📱 Today Japan's 3G dies — and the iconic garakei flip phone with it
The country that invented emoji, camera phones & mobile internet years before iPhone watches its most iconic device go silent
500K users, mostly elderly, lose their lifeline
#Garakei #3GShutdown #iMode
The country that invented emoji, camera phones & mobile internet years before iPhone watches its most iconic device go silent
500K users, mostly elderly, lose their lifeline
#Garakei #3GShutdown #iMode
April 1, 2026 at 2:49 AM
📱 Today Japan's 3G dies — and the iconic garakei flip phone with it
The country that invented emoji, camera phones & mobile internet years before iPhone watches its most iconic device go silent
500K users, mostly elderly, lose their lifeline
#Garakei #3GShutdown #iMode
The country that invented emoji, camera phones & mobile internet years before iPhone watches its most iconic device go silent
500K users, mostly elderly, lose their lifeline
#Garakei #3GShutdown #iMode
Emergency calls to 112, 911 or #triplezero are facing issues in countries that have done a #2Gshutdown or #3Gshutdown. The USA, Australia and Sweden all have experienced issues, regulatory intervention handset bans and other problems. I'm intending to do a write-up www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#2gshutdown #3gshutdown #volte #mobile #emergencycalls | Rudolf van der Berg
The 2G/3G shutdowns in the USA, Australia and Sweden haven't been a smashing success. There was (the threat of) regulatory interventions in all 3 countries, roaming and wholesale partners caught unawa...
www.linkedin.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Emergency calls to 112, 911 or #triplezero are facing issues in countries that have done a #2Gshutdown or #3Gshutdown. The USA, Australia and Sweden all have experienced issues, regulatory intervention handset bans and other problems. I'm intending to do a write-up www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Your old phone has full bars - but can't call 911. 🚨 The #3GShutdown has turned millions of legacy devices into silent killers due to a #VoLTE failure. We expose the #AndroidFail that could cost a life. #TechTakedown.
🎧 LISTEN NOW 👇
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🎧 LISTEN NOW 👇
open.spotify.com/episode/5EcU...
Tech Takedown 🧠 Old Androids: A Silent Death Risk?
open.spotify.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Your old phone has full bars - but can't call 911. 🚨 The #3GShutdown has turned millions of legacy devices into silent killers due to a #VoLTE failure. We expose the #AndroidFail that could cost a life. #TechTakedown.
🎧 LISTEN NOW 👇
open.spotify.com/episode/5EcU...
🎧 LISTEN NOW 👇
open.spotify.com/episode/5EcU...
The 3G shutdown has left regional Australians stranded.
Phones drop to SOS. Alarms fail. Farmers cut off.
Labor trusted telcos — and we’re paying the price.
Fix coverage. Fund support. Audit blackspots.
#3GShutdown #RegionalAustralia
Phones drop to SOS. Alarms fail. Farmers cut off.
Labor trusted telcos — and we’re paying the price.
Fix coverage. Fund support. Audit blackspots.
#3GShutdown #RegionalAustralia
November 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The 3G shutdown has left regional Australians stranded.
Phones drop to SOS. Alarms fail. Farmers cut off.
Labor trusted telcos — and we’re paying the price.
Fix coverage. Fund support. Audit blackspots.
#3GShutdown #RegionalAustralia
Phones drop to SOS. Alarms fail. Farmers cut off.
Labor trusted telcos — and we’re paying the price.
Fix coverage. Fund support. Audit blackspots.
#3GShutdown #RegionalAustralia
And you might recognise this stuff related to the #3GShutdown eena.org/blog/webinar...
Ensuring continuity of access to emergency services in the transition to IMS/VoLTE services – EENA
eena.org
September 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
And you might recognise this stuff related to the #3GShutdown eena.org/blog/webinar...
Four of these messages in 10 minutes!!
And my phone IS using 4G for calling 😒 ffs
And my phone IS using 4G for calling 😒 ffs
July 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Four of these messages in 10 minutes!!
And my phone IS using 4G for calling 😒 ffs
And my phone IS using 4G for calling 😒 ffs
The Australian experience is also fascinating. Not all phones work on all networks after the #3Gshutdown #2Gshutdown www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Telstra and Optus are inconsistently blocking phones. The regulator doesn't know how many
The communications regulator has not collected basic data on how telcos have implemented a new phone-blocking rule following the 3G network shutdown, despite flagging a potential "conflict of interest...
www.abc.net.au
June 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Australian experience is also fascinating. Not all phones work on all networks after the #3Gshutdown #2Gshutdown www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Australia messed #3Gshutdown up so badly, it turned a technical question into an #antitrust, #rural and #consumerrights issue. Only 4G phones that support Australian emergency calls are allowed, but requirements are unknown and telcos block even compliant #5G phones.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Telstra and Optus are inconsistently blocking phones. The regulator doesn't know how many
The communications regulator has not collected basic data on how telcos have implemented a new phone-blocking rule following the 3G network shutdown, despite flagging a potential "conflict of interest...
www.abc.net.au
May 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Australia messed #3Gshutdown up so badly, it turned a technical question into an #antitrust, #rural and #consumerrights issue. Only 4G phones that support Australian emergency calls are allowed, but requirements are unknown and telcos block even compliant #5G phones.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Well.... that's an understatement. I've rarely seen a bigger, more complete, continent spanning utterly failure of planning and basic competency than #telstra and the #3gshutdown. It's been a complete and total omnifailure on every conceivable level.... technical, ethical, managerial, the list […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
May 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Well.... that's an understatement. I've rarely seen a bigger, more complete, continent spanning utterly failure of planning and basic competency than #telstra and the #3gshutdown. It's been a complete and total omnifailure on every conceivable level.... technical, ethical, managerial, the list […]
📶 The Global Shift from 2G and 3G to VoLTE and VoNR – Are You Ready?
👉 Read the full article here: www.smartviser.com/post/the-glo...
#VoLTE #NetworkTransition #Telecom #2GSunset #3GShutdown #5G #VoNR #SmartViser #NetworkTesting #MobileOperators #Telecommunications
👉 Read the full article here: www.smartviser.com/post/the-glo...
#VoLTE #NetworkTransition #Telecom #2GSunset #3GShutdown #5G #VoNR #SmartViser #NetworkTesting #MobileOperators #Telecommunications
The Global Shift from 2G and 3G to VoLTE – Ensuring a Smooth Network Transition
As mobile operators worldwide phase out legacy 2G and 3G networks, VoLTE (Voice over LTE) is emerging as the new standard for voice communic
www.smartviser.com
April 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
📶 The Global Shift from 2G and 3G to VoLTE and VoNR – Are You Ready?
👉 Read the full article here: www.smartviser.com/post/the-glo...
#VoLTE #NetworkTransition #Telecom #2GSunset #3GShutdown #5G #VoNR #SmartViser #NetworkTesting #MobileOperators #Telecommunications
👉 Read the full article here: www.smartviser.com/post/the-glo...
#VoLTE #NetworkTransition #Telecom #2GSunset #3GShutdown #5G #VoNR #SmartViser #NetworkTesting #MobileOperators #Telecommunications
Thanks to the #3gShutdown , I'm currently using a Nokia 2660 Flip so I can still get calls, and have a prepaid sim in my smartphone so it can have a little mobile data, as a treat (but it can't do calls any more)
April 2, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Thanks to the #3gShutdown , I'm currently using a Nokia 2660 Flip so I can still get calls, and have a prepaid sim in my smartphone so it can have a little mobile data, as a treat (but it can't do calls any more)
O2 Begins 3G Network Shutdown in Durham, UK; Older Devices to Lose Data Services in April haiku.ainewsbrew.com/article/3647
#3GShutdown #O2Network #DigitalInfrastructure #UKTech #MobileNetworks #TechTransition #DigitalDivide #NetworkUpgrade #TelecomNews #ConsumerTech
#3GShutdown #O2Network #DigitalInfrastructure #UKTech #MobileNetworks #TechTransition #DigitalDivide #NetworkUpgrade #TelecomNews #ConsumerTech
O2 Begins 3G Network Shutdown in Durham, UK; Older Devices to Lose Data Services in April | AI News Brew
<p>O2, one of the UK's major mobile networks, will begin phasing out its 3G services starting with Durham in April 2025, marking the beginning of a nationwide shutdown planned throughout the year [1][...
haiku.ainewsbrew.com
March 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
O2 Begins 3G Network Shutdown in Durham, UK; Older Devices to Lose Data Services in April haiku.ainewsbrew.com/article/3647
#3GShutdown #O2Network #DigitalInfrastructure #UKTech #MobileNetworks #TechTransition #DigitalDivide #NetworkUpgrade #TelecomNews #ConsumerTech
#3GShutdown #O2Network #DigitalInfrastructure #UKTech #MobileNetworks #TechTransition #DigitalDivide #NetworkUpgrade #TelecomNews #ConsumerTech
The #3gShutdown has affected a lot of people.
November 22, 2024 at 8:14 AM
The #3gShutdown has affected a lot of people.
Yeah! Add to that, having to pay for a new phone because botched legislation meant Optus blocked my 4G phone from the network outright for the #3GShutdown .
Maybe I shouldn't bother with a new phone at all though, if I'm going to have to prove my age to use the internet?
Maybe I shouldn't bother with a new phone at all though, if I'm going to have to prove my age to use the internet?
November 19, 2024 at 6:13 AM
Yeah! Add to that, having to pay for a new phone because botched legislation meant Optus blocked my 4G phone from the network outright for the #3GShutdown .
Maybe I shouldn't bother with a new phone at all though, if I'm going to have to prove my age to use the internet?
Maybe I shouldn't bother with a new phone at all though, if I'm going to have to prove my age to use the internet?
youtube.com/watch?v=zIJavqEzEIw Hugh Jeffreys' latest video on the #3Gshutdown
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November 13, 2024 at 7:42 AM
youtube.com/watch?v=zIJavqEzEIw Hugh Jeffreys' latest video on the #3Gshutdown
The rest of the world thanks Australia. It ignored the warnings and now serves as a warning for other countries on how not to do a #3gshutdown.
November 4, 2024 at 3:43 PM
The rest of the world thanks Australia. It ignored the warnings and now serves as a warning for other countries on how not to do a #3gshutdown.
It really is a shit show, so many phones that work perfectly fine being blocked because they weren't brought from a Telco.
https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/s/zbai96hqH3
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-03/brand-new-phones-unable-to-make-calls-3g-shutdown/104541440
#3gshutdown #australia […]
https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/s/zbai96hqH3
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-03/brand-new-phones-unable-to-make-calls-3g-shutdown/104541440
#3gshutdown #australia […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 3, 2024 at 3:04 AM
It really is a shit show, so many phones that work perfectly fine being blocked because they weren't brought from a Telco.
https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/s/zbai96hqH3
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-03/brand-new-phones-unable-to-make-calls-3g-shutdown/104541440
#3gshutdown #australia […]
https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/s/zbai96hqH3
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-03/brand-new-phones-unable-to-make-calls-3g-shutdown/104541440
#3gshutdown #australia […]
It really is a shit show, so many phones that work perfectly fine being blocked because they weren't brought from a Telco.
www.reddit.com/r/aus...
www.abc.net.au/news/...
#3gshutdown #australia #volte #auspol
www.reddit.com/r/aus...
www.abc.net.au/news/...
#3gshutdown #australia #volte #auspol
November 3, 2024 at 3:03 AM
It really is a shit show, so many phones that work perfectly fine being blocked because they weren't brought from a Telco.
www.reddit.com/r/aus...
www.abc.net.au/news/...
#3gshutdown #australia #volte #auspol
www.reddit.com/r/aus...
www.abc.net.au/news/...
#3gshutdown #australia #volte #auspol
please sign if you’ve been affected by this monumental collusion & mismanagement by telcos and the #ACMA
#ACCC #telstrFAIL #3Gshutdown
www.change.org/p/stop-telco...
#ACCC #telstrFAIL #3Gshutdown
www.change.org/p/stop-telco...
Sign the Petition
Stop Telco 4G/5G Device Blocking & VoLTE Restrictions - Australia's 3G Shutdown
www.change.org
October 31, 2024 at 4:02 AM
please sign if you’ve been affected by this monumental collusion & mismanagement by telcos and the #ACMA
#ACCC #telstrFAIL #3Gshutdown
www.change.org/p/stop-telco...
#ACCC #telstrFAIL #3Gshutdown
www.change.org/p/stop-telco...
How Australia could have handled the #3GShutdown differently, why roaming stopped for some foreigners in Oz, debunking telstra and optus, why Australian #volte isn't special and some references to other sources and countries www.linkedin.com/posts/rudolf...
Rudolf van der Berg on LinkedIn: James Parker – Medium
Australia shuts down 3G and blocks 'foreign' 4G phones. On Reddit, Whirlpool and the Australian Parliament commentators claim it is not a big deal, everyone is…
www.linkedin.com
October 28, 2024 at 8:42 PM
How Australia could have handled the #3GShutdown differently, why roaming stopped for some foreigners in Oz, debunking telstra and optus, why Australian #volte isn't special and some references to other sources and countries www.linkedin.com/posts/rudolf...
3G network for Telstra and Optus will be shutdown in less than 4 hours. #3GShutdown
October 27, 2024 at 9:08 AM
3G network for Telstra and Optus will be shutdown in less than 4 hours. #3GShutdown
2/
Surely it's MY CHOICE whether I persist with my phone & a possible limited service?
no one's yet been able to confirm if/why my mobile is affected
the #ACMA are requiring blocking 'just in case' I can't make emergency calls...
if I didn’t have any phone I would be in same boat, yes?
#3Gshutdown
Surely it's MY CHOICE whether I persist with my phone & a possible limited service?
no one's yet been able to confirm if/why my mobile is affected
the #ACMA are requiring blocking 'just in case' I can't make emergency calls...
if I didn’t have any phone I would be in same boat, yes?
#3Gshutdown
October 26, 2024 at 4:50 AM
2/
Surely it's MY CHOICE whether I persist with my phone & a possible limited service?
no one's yet been able to confirm if/why my mobile is affected
the #ACMA are requiring blocking 'just in case' I can't make emergency calls...
if I didn’t have any phone I would be in same boat, yes?
#3Gshutdown
Surely it's MY CHOICE whether I persist with my phone & a possible limited service?
no one's yet been able to confirm if/why my mobile is affected
the #ACMA are requiring blocking 'just in case' I can't make emergency calls...
if I didn’t have any phone I would be in same boat, yes?
#3Gshutdown
www.tcf.org.nz/news/roaming...
If you're travelling to Australia and have an older phone you should know Aussie networks are switching off 3G and your mobile may not connect when you land. Check with your provider before roaming.
#3gshutdown
#OMGWTFBBQ
If you're travelling to Australia and have an older phone you should know Aussie networks are switching off 3G and your mobile may not connect when you land. Check with your provider before roaming.
#3gshutdown
#OMGWTFBBQ
Roaming To Australia Post 3G Shutdowns | NZ Telecommunications Forum
The New Zealand Telecommunications Forum is warning customers travelling to Australia that 3G reliant devices will no longer work after the Australian mobile
www.tcf.org.nz
October 24, 2024 at 9:00 PM
www.tcf.org.nz/news/roaming...
If you're travelling to Australia and have an older phone you should know Aussie networks are switching off 3G and your mobile may not connect when you land. Check with your provider before roaming.
#3gshutdown
#OMGWTFBBQ
If you're travelling to Australia and have an older phone you should know Aussie networks are switching off 3G and your mobile may not connect when you land. Check with your provider before roaming.
#3gshutdown
#OMGWTFBBQ
Full details on my Mastodon post, but just discovered that the #3Gshutdown in Australia is actually going to affect a lot of 4G and 5G phones' ability to, you know, MAKE AND RECEIVE CALLS and it's fucked.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPlT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPlT...
Australia To Block Internationally Purchased 4G/5G Phones As Part of 3G Shutdown - Starting 1st Nov
YouTube video by Hugh Jeffreys
www.youtube.com
October 3, 2024 at 7:42 AM
Full details on my Mastodon post, but just discovered that the #3Gshutdown in Australia is actually going to affect a lot of 4G and 5G phones' ability to, you know, MAKE AND RECEIVE CALLS and it's fucked.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPlT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPlT...