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twopenny

switch off 3G

Vodaphone 2023

https://www.vodafone.co.uk/help-and-information/3g-switch-off

EE 2023

https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/SIM-cards-Porting/EE-phasing-out-3G-early-2023-what-will-happen-if-I-have-a-3G-SIM/td-p/1083600

This is the whole lot in one

https://streetwave.co/digital-strategy/when-will-3g-be-shut-down-in-the-uk/

It also covers 2G which is interesting.

d123

twopenny said:

Only bought this one 3yrs ago because the new sims didn't fit my phone.

I wouldn't go back to the shop that sold you an S2 or S3 three years ago as they didn't do you any favours.

The S2 is from 2010/2011 and the S3 mini is from 2012. It was obsolete long before you bought it.

400ixl

A Samsung S2 and S3 mini were valueless 3 years ago as they were both out of any OS support by then and basically getting no security fixes and open to all sorts of vulnerabilities (inc SMS hacks).

Who ever sold you them was conning you.

macman

I still don't follow the SIM size explanation. Multi-size SIM's have been around for years, way before 3 years ago, so you just needed to swap out the Mini-SIM for a Standard SIM with your provider. If it was the shop advising that you needed a new phone for this reason, then you need to take your business elsewhere...