By Rob Stumpf February 22, 2022 SHARE Rob Stumpf View Rob Stumpf's Articles RobDrivesCars allthingslow You can't say we didn't warn you: AT&T is officially pulling the plug on its 3G cellular network today, February 22, 2022.
The Affected CarsAT&T's sunsetting is the first wide-scale shutdown of the major U.S. 3G network. It affects somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 models across 12 automakers, all built between 2012 and 2022. When we spoke with automakers late last year on the shutdown, many were able to tell us which cellular networks its vehicles operated on. Because of this, we pinpointed many of the models which may be affected by Tuesday’s shutdown in one way or another.
If your vehicle isn't listed above, it doesn't mean that you're in the clear. Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon all have 3G networks which are facing the same fate by the end of 2022. For a full list of automakers and affected vehicles, you can check out our original coverage here.
thedrive On the contrary what the article says, 2G is not obsolete but very much alive. Operators are shutting down 3G but not 2G. 2G is actually much better than 5G in many aspects like coverage and cost.