Mike, I've been looking at the eeePC, I'd love to know what you think of it when you've been using it for a while.
contact me off the forum as I think its a little bit off topic. Stuart ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Borgelt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 8:40 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] CDMA/Next G > At 03:38 PM 3/12/2007, you wrote: >>I'd say that, at least at the moment, the NextG network needs a lot >>of work done on it. >> >>I live in the Adelaide hills, halfway down a valley with quite tall >>hills all 'round, so mobile reception at home is a particular >>problem. I rememebr when I was a kid, my mother had one of the old >>bricks on analog, and was able to receive calls without a problem. >>When I originally got a mobile, I was on GSM, and had no signal >>whatsoever at home, although eventually as time went on I was able >>to get just enough to send an SMS (This being if I placed my mobile >>in certain places in my room, no kidding.) Since I eventually gave >>good ol' CDMA a go, I haven't gone back, but I must admit, the >>service is going steeply downhill very quickly. About two years ago, >>I was able to make and receive calls without a problem from home >>without a problem, as well as at WGC, Jamestown, Sedan, Cambrai, >>Truro, etc. By this time last year, I was able to receive a phone >>call if I was lucky, but good luck trying to make one, but was till >>able to send an SMS. Now, I can only send an SMS if the wind is >>blowing in the right direction (Yes, seriously =P). >> >>In my opinion, that alone shows just how bad the network is getting. >>I'm assuming that they've severely reduced / stopped funding for the >>CDMA network or something along the lines, because the network is >>getting that bad in other places as well (Just out of Jamestown >>there's little or no signal, at WGC the signal is intermittent, etc.). >> >>But, just to stir a bit of shit, my brother got a NextG phone a >>while ago, and doesn't have any signal whatsoever at home (My father >>also got one, and he loses mbile signal above 1000 feet, wheras the >>CDMA averages loss around 7000feet =\) >> >>Frustrated much? >> >>Dion Baker. > > Even the Telstra rocket scientists could figure out that when faced > with "you can't turn off CDMA until Next G gives at least as good > coverage" that one good option for them is to reduce the CDMA > coverage gradually before it gets formally checked. > > The Next G phones will default to GSM (another bad Eurocrap idea > along with Airbus human interfaces and lead free solder - look up > "tin whiskers") when Next G coverage isn't available and it has long > been known that GSM doesn't work well in aircraft. We've had signals > on CDMA from Toowoomba to Melbourne at anything above 5000 feet up to > 9500. I've been very happy with our CDMA phones. > > But we weakened and today tried to go over to the dark side... er.. > Next G. A pre paid for Carol, and a $20 plan for the other phone. > Result so far - the Telstra computer wouldn't send out the contract > to the phone shop ALL DAY and when Carol tried to register the pre > paid to get the same number as the old one we were told to call back > in 48 hours as we are on single billing (the Telstra random number > generator) and that phone has to be taken off single billing before > they can do anything and that takes 48 hours. You can't make this stuff > up. > > Next problem is how to make the Telstra phone, assuming we get one > one, work as a modem for my new eeepC which runs Linux. > > Mike > Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments > phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 > fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 > cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 > Int'l + 61 429 355784 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > website: www.borgeltinstruments.com > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
