From: malQRMassimilation@gmail.com   
      
   On Thu, Jul 28, 2022 at 07:17:48AM -0700, Fred Atkinson wrote:   
   > Folks,   
   >   
   > I have a question.  I've searched the Internet and so far I have not   
   > found the answer.   
   >   
   > Is there a projected date for when 4G will no longer be supported by   
   > the cellular carriers?   
   >   
   > If there isn't an exact date for 4G to go away as yet, is there any   
   > kind of rough projection?  A year, two years, etc.?   
      
   For practical purposes, Verizon is removing 4G on December 31,   
   2022. The company had said that it would continue into 2023, but then   
   they sent me a letter saying that my wife's "4G LTE" phone didn't meet   
   their criteria for 4G, and that I would have to buy a new phone -   
   limitied to "their" brand of 4G, of course - to continue her 4G   
   service.   
      
   I've decided to do without both Verizon Mobile and their deceptive   
   marketing: I got a 5G phone for myself and switched to Ting. My wife's   
   "4G LTE"ng phone will need to be replaced, most likely with the same   
   brand and model that I have, but I might put an Internet-only texting   
   and talk app on it, give her mine (again ...), and use the 4G LTE phone   
   around my home, since we'll have her phone when we travel.   
      
   Bill   
      
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