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vimfuego: So surely they will have to release some info about plans and handsets before May 13?
stevenz: For anyone on Vodafone that doesn't live and work in a CBD and wants mobile data, then it probably _does_ mean a lot to them, as from experience so far, Telecoms EVDO devices are faster and more reliable than Vodafone's 3G ones, and that's with the CDMA network, presumably the WCDMA network will be better still.
Coverage sounds like a given, the other ingredients are the devices, the plans, and the support. For various reasons I've had a lot of dealings with Telecom over the past few months and have been impressed every time, it remains to be seen what devices they get and what the plans are like. And obviously, what ongoing support for these new/updated components is like.
If nothing else, it means more competition for Vodafone so they might up their game a bit and improve their lacklustre customer service (although JohnR is an outstanding exception! :)
paradoxsm: For those of us whom ARE in a CBD and always drop to GPRS due to the poor 2100 building penetrations, no 900MHz CBD upgrades and the fact Vodafone removed the "UMTS ONLY" option from the handsets, XT will be a revolution.
harrylin: 9 out of 10 kiwis don't know about the new network.
harrylin: 9 out of 10 kiwis don't know about the new network. So this time it will be a marketing failure for telecom. I haven't seen many xt network ads around. But anyway, I will be one of the early adoptor, I will be there the first day to get a sim. Vodafone 3g works outside my work place, not inside the office. Still useless unless they improve signal. Make sure telecom will have a huge ads campaign this time, after launch.
harrylin: 9 out of 10 kiwis don't know about the new network.
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