Does the Alcatel 3080G work on O2 (Telefónica)?
It works, with caveats.
Works with caveatsCalls and texts can fall back to 2G. O2 switches 2G off in the second half of 2028 and asks people to replace 2G-only devices by 1 July 2028. It supports 4G Calling, but we haven't found confirmation that it's enabled on O2 (Telefónica). Its 4G bands aren't published, so we can't confirm 4G data.
It works today, but calls on the Alcatel 3080G rely on a part of O2 (Telefónica)'s network with a switch-off on the way. Check the dates below before you commit for years.
We worked this out from the phone's published bands and O2 (Telefónica)'s own published network facts (see How we check). Nobody has confirmed it for this exact pairing yet.
O2 (Telefónica) (Germany)
- 3G: Switched off in 2021
- 2G: On until the second half of 2028 (replace 2G-only devices by 1 July 2028)
Alcatel 3080G
- 2G: 2G dual-band (Three device page)
- 3G: Not published or not checked yet
- 4G bands: 4G (bands not published by Three)
- 4G Calling: yes – Three lists 4G Calling as supported.
Other networks in Germany
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Sources
How we decide: our method.