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  • T-Mobile shuts down its 3G networks [telecom]

    From Bill Horne@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jul 1 13:37:40 2022
    By Land Line Staff June 30, 2022

    This year, mobile carriers have been phasing out their 3G cellular
    networks. The next major carrier to shut down its 3G networks is
    T-Mobile.

    T-Mobile will complete the shutdown of the Sprint LTE network by
    today, June 30, 2022.

    T-Mobile will also shut down its 3G UMTS system by tomorrow, July 1,
    2022.

    https://landline.media/t-mobile-shuts-down-its-3g-networks/

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  • From Marco Moock@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 2 18:27:24 2022
    Am Freitag, 01. Juli 2022, um 13:37:40 Uhr schrieb Bill Horne:

    T-Mobile will complete the shutdown of the Sprint LTE network by
    today, June 30, 2022.

    T-Mobile will also shut down its 3G UMTS system by tomorrow, July 1,
    2022.

    Does than mean that they only provide 4G LTE or 5G in the US?
    What happens to old GSM phones?
    I assume they can't be used anymore.
    Is that true?

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  • From John Levine@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 4 18:36:12 2022
    According to Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de>:
    T-Mobile will also shut down its 3G UMTS system by tomorrow, July 1,
    2022.

    Does than mean that they only provide 4G LTE or 5G in the US?

    Yes.

    What happens to old GSM phones?
    I assume they can't be used anymore.

    That's right. It's not a big deal for handsets which people frequently
    replace anyway, but it is a significant issue for burglar alarms and other
    IoT devices which are not easy to upgrade and in many cases, the owner
    has no idea they depend on 3G and will stop working.

    If you're planning to visit the US, be sure your phone works on US LTE
    bands.

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