19 Apr 2025

New cellphone buyers beware

From Saturday Morning, 7:33 am on 19 April 2025

If you're thinking about buying a new cellphone, a reminder that the country's 3G networks are being shut down from the end of the year, which means that devices which rely on it may only work for a few more months. The Telecommunications Forum is warning retailers about their responsibilities to consumers as they've known about the shutdown for some time but may still be selling new phones which only have a short lifespan. Paul Brislen, Chief Executive of the Telecommunications Forum talks to Susie about what consumers need to lookout for.

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