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| Thread ID: 99424 | 2009-05-01 10:17:00 | Vodafone play dirty | robbyp (2751) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 770093 | 2009-05-03 02:45:00 | Having a fast mobile network is one thing, having the switching capacity on that network to handle hundreds of thousands of simultaneous users with bandwidth hungry requirements such as those on iPhones (fast web browsing or watching video) and Blackberry's etc and is probably the main reason for the delayed calls and messages as mentioned in the 3 news article. This will potentially affect both networks. *these posts are not from me, they are far too intelligent and make sense. |
rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 770094 | 2009-05-03 23:01:00 | Call drop outs happen of both networks . What I found interesting (sorry Chill), was the girl on the TV news item last night (TV3?) that was complaining about both call drop outs and late voicemail delivery messages was using an iPhone!! Now I'm sure Chill - and others - will come rushing in to defend the iPhone, but wasn't this phone renowned for dropping calls when it first arrived? Couldn't her issue have been related to the firmware version she was running? Heck yes! It was *so* annoying having those dropouts, where the phone would just "disappear" from the cellular network . Your phone thought it was online and sending SMS messages, but wouldnt receive any SMS messages, nor phone calls . Why defend it? Its the truth, and it sucked . . . It was fixed a few Carrier / Firmware versions ago, but still, shouldnt have happened in the first place . I wonder if she hasnt updated hers? Its possible yes! Besides, I fail to see how the late delivery of a voicemail message (she claimed a week! - and only one message, I believe) could possibly relate to interference between adjacent transmission frequencies!!! On the one hand, it could be an issue with the device itself, on the other hand 1 missing voicemail . . . hmmm . . . This seems like one major player throwing it's toys out of the cot because the other major player might get some of its business . Unfortunately for Vodafone, all the noise they're making about the XT network just serves Telecom's interests by helping them embed brand recognition . Probably :p If Telecom offered some sort of compelling reason to switch, I'd be all ears . "Ultra fast new network reaching 97% of the country" is of no use to me ;) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 770095 | 2009-05-03 23:22:00 | I just managed to destroy my baby (my well-favoured and relied-upon Palm Treo 650) yesterday . Left it on the roof of my car and got on the motorway (doh!) . Found it on entrance to the on-ramp 30-40 minutes later . Stylus OK, 1GB SD card OK, chassis scratched but intact but screen and battery munched almost beyond recognition . The battery cover was nowhere to be seen . Keyboard still lights up when I plug in the charger, but unfortunately that's not going to get me anywhere! Luckily I had sync'd the phone the night before, so if I can get hold of another one (good condition ones are becoming rare now) I could recover my data fairly quickly . So I'm now in a position that I would rather be in after the go-live of XT: phone-less, out of contract, new toys available . I'm in desperate need of a replacement (and travelling to Wellington on Wednesday on business), but can't buy (and use) one of the new XT phones . Don't want to buy another CDMA phone, unless I can get another Treo 650 to tide me over for a few months . Might have to see Telecom about a loaner for a week or so, and then go buy an iPhone 3G (copy/paste is coming!!) and pick up the Telecom SIM card for it next week so I can start using it as a phone at the end of the week . I guess the best place to buy an iPhone 3G s a Vodafone store? And steer clear of Parallel Imported? Insurance on the Treo should cover a good portion of a new iPhone . . . I hope . . . |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 770096 | 2009-05-03 23:23:00 | Edited. There is the possibility in low signal strength areas with the XT network that interference may be experienced, with devices like wifi routers and microwaves that are all on 900mhz. There shouldnt be any interference with 850mhz. It's just vodafone trying to slow things down. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 770097 | 2009-05-04 01:43:00 | I guess the best place to buy an iPhone 3G s a Vodafone store? And steer clear of Parallel Imported? Insurance on the Treo should cover a good portion of a new iPhone...I hope... Damn, hate it when you lose a phone like that :-/ Yeah, best place is Vodafone, see the website then ring around a few stores. Stock always seems to fly out faster than they can get it in so if you spent 5 minutes and ring a couple of stores, you should be able to find one. Doesn't matter what they say, you *can* use all functionality of the device without being on an iPhone-specific plan, even the prepay $1-a-day-for-10MB works with it, as well as regular on-account plans. That said, Im not aware if Vodafone or Telecom do "loan-phones" unless you've put your phone into MFR for repair :-/ |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 770098 | 2009-05-04 02:01:00 | Cheers Chill - yes, I spent most of yesterday kicking myself!! :D Luckily for me, one of my clients allowed me to climb onto their corporate plan a few years ago, and they have a service and maintenance agreement with Total Network, so a quiet word in the Account Manager's ear and, hey presto, a loaner!! Their service is BRILLIANT! In fact just heard back that they do have a Treo 650 lying around that I can have until XT kicks in!! Yay!!!! I will now have to chase around to get the insurance claim underway and look for iPhone stock at Vodafone. One of the main reasons I am looking at the Apple product is that I have been hooked on the Palm's threaded SMS view for the last 4 or 5 years and, as I understand it, the iPhone is the only other phone that has this view... :thumbs: Just a pity it doesn't have a proper keyboard. ;) |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 770099 | 2009-05-04 02:22:00 | Score! Lucky you :D Edit: Congrats on the 3K post-mark ;) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 770100 | 2009-05-04 03:11:00 | If Telecom offered some sort of compelling reason to switch, I'd be all ears. "Ultra fast new network reaching 97% of the country" is of no use to me ;) 97% coverage is an excellent reason for me to switch, as we're often out in the country (4WDing) where there is little coverage from Telecom and none from Vodafone. But then again it depends on who you are and what you do. |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 770101 | 2009-05-04 03:33:00 | Vodafone has stink coverage so I have a telecom prepay which I divert my vodafone calls before I lose the coverage. I wouldnt swop to Telekom for all the tea in china because they have no sim cards and that dumb cdma format which Nokia dont even make a fone for. Nokia for ever, support Finland |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 770102 | 2009-05-04 04:04:00 | There's some interesting but predictable hype in the Telecom VS Vodafone debate. I've been on Telecom mobile since the Motorola flip-top days, moved to Nokia pre-pay when CDMA closed down, and now have a Samsung W125? so that I can roam overseas. In my experience it has always been possible to identify Vodafone users by their crappy audio quality and the frequent drop outs. Another common Vodafone effect is sounding like they are at the bottom of a sewer pipe. If you can get over the 'let's all hate Telecom because it's big' complex, you might find their service is actually excellent and I've got around 16 years of continuous experience to back that up. I literally can't complain because I've never had any problem with my mobile or landline services to complain about that was their fault. Cheers Billy 8-{) :confused: |
Billy T (70) | ||
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