Tell HN: AT&T disabled phone numbers and accounts of users using the old phones

Re:Tell HN: AT&T disabled phone numbers and accounts of user... by yakak on Friday May 06, 2022 @10:20AM (#31285431)

I don't know what devil you are representing? The assertion is that you can buy a new 4G phone today and get booted off their network for using it because it is not on a list of phone models they sold.

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Re:Tell HN: AT&T disabled phone numbers and accounts of user... by tiffanyh on Friday May 06, 2022 @11:07AM (#31286059)

It's not an entirely accurate statement.

I can also buy a brand "new" telegraph today from Amazon for $10. Should carriers still support something that was created 100 years ago?

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Re:Tell HN: AT&T disabled phone numbers and accounts of user... by username190 on Friday May 06, 2022 @11:20AM (#31286201)

You can buy a phone with the latest technology in it, designed and built to tomorrow's specification; and AT&T still won't support it, unless the manufacturer has paid them to certify it and put it on this list[0].

Very few people are advocating that they keep 3G around using 5x5MHz of spectrum for little gain; people are just advocating that they not limit consumers from using the supported device of their choice regardless of whether it's on the list.

[0] https://www.att.com/idpassets/images/support/pdf/Devices-Wor...

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Re:Tell HN: AT&T disabled phone numbers and accounts of user... by kefyras on Friday May 06, 2022 @04:51PM (#31289500)

>Should carriers still support something that was created 100 years ago?

No one is saying ATT should continue operating their 3G network. On what grounds are they terminating subscriptions?

Also, there's more than just Apple/Samsung/Google. Operators are shutting off 3G, but keeping 2G alive for a while longer for crap that's abundant, and doesn't need anything more anyway.

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