Telecom reveals CDMA kill dates
With its new XT network's travails safely behind it (touch wood), Telecom has confirmed the kill dates for CDMA.
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The CDMA-based WorldMode Roaming service will close on 28 October 2010.
The CDMA 3G data network, known as EVDO, will close on 30 November 2010.
The final cut to CDMA voice service will be "mid-2012"
In its most recent quarter (to March 31), Telecom said it lost mobile customers overall, but the number on XT swelled by 128,000 to 595,000.
The total number of Telecom mobile customers fell by 19,000 to 2,291,000.
Telecom resumed marketing XT on June 3.
The company's shares (NZX: TEL) were up 1.08% to $1.88 in late morning trading, ahead of a broader market rise of 0.75%.
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Maybe on the 28th October they should turn XT off also?
Would Telecom like to ensure proper coverage for its 3G network before cutting off its CDMZ customers? I live in Okura, just 8 mins from Westfeld Albany and Massey University, but we cannot get reliable 3G reception here. It is hardly the back of beyond!
To add insult to injury, I regularly get calls from Telecom sales people trying to get me to upgrade my phone to 3G. I keep telling them to find out when this area is going to be serviced and then to call me back: of course, they never do.
We too cannot get 3G reception with any reliability - we are in Pukekawa, just a few minutes from Pukekohe. Broadband is off the menu too. And yes, we keep receiving offers for both.
DITTO!! i live 40 mins North of Ch Ch just 1km off the main road. No broad band and no reliable 3G coverage. We pay the same rates as everywhere else on our landline but apparently not eligible for the same variety of services!
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