Coverage in Kapiti

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zaptor

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#99888 29-Mar-2012 11:24

Anyone experiencing call-connection (not to be confused with registration against the local cell - that works fine) issues in Kapiti?

Does 2D have their own infrastructure out this way, or do they piggy back on someone else (VF?).

EDIT: Have discovered, there is a 2D cell relatively nearby (so, I'm guessing the logical connection all the way to the MSC is 2D?)

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#601874 29-Mar-2012 12:34

Hi, we are building in Kapiti. No ETA for the switch on as yet.

^POB

kiwipawl

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#601878 29-Mar-2012 12:38

I have found 2 Degrees in Rauamti South terrible. There are certain areas were I get emergengy calls only.

Cheers paul.

langers1972

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#601883 29-Mar-2012 12:44

Raumati Beach not much better although I read somewhere that there were plans for a tower at Weka Park which is about 200m from me so things would be greatly improved then!

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#601885 29-Mar-2012 12:45

kiwipawl: I have found 2 Degrees in Rauamti South terrible. There are certain areas were I get emergengy calls only.

Cheers paul.

The new build should improve the signal in Raumati South. BTW make sure your phones network search is set to 'Auto'.

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zaptor

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#601888 29-Mar-2012 12:58

2DegreesCare: Hi, we are building in Kapiti. No ETA for the switch on as yet.

Ok. Which means I'm roaming on VF.
Coverage isn't that bad for me out here - well, 2G coverage anyway. I guess the problem I'm having might be at the MSC, or even earlier at the hand off.

wongtop

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#601920 29-Mar-2012 13:56

zaptor:
2DegreesCare: Hi, we are building in Kapiti. No ETA for the switch on as yet.

Ok. Which means I'm roaming on VF.
Coverage isn't that bad for me out here - well, 2G coverage anyway. I guess the problem I'm having might be at the MSC, or even earlier at the hand off.

As far as I am aware you can't roam on VF inside the Wellington 2 degrees coverage umbrella - hence the emergency calls only that kiwipawl is getting in Raumati South.

kiwipawl

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#601932 29-Mar-2012 14:21

Hi Wongtop

Thanks for the info. I always wondered why my roaming didn't work in Raumati South.

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zaptor

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#601933 29-Mar-2012 14:30

kiwipawl: I have found 2 Degrees in Rauamti South terrible. There are certain areas were I get emergengy calls only.

When you say "get emergency calls" - do you mean that you only receive/terminate inbound calls, or that you can only make outgoing emergency calls?

What make of phone do you use?

zaptor

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#601934 29-Mar-2012 14:31

wongtop: As far as I am aware you can't roam on VF inside the Wellington 2 degrees coverage umbrella - hence the emergency calls only that kiwipawl is getting in Raumati South.

Curious. Where did you read that from?

wongtop

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#601937 29-Mar-2012 14:39

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=85&topicid=57767

zaptor

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#601974 29-Mar-2012 15:30

wongtop: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=85&topicid=57767

That doesn't say there isn't any 2D roaming in Kapiti. Just that roaming occurs in areas where 2D's own service/cells are not available. Not in the main centres (like Wellington).

Once those Kapiti cells are active, then 2D subscribers won't need to roam.

EDIT: I meant roaming does not occur in the main centres (have corrected)

kiwipawl

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#601976 29-Mar-2012 15:30

I get a message on my screen stating emergency calls only and I can't recieve or send anything. I don't know if it would work for a emergency call as I haven't had a need to make a emergency call yet.

One of the areas I get this issue is in a well know Raumati South bar/resturant and I don't mind being uncontactable there at times.

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#601982 29-Mar-2012 15:36

kiwipawl: I get a message on my screen stating emergency calls only and I can't recieve or send anything. I don't know if it would work for a emergency call as I haven't had a need to make a emergency call yet.

One of the areas I get this issue is in a well know Raumati South bar/resturant and I don't mind being uncontactable there at times.

This is because your handset is camping on another network as your home network is out of range

Not handset related

zaptor

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#601984 29-Mar-2012 15:42

johnr: This is because your handset is camping on another network as your home network is out of range

Not handset related

Camping on XT you mean?
Which implies VF has no coverage at all where he's having the issue?

zaptor

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#601989 29-Mar-2012 15:45

kiwipawl: I get a message on my screen stating emergency calls only and I can't recieve or send anything. I don't know if it would work for a emergency call as I haven't had a need to make a emergency call yet.

One of the areas I get this issue is in a well know Raumati South bar/resturant and I don't mind being uncontactable there at times.

PM sent.

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