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Submitted: Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 16:04
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Just received new LG TU550 and found the ring time very short before going to message bank. I was able to extend to eight ring's before it diverts . A visit to the telstra shop fixed it. Nothing in the menu to do this.
This must be another telstra money making scheme.

We are off next week ,three months trip to the WA via Melbourne,Alice, Kimberley's on to Perth and back home via the Simpson.

If the reception on the new phone is as good as our next g mobile internet on the laptop I will be very happy. Not taking the TV so will looking to the EO forum for entertainment.
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Reply By: marq - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 16:24

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 16:24
There is a code that you type in and dial to change the period.
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Follow Up By: Graeme - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 16:35

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 16:35
To Cancel the diverts to Message Bank the code is


# # 21 # send [or yes]

Telstra set all new mobile accounts to divert after 2 rings to message bank.
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Follow Up By: Member - Bruce and Anne - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 16:48

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 16:48
that did not work Graeme.
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Follow Up By: Graeme - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 17:48

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 17:48
My apologies. I posted the GSM "Cancel All Forwards to Message Bank"

The CDMA cancel is......... # 21# Send [or yes]
Here is the link to the Telstra doc

http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/help/userguides/pdf/ug_messagebank_standard.pdf
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Reply By: Hughd - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 16:24

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 16:24
Big Al,
Do you have an external antenna for the TU 550?
I will be very interested to hear about your experiences, especially if you can compare it to CDMA.
I am off to central Queensland in a few days, but I'm staying with CDMA for now,
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Big Al. Gold Coast - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 17:11

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 17:11
I have a antenna on the Turbo modem for the laptop and I am getting a lead made up for the phone connection. The antenna gives a extra 4 bars in our home location.

Hope to report on our progress and track conditions / phone reception etc. when we can
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Reply By: Member - bushfix - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 16:37

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 16:37
G'day,

dial this sequence...

**61*101**25#

then press "send" or whatever you do to make the call

should extend the ring time to 25 secs.
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Follow Up By: Member - Bruce and Anne - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 16:50

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 16:50
That works great, thanks bushfix.

sick of missing calls so this should be good
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Follow Up By: Member - bushfix - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 17:13

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 17:13
Goodo mate,

should save you a few bob to by not "needing" to retrieve the messages.
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Follow Up By: Member - Au-2 - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 17:15

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 17:15
You can also put '30' instead of the '25' to extend the ring time, too. We were out Monto way, 40 kms from the nearest town a couple of months ago and my LG worked better than hubby's Motorola. Also found that one of the pins on his charger had fallen off, so he couldn't plug in to recharge phone.
OzeSheila.
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Follow Up By: Member - Debbie R (SA) - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 17:28

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 17:28
Can you please advise if that code works only for Telstra users or will it work for Optus as well.

Thanks
Debbie
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Follow Up By: Steve63 - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 17:58

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 17:58
Most of the codes are specific to the service provider. Easy way is to drop into an Optus world. Most of them really know there products. Or look on the web site. It has to be easier to find than on the Telstra site.

Steve
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Follow Up By: Member - bushfix - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 18:49

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 18:49
Debbie,

I think for Vodaphone you type "333" instead of "101" and for Optus try "321".

don't think you can set it for longer than 30 secs though.
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Follow Up By: pauls - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 19:20

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 19:20
Hi

If the last 2 digits were 15 would that be a divert after 15 secs. Also how would you change back if you didn't like the divert time you had set.

thanks

Paul
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Follow Up By: Banjo (WA) - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 19:47

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 19:47
Paul

Just re-enter the numbers with the desired number of rings at the end.

Banjo (WA)
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Follow Up By: kampenman - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 19:57

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 19:57
any idea what the number would be for 3 network, i have the same trouble with my lg.
Pete
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Follow Up By: Big Mike - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 21:12

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 21:12
Saved me a trip to the telstra shop, thanks bushfix
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Follow Up By: Member - bushfix - Thursday, Aug 30, 2007 at 11:59

Thursday, Aug 30, 2007 at 11:59
glad to hear that Big Mike, indeed!
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Reply By: TerraFirma - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 20:06

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 20:06
All I do with my Next G phone is click on get network settings and I can change the length of the incoming call period, easy, no money required, just some menu browsing.
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Reply By: Member - BUNDY BOY (WA) - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 20:29

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 20:29
Bib al HAVE THE SAME PHONE ring your provider and they will lengthen it from there end ...only way
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Reply By: Brew34.5(SA) - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 20:35

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 20:35
My experience with LG phones is they make pretty good TV's, fridges and DVD players.
I've gone back to Nokia.
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Follow Up By: Trevor R (QLD) - Thursday, Aug 30, 2007 at 10:51

Thursday, Aug 30, 2007 at 10:51
Hi Brew,

I have had trouble with their TV's and DVD players so that leaves them as a good fridge maker in my book LOL!!!!!!! Their warranty is about as valuable as Nissan's warranty. After sales service was non existent with both companies.

Cheers, Trevor.
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Reply By: SARocks - Thursday, Aug 30, 2007 at 07:24

Thursday, Aug 30, 2007 at 07:24
sure is another Telstra cash grab.
message bank charges went up more than 3 times and nobody said anytihng.
to clear message bank now costs about 50c for 30 sec. I switched message bank off and get the free SMS and phone back in the free My hour.
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