Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.

Forums › Mobile handsets › Carrier support for network time (NITZ) in New Zealand


65 posts

Master Geek
Topic # 80786 4-Apr-2011 19:11 Send private message

Hi All,

I am interested to know which mobile operators in New Zealand support updating handset time/clocks via the network.

According to the Wikipedia page on NITZ (Network Identity and Time Zone), Telecom NZ support this, however no specific information is provided as to whether this is the CDMA network, the UMTS network, or both. Does anyone know if Vodafone or 2degrees support this on their GSM or UMTS networks?

Does anyone have any knowledge (including personal experience or observations) of the accuracy of the network time compared to other time sources, e.g. GPS or NTP?

The reason I ask is that my workmates and I have noticed the times we observe from my wristwatch (set from computer/NTP), my Android phone on Vodafone's network (which presumably uses network time or GPS time) and phones running on Telecom's UMTS network appear to vary by up to a few minutes.

Cheers,

Rene

Create new topic
Joel Johnson
802 posts

Ultimate Geek

TeamTalk/Araneo Wireless
Subscriber
  Reply # 455237 4-Apr-2011 19:27 Send private message

Ever since I've owned smart phones on VF, none of them have ever supported carrier time. If VF do have it then they aren't sharing it with me.

n4

654 posts

Ultimate Geek
  Reply # 455238 4-Apr-2011 19:29 Send private message

From memory VF don't use it. 2degrees definitely does.




HTC One X (AOKP Jelly Bean), on 2degrees

8903 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Subscriber
  Reply # 455239 4-Apr-2011 19:30 Send private message

All bar vodafone do it. Why they dont is a mystery.




Richard rich.ms

3813 posts

Uber Geek

Moderator
Trusted
Subscriber
  Reply # 455241 4-Apr-2011 19:33 Send private message

Have a quick search for NITZ on geekzone, it has been discussed a few times before.

eg http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=85&topicid=59375&page_no=1

BDFL
44259 posts

Uber Geek

Administrator
Trusted
Geekzone
Subscriber
  Reply # 455244 4-Apr-2011 19:37 Send private message

Telecom New Zealand supports it (both CDMA and WCDMA), and 2degrees.






Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) 

Geekzone Price comparison | Amazon Kindle order page | How to get the best out of Geekzone | New Zealand IT Jobs | Geekzone News | Jinglebugs 



65 posts

Master Geek
  Reply # 455263 4-Apr-2011 20:00 Send private message

rscole86: Have a quick search for NITZ on geekzone, it has been discussed a few times before.

eg http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=85&topicid=59375&page_no=1


Sorry to drag up an old topic, I obviously wasn't searching with the correct terminology



65 posts

Master Geek
  Reply # 455265 4-Apr-2011 20:03 Send private message

Ok, so we have established Vodafone do not support this, and Telecom and 2degrees do. Next question (and I hope this is not taking things too off-topic) is do handsets with GPS functionality use this to set the time as well as/rather than the mobile network or setting the time manually?

BDFL
44259 posts

Uber Geek

Administrator
Trusted
Geekzone
Subscriber
  Reply # 455268 4-Apr-2011 20:06 Send private message

It depends on the software. If not you could always search for an app for that...






Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) 

Geekzone Price comparison | Amazon Kindle order page | How to get the best out of Geekzone | New Zealand IT Jobs | Geekzone News | Jinglebugs 

3bit.com
5429 posts

Uber Geek

Moderator
Trusted
Subscriber
  Reply # 455362 4-Apr-2011 23:34 Send private message

richms: All bar vodafone do it. Why they dont is a mystery.


Cost.





Custom software development | Mt Eden Cafe | Gardening Blog | Gardening.co.nz

1071 posts

Uber Geek
  Reply # 455394 5-Apr-2011 08:37 Send private message

Could this seriously be prohibitively expensive for one of Vodafone Group's best performing (per head of capita) mobile networks? I'm sure if 2degrees are able to support it (while renting capacity from Vodafone and providing better rates) then Vodafone could pop something like this into action.

There has to be another reason.




Workstation: Intel DH67CL ~ i5-2500 ~ 4GB Corsair RAM (x2) ~ Intel X25-M 80GB SSD

Laptop: Dell Inspiron 1564 ~ i5-520M ~ 4.00GB RAM ~ 500GB SATA HDD ~ Win7 Home Premium x64

Common misconceptions.

16856 posts

Uber Geek

Moderator
Trusted
Biddle Corp
Subscriber
  Reply # 455397 5-Apr-2011 08:48 Send private message

Globally very few networks have NITZ enabled. Those that do are typically new builds.




*Need help configuring your Linksys ATA or IP Phones for New Zealand? Check my blog post

145 posts

Master Geek

Subscriber
  Reply # 455398 5-Apr-2011 08:57 Send private message

This year I noticed that my 2 degrees mobile which was in Rotorua roaming on Vodafone updated the change in Daylight saving time where as last year IIRC it didn't so something appears to have changed.

BDFL
44259 posts

Uber Geek

Administrator
Trusted
Geekzone
Subscriber
  Reply # 455400 5-Apr-2011 09:04 Send private message

This is an operating system function. what handset?





Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) 

Geekzone Price comparison | Amazon Kindle order page | How to get the best out of Geekzone | New Zealand IT Jobs | Geekzone News | Jinglebugs 

145 posts

Master Geek

Subscriber
  Reply # 455406 5-Apr-2011 09:11 Send private message

The phone is nokia 6121c with carrier with Network  operator set to auto update time.

Create new topic





Twitter »
Follow us to receive Twitter updates when new discussions are posted in our forums:



Follow us to receive Twitter updates when news items and blogs are posted in our frontpage:



Follow us to receive Twitter updates when new jobs are posted to our jobs board:



Follow us to receive Twitter updates when tech item prices are listed in our price comparison site:




News »
New Zealand game developers conference expects big audience
Posted 20-Jun-2013 09:21

Vodafone launches 4G in Queenstown ahead of Winter Festival
Posted 20-Jun-2013 08:52

AVG Technologies launches AVG CloudCare in Australia and New Zealand
Posted 20-Jun-2013 08:42

Investor Rowan Simpson backs Timely
Posted 19-Jun-2013 14:36

Orcon Genius Go app set home lines free
Posted 19-Jun-2013 14:26

New Slingshot "Global Mode" gives access to world of content
Posted 19-Jun-2013 13:00


Trending now »
Hot discussions in our forums right now:

Sky outbid for EPL rights (Premier League Pass discussion)
Created by JonnyCam, last reply by JarrodM on 20-Jun-2013 18:11 (290 replies)
Pages... 18 19 20

Orcon Genius Go discussion
Created by freitasm, last reply by Chrisbexsta on 20-Jun-2013 18:27 (98 replies)
Pages... 5 6 7

I am been sued - HELP!
Created by BaaaaD, last reply by NZCrusader on 20-Jun-2013 15:48 (75 replies)
Pages... 3 4 5

Condenser Dryer: anyone has one?
Created by joker97, last reply by graemew on 18-Jun-2013 21:08 (31 replies)
Pages... 2 3

Slingshot Global Mode announced
Created by freitasm, last reply by nickb800 on 20-Jun-2013 18:23 (60 replies)
Pages... 2 3 4

Slow YouTube Response
Created by SneakerPimps, last reply by mercutio on 18-Jun-2013 21:34 (23 replies)
Pages... 2

Sky News UK now streaming on Apple TV
Created by steve98, last reply by jarledb on 20-Jun-2013 12:00 (19 replies)
Pages... 2

Polar Blast
Created by BlueShift, last reply by Abo on 20-Jun-2013 18:45 (18 replies)
Pages... 2


Geekzone Jobs »
Most recent NZ jobs in technology:

Mobile Developer - iOS
Posted 20-Jun-2013 16:38

Systems Administrator
Posted 20-Jun-2013 16:38

Senior SharePoint Developer
Posted 20-Jun-2013 16:38

Mobile Developer - Android
Posted 20-Jun-2013 16:38

B2B Service Executive
Posted 20-Jun-2013 15:38

Systems Administrator
Posted 20-Jun-2013 15:38

Solutions Architect
Posted 20-Jun-2013 15:38


Geekzone Live »
Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.

Updates »
Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.

Alternatively, you can receive a daily email with Geekzone updates.