CDMA is Going to be turned off on the 8th January 2008
Submitted: Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 14:12
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Member - Stephen L (SA)
Hi All
Back to this greatly debated question, Is CDMA Going or is It Staying??
I work in an Electrical
Shop, that sell Telstra Products. We have had many queries about the Turn Off Date for CDMA phone coverage across Australia, including more today.
I have contacted our local Telstra Representative this morning and told her of the concerns of customers receiving different and misleading reports on the closing of the CDMA network in January 2008.
Telstra are looking into all the reports in the Media, to see where this WRONG information is coming from. I was told personally by the Rep that NextG is here to stay and CDMA WILL BE TURNED OFF on the 28th January, 2008. After this date, CDMA handsets will not work, but customers will be given 3 weeks to upgrade to the new network and still keep their old CDMA phone numbers.
I hope that this clears up a few misleadings facts.
Cheers
Stephen
Reply By: Moose - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 14:17
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 14:17
G'day Stephen
You've probably unwittingly caused some more confusion by the wrong date in the heading :-)
Cheers from the Moose
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Reply By: Gramps (NSW) - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 14:18
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 14:18
LOL how can we believe you ??? Your heading says the 8th of Jan and the text says the 28th of Jan. When is it ???
Hahahahahahaha
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Follow Up By: Member - 'Lucy' - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 18:04
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 18:04
The 18th you dim-wit!
ROFLMAO
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 18:10
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 18:10
Lucy,
I suggest you stop pllaying with it. You're going blind. Read it again.
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Follow Up By: Member - 'Lucy' - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 19:06
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 19:06
Yeah! your right as usual.
Had another read and good old skippy elow has set me straight.
Its the 38th not the 18th.
And I will 'play' with what ever I like thank you very much. (LOL)
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 19:11
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 19:11
"Yeah! your right as usual"
LOL can you advise my SWMBO of that
well known fact :)))
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Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 14:54
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 14:54
Stephen,
The 28th January, 2008 is the date quoted by Telstra for turning off the CDMA Network.
Unfortunately for them, they still need Government approval to do so and if the powers that be are not convinced NextG is a suitable replacement, that planned date may be delayed.
This may in turn have a negative impact on the full improvement of NextG which needs CDMA to be turned off, so they can "crank up the power" on the NextG Network.
As far as I am concerned, Telstra can shut down CDMA right now, as I've made the move to the new technology. The fact is CDMA is DEAD and no money or time will be spent on fixing problems.
The sooner NextG can be cranked up to full power, the sooner Telstra can look at poor reception areas and improve them by upgrading existing, or installing additional towers.
NextG will never provide full Australian wide coverage, but my bet is, it will prove to out perform CDMA in all respects.
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Reply By: Member - Stephen L (SA) - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 15:04
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 15:04
Hi All
Sorry for the Wrong date at the top, it should have been 28th January.
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - 'Lucy' - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 18:05
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 18:05
Sure now??????????????
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Reply By: Skippy In The GU - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 18:26
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 18:26
If it's not on the 28th then a week later on the 38th it will definitely be turned off
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Reply By: unimog - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 21:08
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 21:08
Ah yes, the CDMA...
Well, Telstra sold me a CDMA phone exactly 20 months ago yesterday, and it's on a 24 month contract...
If I wanted it disconnected, they'd bill me...
Now, let them try to disconnect me before the 'due' date of my contract's ending and see who bills who...
They had me buy a Kyocere KX5 (outright) at $699, and carkit $299, total $998 outlay for some good equipment.
Now all they're offering me to change over is some crappy LG or Samsung phone that doesn't come with a carkit and hasn't even got half the features my old one has. After more argumenting from my side they are willing to go $100 towards the new carkit for the LG (cause the crappy SamSung doesn't even take to a carkit at all..)
Price for a LG carkit is however $335, so I will be still down for at least $235, and have to let go of my beloved reliable CDMA KYOCERA KX5...
I get a phonecall or SMS about every week urging me to update NOW or I might just lose my number in the rush,
Well, get f*%_@! Telstra. Go ahead, switch me off in January, but there will be a small claims tribunal heading your way for breach of contract...
Not that that would worry them by the way...
Any Optus or Vodaphone salesmen out there, contact me by the end of Jan, I might just be in the market for a working phone service..
HUGO
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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 21:16
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007 at 21:16
I would suggest you read the fine print on your contract before getting carried away with small claims etc.
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Reply By: Doon - Wednesday, Dec 12, 2007 at 13:26
Wednesday, Dec 12, 2007 at 13:26
What bleep s me about the mobile phone situation is when you see some clown from Telstra on the news (as I did the other night) saying that Next G is currently as good as CDMA...if not better. And if you can't get service with your Next G then you should look at getting a satelite phone. What a load of cr@p! They can't say the service is AS good or BETTER, because it's not...not yet anyway!
As it has been mentioned the Next G is meant to get better when they shutdown CDMA....all I can say is I hope it does.
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