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Cell phone questions
Gerrit 't Hart wrote:
"Frank Slootweg" wrote in message ... A Mate wrote: [deleted] Read Frank's last post re coverage carefully. Vodafone is a city/town carrier really with major highway ribbons included. Small towns often have no Vodafone coverage (except emergency 112 services which will always get you through to emergency on any network available!!) - and that can be frustrating. Are you sure about the emergency 112 services getting through? AFAIR, in for example Meekatharra (WA) my phone showed no signal/network, so how should it be able to connect if I dial 112? Frank http://tinyurl.com/7vzh9 This webpage says that the Telstra tower will pick up your 112 call in Meekatharra even if you don't have a Telstra sim. Gerrit Thanks, Gerrit! I don't understand *how* that works, but I take the page's word for it *that* it works. OTOH, it's a perfect excuse for another visit to Oz to check things out! :-) However I doubt that the 112 personel appreciate people testing things, so I'd better find another excuse. Frank "Now it's 'hot' (35 degrees C) here and 'cold' in Oz!" :-) Slootweg |
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"Frank Slootweg" wrote in message ... Frank "Now it's 'hot' (35 degrees C) here and 'cold' in Oz!" :-) Slootweg 29.7C right now in Darwin 28.1C in Broome On the other hand here in Perth we are only today receiving the first real winter rains! Rainfall so far this year177.8 mm on 40 days Average 1st January to end of this month555.0 mm on 62 days Gerrit |
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On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:20:12 +1000, "Ross"
wrote: The three main players are TELSTRA www.telstra.com OPTUS www.optus.com.au VODAPHONE www.vodaphone.com.au VIRGIN MOBILE www.virginmobile.com.au Browse their web sites and it will give you an idea. In particular check out the coverage maps for each provider. Ross There are 10 types of people - those who count in binary and those who don't. 11 types....... there are also the one's that don't know the difference in saying "Three main players" and then listing FOUR !! Tony |
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11 is Three and Four would be 100
Hmmm! Which one of the 10 people are you? Ross wrote in message ... There are 10 types of people - those who count in binary and those who don't. 11 types....... there are also the one's that don't know the difference in saying "Three main players" and then listing FOUR !! Tony |
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No! I meant that 112 will connect to any available network, irrestective of
who your carrier is - no network - there's nothing to connect to!! "Frank Slootweg" wrote in message ... A Mate wrote: [deleted] Read Frank's last post re coverage carefully. Vodafone is a city/town carrier really with major highway ribbons included. Small towns often have no Vodafone coverage (except emergency 112 services which will always get you through to emergency on any network available!!) - and that can be frustrating. Are you sure about the emergency 112 services getting through? AFAIR, in for example Meekatharra (WA) my phone showed no signal/network, so how should it be able to connect if I dial 112? |
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On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:29:31 -0400, wrote:
Hello, I'm coming to Oz from the States and want to get cell phone coverage for my trip. one can never tell, upon which factor will history turn. of course trying to figure such things will lead only to insanity. it is all too new- ku - lar. and i ain't 'a talkin' famlee, you know. here's to talking like dem. I have a GSM phone (T-Mobile) so I'm pretty sure I can just take my phone and get an Oz Sim Card. Any advice on how to get one, where to get it, rates and prices. Any other Oz Cell phone info you think I should now like how coveratge tends to be (I'll be in Darwin, Ayres Rock, Melbourne, and most of the East Coast). What are rates like in the country? Thanks, Aaron |
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oups.com... Hello, I'm coming to Oz from the States and want to get cell phone coverage for my trip. I have a GSM phone (T-Mobile) so I'm pretty sure I can just take my phone and get an Oz Sim Card. Any advice on how to get one, where to get it, rates and prices. Any other Oz Cell phone info you think I should now like how coveratge tends to be (I'll be in Darwin, Ayres Rock, Melbourne, and most of the East Coast). What are rates like in the country? Thanks, Aaron Also if you want free INTL calls you should get a skype wifi phone i used one come in very handy http://www.experimentalist.co.uk/mobiles/index.html -- www.experimentalist.co.uk/shop/index.php Australia, New Zealand, USA, German, UK, South Africa, Thailand, Brazil Sim Cards & EPIRB. www.byronbay.co.uk - www.nimbin.co.uk |
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