In a surprising, but unpleasant, turn of events, AT&T is sending email notifications to customers who own certain smartphones, urging them to buy other phones if they want to continue using the operator’s network. AndroidPolice and published in The official AT&T forums are quite expressive and “require” people who own certain phones to buy new ones that are compatible with the operator’s network as quickly as possible.
We will soon update our network to use the latest technologies. These updates are to better serve you and provide faster speeds and increased reliability. But your device ends in […] it is not compatible with the new network and must be replaced to continue receiving service.
In fact, even some phones that have 4G data and call support like the Samsung Galaxy S10e and Nokia 6.1 will not work on the AT&T network from February 2022. The main problem with email is the way AT&T chose to communicate this regardless of the times we live in, and how it presents it as a “do or die situation” even though we are still more than a year and a half from the deadline.
AT&T has already He published a list of smartphones that are compatible with his 4G calling and data services, so if your phone is not there then you are likely to receive such an email pressing you to buy a new phone in the next 19 months .
