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  • BT confirms it's switching off 3G in UK from Jan next year

    From Telecom Digest Moderator@digest-replies@telecom-digest.org to comp.dcom.telecom on Tue Sep 26 07:20:31 2023
    From Newsgroup: comp.dcom.telecom

    https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/19/bt_confirms_nationwide_3g_switch/

    BT has updated the schedule to phase out 3G services from its networks a
    little later than planned, saying this will now start early next year.

    BritainrCOs former state-owned telecoms operator says the EE mobile
    division will commence a nationwide 3G switch off in January 2024 and
    plans to complete the process by March, but is keen for everyone to know
    it aims to take a responsible approach to turning out the lights.

    As part of this, the telco promised that all of customers that are
    registered as vulnerable will be offered a free 4G-ready mobile phone,
    or a discount on a monthly plan if they prefer to choose their own
    handset, to ensure they still have a phone service once 3G is turned
    off.

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  • From Telecom Digest Moderator@digest-replies@telecom-digest.org to comp.dcom.telecom on Tue Sep 26 09:05:57 2023
    From Newsgroup: comp.dcom.telecom

    On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 02:16:37PM +0200, Marco Moock wrote:
    Am 26.09.2023 um 07:20:31 Uhr schrieb Telecom Digest Moderator:

    BT has updated the schedule to phase out 3G services from its
    networks a little later than planned, saying this will now start
    early next year.

    https://www.mobileuk.org/2g-3g-switch-off

    According to that, EE still operates its 2G GSM network.

    SMS and voice calls should still work. Data transfer at a very low
    speed too.
    Is my guess right?

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