Eventually, Verizon stopped supporting the 3G CDMA network. Verizon delayed the termination of its 3G network until 2022 although it was originally scheduled to do so in the year 2019. The company said it took this action to express its concern for its customers and make every attempt to keep service interruptions to a minimum as it transitioned to newer and more sophisticated systems. Verizon’s 3G CDMA network will now be totally shut down on January 1st, 2023. The final day you could utilise your 3G phone or gadget on the Verizon and T-Mobile carrier networks with Sprint was New Year’s Day.

If you are a Verizon customer and still use a 3G (CDMA) or 4G handset that does not support HD Voice (non-VoLTE), after December 31, 2022, the device will no longer be able to make calls, send texts, or access data services. Your device may have continued to be able to access these services up until Saturday, but not anymore.

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The brand has further exclaimed that “Verizon is actively dismantling its 3G CDMA network, as previously announced. The deadline for completion is December 31, 2022, at the latest. Network extenders, 4G Non-VoLTE devices, and 3G (CDMA) devices are all impacted by this decommissioning exercise. We want to make sure that the impacted customers are informed of what this means for their Verizon service and what they can do to update their device(s) to stay connected, on our 4G LTE and/or 5G network, as we are now very near to finishing our decommissioning operations.“

Customers who still use 3G technology will be actively encouraged to upgrade right now. Verizon’s service centres will only be able to provide very limited troubleshooting assistance on these older devices as the shut-off date draws nearer, and users still using the 3G network may face a decrease or loss of service. You should probably now switch to an LTE or 5G network. It’s finally time to say Goodbye to your old 3G-only device.

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