Cell phone carriers will be dropping 3G service sooner than many realize. AT&T will begin shutting down its 3G service on Feb. 22. Michelle Jones says she has to find her mom a new phone because of ...

Commentary: Do disconnected customers still have to pay for service? Are there still free phones? We ask major carriers what people can do after 3G shuts down. Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for ...

O2, one of the UK’s largest mobile networks, is set to halt its 3G network nationwide in 2026, leaving older phones unable to ...

Mobile phone giant NTT DoCoMo touts sophisticated Asian phones at CeBit in an effort to spur U.S. interest in high-speed wireless phone services. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

A network shutdown has some people upset because it’s impacting their cell phone service and ability to make calls. The Jitterbug Flip phones stopped working for some of its customers shortly after ...

Daniel writes guides on how to use the internet, explainers on how modern technology works, and the occasional smartwatch or e-reader review. He especially likes deep diving into niche topics that ...

You might not think many people still use 3G phones or flip phones, but with 3G networks being shut down later this year, one carrier is working on a special program to make things easier for those ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Texas Instruments (TI) will introduce a new category within its OMAP mobile phone processor family Monday that the company says will make 3G mobile phones more affordable for ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – According to the National Association of 911 Administrators, old communication devices may not call 911 due to changes in 3G technology. An updated cellular network is ...

The cell-phone industry is expected to experience year-on-year growth largely because of the replacement market. Handset providers are anticipating that consumers will replace their old handsets as ...

3G finally percolates the cell-phone arena with UMTS, cdma2000, and TD-SCDMA, but companies gear up for 4G products. Sure, almost everyone is inextricably tied to a cell phone these days. But how much ...