ONE of the UK’s biggest mobile networks has warned customers that the shutdown of a long-running service is almost complete – and some will have to upgrade their phone as a result.

YOU NEED TO KNOW. BRIAN: IF YOUR QUESTION IS IS MY STILL DOES PHONE STILL CONNECTED TO 3G, TAKE YOUR PHONE AND LOOK AT IT IN THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND CORN.ER THIS PARTICULAR PHONES I CONNECTED TO A FUDGY ...

AT&T has become the first mobile phone company to shut down its 3G network in the US - amid fears numerous devices will stop working once American mobile phone networks shift their focus to 4G and 5G ...

The 3G legacy network is no longer available in 2026, according to the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC ...

As the 5G revolution continues to ramp up across the United States, 3G is quietly getting phased out. The “third generation” telecommunications network, which launched nearly 20 years ago and ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Major mobile carriers will be shutting down their 3G networks this year, which will eventually classify older cell phones as useless. The retirement of the 3G network is ...

Verizon (owner of Engadget's parent company, Verizon Media) isn’t shutting down its 3G network anytime soon. Kevin King, the carrier’s spokesperson, told Light Reading that Verizon’s “3G network is ...

Virgin Media O2, the owner of the O2 mobile network, has confirmed its 3G mobile network will be switched off completely “in the coming weeks”, marking the end of 3G signal in the UK.

The 3G shutdown is primarily intended to re-use the spectrum for 4G and 5G, which are newer standards, better technologies and more efficient. The same thing happened with 2G, which AT&T and Verizon ...

Mobile phone users on 3G declined 26.8 percent to 5.68 million as of September 2025 compared to 7.77 million a year earlier.

BSNL, one of India’s oldest telecom operators, is reportedly considering shutting down its 3G network across the country as ...