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| Thread ID: 99424 | 2009-05-01 10:17:00 | Vodafone play dirty | robbyp (2751) | PC World Chat |
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| 770103 | 2009-05-04 04:24:00 | 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! On the one hand, it could be an issue with the device itself, on the other hand 1 missing voicemail ... hmmm... 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 ;) I believe part of the problem, is because many vodafone customers have the network selction, set to 'automatic'. This means that it could potentiall switch between vodafone, telecom and nz communciations . VOdafone should be telling thier customers to 'lock' the network to vodafone. They don't have these types of problems overseas, where they run multiple networks. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 770104 | 2009-05-04 05:45:00 | 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. I have usually found Telecom phones to sound like a sewer pipe. As for drop outs I think that has more to do with the phone as I had one terrible Nokia whereas my present one has never had a drop out. Sounds to me like you hate Vodafone as much as I hate Telecom. Years ago when they basically had a complete monopoly they thought they had me by the short a curlies but Bell South had just reached the Wairarapa so I went with them. I am very happy for you if you think they are so great. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 770105 | 2009-05-04 05:53:00 | 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 Telecom's XT network uses SIM cards (see the link I posted earlier). |
somebody (208) | ||
| 770106 | 2009-05-04 08:53:00 | I have used Vodafones network here for the last 8 years and in England for the previous 10 years to that. I have never had dropouts the odd delayed text usually around Christmas. I take my Nokia's overseas. I went with them because when I moved here Telecom couldn't text overseas and nor would they allow there phones to receive texts from Vodafone. This 97% coverage well if that's per population Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch will be covered and then you can forget everywhere else. The back country will still have Sh*& coverage from everyone as they don't put cell towers out there. So for those into 4WDing, tramping etc we still won't have coverage and yet it seems a few on here think they will. | gary67 (56) | ||
| 770107 | 2009-05-04 09:01:00 | Our work phones are now Telecom but we have retained our 021 numbers. We have been experiencing dropped calls when the signal is strong, missed calls (ie it doesn't ring, whoever is calling goes to voice message) and text messages taking up to 2 days to come through. Whether or not it's a Vodafone / Telecom thing I don't know but it seems coincidental. |
Jester (13) | ||
| 770108 | 2009-05-04 10:02:00 | This 97% coverage well if that's per population Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch will be covered and then you can forget everywhere else. The back country will still have Sh*& coverage from everyone as they don't put cell towers out there. So for those into 4WDing, tramping etc we still won't have coverage and yet it seems a few on here think they will. Our mobile network covers 97% of where New Zealanders live and work. What you do in the city can now be done around the country. It allows you to ditch the office and work from the bach. So I'm pretty sure that's 97% of the land area. |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 770109 | 2009-05-04 10:16:00 | ...with devices like wifi routers and microwaves that are all on 900mhz. They're all on 2.4GHz, not 900MHz. The only thing of note on 900MHz is old analogue cordless phones. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 770110 | 2009-05-04 10:19:00 | Also, some cordless phones (like ours :D) use 5.4(?)GHz. | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 770111 | 2009-05-04 11:03:00 | So I'm pretty sure that's 97% of the land area. Wrong it is only 97% of the population. Why don't some of you just have a look at the coverage maps and you may learn something. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 770112 | 2009-05-04 19:54:00 | 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: From what I gather Telecom backed the wrong horse. CDMA is a superior system to GSM - a bit like Sony going the Betacam system as opposed to the VHS. Chrystal clear voice reception. Unfortunately marketing does not always favour the best in many things. I am a very light user, mainly texts in my little retirement job. Unfortunately I was forced to buy a new phone a month ago as my old Nokia crapped out. I was trying to hang out till the new network was started but couldn't. I bought a Samsung W531 "World phone" that works in 86 countries...so it says! My needs are only for visiting daughter in Sydney so it will do me fine. A lovely phone compared to the Nokia, and Telecom said the old network will be there for 4 years from changeover. Suits me fine. Also had $100 knocked off the price! Ken |
kenj (9738) | ||
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