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Mark Sweney

3G mobile: will the UK network switch-off affect you?

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Woman using mobile phone — 3G is becoming obsolete as consumers use smartphones on 4G and 5G networks. Photograph: MIKA Images/Alamy

Vodafone has announced plans to switch off its ageing 3G network next year to focus on using the freed-up spectrum to expand its 4G and 5G networks. Here we explore what impact the move might have.

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