MORE than 20,000 Tasmanian mobile-phone users are using a system that will
stop working in four weeks.
Telstra has warned users of its CDMA phones not to wait any longer before
switching to more modern mobile phones.
Telstra is ready to shut down its CDMA towers and ancillary technology
around Australia on January 28.
Despite a massive marketing pitch by Telstra to encourage its customers to
switch to its Next G network, about 800,000 Australians still use CDMA
mobile phones.
Now the 20,000 Tasmanians still using CDMA are being warned they risk losing
their phone numbers, will find their phones stop working on January 28 and
may miss out on getting new handsets in time for the shutdown.
Telstra's Tasmanian manager Noel Hunt said his company was opening special
CDMA switching booths in its Hobart city and Eastlands stores to cope with
the expected last-minute rush.
CDMA phones were promoted by Telstra when its analogue phone network closed
in 2000 as being best suited for customers living in regional and rural
Australia, including Tasmania.
CDMA phones are also favoured by commercial fishermen and recreational
sailors and boaters for their offshore range.
Mr Hunt said CDMA phones had now been superseded by Next G, which offered
equivalent and, in some regions, better geographical coverage than CDMA.
He is certain -- despite claims to the contrary -- that there is no place in
Tasmania with CDMA reception where Next G phones do not work.
"Our commitment to customers is that coverage will be the equivalent (to
current CDMA reach) but there are areas in Tasmania now where you can get
Next G coverage but not CDMA," Mr Hunt said.
> MORE than 20,000 Tasmanian mobile-phone users are using a system that will stop working in four weeks.
Or telstra is lying, as always.
> Telstra has warned users of its CDMA phones not to wait any longer before switching to more modern mobile phones.
> Telstra is ready to shut down its CDMA towers and ancillary technology around Australia on January 28.
Ready and being allowed to are different matters entirely, fuckwit.
> Despite a massive marketing pitch by Telstra to encourage its customers to switch to its Next G network, about 800,000
> Australians still use CDMA mobile phones.
Thats just some number plucked out of some journo's arse.
You can tell that by the smell.
> Now the 20,000 Tasmanians still using CDMA are being warned they risk losing their phone numbers,
Telstra is lying about that.
> will find their phones stop working on January 28
And that in spades.
> and may miss out on getting new handsets in time for the shutdown.
And may not, too.
> Telstra's Tasmanian manager Noel Hunt said his company was opening special CDMA switching booths in its Hobart city
> and Eastlands stores to cope with the expected last-minute rush.
You'll have to pardon us if we dont actually cream our jeans or sumfin.
> CDMA phones were promoted by Telstra when its analogue phone network closed in 2000 as being best suited for customers
> living in regional and rural Australia, including Tasmania.
Must be one of those rocket scientist fuckwit journos.
> CDMA phones are also favoured by commercial fishermen and recreational sailors and boaters for their offshore range.
Must be one of those rocket scientist fuckwit journos.
> Mr Hunt said CDMA phones had now been superseded by Next G, which offered equivalent and, in some regions, better
> geographical coverage than CDMA.
Easy to claim, hell of a lot harder to actually substantiate that claim.
> He is certain -- despite claims to the contrary -- that there is no place in Tasmania with CDMA reception where Next G
> phones do not work.
His certainty is completely irrelevant. What matters is what the acma decides on that.
> "Our commitment to customers is that coverage will be the equivalent
> (to current CDMA reach) but there are areas in Tasmania now where you can get Next G coverage but not CDMA," Mr Hunt
> said.
What matters is whether there are areas where there cdma coverage but not NextG coverage.
"Alan Parkington" <alanparkington@team.telstra.net> wrote in message
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>
> He is certain -- despite claims to the contrary -- that there is no place
> in Tasmania with CDMA reception where Next G phones do not work.
Not surprising, given the recent stories of Telstra deliberately reducing
CDMA coverage......
>> MORE than 20,000 Tasmanian mobile-phone users are using a system that
>> will stop working in four weeks.
>
> Or telstra is lying, as always.
Unlikely
>> Despite a massive marketing pitch by Telstra to encourage its customers
>> to switch to its Next G network, about 800,000 Australians still use CDMA
>> mobile phones.
>
> Thats just some number plucked out of some journo's arse.
Correct. The real number is much, much smaller
> You can tell that by the smell.
>
>> Now the 20,000 Tasmanians still using CDMA are being warned they risk
>> losing their phone numbers,
>
> Telstra is lying about that.
"Kwyjibo" <kwyjibo@ozdebate.remove.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Alan Parkington" <alanparkington@team.telstra.net> wrote in message
> news:XBDej.30124$CN4.12387@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>
>> He is certain -- despite claims to the contrary -- that there is no place
>> in Tasmania with CDMA reception where Next G phones do not work.
>
> Not surprising, given the recent stories of Telstra deliberately reducing
> CDMA coverage......
There have been no such stories, only your tin-hat fever
>
> --
> Kwyj.
>
>>> MORE than 20,000 Tasmanian mobile-phone users are using a system that will stop working in four weeks.
>> Or telstra is lying, as always.
> Unlikely
Irrelevant to the fact that that is currently a lie when
telstra doesnt know what the govt will allow on that.
>>> Despite a massive marketing pitch by Telstra to encourage its customers to switch to its Next G network, about
>>> 800,000 Australians still use CDMA mobile phones.
>> Thats just some number plucked out of some journo's arse.
> Correct. The real number is much, much smaller
Easy to claim, hell of a lot harder to actually substantiate that claim.
>> You can tell that by the smell.
>>> Now the 20,000 Tasmanians still using CDMA are being warned they risk losing their phone numbers,
>> Telstra is lying about that.
> Nope.
Yep. The TIO wont let them pull that stunt, you watch.
"Michael" <michael@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Kwyjibo" <kwyjibo@ozdebate.remove.com> wrote in message
> news:13nmde55mlcq19b@corp.supernews.com...
>>
>> "Alan Parkington" <alanparkington@team.telstra.net> wrote in message
>> news:XBDej.30124$CN4.12387@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>>
>>> He is certain -- despite claims to the contrary -- that there is no
>>> place in Tasmania with CDMA reception where Next G phones do not work.
>>
>> Not surprising, given the recent stories of Telstra deliberately reducing
>> CDMA coverage......
>
> There have been no such stories,
> > Not surprising, given the recent stories of Telstra deliberately reducing
> > CDMA coverage......
>
> There have been no such stories, only your tin-hat fever
I've already given you one, and one that's been verified - East Gippsland region
around a place called Dargo. Nov 1, CDMA went offline, and hasn't come back.
The place has NextG coverage which is marginal. Certainly, in the township it
appears to be fine, but get a few kays out of town and it's gone.
"John Phillips" <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:33:11 GMT "Alan Parkington"
> <alanparkington@team.telstra.net> wrote:
>
>> MORE than 20,000 Tasmanian mobile-phone users are using a system that
>> will stop working in four weeks.
>
> Gee, what a shame.
>
> If true, imagine the stink when you attempt to close it down.
Yep. 40,000 phones no longer working in Tassie won't be popular.
On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:07:57 +1100, John Phillips wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:04:29 +1100 "Kwyjibo"
> <kwyjibo@ozdebate.remove.com> wrote:
>
>>> If true, imagine the stink when you attempt to close it down.
>>
>> Yep. 40,000 phones no longer working in Tassie won't be popular.
>
>
> I knew a girl once who set her mobile to vibrate and used it on her
> Tassie when I called her...I wish!
Why, pray tell, would you wish that? Didn't you want to speak to her?
On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:40:43 +1030 Horry <horacewachope@gmail.com>
wrote:
> > I knew a girl once who set her mobile to vibrate and used it on her
> > Tassie when I called her...I wish!
>
> Why, pray tell, would you wish that? Didn't you want to speak to her?
Actually I was wishing I actually knew one like that.
"Marts" <marts_57@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> Michael wrote...
>
>> > Not surprising, given the recent stories of Telstra deliberately
>> > reducing
>> > CDMA coverage......
>>
>> There have been no such stories, only your tin-hat fever
>
> I've already given you one, and one that's been verified - East Gippsland
> region
> around a place called Dargo. Nov 1, CDMA went offline, and hasn't come
> back.
"Kwyjibo" <kwyjibo@ozdebate.remove.com> wrote in message
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>
> "John Phillips" <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote in message
> news:20080110215321.665da0e8@linux-k6os.site...
>> On Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:33:11 GMT "Alan Parkington"
>> <alanparkington@team.telstra.net> wrote:
>>
>>> MORE than 20,000 Tasmanian mobile-phone users are using a system that
>>> will stop working in four weeks.
>>
>> Gee, what a shame.
>>
>> If true, imagine the stink when you attempt to close it down.
>
> Yep. 40,000 phones no longer working in Tassie won't be popular.
On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:06:38 GMT, "Michael" <michael@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>"Kwyjibo" <kwyjibo@ozdebate.remove.com> wrote in message
>news:13obutug849sk1b@corp.supernews.com...
>>
>> "John Phillips" <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote in message
>> news:20080110215321.665da0e8@linux-k6os.site...
>>> On Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:33:11 GMT "Alan Parkington"
>>> <alanparkington@team.telstra.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> MORE than 20,000 Tasmanian mobile-phone users are using a system that
>>>> will stop working in four weeks.
>>>
>>> Gee, what a shame.
>>>
>>> If true, imagine the stink when you attempt to close it down.
>>
>> Yep. 40,000 phones no longer working in Tassie won't be popular.
>
>40k is a fart in the bath.
>Migrate or perish
fark no, we don't need any more taswegians on the mainland.
Phone hang up for 20,000 
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