Thread: Telstra Nokia N95 on 3

Gaaahhhh!


My wife wanted a new Nokia N95 phone. She is currently with 3 on a very good legacy plan (they don't sell it any more). She went to 3 but they said they didn't sell the phone outright. Besides we want a Next G compatible phone for our WA trip and 3 won't be roaming to the Telstra Next G network until late next year.

The guy at 3 said, buy it outright from Telstra - we can't beat their price.

So we did. I've noticed that it only ever seemed to roam, it didn't seem to connect to 3, nor did it seem to be running on a 3G network. So I tried switching off GSM and leaving UMTS only activated. Sure enough, no service - it's roaming only to a GSM network (dunno whose).

A bit of hunting the 'Net around this arvo revealed all. The Telstra Next G N95 is 850MHz only. 3's network is on 2100MHz. We should have waited until next year and bought the new 3 N95 which will operate on 3's 2100MHz 3G network and Telstra's 850MHz Next G network.

To make it worse, I was gunna unlock and debrand Elisabeth's 3-branded Nokia 6280 and use it for myself. Yoiu can't. It's one of Nokia's few phones that can't have a software update using Nokia's Software Updater. At least it has been unlocked.

Gaaaahhhh

If you want a brand new unlocked but Telstra-branded N95 on the Next G network, maybe we can do a deal. It's only a few days old.

Not for me. I couldn't care less about a phone. I make only about 1 call a week. I don't use the camera, nor the media player, nor the...... etc.

My missus wants a new one but with a better camera than the iPhone. She needs good roaming and we'd like Next G for travel within Oz. So we need 850Mhz (Next G) and 2100MHz (3 and lots of the rest of the world) capability.

I'm not sure what you mean "Also they only work like the ads on Telstra. "

I must admit, I've never seen an advert for the iPhone. I tried the iPhone and it seems very easy to use and read. I find most modern mobile phones difficult to use as I can't read the keys for SMS or data entry, etc. I find my old (large) touch screen PDA phone with Windows Mobile much easier to use than the N95 or my son's N70 - and it integrates seamlessly with MS Outlook. The biggest disadvantage with the PDA phone is that it is GSM only so coverage isn't great in remote areas.