Customers suddenly find their new phones can't make calls or send texts
A web of 'delusional' regulatory decisions has essentially turned some perfectly good phones into e-waste.
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This guy had a good take on it all
https://medium.com/@jamesdwho/australias-3g-shutdown-telcos-to-block-working-4g-5g-phones-2bf41e95de8a
The end result is that basically if you want to get a handset you know will work, the average consumer's only real choice is to buy from the network. At their prices. Funny how things work out.