The Nokia 6121 is the only phone so far to work on the new Optus 900mhz 3g
network. More will follow soon.

I would suggest that if you experiencing reduced level of coverage and you
have a 2100mhz 3G phone, you switch the phone from Duel mode to GSM only
whilst network upgrade are going on.

2100mhz has reduced coverage compared to 900 mhz cells but your 3G phone
will try and look for 3G first before defaulting to GSM if no 3G is
available. If 3G is available the phone will connect even if the signal is
weak, reducing the quality of reception. Try testing your phone in the 2
different modes and see which one has the strongest signal in your area.



"Snapper" <snapper1@y7mail.com> wrote in message
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> Glenn P wrote...
>
>> But it's just dawned on me, Optus are possibly/probably upgrading the
>> network to 3G, to do this they will need various cell sites turned off to
>
> Yep, it's s'posed to come on line on May 1 according to the local Optus
> shop.
>
> It seems that Optus' stores have the same requirements as Telstra shops
> for their employees to have a sound knowledge of the products that they
> sell.
>
> When I asked what phones were available that would work on Optus 3G the
> girl couldn't really tell me.
>
> I enquired about the Motorola range, particularly the equivalent of the
> V3, V6 and V9s. Couldn't help me. She pointed me to a conventional Nokia
> of some description. Even then she didn't know if it was 3G compatible.
>
> I was asking as a person who would be migrating from Telstra to Optus once
> CDMA closed. She wasn't sure how I'd manage this. Mind you, this was prior
> to the original CDMA closure date. I wanted to know what Optus would do in
> the interim for its CDMA customers and whether the existing Optus network
> would be able to offer the same coverage and what about going onto 3G. It
> would've been nearly 3 months between CDMA closing and Optus 3G starting
> up, at the time.
>
> It was like pulling teeth, I can tell you.
>
> I understand why the guy who runs the shop employed her. Like all small
> businesses, they like to hire young good looking chicks that they can
> perve at, and tend to overlook their uselessness in the hope of perhaps
> getting laid. Then they go off on maternity leave when their boyfriends
> get them pregnant, take on other young chicks as temps....
>
> And yeah, this is turning into a rant about older people unable to get
> work because they're "used"....
>
>
>
>