End of CDMA Tonight...!
Submitted: Monday, Apr 28, 2008 at 12:59
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Rut Tearer
OK, So at mid night tonight the CDMA network is turned off.! Was bemused to see people still bidding on CDMA phones on Ebay..? Dummy bids perhaps..?
Who hasn't switched over to Next G yet..?
Reply By: Member - DAZA (QLD) - Monday, Apr 28, 2008 at 15:59
Monday, Apr 28, 2008 at 15:59
Hi All
Does, or will Optus have something similar in the future?
why I am asking is, C D M A wont work where my lad lives here
on the
Gold Coast, you can get it at his front
gate, but when you drive up to his house, one kilometre away it cuts out. he has to use
Optus which works ok, or the Land Line which fails every time it
rains.
Cheers
Daza
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Follow Up By: Rut Tearer - Monday, Apr 28, 2008 at 16:12
Monday, Apr 28, 2008 at 16:12
You will need Telstra Next G Daza. It should work where you are. Optus have 3G however this is for main city or metropolitan areas, Next G replaces CDMA for coverage in remote/rural areas as
well.
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Follow Up By: Skippy In The GU - Monday, Apr 28, 2008 at 16:43
Monday, Apr 28, 2008 at 16:43
Optus and Elders had a thing called OPEL rural broadband, but I think the Fed Govt pulled the plug on it, so at this stage Telstra rules for country communication
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Follow Up By: MrBitchi (QLD) - Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008 at 12:27
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008 at 12:27
Opel was only a proposal. Never got approved.
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Reply By: OzTroopy - Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008 at 11:35
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008 at 11:35
Spent $5000 setting up the work vehicles with analogue phones years ago - was impressed with service areas.
Spent another $5000 replacing those with the "you have to have digital coz analogue is being switched off".
Two years of pathetic service reception later - dumped the phones completely.
Been nearly ten years since I owned a mobile phone - Im still smiling, Its like giving up smoking.
Codan for in the bush and wait till I get
home if you want to ring me.
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Follow Up By: TerraFirma - Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008 at 11:57
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008 at 11:57
Can't argue with that.! Obviously you don't need a mobile phone.!
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