After the operators in France, Free Réunion in turn informs its subscribers of the imminent shutdown of 3G in the USA. Something to indicate bad news in all discretion.
“From the end of February 2022, American operators (in particular our partner operator AT&T) are shutting down their 3G networks. » announces Free on its support area. Unlike the Freenautes of France, From this period, Free Réunion subscribers (and probably indirectly TELCO OI / Pro and Only / Pro Mayotte) will no longer have mobile coverage in the USA. As a result, subscribers will no longer be able to make/receive calls or SMS/MMS, or browse the Internet from the American mobile network. The operator invites its subscribers to use instant messaging services via a WIFI connection and specifies that it is possible to listen to its voice messages via the mobile.free.re subscriber area.
A total service cut, due to non-responsiveness on the part of the Iliad/Axian group concerning the activation of the 4G roaming service and VoLTE for Réunionnais (and Mahorais) subscribers. Subscribers who, as a reminder, do not have access to 4G roaming in mainland France either.
During the 2021 convention, Free told us that 4G roaming for Free Réunion was scheduled for early 2022. We have relaunched Free on this subject, unfortunately for the moment we have no concrete answer on this subject, nor a precise date.
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