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With Verizon 3G Shutting Down, Carrier Offers Free 4G LTE Phones

Kellen July 6, 2022 10

When Verizon set the end of 2022 as the time frame for shutting down their 3G network once and for all, we sort of assumed another delay would happen. There have been several at this point. They aren't the only carrier struggling to pull the plug. But as the...

List of AT&T Phones Surviving the End of 3G is Here

Kellen May 27, 2021 10

AT&T is shutting down 3G in 2022 and a list of devices that will still work once that happens has been uncovered. I can't imagine you were worried about 3G's impending death, but it's always fun to see how sh*tty futureproof your phone was when purchased....

Verizon 3G Network Will Shut Down End of 2022

Kellen March 30, 2021 18

A couple of months ago, Verizon wasn't ready to put a date on when their 3G network would shut down, following several missed targets, including ones in 2019 and 2020. Today, they've come to grips with the end and have a new date for you to say "goodbye."...

Verizon Isn’t Shutting Down 3G Just Yet

Kellen January 5, 2021 15

Verizon has decided to keep its 3G alive for the foreseeable future it seems. After first delaying a shutdown that was supposed to happen at the end of 2019 and extending the network's life until the end of 2020, the carrier has now suggested there is no new...

Verizon Confirms That It Will No Longer Activate 3G Phones (Updated)

Kellen July 16, 2018 78

If you are holding onto an older 3G phone from Verizon, hoping that one day you'll activate it and re-live the glory days of tech life where we didn't stare at screens for 5-6 hours per day, it's time to give it up. Verizon is no longer activating 3G-only...