Here's why you shouldn't buy an iPhone 12, iPhone 13 or any non-2022
5G phone on an AT&T installment plan.

By Eli Blumenthal

AT&T is in the process of rolling out a new 5G midband network, but
you will in fact need a higher-end flagship device to use it. On
Thursday the nation's third-largest carrier walked back its pledge to
upgrade older devices to support its newer 3.45GHz midband 5G.

Last month, AT&T had told CNET that it would be upgrading a host of
its recent 5G devices -- including 2020's iPhone 12 series and 2021's
Samsung Galaxy S21, Google Pixel 6 and iPhone 13 lines -- to support
the 3.45GHz midband spectrum. The carrier spent over $9 billion
acquiring the spectrum, which it plans to deploy alongside its C-band
airwaves for a more robust nationwide 5G network that can better
compete with T-Mobile's and Verizon's respective offerings.

https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/no-at-t-wont-let-older-phones-tap-into-its-full-5g-network-after-all/

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