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Before you start patting Telecom on the back, just think about where we'd be if Telecom had introduced a GSM network in 2001 instead of a CDMA network...
TBH the real impact will come when 2 Degrees arrive with a low-cost strategy and attempting to make mobiles a real alternative to landlines which is long overdue. The latter will take time to implement as it appears that Telecom is blocking 2 Degrees and the Commerce Commission will have to make a judgement on the matters involved. Unfortunately the ComCom is too busy ATM and it'll have to wait.
Edit: BTW, Vodafone is
giving away a N85 every day during June when you top up your Prepay with 20 or more.
[ This Message was edited by: carkitter on 2009-05-27 14:44 ]
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Posted: 2009-05-27 12:53:30
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Muhammad-Oli Posts: > 500
So anyone score some free credit? Carkitter, I'd say you'd be pretty deserving with the amount you pay them and the length of time you've been with them.
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Posted: 2009-05-28 03:39:44
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Nothing yet...
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Posted: 2009-05-28 03:48:43
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Muhammad-Oli Posts: > 500
Did you try entering your number on the site? It will likely end in disappointment, but if you wanna
try...
And by the way, is it just me or does the guy in the video seem a little bit unprofessional? Seems like he could have rehearsed his lines a few more times.
Also, when did number porting become available in NZ? Because I'm seeing a few 027s come up in that thing in the link. As far as I know, number porting hasn't been available that long, so how can Vodafone be sure they are "loyal customers" as they put it?
[ This Message was edited by: Muhammad-Oli on 2009-05-28 03:00 ]
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Posted: 2009-05-28 03:56:02
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Number portung was around 2007 I think. The networks can tell them apart, cause my perants are on vodafone with 027 numbers, and free weekends and txt2000 still count (as in I don't have to pay 20c a text)
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Posted: 2009-05-28 06:20:47
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@ M-Oli
The new Samsung is $120 cheaper if you sign up for a talker/texter plan, so under $800 for a brand new 8MP phone is not bad at all!
As for 2 Degrees I'm surprised to hear that Telecom is blocking them, as this is the brand name of NZ Comms you can see when you do a network search. Their towers are virtually all in so I don't see how they can be shut down?
And I didn't win $1000, then again I won a Sanyo 7400 in the Rock/Paper?scissors tournament Telecom had back a few years now, prerelease at $899 rrp! I guess I can't expect too much lol...
[ This Message was edited by: frankthetank on 2009-05-28 10:04 ]
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Posted: 2009-05-28 11:02:08
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On 2009-05-28 11:02:08, frankthetank wrote:
...As for 2 Degrees I'm surprised to hear that Telecom is blocking them, as this is the brand name of NZ Comms you can see when you do a network search. Their towers are virtually all in so I don't see how they can be shut down?
It's not the mobile network their blocking, it a lack of agreement over termination rates to landlines.
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/[....]an-cellphone-only-homes-102838
Also on the National Business Review site is some comments from an upset XT customer:
I have a XT SIM and E71 from TCNZ
I feel stupid I went out and purchased a E71 on a XT plan I have dropped 4 out of 6 calls today using the phone in my house. Never did that before on my Sanyo phone. So now I am testing the XT network for you telecom and not impressed. I will give it another week if not fixed I want my Sanyo phone hooked up again or another provider is looking better.
Posted by Mark C (not verified) at 02:38 pm on May 29, 2009
People ring me
Calls are not ringing on my phone but going to voice mail, Should this happen? I called my number from office phone and it did the same thing twice and then the 3rd time phone rung. What am I doing wrong??
Posted by Marc C again (not verified) at 02:53 pm on May 29, 2009
Called Telecom help desk
I was advised Telecom do not have SIM cards and my phone must be a Vodaphone handset and to call them. Now I am confused
Mark
Posted by Marc C (not verified) at 04:48 pm on May 29, 2009
Classic customer services behaviour!
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Posted: 2009-05-29 09:17:08
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I've heard some rumours too...
Apparently one of the first day release phones has had so many out-of-the-box failures that there has been a recall. Not sure of the model, but I was in Christchurch's brand new (and so damn awesome) Dick Smith store earlier tonight and they were still selling the W705 so I assume SE is safe.
Another rumour I heard is that using an iPhone on XT is causing trouble. The phone can send text messages but won't receive!
People are saying there are terrible delays with things like activations too, due to overwhelming popularity. You'd think Telecom would have planned for this.
And I find it funny that there are so many dropped call complaints, when earlier tonight I saw a (terrible) Telecom ad in which Richard Hammond and some irritating woman were 'testing' (read: pretending to test) the network to see how much they had to do to make it drop a call. They ended up dropping the girl in the ocean in a container and the network still held up apparently.
A few things annoyed me about that ad: One was that even if they were testing the network, they were obviously doing it before it opened for public use, so the network could hardly have been under pressure. And two, surely there are other things that are more important than dropped calls. If dropped calls is a worry for your network, then surely that shows that you're incapable of running it. Thirdly, the testing was all done in and around Auckland, which is hardly going to be a low or bad reception zone due to it being their largest customer base in NZ. Completely ridiculous.
Personally I'm going to wait a month or two and see how the situation is then. But so far it looks to be a bad start from New Zealand's crappiest network.
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@Mohammed-Oli
Have you (or any of the other members here) been having trouble with your HSDPA/3G connection recently? I sthis part of the interference problem? Because it's starting to wear thin with me... My GF is away for the weekend and I've been trying to video call her to show her some furniture I'm buying for our new place but no joy...
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Posted: 2009-05-30 21:41:47
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well, no, actually mines been fine (I never usually get 3g at my house anyway...) but I noticed around school its gotten better after that court case.
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Posted: 2009-05-30 22:29:35
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