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Used since 2003 to deliver calls, texts and data using older, less efficient technology, 3G (and ultimately 2G) is being switched off to make room for faster and more reliable 5G networks. EE trialed the phase out of 3G services in 2023, with plans to fully close down the network between January and March 2024. EE's 2G services will be switched off 'later in the decade'. Find out more at EE .

Note: Turkey (you may connect to a Turkish network in Northern Cyprus) and Andorra are outside the EU/EEA and not included in our European Roaming Zone. The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today (Wednesday 22 November) announced a range of tax, benefits and savings measures. We round up the key announcements and what they mean for you. The emergency services and the UK government do not need your phone number to send you an alert – you will get an alert if you are currently near an emergency location, but no data will be collected or shared about your device or location. Emergency alert test - Sunday 23 April isn't the only communications infrastructure that's being modernised – read about the move to Digital Voice and the landline phone switch-off, to find out what it means for you. What does the end of 3G mean for my mobile phone? Martin Lewis: What the Autumn Statement means for you – including wages, benefits, pensions, ISAs, national insurance and moreIn most cases around 2 days. This can sometimes be the next day. Delivery is normally by Royal Mail 1st Class post, but on occasions some networks use a courier. Either way delivery is always free as is the SIM card that is being sent! Events that may trigger an alert include severe flooding, fires and extreme weather. Only the emergency services and government departments, agencies and public bodies that deal with emergencies will be able to send alerts. Determined by consumer research as well as the decisions of a panel of judges, comprised of technology journalists and industry experts, these awards represent a seal of quality.

If you need to replace your mobile phone, make sure your old one is properly recycled. With up to 80% of the materials in every phone being recyclable according to Recycle Now, this can help to ensure materials aren't wasted, and that the device doesn't end up in landfill. On December 8th 2021 DCMS announced that following work with all UK mobile operators they were aiming to get 35% of the UK’s mobile traffic running over a shared infrastructure technology called Open RAN by 2030. As a part of the joint statement with industry the also covered the final sunsetting of 2G and 3G. This is because both legacy network technologies are incompatible with the use of Open RAN. It has therefore now been agreed by all operators that both 2G and 3G will be retired by 2033 and so no longer available for either new or existing connections by that date.The third generation of mobile phone technology, offering better coverage for voice calls and text messaging, as well as providing faster access to the internet than our 2G network. We’ll be switching off our 3G services in 2025.