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Does the iPhone 5 work on a 3G network?
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- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
4G Phones are NOT backwards compatible; rather they have separate radio channels, chips and frequencies. your 4G iPhone 5 has a 3G chip in it. It will use 3G when 4G is not available.
- chenLv 44 years ago
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- 8 years ago
Yes, 4g phones are backwards compatible, which means they work on 3g too.