yeah thats the one. you'll probably point out now that 2 deg would have saved me many dollars! but i would have to buy a new phone with them, xt gave me a free one. too late now anyway i've signed my life away with xt! when i looked at 2 degrees though i didn't see text bundles or best mate offers etc. thats why i steered clear.
beforenightfalls: yeah thats the one. you'll probably point out now that 2 deg would have saved me many dollars! but i would have to buy a new phone with them, xt gave me a free one. too late now anyway i've signed my life away with xt! when i looked at 2 degrees though i didn't see text bundles or best mate offers etc. thats why i steered clear.
Nah I liked that plan, it almost made me switch but it does not allow bestmates and Ild chew through the 20 on-peak minutes in 3-4 days.
yeah no best mate is pretty rubbish, but they gave me a my favourite free for 3 months, plus a free phone valued at $400. i guess it depends who you speak to, but that made it pretty worthwhile for me. both myself and my partner are on xt so we only need one my fav, makes it $33 per month per phone which isn't so bad.
The reception is sawyers bay is poor no matter wether you are on Telecom XT, CDMA or vodafone/2degrees due to the geography of the area. Around The scout hall gets no reception in spots, and most streets get no reception on any network. If u log a coverage fault, it may get upgraded, but sawyers bay is well known for not having any cell reception.
VinLew: The reception is sawyers bay is poor no matter wether you are on Telecom XT, CDMA or vodafone/2degrees due to the geography of the area. Around The scout hall gets no reception in spots, and most streets get no reception on any network. If u log a coverage fault, it may get upgraded, but sawyers bay is well known for not having any cell reception.
This would not be considered a coverage fault but a blackspot by the carriers
A coverage fault would be a area that had good coverage and that coverage has been lost / degraded
Coverage is all good and well (largely) on a flat plain, but when geography is added into the mix it becomes a mess. Add to that different phones and the antennas in them... See if you can loan a couple of different models of phone (one at a time) to try them out for the areas you are going to frequent.
Most of my users here have been given Nokia 3120's of late as we're finding they have better/broader reception that the more business-like model the Nokia 6102 that we were getting. Go figure.
ETA - if the phone you've got free is a dog for reception where you need it most, don't be afraid to take it back and hassle for something else. If you have to pay and extra $50 or even drop down a model or two just to get good reception then go with it. Good luck.
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