<span class="highlight">Globalstar</span> - Caveat Emptor
Submitted: Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 16:22
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The Landy
I know this has been done to death, but I just spent 10 days out in the Corner Coutry region and managed to connect once for about two minutes. I tried every other day just to see how it went, but to no avail. Could not even lock on.
I spoke with
Globalstar and got the rundown that others have provided on here regarding the new satellites; a lot of talk that boiled down to our service not really working.
I have a connection via Vodafone, a hang-over from when they owned it.....but will now cancel it.
Globalstar...caveat emptor
The Landy
Reply By: Russ n Sue - Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 18:37
Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 18:37
G'day The Landy,
Your last line said
"
Globalstar...caveat emptor"
I think it should have said
"
Globalstar...RIP"
I, too, had a very good reason to reach for the satphone when I noticed that I'd done a shocky on my CT at
Chambers Pillar. It took over an hour to get enough of a signal to make a couple of quick calls. Thank Christ I wasn't ringing because we needed the Flying Doctor or similar!!
Cheers,
Russ.
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Reply By: stocky - Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 19:25
Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 19:25
Hmmmm - ive just been to "corner country" as
well and YES the GSTAR didnt work all the time but i got calls in and out when needed - sometimes had to wait a few minutes but thats all
I have a Qualcomm - not sure what you had - prob an old Ericsson or Telit if it was from yodaphone days
cheers
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Follow Up By: The Landy - Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 19:48
Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 19:48
Hi Stocky
Quite right, I have the Ericsson R290 (which has been serviced) and
Globalstar said this could 'exaggerate' the problem they are having. But none-the-less it gives me little confidence to upgrade to a new phone to use their network. After all if the phone is in good working order...it should work.
Cheers
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Reply By: Member - Duncan W (WA) - Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 20:10
Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 20:10
Used my Global star phone over the last WA long weekend. Got connected immediately but lost coverage after about 3 minutes. Didn't bother after that. Call cost $3.85. But it ended up being a free call due to the plan I'm on. Small mercy I suppose and the call was just a social call to my folks.
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Follow Up By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 20:21
Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 20:21
OT , sorry Baz .
Hey Duncs - that's a different kangaroo painting to
mine . I have seen yours too and it was on the MP .
Willie .
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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 05:11
Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 05:11
OT Willie
That Kangaroo painting is quite modern. It has been superimposed over the painting on the left of a hunter with a hat and a gun. I must've missed that one but found some others in dark
places in the days before digi-pics. One always say 'I should've walked down that
gorge'....there is so much to miss.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 08:52
Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 08:52
Willem ,
I just checked the full size version of the roo photo which actually I am using as my screen wall paper at the moment .
It is not a gun in the guys hand , but big fingers on both hands and he has what looks like three antennae or carrot tops growing out of his head .
There is a lot of gorges I still want to explore . It's just that they are a long way away in WA that's the problem .
Willie .
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Reply By: BIGDOG24308 - Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 22:13
Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 22:13
Hi all,
Yeah....
Globalstar....What a joke, I tell you what, what they are doing must be illegal, they take your money but dont supply the service. My GS phone is at the auction tomorrow, take whatever i can get for it. I am replacing it with
hf radio.
I have also demanded all the money i have paid to gs be returned to me.
Regards................BIGDOG
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Follow Up By: Member - Duncan W (WA) - Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 09:12
Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 09:12
You'll have Buckley's of getting your money back, but good luck to you.
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Reply By: Dean - Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 10:47
Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 10:47
Has anyone ever taken this problem further, eg. the telco ombudsman or consumer affairs etc. If only the people here who have had a problem spoke out someone would have to act on it, lets face it this has been going on for years now.
Dean s.a.
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