# AT&T is sending me a phone unsoliticited, activating it, and disabling my current phone?

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**Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-is-sending-me-a-phone-unsoliticited-activating-it-and-disabling-my-current-phone/946406/61 "2022-03-15T19:29:16Z")

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> [@Senegoid](#):
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> I think I’ve read that 5G isn’t all that widely available yet, as it is still being rolled out in various regions. Is 4G much more widely available?

4G is _ancient_ in technology years. Yes, it is everywhere that people live in something more sturdy than a yurt.

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