I came across this in one of my emails this morning. Will this effect the verizon 3g cards in our panels? I am currently waiting for our house to be finished before I turn ours back up, but if this is the case I’ll get it done today so I don’t have to buy another card.
beginning July 1, 2018 (this year) dealers will no longer be able to activate any CDMA data only devices, and any non HD/Volte phone devices, including swaps.”
This means exactly what is says – any 3G device you have purchased but not yet activated will not be able to activated after this weekend. This is part of a larger CDMA phase-out being executed by all carriers over the next two years.
Activated in this case does not mean when the Alarm.com account is set up. The Alarm.com modules are “activated” by the carrier during the manufacture process. Technically they are activated with Verizon when leaving for distribution.
We’ve been told that pretty much any CDMA module currently in the field will be able to function and connect to new Alarm.com accounts until further notice. ADC cut off 2G AT&T activations a couple years prior to the sunset, I would expect a similar case here but couldn’t say for certain. Current modules are expected to function through 2022 according to ADC.
Modules that have been out of use for a very long time do get deactivated by Verizon at times, so if your module has been out of use for over a year it may be a good idea to consider an upgrade to an LTE module.