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BT has updated the schedule to phase out 3G services from its networks a little later than planned, saying this will now start early next year.
Britain’s former state-owned telecoms operator says the EE mobile division will commence a nationwide 3G switch off in January 2024 and plans to complete the process by March, but is keen for everyone to know it aims to take a responsible approach to turning out the lights.
As part of this, the telco promised that all of customers that are registered as vulnerable will be offered a free 4G-ready mobile phone, or a discount on a monthly plan if they prefer to choose their own handset, to ensure they still have a phone service once 3G is turned off.
The company has already trialled this in Warrington in north west England, where 3G services were no longer available from July 18 this year, and claimed it had received no customer complaints (which we find hard to believe), and so it will be following the same approach across the country.
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Britain’s former state-owned telecoms operator says the EE mobile division will commence a nationwide 3G switch off in January 2024 and plans to complete the process by March, but is keen for everyone to know it aims to take a responsible approach to turning out the lights.
As part of this, the telco promised that all of customers that are registered as vulnerable will be offered a free 4G-ready mobile phone, or a discount on a monthly plan if they prefer to choose their own handset, to ensure they still have a phone service once 3G is turned off.
The company has already trialled this in Warrington in north west England, where 3G services were no longer available from July 18 this year, and claimed it had received no customer complaints (which we find hard to believe), and so it will be following the same approach across the country.
BT confirms UK's 3G switchoff will start in Jan 2024
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