3G, or third-generation, wireless phones are great for faster mobile Web surfing. Speeds can vary, depending on the network and the 3G standards used by wireless carriers.

If your mobile phone is more than a few years old, it’s likely time for an upgrade. Major mobile carriers will be shutting down older 3G networks in 2022, making older phones and some other ...

This will affect 3G mobile phones and certain older 4G mobile phones that do not support Voice over LTE. AT&T announced it will finish shutting down its 3G network by Feb. 2022.

According to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), mobile carriers are shutting down their 3G networks, which rely on older technology, to make room for more advanced network services like 5G.

Mobile carriers are shutting down 3G networks, making older cell phones unable to make or receive calls and texts -- including calls to 911, according to the FCC.

Providers are hanging up on 3G. While 5G promises better and faster service, you need new devices to take advantage of it.

If your mobile phone is more than a few years old, you will soon need to upgrade your device. Mobile carriers are set to shut down their existing 3G networks, which rely on older technology, to ...

One major mobile phone network provider will begin decommissioning its UK 3G services in February, with others to follow suit. However, 51% of Britons had no idea about the 3G switch off, according to ...

The 3-G mobile phone network in Australia will be shut down in the coming months, meaning people will now have to use 4-G or 5-G networks.

Virgin Media O2 is the latest mobile phone network to announce that it is ending its 3G service, leaving thousands of Brits with no data access on their phones. O2's network includes Tesco Mobile ...

AT&T and T-Mobile intend to finally abandon 3G and switch entirely to newer network technology, and that will make some older phones obsolete.

Telstra has the biggest mobile phone network in Australia, with 11,302 sites, while Optus has 8,821 sites. Chris Taylor says the 3G network only carries about 1 per cent of the mobile phone traffic.