support new services, such as 5G." https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/3g-devices-stop-working-as-companies-switch-off-networks-heres-what-you-need-to-know
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