[TelstraClear] TCL/Voda mobile agreement ends

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HeySeus

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#13113 23-Apr-2007 12:48

Heard that TCL and Vodafone's mobile agreement ends in June. Seems this is a fallout from the unsightly Unplugged mess. This little spat has just got a whole lot more interesting.
The question is how is this going to affect 029 customers? Assume not a lot in the new number portability world.

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#68143 23-Apr-2007 13:07

Herald wrote another bad article

(before number porting) TCL customers could move back to VFNZ and keep there 029 number

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#68149 23-Apr-2007 13:25

Why bad article? Is Vodafone renewing the contract with TCL? Is 029 going to last as TCL after the current contract expires?

FatTofu

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#68152 23-Apr-2007 13:43

I think the agreement stated that Vodafone would acquire TCL's mobile customers after it ended. Because of number portability and the handsets are Vodafone branded I don't think there would be a problem. Would TCL want to renew the contract? It's good to offer a full solution to people (phone, mobile, internet, tv) but how much return do they actually make from mobile customers? and what is their share of the mobile market? I wouldn't think it would be significant.

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#68218 23-Apr-2007 21:22

I am a TCL mobile customer. I was a corporate mobile customer but when I left the job I decided to get another 029 number mainly because of 1) better number choices and 2) wanted one bill for all my telecom services. In fact I have just received my first bill with home telephone, TV, Internet and mobile on it. It comes to 9 pages! And it isn't exactly the easiest thing to read, what with discounts, rebates etc. on it.

When the agreement ends I guess I will become a Vodafone customer and have a separate bill for mobile? At least now thanks to number portability I can retain my number since it's just so much of a hassle to change it again

TCL should bite the bullet and invest in a third mobile network. They just need enough coverage (not sure of the % ) to be able to roam on Vodafone's network where they don't have or ever plan to have coverage. Telecom and Vodafone are just ripping us off when it comes to mobile charges

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#68226 23-Apr-2007 22:27

Like you didn't see this coming, the deal has been far from rosy for meany years, Including Vodafone shafting TCL by "deactivating" all the "preactive" aka: not-yet-activated-with-no-expiry-date PrePay connection packs. (and my own 021 pack in the process, was that legal? I don't think so.)

Goodbye TCL, Hello Orcon. I will be awaiting at the sidelines to see how long this new deal lasts. I should try and nab myself a top number too! muwahahahaha

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#68414 25-Apr-2007 11:49

With number portability I don't really care I guess except that I will now eventually get two bills, one from Vodafone and one from TCL. Interestingly up till recently if I dialled 777 from my TCL 029 phone there would be a message about "We are not able to recognise your phone # please enter it" So I would enter it and still it would say it's not valid.

Yesterday when I tried it recognised the calling number and gave me all my account details so perhaps they are slowly integrating TCL non corporate customers back into the Vodafone system

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