Telstra has pushed back the shut off date for its 3G network by two months to 31 August to give Australians more time to upgrade.
Older mobiles not compatible with the newer 4G network will be unable to perform calls on the Telstra network from that point.
Coonamble Mayor Tim Horan said phones are expensive, so the extra couple of months will help people catch up.
“It’s like the televisions when they went digital. We all thought it was great and then all of a sudden everyone’s got to go buy . . .
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