However, gray-market devices that weren't designed for US networks, including international variants of popular Samsung phones, are getting cut off. The iPhone 6 and later should continue to work after 3G shuts down
In general, smartphones that launched after 2014 and flip phones that launched after 2017 should continue to work. The iPhone 6 and all newer iPhones are all fine ditto for the Galaxy S5 generation of phones and later. That includes phones, tablets, home alarm systems, medical alert devices, cars, and other machinery. What Devices Will Fail?Īccording to the CTIA, about 9% of wireless connections remaining in the US are 2G or 3G. However, some people may fall through the cracks-for instance, if you're using a hand-me-down phone for which your carrier doesn't have a current ownership record. The carriers say that they will contact you by phone or postcard if the shutdown affects you, and will most likely offer you a free, new 4G or 5G phone. Verizon's 3G network will shut down by December 31, 2022.T-Mobile's 3G network will shut down by July 1, 2022, but its 2G network will stay alive in an extremely limited way.The Sprint 3G network, which Boost shares, was previously scheduled to shut down on March 31, 2022, but now may stay alive until May 31, 2022.However, reports on Reddit say it is still spottily available. AT&T officially shut down its 3G network on February 22, 2022.
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