RoverLord
Ready to headbutt the monitor!!!!!
Decided to get the LG TU 550.
Not available pre-paid,the LG TU 500 is $299 pre-paid!!!
OK,go the $40 plan,order online get $50 credit.
Go thru all the online ordering,including all the points needed,credit check etc.
Finally,to close the sale,$1 prepaid postage upfront to the credit card is required.
DONT OWN AN F ING CREDIT CARD,TELSTRA HOME PHONE,INTERNET,MOBILE ON PLAN AND 2 PRE-PAID MOBILES AND THE ******* WANT $1 ON A CREDIT CARD TO SEAL THE DEAL!!!!!!!!
What a joke!!!!
Andrew
DISCOVERY IS TO BE DISOWNED
Midlife Crisis.Im going to get stuck into mine early and ENJOY it.
Snow White MY14 TDV6 D4
Alotta Fagina MY14 CAT 12M Motor Grader
2003 Stacer 525 Sea Master Sport
I made the 1 millionth AULRO post
YarnMaster
Telstra...? I am not familiar with that word. Give up Tel$lut, FWIW I've used Optus postpaid plans for 5 years and they have been excellent.Originally Posted by LandyAndy
In fact, a van full of Random Indians from Optus turned up and gave us a free LG 50" plasma... certainly can't complain!
ChatterBox
I think they need a credit card number to rip money out of it for any "extras".
I believe they only give internet plans against credit cards.........they'll suck you dry
RichardK
Series IV Matrix Offroad Camper following our Discovery 3 with E Diff, BAS Remap, Mitch Hitch, Uniden UHF, Codan NGT HF, Masten TPMS, Proquip Compressor Guard, ARB Winch Bar, Milemarker Hydraulic Winch, 4x4 Intelligence Rear Wheel Carrier, VMS GPS with Rear Camera,
AT REST
fwiw, I use an $80pm arrangement with vodaphone, (gsm), no plan. no agreement to stay with them, no credit card (pay by Bpay). incls $500pm worth of calls and so far, no problems - not even any requests for payment if I miss a few weeks
its so good in comparison to the others I've had I dunno how long it can last
Master
SubscriberDont do it Andy, stay away from the evil flip phone of little value and no coverage.
Some one must have a old cdma phone laying around, up here nex G only works in the town and a few spots out side the city limits.There are plenty of cdma phones still on the go, I got mine back when the flip phone falled to operate in the bush. Today the fed gov anounced that the cdma network life will be extended, maybe thats because next G is only where 95% of the population is (the east coast strip) and not regional australia.!!!!
'99 Tdi 300 130 Twin Cab
When I'm here I want to be out there.
RoverLord
Next G seems to work better here than CDMA (I still have CDMA but most neighbours have Next G), and at five hours drive from the coast I am hardly on the east coast strip, although I guess I am from the Geraldton perspective.
While I agree completely about Telstra*, unfortunately the simple fact is that nobody else has anything like the coverage (although in some specific areas others have better coverage), so if you live or travel in rural Australia you have no choice.
John
* Latest Telstra effort - Son's phone was cut off yesterday. Turns out that the reason it was cut off was the bill was overdue, despite the fact that the due date on the account was 15th October. This was admitted to be an error but they demanded payment before reconnection although they waived the reconnection fee.
John
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
ChatterBox
the big red is gonna explode
all for the admission price of $1
Master
ran over my cdma phone,the big T would NOT reactivate an old cdma phone,only supply new next g.Where we were camping the g was useless but cdma still worked,but I was shown a computer screen to prove I was wrong.
Result.....cancelled account,phone in bin,and its great having no phone.
SysAdmin (Owner)
like trying to get a user name and password out of them for an adsl account before you receive your "magic" cd.
love the discussion you get to have with the droids... i know it isnt their fault, but that really doesnt make it any easier to bear week in week out.
usually goes....
oh no sir you can not access the telstra network without your telstra cd
why is that my friend, i am supplying my own modem
it just wont work without it sir
are you sure
positive sir
can you check the status on 0754991XXX please
yes sir... well sir it seems to be up and running sir.
can you check the transit status of the cd for djandnj@bigpuddle please
yes sir... hmmm, hasnt been sent yet sir i will ensure it will be sent today or tomorrow sir.
so it is still there then
it appears so sir
what phone number is associated with djandnj@bigpuddle
it is 075499XXX sir
but didn't you say it was up and running and that your magic cd hadn't been shipped yet?
yes sir
believe me now? can i now have the password for the account i am setting up please
i will look it up for you sir
thank you...
every bloody time....
why they promise a half hour switch over time on a fast churn amazes me, it takes them near on a week to send a cd, but they do it time after time.
2007 Discovery 3 SE7 TDV6 2.7
2012 SZ Territory TX 2.7 TDCi
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"We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” – Ayn Rand
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Master
Not sure where I rad it but I believe it was a post from a Telstra Tech in relation to next G/CDMA coverage. From memory it goes something like this (sure someone will correct any mistakes)
(Talking Network here) When changing to Next G the tower still supports the CDMA but the "bandwidth" or whatever it is.... Is split between the two networks based on the uptake of Next G in that service area. If the uptake has been slow then coverage/network will be biased towards CDMA until that changes (or CDMA network is shut down) So those with CDMA don't notice but those who are the "first" Next G subscribers curse it. As Next G uptake increases the CDMA is restricted opening up more "bandwidth" for Next G and then the CDMA users curse it.
The trick apparently is if you know a few who are thinking of switching then do it all together so their is a noticeable increase in the useage and the area will have the bias focused more on Next G
If a businees with several phones has changed it could effect the area based on this thus the reason some areas the Next G coverage is better (even though the business may not use the phones in that area)
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