Verizon is About to Break our Watches

According to technology blogger jefftk, Verizon is preparing to sunset cellular network standards that many existing smartwatches depend on. When the carrier deactivates these older network technologies, devices relying on them will lose connectivity — no calls, messages, or data. It's a reminder that carrier infrastructure decisions can unexpectedly strand consumer hardware that people thought would work indefinitely.

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