17-07-2018 19:57 via theverge.com

Verizon has stopped activating phones that don’t support LTE on its network

Verizon has confirmed that it will no longer activate 3G-only phones on its CDMA network ahead of a 2019 shutdown as the telecom migrates nearly all of its traffic over to its 4G LTE network. The news, reported earlier today by DroidLife, is now official, following months of rumors that this summer would be the cutoff for 3G phones on Verizon.The company released a statement to DroidLife outlining the thought process behind the move:For several years we’ve been been publicly saying that o
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