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BS: 3G turn off, UK, 2025

19 Oct 24 - 12:52 PM (#4210071)
Subject: BS: 3G turn off, UK, 2025
From: Mr Red

Just a heads-up to those not aware. 3 network are saying they will turn off 3G in the UK.
I don't expect it to be any different with other providers.

So we are all on smart phones in this parish and it won't affect us? Right? If you use an old "phone" phone - check! Or find out!

And the way I first heard it is that swanky older cars which are traffic/update/SatNav connected - do you know what technology it uses? Why would you? Well if traffic updates fail - it is telling you!
Or the spiffing SatNav (with in-built traffic updates) you have? How old?

It is what it is, but it's nice to be forewarned. Ne c'est pas?

Have a nice day - next year.

19 Oct 24 - 01:03 PM (#4210072)
Subject: RE: BS: 3G turn off, UK, 2025
From: DaveRo

  • Vodafone completed its switch-off in early 2024.
  • EE completed its switch-off in early 2024.
  • Three expects to switch-off by the end of 2024.
  • O2 is planning to switch-off in 2025.

19 Oct 24 - 07:18 PM (#4210096)
Subject: RE: BS: 3G turn off, UK, 2025
From: Stilly River Sage

They turned off 3G in the US a couple of years ago. It forced a lot of people to upgrade their phones, but it cleared up a bunch of bandwidth for other uses.

20 Oct 24 - 04:18 AM (#4210107)
Subject: RE: BS: 3G turn off, UK, 2025
From: Roger the Skiffler

Yes I've lost 3G on my Kindle which is annoying. Often when abroad I could get 3G when I couldn't get wi-fi.
RtS

20 Oct 24 - 04:33 AM (#4210109)
Subject: RE: BS: 3G turn off, UK, 2025
From: DaveRo

Do you have a phone that can establish a wifi hotspot? You may be able to connect the Kindle to that. I often did that rather than connect my (wifi only) Kindle to each hotel wifi, which was a long-winded process.

If you use an old phone - which I do occasionally just for calls and texts - the 2g network won't be switched off in the UK until about 2033. Unless you use the 3 network which never used 3g in which case get a giffgaff SIM.

21 Oct 24 - 11:25 AM (#4210164)
Subject: RE: BS: 3G turn off, UK, 2025
From: Jack Campin

I have just been on a train from Margate to London - the connection toggled between 3G and 4G several times. If the phone companies can't even cover the whole of Kent with 4G it's not looking good for more remote places.

22 Oct 24 - 07:54 AM (#4210222)
Subject: RE: BS: 3G turn off, UK, 2025
From: Mr Red

Kent is remote?
Oh it is outside the M24 & the LEZ
Yea! OK! remote.