3G (which stands for 3rd Generation) used to let you make and receive calls and texts and access basic data services to get online, until it was switched off during January and February 2024. 4G and 5G are faster and more reliable technologies than …

We have retired mobile 3G plans. Learn how to upgrade to 4G/5G for better connectivity and uninterrupted mobile data access. Follow the steps to stay connected seamlessly. We finished removing support for our 3G plans in February 2024.

2024年9月17日 · The UK’s 3G mobile services, operated by the ‘Big Four’ providers EE, Three, Vodafone and O2, are being phased out over the next few years, starting in early 2023. Used since 2003 to deliver calls, texts and data using older, less efficient technology, 3G (and ultimately 2G) is being switched off to make room for faster and more reliable ...

2025年2月25日 · Each mobile provider is setting its own timetable for its 3G network switch-off. These timings might change and you should check your mobile provider’s website for the latest update: Vodafone completed its switch-off in early 2024. EE completed its switch-off in early 2024. Three has switched off its 3G network across most of the UK.

2023年9月19日 · 3G usage on EE’s network reached record-low levels in summer 2023. The move to simplify the network will mean mobile spectrum can be reallocated to the more efficient 4G and 5G services, which...

2023年9月18日 · EE has confirmed that it will begin a nationwide switch-off of its 3G service from January 2024. The UK operator noted that it expects to fully switch off its service by March of next year. Feature: What the 2G and 3G shutoff means for 5G. Greg McCall, chief networks officer at BT, confirmed the plans in a statement today (September 18).

2024年2月26日 · Mobile network operator EE (BT) has today published a short progress update on their national work to switch-off the old 3G data (mobile broadband) network, which reveals that the last of 18,000 sites to be shut-down – in Belfast – was finally taken off the air last week.

2023年9月18日 · EE has revealed that it will offer a free 4G-ready mobile phone to vulnerable people who are affected. Or, they can claim a discount on a monthly plan if they would prefer to choose their own handset.

2023年9月25日 · EE has confirmed that its nationwide 3G switch off will begin in January 2024 and aims to complete it by March. The operator said that beginning in July this year, it had conducted successful trials in Warrington, Cheshire, where less …

In December 2021, the UK operators committed to a government plan to switch off their 2G & 3G networks by 2033. This includes EE, Vodafone, Three & O2. However, many operators have brought forward the turn-off dates of their 3G networks to ten years before the deadline: When is the EE 3G switch off?