Bell And TELUS Join Rogers In Starting To Sunset Their 3G Networks
Following up on this story on Rogers deciding to sunset their 3G network, I have news that TELUS and Bell who have now started to make it public what their plans to sunset their 3G networks are. In the case of Bell, their 3G FAQ was updated to say this:
So the way I read this, Bell is effectively confirming that it is shutting down 3G service in Manitoba at the end of the year. No other province is mentioned. TELUS has a FAQ specific to Manitoba that says the following:
So the way I read this, if you’re living in the middle of nowhere, 3G service is gone at the end of the year. But those who live in cities will still have 3G service for a little longer. It is interesting that TELUS has made that distinction. It’s also interesting that neither carrier has served up a timeline for the rest of Canada.
As for my advice, it remains the same as what I said about Rogers announcement about their 3G shutdown. Which is that I encourage you to reach out to your friends, parents, grandparents, etc. who might have a 3G phone and help them to make the jump to 4G and a more modern phone if required before they get dinged for not getting off a network that is going away soon. I say that because a lot of seniors and those on low or fixed incomes are still on 3G phones. And they may not be aware of these changes. Thus you’d be doing them a big favor.
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Bell And TELUS Join Rogers In Starting To Sunset Their 3G Networks
Following up on this story on Rogers deciding to sunset their 3G network, I have news that TELUS and Bell who have now started to make it public what their plans to sunset their 3G networks are. In the case of Bell, their 3G FAQ was updated to say this:
So the way I read this, Bell is effectively confirming that it is shutting down 3G service in Manitoba at the end of the year. No other province is mentioned. TELUS has a FAQ specific to Manitoba that says the following:
So the way I read this, if you’re living in the middle of nowhere, 3G service is gone at the end of the year. But those who live in cities will still have 3G service for a little longer. It is interesting that TELUS has made that distinction. It’s also interesting that neither carrier has served up a timeline for the rest of Canada.
As for my advice, it remains the same as what I said about Rogers announcement about their 3G shutdown. Which is that I encourage you to reach out to your friends, parents, grandparents, etc. who might have a 3G phone and help them to make the jump to 4G and a more modern phone if required before they get dinged for not getting off a network that is going away soon. I say that because a lot of seniors and those on low or fixed incomes are still on 3G phones. And they may not be aware of these changes. Thus you’d be doing them a big favor.
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This entry was posted on July 4, 2025 at 1:27 pm and is filed under Commentary with tags Bell, Telus. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.