I'd probably wait on the 4G phones to be honest.

Rumours seem to indicate that there's likely announcements in the next
month or so for Windows Phone 8 devices.

On 17 September 2012 15:04, Tony Wright <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yep, I just reached the same conclusion!
>
> Think I'll start to suss out the 4G phones.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of Chris Walsh
> Sent: Monday, 17 September 2012 3:02 PM
> To: ozDotNet
> Subject: RE: [OT] Really bad Telstra phone reception
>
> If you sourced it outside Telstra, you are on the 900/2100mhz edition, so
> when Telstra ended their 3G deal with Three, you "lost" access to the 3G
> 2100 mhz network, you never were on Next G.
>
> So now you are stuck on their SLOW 2G / Edge network, either buy a new
> phone
> now, or wait for the new Lumia 820/920 phones.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of Tony Wright
> Sent: Monday, 17 September 2012 2:46 PM
> To: 'ozDotNet'
> Subject: RE: [OT] Really bad Telstra phone reception
>
> Ah yes, sourced outside Telstra, before we moved to Telstra. Is there a way
> I can fix it then?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of Chris Walsh
> Sent: Monday, 17 September 2012 2:21 PM
> To: ozDotNet
> Subject: RE: [OT] Really bad Telstra phone reception
>
> Samsung Omnia 7 bought from Telstra?  Or sourced outside of Telstra?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of Tony Wright
> Sent: Monday, 17 September 2012 1:36 PM
> To: 'ozDotNet'
> Subject: RE: [OT] Really bad Telstra phone reception
>
> Well it's a Samsung Omnia 7 and I thought it was on NextG. I just
> re-registered it on the network and it's still showing Edge and sometime
> just bars (so generic 3G I guess).
> Of course, I'm in Fitzroy North, so only about 4 kms from the GPO so I
> would
> have thought the signal, and choices, would be better.
> I reckon they've decommissioned it for me, or whatever band it's using now
> is hopeless.
> T.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of Bill McCarthy
> Sent: Monday, 17 September 2012 1:16 PM
> To: 'ozDotNet'
> Subject: RE: [OT] Really bad Telstra phone reception
>
> See if this applies:
>
> http://www.telstra.com.au/business-enterprise/help-support/announcements/
>
>
>
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: [email protected] [mailto:ozdotnet-
> |[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony Wright
> |Sent: Monday, 17 September 2012 12:55 PM
> |To: 'ozDotNet'
> |Subject: [OT] Really bad Telstra phone reception
> |
> |Hi all,
> |
> |
> |
> |I am now experiencing really bad Telstra phone signal. It used to be
> fantastic, but
> |is now appalling. I think they've deliberately downgraded the mobile
> |phone network to make their 4G look better, but those of us that don't
> |feel the
> need to
> |upgrade our phones just yet are expected to suck it up. Is there
> |anything
> we can
> |do about it?
> |
> |
> |
> |Regards,
> |
> |Tony
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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