"GlennP" <pleasereply@newsgroups.com.au> wrote in message
news:4726e9c7$0$26870$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
> Alan Parkington wrote:
>> From
>> http://www.itwire.com/content/view/15082/127/
>>
>> Unless the government intervenes, Telstra will close its CDMA network on
>> 28 January, but the chairman of on its resellers, Fone Zone, has revealed
>> that there are still almost 900,000 customers on the network.
>>
>> Fone Zone's chairman, Brian Finn, told the company's AGM on 29 October
>> that "there are still more than 880,000 CDMA customers who will need to
>> move to the Next G network in the next few months and they represent
>> significant potential for Telstra and Fone Zone. We intend to pursue that
>> potential with great vigour."
>>
>> On 22 October, Telstra Country Wide group managing director, Geoff Booth,
>> was urging CDMA customers to make the switch, saying Telstra did not want
>> any of its customers stranded without a mobile network.
>>
>> "By migrating now customers can also avoid any last minute rush, be sure
>> that they keep their mobile number and, if they are using prepaid,
>> transfer any remaining credit," Booth said.
>>
>> To encourage customers to make the move Telstra is offering $100 credit
>> to postpaid CDMA customers who move to an eligible plan on the Next G
>> network before 13 November 2007.
>
> What makes Telstra think the CDMA customers will move to NextG ?
Because it suits the majority of them
> I personally know a few CDMA customers who are resold with Optus & they
> have no intention of moving to Next G. They're staying well away from
> Telstra & will be moving to Optus 3G, other resold CDMA customers may well
> have the same plans.
And Telstra doesnt care anyway, because Telstra arent reselling NextG
In Telstras eyes they are Optus customers who will most likely move to
another Optus solution
> And just for Telstra's interest, Optus 3G is now available well outside
> the state capitals & is expanding fast. Optus aren't making a big fuss
Expanding at snails pace
> about it, they're just getting on with the job & spending money on the
> network rather than waisting it on bullshit advertising like Telstra.
Then they will lose customers if they have such a fabbo network and cant
market it properly