Overview
- SaskTel’s turn-down covers both its main network and Lüm Mobile, with 3G-only devices no longer functioning after the cutoff.
- Phones that lack Voice over LTE will lose calling capability, including 911 access, even if data service remains available.
- SaskTel directs users to a VoLTE compatibility page and advises upgrading SIM cards and handsets well ahead of the deadline.
- Executives say retiring 3G reflects global obsolescence and will allow refarming of spectrum to expand 4G, 5G and 5G+ capacity.
- The timeline aligns with Canada’s broader phase-out, following Rogers’ 2025 shutdown that exposed VoLTE certification gaps—particularly on some OnePlus models—with Telus and Bell targeting March 1, 2027.