re post 52434 cdma stays on

he was interviewing some gov. guy, he stated that the report that he had stated that next g was not up to scratch and the cdma network will stay on.

Kalgoorlie

CDMA network to stay under coverage clause
7th December 2007, 10:15 WST



The new Federal Government has reaffirmed it will not let Telstra switch off the CDMA mobile network until it is certain the replacement Next G network is up to scratch.

Telstra is planning to shut down CDMA on January 28, claiming Next G provides better coverage.

However, in September the former Coalition Government varied Telstra's licensing conditions so that it cannot switch off CDMA until the government is satisfied with the new network's coverage.

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy will base his decision on an independent audit of Next G's coverage by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, to be delivered in early January.

A spokeswoman for Senator Conroy today said the new licensing condition "still stands".

"Stephen's position has always been that we will hold Telstra to their fairly big promises that they wouldn't switch off (CDMA) until Next G could provide the equivalent service," she said.

Senator Conroy's assurance came after independent MP Tony Windsor called for clarification of the new government's position.

Mr Windsor said many people in his northern NSW electorate of New England had received a letter from Telstra which says: "If you do not upgrade before January 28 you risk losing your current mobile number."

"Communications Minister Stephen Conroy will base his decision on an independent audit of Next G's coverage by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, to be delivered in early January"

Thats correct Mr Bonz, I said in the other thread on this subject the report by the ACMA has not been released as yet.
All the speculation on this to date has been bull$hit.
January 2008 will be the release and they will evaluate all the circumstances at that point.
Including the claim that once CDMA is turned off they can crank up the power on the Next G Network.

If its not up to scratch then the switch off may be delayed a week, a month or a year but rest assured it will be switched off.

Sounds to me like a government release of information that Telstra don't want people to know about

How is it going to cost them ?

Hi Karl

We are waiting till after the change. We won't need a mobile until we next go away - planned for May next year, so will just watch the market and buy. It doesn't matter if the old CDMA expires - it has run out of credit and will be thrown out anyway.

I doubt that the phones will be dearer then - may be more models available for pre paid, and they may even be cheaper once the pressure is off.

Motherhen

Lost revenue if you rely on a phone for business, time waiting for a suitable phone - as with everything if there is a rush and everyone wants a similar phone, stocks deplete etc.

Remember - Prior Preparation Prevents P**s Poor Performance - CDMA is going it's a fact so either prepare for it now or suffer the consequences.

Karl

i am waiting because, there are no new phones as good as the one i have now. so i am hanging out till the last minute.

I'm still waiting to - until after the change over. The trend with technology in general is cheaper for more features, and i don't think the production of new Next G mobiles will stop after 28 January.

Mh