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#6199 31-May-2004 17:28

never mind the video conferencing - i just want mobile internet access with speed and convenience.
i want the speed at least 128kbps, and i want it in a decent phone. cdma offers faster speeds than gprs in this country, but their phones don't compare..
perhaps when wcdma rolls out, i'll have both worlds. in the immediate future i'd like a bluetooth cellphone to give inet access to my pda, but with a decent speed... or maybe telecom will beat them to it... for now i wait.

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#6696 18-Jun-2004 23:55

I think the problem with 3 is not the handoff between their own cells, but handoff to another band. For example if you're in the middle of a call and your coverage is gone it will not switch to another network on roaming. Instead it'll terminate the call and the user then will have to redial, this time using the roaming 2.5G network. Or so it seems to happen.

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#6966 1-Jul-2004 16:18

3g will be faster on the net and the Fun, cool yes its caming soon!

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#7023 3-Jul-2004 10:23

3g will came out in NZ next year

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#7369 24-Jul-2004 10:01

Does anyone know if there are any TEST signals for 3G W CDMA running in Auckland or Wellington yet from Vodafone ??

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#7370 24-Jul-2004 10:06

No test for the public to use

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#7534 4-Aug-2004 10:17

Oh thats a pity !
I guess Telecom wil be first !

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#7535 4-Aug-2004 10:21

Have a look on this thread I posted other day...

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#7566 6-Aug-2004 08:47

Thanks , very interesting .
That seems much better that what Voda seem to be offering on their 3G

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#7581 6-Aug-2004 16:13

I thing vdafone is better with phone and cool too,

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#7625 8-Aug-2004 20:07

Vodafone don't appear to have any new gear installed on any sites in Wgtn yet. They did a lot of work earlier in the year swapping many 2 panel sites over to single panels so it'll be fairly obvious when the rollout starts.

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#7775 16-Aug-2004 21:35

Vodafone will probably follow their GSM route and be very expensive (speaking about UK market). Apparently they have had a significant amount of their 3g infrastructure working since early 2002, but have just been waiting for the right devices (= now) and to learn from the newbie 3. They seem to have done there homework - I see no long term sustainable advantage in being first with 3g.

That my 2 pence!!!!

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#7783 17-Aug-2004 15:31

Just spotted today after being in oz on holiday.. There are definetely some new panels appearing around Wgtn, saw one on the bolton st flyover site this morning so I'll have to have a look around town at some of the other key sites and have a look on the way home.

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#7784 17-Aug-2004 15:37

Thats interesting ! I hear that there are many Antennas installed in Auckland already .
Must check with the Spec Ann on the 3G Band next time in Wellington , see if any RF present.

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#7785 17-Aug-2004 15:37

i remember vfone CEO on breakfast news saying mid september launch for 3G
whether they're still on target is the question.

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