Femtocell or similar on Telecom NZ?

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#801026 17-Apr-2013 14:29

jfrance: Jumping ahead to 2013.... any news that Telecom will be rolling out a femtocell offering for XT any time soon?

Thanks.

Oh dear. I thought the question was so clear and simple....

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#801079 17-Apr-2013 16:07

The NZ Tech Podcast last week asked Chris Quin this question and basically no was the answer.. To use Femtocellls is admitting your network is not up to it was what I read from it..

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#801165 17-Apr-2013 19:17

old3eyes: The NZ Tech Podcast last week asked Chris Quin this question and basically no was the answer.. To use Femtocellls is admitting your network is not up to it was what I read from it..

Thanks for the info. Strange position for them to take since geographically there will always be cellular blackspots in NZ where broadband is available.

I have since heard from an inside source that there may also be some reliability issues with the integration/backhaul...

Cheers

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#801168 17-Apr-2013 19:26

jfrance:
old3eyes: The NZ Tech Podcast last week asked Chris Quin this question and basically no was the answer.. To use Femtocellls is admitting your network is not up to it was what I read from it..

Thanks for the info. Strange position for them to take since geographically there will always be cellular blackspots in NZ where broadband is available.

I have since heard from an inside source that there may also be some reliability issues with the integration/backhaul...

Cheers

The Back haul is over a xDSL connection I would say your inside source is trying to pull the wool over your eyes

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#801197 17-Apr-2013 20:20

johnr:
jfrance:
old3eyes: The NZ Tech Podcast last week asked Chris Quin this question and basically no was the answer.. To use Femtocellls is admitting your network is not up to it was what I read from it..

Thanks for the info. Strange position for them to take since geographically there will always be cellular blackspots in NZ where broadband is available.

I have since heard from an inside source that there may also be some reliability issues with the integration/backhaul...

Cheers

The Back haul is over a xDSL connection I would say your inside source is trying to pull the wool over your eyes

And here I was thinking it was bean tins and string. Give it a rest mate! The reason I'm asking about XT femtocells is because if they did have one I'd then have coverage at my city office, rural home and everywhere in between. Something your opco could not provide with or without a femtocell because your opco has gaping holes in its coverage in my area. Sorry fella!

Anyhoo... courier will be turning up in a few days with magical package to make my blackspot disappear...

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#801198 17-Apr-2013 20:29

jfrance:
old3eyes: The NZ Tech Podcast last week asked Chris Quin this question and basically no was the answer.. To use Femtocellls is admitting your network is not up to it was what I read from it..

Thanks for the info. Strange position for them to take since geographically there will always be cellular blackspots in NZ where broadband is available.

I have since heard from an inside source that there may also be some reliability issues with the integration/backhaul...

Cheers

Excatly, our house is exactly in a blackspot, 1bar, 50m round there is full signal. Would love to have one if they had them.

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#801203 17-Apr-2013 20:38

jfrance:
johnr:
jfrance:
old3eyes: The NZ Tech Podcast last week asked Chris Quin this question and basically no was the answer.. To use Femtocellls is admitting your network is not up to it was what I read from it..

Thanks for the info. Strange position for them to take since geographically there will always be cellular blackspots in NZ where broadband is available.

I have since heard from an inside source that there may also be some reliability issues with the integration/backhaul...

Cheers

The Back haul is over a xDSL connection I would say your inside source is trying to pull the wool over your eyes

And here I was thinking it was bean tins and string. Give it a rest mate! The reason I'm asking about XT femtocells is because if they did have one I'd then have coverage at my city office, rural home and everywhere in between. Something your opco could not provide with or without a femtocell because your opco has gaping holes in its coverage in my area. Sorry fella!

Anyhoo... courier will be turning up in a few days with magical package to make my blackspot disappear...

Of course the Opco you use now does not have Black spots and this is why you are asking for a femtocell solution

Mobile coverage is not static and changes every week so what could of been poor coverage 6 months ago could be OK coverage now or maybe not,

Have a good evening and hope they can offer you a solution sooner or later

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#801208 17-Apr-2013 20:59

jfrance: Anyhoo... courier will be turning up in a few days with magical package to make my blackspot disappear...

If this a VF femto or an amplifier? If you're planning on using an amplifier of any sort just remember you are breaking the law doing so. There are ways to detect the use of such devices as they put noise back into the network, and if you are causing issues carriers will track you down.

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#801212 17-Apr-2013 21:10

old3eyes: The NZ Tech Podcast last week asked Chris Quin this question and basically no was the answer.. To use Femtocellls is admitting your network is not up to it was what I read from it..

Which is weird given my Gen-i rep told me there was something coming soonish when I asked not so long ago.

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#801214 17-Apr-2013 21:17

lxsw20:
old3eyes: The NZ Tech Podcast last week asked Chris Quin this question and basically no was the answer.. To use Femtocellls is admitting your network is not up to it was what I read from it..

Which is weird given my Gen-i rep told me there was something coming soonish when I asked not so long ago.

Was that the same Gen-i rep that advised 4G / LTE coverage would be nationwide coverage by end of the year?

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=39&topicid=115324

I will go hide under Troll Bridge now! ;)

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#801266 18-Apr-2013 01:12

I'm just passing on what I get told. You are well and truly out from under the bridge now days, John. :)

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#801300 18-Apr-2013 08:32

To be honest, an actual solution to this would be welcome. Where I work, I have zero coverage unless I stand very close to the windows of the building on Telecom and 2degrees - but excellent coverage on Vodafone (which is potentially due to the fact that the closest Vodafone cellular site is ... er, the building I'm in). I once spoke to Telecom who initially seemed interested in trying to fix the poor reception, but once it got to engineering it was bounced back with a resounding "we don't care" (in pretty much those words).

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#801310 18-Apr-2013 08:47

Just checked my email it was actually one of these they said was a coming soon http://cel-fi.com/ so not a fem to cell, but closeish. (You win this round John)

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#801339 18-Apr-2013 09:40

Kyanar: To be honest, an actual solution to this would be welcome. Where I work, I have zero coverage unless I stand very close to the windows of the building on Telecom and 2degrees - but excellent coverage on Vodafone (which is potentially due to the fact that the closest Vodafone cellular site is ... er, the building I'm in). I once spoke to Telecom who initially seemed interested in trying to fix the poor reception, but once it got to engineering it was bounced back with a resounding "we don't care" (in pretty much those words).

Do you happen to work for a large American software company in Auckland that is rumoured to have shielded their building to protect their Wifi network and then complained loudly to Vodafone that their mobiles didn't work?

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#801344 18-Apr-2013 09:46

graemeh:
Kyanar: To be honest, an actual solution to this would be welcome. Where I work, I have zero coverage unless I stand very close to the windows of the building on Telecom and 2degrees - but excellent coverage on Vodafone (which is potentially due to the fact that the closest Vodafone cellular site is ... er, the building I'm in). I once spoke to Telecom who initially seemed interested in trying to fix the poor reception, but once it got to engineering it was bounced back with a resounding "we don't care" (in pretty much those words).

Do you happen to work for a large American software company in Auckland that is rumoured to have shielded their building to protect their Wifi network and then complained loudly to Vodafone that their mobiles didn't work?

Bahaha you are kidding me?

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