Telecom WCDMA 2100Mhz coverage

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#232238 7-Jul-2009 23:42

jaidevp: There is currently a restriction class placed on 2100 certainly in Auckland to allow us to optimise it before launching.

What does a restriction class mean out of interest?

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#232246 8-Jul-2009 00:36

I just can't understand why anybody would want to use a 2100MHz only device.

Telecom's XT network has never been promoted as a 2100MHz network and nobody has ever given any guarantees as to the extent of 2100Mhz coverage.

What use is a phone that doesn't work most of the time?

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#232262 8-Jul-2009 07:49

No 2100 coverage in Paraparaumu btw, not that I expected there to be...

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#232263 8-Jul-2009 07:50

sbiddle: I just can't understand why anybody would want to use a 2100MHz only device.
Telecom's XT network has never been promoted as a 2100MHz network and nobody has ever given any guarantees as to the extent of 2100Mhz coverage.

What use is a phone that doesn't work most of the time?

Correct and anything from telecom was W850 national network I will back telecom 110 percent on this.

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#232322 8-Jul-2009 10:30

sbiddle: I just can't understand why anybody would want to use a 2100MHz only device.

Telecom's XT network has never been promoted as a 2100MHz network and nobody has ever given any guarantees as to the extent of 2100Mhz coverage.

What use is a phone that doesn't work most of the time?

Because I have a feature rich phone that works on 2100 wherever I go in Auckland - I have a Telecom phone if I go elesewhere and can swap sim cards.

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#232594 8-Jul-2009 16:43

2100Mhz update - Telecom is deploying 2100MHz coverage in major centres by the end of July 2009. Areas confirmed for 2100MHz 3G coverage include; Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Wellington, Lower Hutt, Nelson, Christchurch, Queenstown, Dunedin and Invercargill.

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#232599 8-Jul-2009 16:48

@captcam. I'm interested to know where you get your information.

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#232698 8-Jul-2009 19:29

@captcam....looks like if I read my emails more often I would have recieved the sam info..:)

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#233254 9-Jul-2009 22:18

Virtually all Lower Hutt sites have had 2100 panels fitted from day 1. We know the reasons why Telecom haven't been able to deploy a dual band network quite so easily.

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#233864 10-Jul-2009 20:11

I still am getting 2100mhz coverage in Wattle Downs, Auckland. I just brought a XT sim card for a new phone on its way, (nokia 6500 slide. :D) anyways, i put the sim card in, phone boots as normal but dont get the vodafone start up splash screen. phone starts searching for network and then it finally connects to Telecom NZ (i have to select it manually from the carrier selection list) but in the home screen it just says "No access to netw." even though its selected to connect to telecom NZ and has full signal strength. kind of sucks. anyone know whats up with this? my current phone is a sony ericsson G502 with 2100mhz 3G only (has the typical gsm bands, 900/1800/1900mhz). but yeh, I have good signal in Wattle Downs.

on a side note too, i tried this at sylvia park trainstation moments after buying my sim card. and i still had the same problem.

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#233867 10-Jul-2009 20:14

sbiddle: We know the reasons why Telecom haven't been able to deploy a dual band network quite so easily.

NDA or just being a tease, do tell!

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#233878 10-Jul-2009 20:54

I too am interested in what sbiddle has to say about problems.

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#233915 10-Jul-2009 22:46

Were there not issues with the network initially running dual band sites?

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#243674 6-Aug-2009 20:51

end of July launch....it came and it went. It worked again for a morning. I have been told there are a few problems still but no one seems to be able to tell me what they are and when the 2100 service will actually be launched......

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#243984 7-Aug-2009 16:34

It's launched in Wellington. Other area TBA.

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