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NigelCollins68
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My smartphone turned into a brick this week
Jun 4 2022 08:00AM more by NigelCollins68
Tags: LA, Current Events (All tags)

My smartphone doesn't work. I can't text.

This shutdown is a clusterfuck. Unless a device is brand new, it is having problems.

AT&T, Verizon, and TMobile (Sprint) are shutting down their 3G and 4G LTE networks to make room for 5G.

I thought that my phone would be fine because it is not an old 3G phone. Nope. My phone looks like a 4G phone, but it is actually 3G-dependent. TMobile/Sprint shut down 3G on May 31, 2022. My phone isn't totally dead. Some stuff still works. But by the end of this month (June 2022) when TMobile shuts down Sprint's 4G LTE network my phone will be totally dead.





      
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FlappyNutSack
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Jun 4 2022 08:06AM     link to this

It’s just part of their merger. The phone should be fine,the idea is for old sprint customer to transition to T-Mobile network.

4G as a technology isn’t going away anytime soon.
Angler1
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Jun 4 2022 08:14AM     link to this

Flip phones rule...
remo_williams
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Jun 4 2022 09:26AM     link to this

had the same thing happen.

Kept the old # on new burner.

But text history is gone, for people I've seen, it's not a big deal, but takes a few extra steps.

First world problems.
AFMadness
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Jun 4 2022 10:48AM     link to this

Let me make this perfectly clear ! It is MONEY Pox.

And you have nothing to be afraid of.
Kn1gh7scr3en2
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Jun 4 2022 02:44PM     link to this

Kaia, it might be your SIM card have you tried getting a new one they should be able to give you one at retail for no charge.
wunanddun
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Jun 4 2022 03:59PM     link to this

Apn settings .... if you have changed providers you need to ensure you have the right app settings for their network. If you are trying to connect to a network your phone does not have a plan on it will not connect.
remo_williams
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Jun 4 2022 08:48PM     link to this

perhaps things have changed, but at one point, if you used your cell in another country you brick it.

Different systems, and generally not compatable.

Had a coworker a few years ago take his work phone and turned it on, to use the camera.

Even though he said he didn't make cals, just used the camera, the second you turn it on (if not in airplane mode), it connects to cell service & searches for wi-fi.

Just a thought, might have changed.
billinirvine
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Jun 4 2022 09:25PM     link to this

@remo: I travel and bring my phone. Use local SIMs, Except in KR, then I just rent a phone.
I use local SIMs only because far-roaming is $$$.
NigelCollins68
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Jun 5 2022 11:25PM     link to this

Damn. T-Mobile says that I have to replace all of my phones.

I have three phones and a WiFi hotspot. I thought that I would at least be able to keep my Samsung Galaxy 6.

T-Mobile says that they are working around the clock to get replacement phones out to Sprint customers.
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