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777865 2009-05-29 04:46:00 Hi everyone,

The people at Telecom are very unhelpful even when i can possibly decipher what they are saying....

Can my Samsung W531 work on the new XT network? Just remember that it does have a sim card slot.

Thanks Everyone!

And no thanks to telecom operators:annoyed:
Sir Prospect (14735)
777866 2009-05-29 04:48:00 You can go into a Telecom store and try a SIM card, see if that works, or try checking here too. Just because a phone has a SIM slot in no way means it will work on the XT network.

www.telecom.co.nz

If these specs are right...

CDMA 800 /GSM Dualmode 900\1800

..then it won't. Telecom is running UMTS 850Mhz.

en.wikipedia.org

Check there under New Zealand and it tells you what different operators are running.
wratterus (105)
777867 2009-05-29 04:52:00 This may tell you (www.telecom.co.nz) Speedy Gonzales (78)
777868 2009-05-29 04:58:00 I just checked, it asked for my IMIE number, and I typed it. Apparently my phone does not exist Sir Prospect (14735)
777869 2009-05-29 04:59:00 It doesn't look like your phone would work.

en.wikipedia.org

That's a great article, describes in a bit more detail what the difference is between various types of mobile transmissions.
wratterus (105)
777870 2009-05-29 05:04:00 Oh well,

I've only spent $2 of credit in the last 5 months, so looks like im not going to benefit from the new network anyway....
Sir Prospect (14735)
777871 2009-05-30 03:15:00 Wonder if you can still put a SIM card into the W531 and go to Ozz with it or have they now stopped this with the XT network coming on line. I have a SIM card and a 531 here at home but never used it in Ozz.. paulw (1826)
777872 2009-05-30 03:28:00 my V3x isnt compatabile :(.

how will this xt network affect my telecom mobile i have currently?
GameJunkie (72)
777873 2009-05-30 06:08:00 my V3x isnt compatabile :(.

how will this xt network affect my telecom mobile i have currently?

It won't... completely different network. Most phones on the pre-XT network won't work on the new XT network.

The pre-XT network is CDMA whereas the XT network is WCDMA.... Telecom will be supporting the CDMA network until 2012.

cheers,
chiefnz (545)
777874 2009-05-30 06:15:00 It won't... completely different network. Most phones on the pre-XT network won't work on the new XT network.

The pre-XT network is CDMA whereas the XT network is WCDMA.... Telecom will be supporting the CDMA network until 2012.

cheers,

so that means i'll have to buy a new fone in 2012 , gutted
GameJunkie (72)
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