T-Mobile’s network will stop working with over a dozen older phones this month
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Over a dozen devices including the original OnePlus 1 and Sony Xperia Z3 won't be able to connect to T-Mobile's network from January 29th, the carrier has announced in a support document. T-Mobile says this is the result of a network update, and that the affected devices are not able to receive a software update to allow them to stay connected.
As a result of a network update going into place on 1/29/2021, we identified a small number of older devices that are not able to receive a manufacturer software update and as a result, these devices will be unable to establish a network connection," the document reads. T-Mobile and Metro customers utilizing these older devices will lose all network connectivity if they do not replace their...