A leading mobile provider is switching off its 3G coverage in three areas of England from Wednesday. Virgin Media O2 is withdrawing the service in Guildford in Surrey, Telford in Shropshire and ...

Carriers are closing down 3G networks in a final transition to 4G LTE and 5G. Some devices and services won't make the jump. Here's what to know. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile ...

The 3G network shutdown deadlines have been set by the three biggest cellular carriers, AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. Here’s what that means for you.

Twenty years after 3G was first introduced in the United States, paving the way for a new generation of mobile apps, the network is officially being phased out. AT&T is set to pull the plug on its ...

This so-called 3G sunset will come to pass at different times for different wireless providers. AT&T says it’s shutting down 3G services in February 2022. T-Mobile recently announced it would ...

Turning off 3G will allow the company to double the amount of 850-MHz airwaves devoted to 5G, the company told the FCC in October, vastly improving its service to those customers.

The problem: Every 3G device out there will be cut off—dead, bricked, useless—including the 3G modems in potentially millions of cars sold over the past decade.

End of the line for 3G Now you have a basic understanding of the difference between 3G and the later 4G/LTE and 5G. You might still reasonably ask why 3G needs to be shut down.

Aaron Hommell bought his 3G iPhone 5 in 2014 and kept it for more than seven years, holding onto it even after the screen cracked and a long list of faster models hit the market. Then a year ago ...

3G networks are shutting down next year. Here’s what you should know. If you have an old phone, an alarm system or an ankle monitor, your tech could stop working properly next year.