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#32905 27-Apr-2009 09:29

According to Telecom's presence on Twitter the launch date for the XT Network is 13th May 2009.

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#209622 27-Apr-2009 09:30

watch the ads tonight there is a slight change!

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#209624 27-Apr-2009 09:37

TYPICAL! We are going to be in Oz

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#209630 27-Apr-2009 09:46

Just a reminder: please read this blog post about 850MHz.

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#209634 27-Apr-2009 09:51

Telecom XT Network compatible handsets (not sure which will be available in NZ)

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#209637 27-Apr-2009 09:53

Bah, The W995a isn't available until almost 2 months afterwards :( How am I supposed to be on the bleeding edge!? ;)

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#209640 27-Apr-2009 09:56

good blog post!, can only pray people read it!

GRRRR hurry up apple with 3.0 and new iphone so i can buy it and port my number!!!

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#209646 27-Apr-2009 10:12

matt45: good blog post!, can only pray people read it!

GRRRR hurry up apple with 3.0 and new iphone so i can buy it and port my number!!!

Worst offenders are "pseudo-tech people". I had dinner with some folks who still think a) Telecom is launching a GSM network and b) still think 2100Mhz + 900MHz (Vodafone) is better than a single unified 850MHz network...

Oh dear.

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#209651 27-Apr-2009 10:16

freitasm:
matt45: good blog post!, can only pray people read it!

GRRRR hurry up apple with 3.0 and new iphone so i can buy it and port my number!!!

Worst offenders are "pseudo-tech people". I had dinner with some folks who still think a) Telecom is launching a GSM network and b) still think 2100Mhz + 900MHz (Vodafone) is better than a single unified 850MHz network...

Oh dear.

RAOFLMAO - yes there are plenty out there!! then there are the people who say... where is the back up if 3G goes down??? My question is where is the back up if CDMA goes down?

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#209660 27-Apr-2009 10:21

imo its better if there is no fallback network because it puts more pressure on carrier to make sure there is good coverage and that it doesn’t fall over in the first place.

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#209666 27-Apr-2009 10:27

Absolutely... maybe that is based on the 3G with GSm back up that Vodafone has, the amount of times people complain (in the past that is) about always falling back to GSM or 3G being down...

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#209674 27-Apr-2009 10:35

Now the anticipation really begins! Cant wait

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#209683 27-Apr-2009 10:58

can i just get a sim card and put it into my iphone? Or are they not giving out sim cards?

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#209684 27-Apr-2009 10:59

you can if its a 3g one.

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#209686 27-Apr-2009 10:59

s.joseph: can i just get a sim card and put it into my iphone? Or are they not giving out sim cards?

These are not available yet.

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#209689 27-Apr-2009 11:05

With the lack of signal strength here at home, I have some homework to do deciding to stay with VF or perhaps look at XT for stable service. It will all come down to what VF are doing around here with 900MHz UMTS (if anything). Working from home means cell service is important here also, not just while mobile. When I moved to VF I also had signal strength issues with Telecom, so it's always been an issue.

And moving house isn't an option!

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