Tracfone Closing 3G CDMA Network- (Now Extended to late 2020)
Tracfone CDMA Phones Must be 4G VoLTE by end of 2019 The latest news and information from TracfoneReviewer . Why Tracfone is Making Users Get New Phones Starting a few months ago, some Tracfone users received messages from Tracfone that their CDMA devices won't work with Tracfone by the end of 2019. For a CDMA phone to work it must have VoLTE enabled in order to make calls. What does this mean for you and why is it happening? We've got those answers for you plus additional information on phones that are VoLTE capable. Why is Tracfone Shutting Down 3G and 2G CDMA Networks? Many users are asking why Tracfone is shutting down their network and forcing them to get a new phone. The answer is, Tracfone uses Verizon's networks, and Verizon is shutting down their 2G and 3G networks which will affect any Tracfone CDMA devices using these networks. Verizon has been planning this closure for several years and planning accordingly by including VoLTE with the phones they sell. But Tracf...