Femtocells out number cell sites...

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SteveON

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#85613 22-Jun-2011 09:56

But not in NZ.
Will they be coming to 2d? or is it because they don't have 100% network yet they don't want to confuse people?

A lot of places have broadband but no 2degrees reception, or very poor connectivity. It would be awesome!

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#484204 22-Jun-2011 10:01

Femtocells outnumber cell sites? Where did you hear that?

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n4

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#484237 22-Jun-2011 10:38

Wouldn't be hard, eg VF have only 1000-2000 cell sites in NZ, to sell that many femotcells should be achievable, seeing as each household could buy one.

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SteveON

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#484254 22-Jun-2011 10:54

Globally they out rank cell sites. But not in NZ. In vodafone land I wouldn't think there would be more than 1000 sold esp when they expect people to have a vodafone connection too.

I think VF have about 18-1900 cell sites.

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#484257 22-Jun-2011 11:01

SteveON:I wouldn't think there would be more than 1000 sold.

Wrong again

pageweon

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#484824 23-Jun-2011 09:41

are you able to tell us how many have sold johnr?

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NonprayingMantis

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#484830 23-Jun-2011 09:47

since a Femto is a kind of cell site, it is impossible for there to be more femtos than cell sites.

SteveON

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#484840 23-Jun-2011 09:54

johnr:
SteveON:I wouldn't think there would be more than 1000 sold.

Wrong again

If you want to go down this path... if you have sold more than this I REALLY feel sorry for your customers!

Though I am about to spend the weekend in Ohakuni/National park where the vodafone signial is abismial. One of the few times I can still hate upon vodafone. Yet another place XT has service and there isn't any vodafone.

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#484841 23-Jun-2011 10:00

SteveON: But not in NZ.
Will they be coming to 2d? or is it because they don't have 100% network yet they don't want to confuse people?

A lot of places have broadband but no 2degrees reception, or very poor connectivity. It would be awesome!

Can't see how it would confuse folk.
2degs must (by virtue of having the smallest network) have the network thats most stretched. A Femtocell offering to their customer base would help that immensely, and probably even increase their market share even in their own coverage areas..
And if you lived outside their current main centre network coverage surely it would enable you to stay 'on-net' when you're at home cuddled up to your femtoproduct.

How they handle that via a plethora of ISP's is I suspect the main issue

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#484843 23-Jun-2011 10:03

oxnsox:

How they handle that via a plethora of ISP's is I suspect the main issue

It's basically just a VPN back to the carrier. No special sauce.

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#484845 23-Jun-2011 10:04

SteveON:
If you want to go down this path... if you have sold more than this I REALLY feel sorry for your customers!

Though I am about to spend the weekend in Ohakuni/National park where the vodafone signial is abismial. One of the few times I can still hate upon vodafone. Yet another place XT has service and there isn't any vodafone.

Steve you really need to let the old chestnut go....

You start a post saying how great it would be for 2deg to have femtostuff, then cane VF for having them.....
You really need to get out more.

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#484846 23-Jun-2011 10:04

SaltyNZ:
oxnsox:

How they handle that via a plethora of ISP's is I suspect the main issue

It's basically just a VPN back to the carrier. No special sauce.

Great. So worth waiting for then???

johnr

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#484847 23-Jun-2011 10:06

SteveON:
johnr:
SteveON:I wouldn't think there would be more than 1000 sold.

Wrong again

If you want to go down this path... if you have sold more than this I REALLY feel sorry for your customers!

Though I am about to spend the weekend in Ohakuni/National park where the vodafone signial is abismial. One of the few times I can still hate upon vodafone. Yet another place XT has service and there isn't any vodafone.

Those that live in glass houses should not throw stones,

I can take you places around New Zealand Vodafone works fine and XT has low or No coverage and Vice versa,

John

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#484850 23-Jun-2011 10:07

oxnsox:
SteveON:
If you want to go down this path... if you have sold more than this I REALLY feel sorry for your customers!

Though I am about to spend the weekend in Ohakuni/National park where the vodafone signial is abismial. One of the few times I can still hate upon vodafone. Yet another place XT has service and there isn't any vodafone.

Steve you really need to let the old chestnut go....

You start a post saying how great it would be for 2deg to have femtostuff, then cane VF for having them.....
You really need to get out more.

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johnr

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#484852 23-Jun-2011 10:12

SteveON:
johnr:
SteveON:I wouldn't think there would be more than 1000 sold.

Wrong again

If you want to go down this path... if you have sold more than this I REALLY feel sorry for your customers!

Though I am about to spend the weekend in Ohakuni/National park where the vodafone signial is abismial. One of the few times I can still hate upon vodafone. Yet another place XT has service and there isn't any vodafone.

We have 100's of customers using Sure Signal where no carriers in NZ provide any mobile coverage in New Zealand,

If you actually look at the land mass that has mobile coverage its quite small,

johnr

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#484859 23-Jun-2011 10:18

SteveON:
johnr:
SteveON:I wouldn't think there would be more than 1000 sold.

Wrong again

If you want to go down this path... if you have sold more than this I REALLY feel sorry for your customers!

Though I am about to spend the weekend in Ohakuni/National park where the vodafone signial is abismial. One of the few times I can still hate upon vodafone. Yet another place XT has service and there isn't any vodafone.

Vodafone NZ does have mobile coverage in Ohakuni BTW

2G GSM/GPRS
3G UMTS 900mhz

John

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