Hello, @gerrymacd
Thanks so much for posting your concerns in our community.
I can understand how important it is to know when your 3G devices will no longer be supported. You can find out more about this by visiting here.
RogersTony
Here's the news on 2G/3G:
https://bsav.ca/important-notice-regarding-upcoming-2g-3g-changes-on-the-rogers-network/
- ...regarding the Rogers Network. Customers with IoT devices utilizing the 2G/3G network and operating on 1900 MHz frequency band have an additional 3 months of service. Sunset is now scheduled for March 31st, 2021.
- Customers with IoT devices utilizing the 2G network and operating on 850 MHz frequency band have an additional 12 months of service. Sunset is now scheduled for December 31st, 2021.
- 3G 850 MHz and 3G dual band devices that utilize 850 MHz will NOT Sunset before December 31,2025.
I find it a little ironic that the info about Rogers shutting down 2G or 3G is no where to be found on THEIR website, yet its found on someone elses website ie BSAV.ca
I searched the phone model on the web and found the following in the first hit:
https://www.gsmarena.com/lg_optimus_l1_ii_e410-5608.php
https://www.movical.net/au-en/features/lg/e410b-optimus-l1-ii
Expand the "Network" line and it shows:
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Looks like you're good until the end of 2025.
I have noticed something curious on the VoLTE FAQ. According to it, VoLTE won't work in the Extended Coverage areas or Northwestern Ontario. But with 2G and 3G being shut down, that will leave people unable to make calls in those areas. I trust this will be corrected before the shutdown.
"Where can I use VoLTE?
In Canada you can use VoLTE where ever you have an LTE connection on the Rogers network. VoLTE will not work in Extended Coverage (EXT) areas or Northwestern Ontario. "
Per post 3 of this thread, Rogers 3G/850 MHz is good until the end of 2025, assuming your phone has it.
Yes, but that wasn't my point. Sooner or later, 3G will be gone. If VoLTE doesn't work in those areas, then what?
Here's some more info. According to this, 850 MHz 3G will be shut down by Dec 31, 2025. 1900 MHz 3G has been shut down, as has 2G. This chart also shows 5G, but not yet on 1900 MHz. Rogers is getting ready to roll out 5G there and on 3.5 GHz C band.
@Pauly wrote:I stopped using 3G years ago. All my phones are 4G LTE (VOLTE) capable at a minimum
Me too. However there are still some devices that are still 3G. They'll now be only on 850 MHz. I have a Google Pixel 6, which supports 5G.
BTW, you might have still been using 3G, if you were ever in an area that didn't have 4G. It takes a while to roll out new tech to the entire country. I had one trip to Bancroft, Ont. a few years ago, and I couldn't even get 3G, let alone 4G. On that trip, when I as setting up a VoIP phone system for a major company, I found they didn't even have a T1 line for the phone network there. So, some parts of the country might not have much better than 2 cans and a string. 😉
@57 wrote:https://bsav.ca/important-notice-regarding-upcoming-2g-3g-changes-on-the-rogers-network/
- ...regarding the Rogers Network. Customers with IoT devices utilizing the 2G/3G network and operating on 1900 MHz frequency band have an additional 3 months of service. Sunset is now scheduled for March 31st, 2021.
- Customers with IoT devices utilizing the 2G network and operating on 850 MHz frequency band have an additional 12 months of service. Sunset is now scheduled for December 31st, 2021.
- 3G 850 MHz and 3G dual band devices that utilize 850 MHz will NOT Sunset before December 31,2025.
Despite the information in my earlier post, Rogers will be ending 3G as early as March 31, 2025. I'm assuming at that time they will have to open up LTE (4G) for people on Pre-paid plans, as other carriers have already done.
@TwitchyPuppy wrote:
...There's no source anywhere at all, nothing official and no statement from Rogers
Guess you need to refine your search techniques. In addition to the links I provided earlier, a quick search found the following:
https://www.rogers.com/support/mobility/rogers-3g-hspa-networks-are-being-retired
https://www.rogers.com/support/mobility/3g-network-retirement-everything-you-need-to-know
In spring 2025, we're planning to retire our 3G network
Since Rogers was using 3G for their prepaid services, prepaid is being discontinued per the following thread in December 2024:
Although that's probably not the only reason - the other being cost and few prepaid customers left.
Despite the information in my earlier post, Rogers will be ending 3G as early as March 31, 2025. I'm assuming at that time they will have to open up LTE (4G) for people on Pre-paid plans, as other carriers have already done.
Well it looks like everyone was hoping that Rogers would open up 4G/5G access for prepaid users, but instead they got an even better deal, Rogers (and Fido) announced prepaid is disappearing, so that solves that mystery. Its not something we are happy about but who knows the reasoning behind this decision.
@ReneHache wrote:
I just received this email from Rogers about the discontinuation of 3G. Does that affect regular phone calls and text??
If you're on Rogers prepaid, see the following thread. You should have received a text on your phone that Rogers prepaid is ending on December 16, 2024 and you'll need to switch to Rogers postpaid, Fido postpaid, Chatr prepaid, or a competitor.
If you're on a post paid plan, you need to search the web for the specs on your phone to see if it is 4G capable, as discussed earlier in this thread. If it is not, then you'll need a new phone.
Looks like you can also use the following link to see if your phone will work:
https://www.rogers.com/support/mobility/rogers-3g-hspa-networks-are-being-retired
We have a date, July 31, 2025.
Rogers offers customers with old phones no-cost upgrades ahead of 3G shutdown
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