On Wed, 14 May 2008 21:41:23 +0000, Michael wrote:

> "Will Kemp" <Will@xxxx.Swaggie.net> wrote in message
> news:sAuWj.1516$U61.1409@newsfe12.ams2...
>> On Wed, 14 May 2008 12:27:06 +1000, Graeme Zimmer wrote:
>>
>>> I haven't had a play with a 3G handset yet......
>>>
>>> A big advantage of the CDMA network was that it had an inbuilt Time
>>> and Date function, which automatically adjusted for Daylight Saving,
>>> Leap Years, and even location..
>>>
>>> For years I had a old CDMA phone sitting on my desk, just to get this
>>> "always correct" time, day of week, month, and date function.
>>>
>>> Does the 3G network do the same thing?
>>
>> GSM (and 3G) does the same thing. But for some incomprehensible reason,
>> the Australian carriers chose not to switch it on.
>
> Dunno which network you use. Telstra does it for GSM and 3G

Well they didn't used to do it on GSM.