{"id":8683,"date":"2024-04-17T16:55:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T06:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=8683"},"modified":"2024-05-03T16:57:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T06:57:48","slug":"telstra-text-service-for-3g-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/telstra-text-service-for-3g-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Telstra Text Service for 3G shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Telstra&#8217;s 3G network scheduled to shut down on 30 June this year,\u00a0 you may be among the many Australian who will need to upgrade their devices to stay connected after the 3G network goes offline for good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3g_shutdown-1024x576-1-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3g_shutdown-1024x576-1-300x170.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3g_shutdown-1024x576-1-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3g_shutdown-1024x576-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3g_shutdown-1024x576-1-98x55.jpeg 98w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3g_shutdown-1024x576-1.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>If you\u2019re not sure if this will impact you, Telstra has launched a free text service to let you know if you need to take any action and what that might involve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most Telstra customers who will be impacted by the shutdown will have likely already heard from Telstra, but they have also developed an easy-to-use SMS tool to check if a phone needs an upgrade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simply text the number\u00a0 \u20183\u2019 to 3498 and Telstra will text you back telling you if you need to take action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll find more info at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telstra.com.au\/support\/mobiles-devices\/3g-closure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.telstra.com.au\/support\/mobiles-devices\/3g-closure<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Telstra&#8217;s 3G network scheduled to shut down on 30 June this year,\u00a0 you may be among the many Australian who will need to upgrade their devices to stay connected after the 3G network goes offline for good. 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