Cell phone service providers are phasing out 3G service as 5G becomes the new norm — and that means for a lot of people, their devices will no longer work.
as 5G becomes the new norm — and that means for a lot of people, their devices will no longer work.
Christina Clem, a spokesperson for AARP Washington, said this especially will impact elderly people, who are more likely to have older, more basic models of smartphones or pay-as-you-go flip phones. However, it may also cause smartphones that are only a few years old to stop working.“Essentially anything that was purchased before 2019 could be impacted by the 3G sunset … phones like an iPhone 6 or before, or a Samsung Galaxy S4 or before,” she said.
“Things like home alarms, vehicle SOS systems, personal emergency response systems, particularly for older adults — where you think of those things where, ‘I’ve fallen and I can’t get up,'” she said.“There are several things that we just kind of take for granted, that they’re going to move along smoothly,” Clem said.If you think one of your devices may be impacted, call your phone provider and see if you can do a software update, or if you will need to buy a new device.
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