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[Telecom] When will 4G be Obsolete?

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  [Telecom] When will 4G be Obsolete? "Fred Atkinson" <fatkinson@mishmash.com> - 2022-07-28 07:17 -0700
    Re: [Telecom] When will 4G be Obsolete? "Marco Moock" <mo01@posteo.de> - 2022-07-31 14:46 +0200

#13178 — [Telecom] When will 4G be Obsolete?

Folks,

I have a question.  I've searched the Internet and so far I have not
found the answer.

Is there a projected date for when 4G will no longer be supported by
the cellular carriers?

The battery on my 4G flip phone is draining entirely too quickly.  And
it seems to charge instantly (maybe thirty minutes unti +l it is fully
charged again).  I am taking this as a sign that the battery is about
to go south.

I am trying to decide if I should just get a new battery or upgrade to
a 5G flip phone (weighing the economics).

It is my understanding that 3G goes away completely at the end of this
year.  Some carriers won't create a new account for a 3G +phone at
present [if my research is correct, of course].  Verizon customer
service could not tell me about when 4G would no longer be supported.
They had no idea.

If there isn't an exact date for 4G to go away as yet, is there any
kind of rough projection?  A year, two years, etc.?

Regards, and thanks,

                                                      Fred

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Am Donnerstag, 28. Juli 2022, um 07:17:48 Uhr schrieb Fred Atkinson:

> It is my understanding that 3G goes away completely at the end of this
> year.  Some carriers won't create a new account for a 3G +phone at
> present [if my research is correct, of course].  Verizon customer
> service could not tell me about when 4G would no longer be supported.
> They had no idea.

It depends on the country, but many providers already ceased 3G or
plan to do that in the near future. In Germany 3G is history.  4G and
5G will stay because it is still very widely in use and most devices
support it.

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