Vodafone Wireless Home Phone

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kiwiscoota

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#116432 29-Apr-2013 10:59

Several friends have signed up for Vodafone's Wireless Home Phone after being told they can use that in their Mobile Home anywhere in the country.

This seems to contradict the terms and conditions on the Vodafone website which state that you'll only use it at the address specified when you signed up for the service.

Can someone please confirm what the policy is?

grant_k

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#807175 29-Apr-2013 11:05

I bought one of these for my parents as a low-cost alternative to a landline. For the first 90 seconds I think it is after initial switch on, the base station figures out which cell site it is connected to, and thereafter, you are locked to that site. If you move somewhere else, you can pay a fee and have it unlocked again for 90 seconds, rinse and repeat. However, I don't think it is going to be feasible for a motorhome which is constantly on the move.

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#807189 29-Apr-2013 11:19

grant_k: I bought one of these for my parents as a low-cost alternative to a landline. For the first 90 seconds I think it is after initial switch on, the base station figures out which cell site it is connected to, and thereafter, you are locked to that site. If you move somewhere else, you can pay a fee and have it unlocked again for 90 seconds, rinse and repeat. However, I don't think it is going to be feasible for a motorhome which is constantly on the move.

You are speaking of Localzone which is no longer offered and has been decom

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#807192 29-Apr-2013 11:24

johnr:
grant_k: I bought one of these for my parents as a low-cost alternative to a landline. For the first 90 seconds I think it is after initial switch on, the base station figures out which cell site it is connected to, and thereafter, you are locked to that site. If you move somewhere else, you can pay a fee and have it unlocked again for 90 seconds, rinse and repeat. However, I don't think it is going to be feasible for a motorhome which is constantly on the move.

You are speaking of Localzone which is no longer offered and has been decom

So are HomePhone Wireless users free to move around then John?

Or is the base station still locked to a cellsite?

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#807194 29-Apr-2013 11:27

Free to move around as long as they stay in the same LICA

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#807200 29-Apr-2013 11:34

johnr: Free to move around as long as they stay in the same LICA

Thanks John, it's good to know that.

kiwiscoota

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#807219 29-Apr-2013 11:48

thanks :)