Telecom industry expert sells phone on Trade Me

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#18542 14-Jan-2008 11:14

A warning for people looking for tech stuff on Trade Me: keep up-to-date with technology and don't always trust what the seller writes.

Check this auction (image links to larger version):

The questions:

Q. How can you connect this handset to the Vodafone NZ network??? I think you are smoking something!!! posted by: 4sale (35 ) 3:23 pm, Sat 12 Jan

I work in the telecom industry , looks like you are technically not keeping yourself posted.You can put an 021 number on this Sanyo 6600 & connect it to Vodafone network.Its called number portability.FYI , I dont ever smoke. 10:20 pm, Sun 13 Jan

Q. A comment more than a question: you can port an 021 *to* Telecom and use this mobile on the *Telecom* network. You can't connect this phone to Vodafone because it's not GSM/UMTS. It also doesn't accept a SIM card so there's no way to connect to Vodafone. posted by: freitasm (87 ) 7:31 am, Mon 14 Jan

I don't know who is the seller, and I have removed his name from the screenshot. But I hope he's not an example of people really working in the telco industry (oh, wait)...

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#104715 14-Jan-2008 11:23

ROFLMAO!

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#104721 14-Jan-2008 11:49

From what I hear, the vodafone CDMA network is exceptional.

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#104729 14-Jan-2008 12:23

And the auction is now closed and someone bought the phone...

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#104730 14-Jan-2008 12:27

Fossie: From what I hear, the vodafone CDMA network is exceptional.

Yes, "Wireless CDMA" as NZ Herald defined a few years ago...

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#104732 14-Jan-2008 12:31

Are you a cleaner for a Telecommunications industry building? Because your facts on Number Portability are completely incorrect. The Sanyo 660 can only have a Vodafone number put onto the handset, keeping all services with Telecom. It WILL NOT work on the Vodafone Network

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#104746 14-Jan-2008 13:33

Colour me pink (as in tickled). lol

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#104765 14-Jan-2008 15:42

I think the guy was deleting questions or something? I had posted something to that effect and it was removed.

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#104768 14-Jan-2008 15:56

Unanswered questions don't show up until the auction closes... He just decided not to answer the questions because they all showed how stupid - and tricy - he was.

The questions are now showing up.

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#104800 14-Jan-2008 18:10

I think the auction raises a huge lol - a phone that sells in a shop for $199 new with a warranty sells second hand on TM for $179. Proving once again that people assume TM is the only place to buy things cause it'll be a bargain!