TELSTRA'S CDMA mobile phone network is to be closed before the end of this month, meaning mobile customers still accessing the network have less than two weeks before their phones are rendered obsolete.

Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy announced today the telco giant had met the government's requirements to close the CDMA network from April 28.

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And still no 3g blackberry, rim are useless.

There is a few ?

This makes me so mad. Im on 3g and I still dont get reception at home - at kangaroo point. Was a national warning issued so people had the chance to change providers or save for a new phone etc?

f***tards.

Was a national warning issued so people had the chance to change providers or save for a new phone etc?

Around 2 years ago.

Yeah, the first announcements for CDMA closing were made years ago. It was supposed to happen earlier this year, but a bunch of people complained, so they were given an extra few months to upgrade. They've had plenty of warning, and anyone who still hasn't sorted their s*** out only really has themselves to blame.

so your on 3g? not on CDMA but your mad its closing... why?

Once CDMA is gone more money for 3G towers.

Coverage maps certainly show Kangaroo point as having Next-G Coverage.

Older 3G phones operate on 2100 network, which has not seen many upgrades from telstra with the rollout of 850, is it a 850mhz capable phone.

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^ Because all my 'spare' phones are CDMA, and yeah.

I know their should be coverage - we are an inner city suburb! - But there consitently isnt.

Have you considered your phone is faulty?

My last phone was 3G, and it certainly had good coverage at Kangaroo Point. My Next-G one gets full reception everywhere, even in the train tunnels.

I get the feeling there could be something wrong with your phone, GP.

topic change plz, R.I.P CDMA

i had a brand new motov6 next-G which would pick up next-g signal maybee 1/2 the time.
was probably faulty, but i replaced it with an LG, full signal pretty much everywhere.

Went on a trip upto coooktown, very few places it didnt work, and the Next-G Data card happily pulled down at 150+k/s in most remote places without issues.

Goodbye CDMA.

haha dRanged, another superboss death thread

good to see someone actually giving props to the network for once. it works pretty damn well

the problem telstra had was rolling out nextG too soon and having brands like ZTE as the staging platform for handsets. biggest pieces of s*** ever and bad mistake.

Ive seen the nextg network work great in most places, but not at all in a few places that realy should have coverage, like in the mansfield, could not connect to nextg with the telstra modem thingy, had to go outside, was just a normal office building. Cant get nextg connection at jimboomba at all, even though the coverage map says full coverage, without the external antenea.

Wait, this has only just been announced? If so, that's bulls***, giving customers two weeks notice!

Surely that can't be the case though.

Wait, this has only just been announced? If so, that's bulls***, giving customers two weeks notice!

Surely that can't be the case though.

...uh

Was a national warning issued so people had the chance to change providers or save for a new phone etc?


Around 2 years ago.

Along with constant SMS messages, direct-mail letters, notices on every bill sent, national news coverage, coverage advocates driving to customers homes, cold-calling to CDMA customers notifying them of the change.

I'd say they've pretty much got it covered. By the way, if your phone has a SIM card you're GSM not CDMA and this doesn't mean s*** to you.

I was always getting crappy reception here at Robertson on CDMA an now with 3G, full reception
+1 for the coverage. Also, I got coveredge outta town when mates didn't out at RathDowney

superboss death threads now encompassing the tech sector!