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 ...

Verizon plans to finish shutting down its 3G network by Dec. 31, 2022. T-Mobile says it will finish shutting down Sprint’s 3G CDMA network by Mar. 31 and Sprint’s 4G LTE network by June 30.

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. 3G mobile phones as well as older ...

The shutdown of 3G cellular service by all of the major cell-phone carriers—AT&T, T-Mobile (which owns Sprint) and Verizon—is under way and will be completed next year.

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 ...

But even with the planned network expansion, T-Mobile will still be woefully behind its competitors when it comes to its 3G coverage. Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel have the largest 3G footprints.

If your mobile phone is solely 3G enabled, then it will lose access to data, which means no internet, WhatsApp or any app that requires you to be online unless you're connected to a WI-Fi connection.

HONG KONG (CBS.MW) - Hutchison Whampoa, Hong Kong’s biggest conglomerate, announced that it has agreed to sell a 35-percent stake in its U.K. mobile phone unit to Japan’s NTT DoCoMo and KPN ...

Nearly 3 million mobile phone users on Three, Vodafone, EE, ... Three aims to switch off its 3G network by the end of 2024. If your phone isn’t 4G calling compatible, ...