4G S8 to be disconnected with 3G shutdown - here is what you can do

This was the exact description from the site where I bought it. Yes, I suppose we should all expect to be cheated, but really! 99 out of 100 would not suspect something is wrong. I probably know more about this stuff than at least 75 percent of the population and am certainly not the only one to get tricked. 

We don't all have 100 hours a week to spend learning every facet of this stuff so I resent you calling me an (Edited per community guidelines) and an ignoramus. 

I just happened to cut and paste this description in my files from august 2020: So you tell me why I should have suspected a plot from what I thought was a reputable store (not some guy on Amazon).

"Galaxy A51 Unlocked 4G LTE - Prism Crush Black Smartphone; GSM; 4 GB RAM/128 GB Storage; 6.5'' AMOLED Display; 48 Megapixel + 12 Megapixel + 5 Megapixel Camera + 5 Megapixel Camera; Android 10; Dual Nano SIM" 

That is the core problem, GLIMMERMAN76. AT&T is (stupidly in my opinion) disconnecting 3G in the same month as Samsung's flagship[ release. Odds are I will buy an unlocked S22, but won't even make that decision until the specs are released, which may be after AT&T pulls the 3G plug.

As I said in my letter to the AT&T CEO, this was monumentally bad scheduling. It should have occured between the typical Feb Samsung and fall Apple releases.

@guyshomenet2. Blame Samsung for changing the release date after AT&T made their 3G shutdown announcement in 2020. 

Unpacked for the s22 is in Feb.  With end of Feb launch

Thanks GLIMMERMAN76. I knew that already. The missing pieces are (a) what date does AT&T plan on shutting off 3G (they only say "February" in the horrific communications) and what will Samsung's actual lead time be to deliver?

Given that I am a caretaker for my mom, have to travel extensively because of that, and need unquestioned cellular reliability, this AT&T induced fiasco and their lack of communications professionalism borders on criminal.

It's not atts problem you want to wait for the s22. That's on you.  Buy a 39 dollar prepaid phone and use that till you get the 22.  I can tell you the unlocked s22 may be delayed to market.  What I have seen is the carrier version could launch first do to chip shortages.

"Buy a 39 dollar prepaid phone and use that till you get the 22."

When you have an Alzheimerr's stricken mom, who still remembers your cell number and calls during the recurring confusion panics, having a whole different number doesn't cut it. Same if her doctors are trying to find me.

AT&T, when is the "similar" phone arriving?

Say what?  You move your Sim card to the 39 dollar phone and your phone number moves.

@GLIMMERMAN76

    It's not like this is the first time we've had to explain that the phone number and account information is entirely on that tiny little cardboard and metal chip that is called a SIM card. That it's not on the phone (and never was). 

It's as simple as removing the SIM card and putting it into another compatible phone automatically moves number and service to that other phone.   

https://kwikboost.com/blog/the-history-of-sim-cards/

Thanks gents. With GLIMMERMAN76's original suggestion, I thought he was advising a pre-paid burner phone.

Anyway, rather than blow money on anything that might induce even more support drama, I'll just hound AT&T to fulfill their promise (one throat to choke).