The Japan Times
In 2001, NTT Docomo was the first in the world to offer 3G. On March 31, the carrier cuts off the signal to 500,000 users — the last of their kind in Japan — for good. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/03/28/lifestyle/3g-service-end-march-flip-phones/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #phones #flipphones #garake
With the end of 3G, Japan's beloved flip phones go dark

More than 500,000 users and their retro phones will lose access to the network from March 31.

The Japan Times
Mar 28 at 12:38amBuffer