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   With Verizon's official 3G shutdown looming for New Year's Eve, the   
   carrier is finding an answer for people with older phones.   
      
   By Ian Sherr and Eli Blumenthal   
      
   Verizon's plan to shut down its 3G network at the end of this year   
   wasn't a surprise to most people, who by now are largely using phones   
   powered by 4G or 5G technology. But the carrier's move did mean the   
   relatively few people who still rely on older phones only capable of   
   3G signals would be left in the dark come New Year's Eve.   
      
   Now, Verizon says, it'll start sending free 4G-capable phones to those   
   affected customers. The new phones, though, aren't like the typical   
   gifts Verizon uses to entice customers, like a free iPhone 13 or   
   Samsung Galaxy S22. Instead, they're Star Trek-like flip phones,   
   including the Orbic Journey V, TCL Flip Pro and Nokia 2720 V Flip.   
      
   https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/verizon-is-sending-poorly-revie   
   ed-4g-flip-phones-to-customers-still-using-3g/   
      
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