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   Here's why you shouldn't buy an iPhone 12, iPhone 13 or any non-2022   
   5G phone on an AT&T installment plan.   
      
   By Eli Blumenthal   
      
   AT&T is in the process of rolling out a new 5G midband network, but   
   you will in fact need a higher-end flagship device to use it. On   
   Thursday the nation's third-largest carrier walked back its pledge to   
   upgrade older devices to support its newer 3.45GHz midband 5G.   
      
   Last month, AT&T had told CNET that it would be upgrading a host of   
   its recent 5G devices -- including 2020's iPhone 12 series and 2021's   
   Samsung Galaxy S21, Google Pixel 6 and iPhone 13 lines -- to support   
   the 3.45GHz midband spectrum. The carrier spent over $9 billion   
   acquiring the spectrum, which it plans to deploy alongside its C-band   
   airwaves for a more robust nationwide 5G network that can better   
   compete with T-Mobile's and Verizon's respective offerings.   
      
   https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/no-at-t-wont-let-older-phones-t   
   p-into-its-full-5g-network-after-all/   
      
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