- T-Mobile revealed to employees in an internal document that 19 devices will no longer be able to connect to its network starting with January 29, 2021.
- Some of the affected devices include Galaxy Note 4, Nexus 9, Huawei Mate 8 and Xperia Z3.
- T-Mobile will send a text message to affected customers on December 28, 2020.
Whenever we write about new and unpublished phones, we are aware that not everyone receives a new phone every year, or even every two years. Some people go on their old smartphones until they turn on, but eventually everyone is forced to upgrade. This could be the case for some T-Mobile subscribers in 2021, as Android Police obtained internal documents this week detailing 19 devices that will stop connecting to the operator’s network in January.
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According to documents, old phones, tablets, cameras and more will be affected by this change. T-Mobile began announcing affected customers by mail on December 18 and will then send SMS text messages on December 28 to those who have phones that will no longer connect to the network.
Here is the complete list of devices that will stop connecting to the T-Mobile network on January 29, 2021:
- Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (AT&T)
- Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (Verizon)
- Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
- HTC Desire 10 lifestyle
- HTC Desire 650
- Google Nexus 9
- Huawei Mate 8
- Huawei P9
- SIA_R11e-LTE6 microtics
- Netgear Arlo Security Camera System
- OnePlus 1
- How much Dragon IR7
- Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos
- Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
- Sony Xperia Z3
- Sony Xperia Z3 Orion
- Sony D6616 Xperia Z3 Orion
- Soyea m02
- ZTE ZMax
Most of the phones on this list are from 2015 or earlier, and as impressive as it is that anyone has managed to keep any of these phones as a daily driver for half a decade, it’s probably not very safe to use them anyway. stopped receiving updates years ago. If for no other reason, anyone using these devices should upgrade just for the sake of security patches that could keep their private data safe from bad actors.
That being said, if you’ve held out so long, you may want to wait another week or two before upgrading, as one page of the document tells T-Mobile employees to “stay up to date with additional offers that will be specifically targeted at affected customers. “No offers have been made public yet, but if T-Mobile gives subscribers an incentive to stay online, it will probably happen before the January 29 deadline.
As for an explanation, Android Police He alleged that it might be related to T-Mobile’s “requirement that all devices be able to connect to our network” from T-Mobile as of January 2021, but T-Mobile says that’s not the case. It seems that this is indeed the case, but there is also some good news: affected customers will receive a new device for free. According to the report, the choices will include Samsung Galaxy A21, Galaxy A11, Alcatel GO FLIP 3 and T-Mobile REVVL 4.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that this will also have an impact on Metro and Sprint customers.
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Jacob began covering video games and technology in college as a hobby, but it quickly became clear to him that he wanted to do this to earn a living. He currently lives in New York, writing for BGR. His previously published work can be found on TechHive, VentureBeat and Game Rant.