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To: the OlLine Rebel

They are in the process of shutting down 3G and prior on their network. By end of year if you haven’t upgraded your phone to 4 or 5G then you won’t be able to use it anymore.

My wife has an old 3G phone and is already experiencing issues, we’ve just been putting off getting the new one as things come up.


10 posted on 08/05/2022 10:37:59 AM PDT by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary that good men do nothing)
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To: reed13k
"My wife has an old 3G phone and is already experiencing issues, we’ve just been putting off getting the new one as things come up."

Several years ago I had to get rid of my 3G phone because someone's network booster was showing up on my screen as an icon. It was interfering with making calls, and I couldn't manually update my roaming capabilities on it. The only way I could get rid of the icon, was to drive a few blocks down the street, and it would disappear. It was only then that I could dial-in to update my roaming. I ended up getting a cheap iPhone which got rid of the network booster problem, but I went from 4 bars to 1 1/2 bars at home with the iPhone. I bitched to Verizon about it, and they sent me a $250 network booster for my home, for free. I've gotten 4 bars at home since then, but often wonder if my booster is now messing with someone else's network.

14 posted on 08/05/2022 10:54:55 AM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: reed13k

Not the issue. Massive storms on east coast yesterday. Struck my mom’s back yard.

I don’t know if Verizon is down, or mom’s box is fried.


15 posted on 08/05/2022 10:55:45 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV.)
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To: reed13k

I was paying Verizon $84.00 a month for two phones.
I had an Iphone 5c, going out with 3G.
I bought a new in box Iphone 6s on ebay for $140.00 and switched to Redpocket for $84.00 a YEAR. (1000 minutes a month, unlimited texts, 1 GB of high speed, which I never use all of)
Son wanted unlimited, so he got the $180.00 a year plan.


16 posted on 08/05/2022 10:57:26 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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