On 10 Oct 2006 21:14:20 -0700, [email protected] wrote:

>
>brian w edginton wrote:
>> On 9 Oct 2006 04:02:32 +0200, Emjaye <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >brian w edginton wrote:
>> >
>> >> Back to the ZDnet thing, this doesn't fit what Telstra is saying...at
>> >> least what I THINK they are saying.
>> >> Pretty sure they are saying that, if you have CDMA reception, now, you
>> >> will get 3g
>> >> Implication was that all CDMA towers have the new system.
>> >
>> >I read a news item in the technology section of the Age newspaper today.
>> >According to it, initial rollout won't have the same level of coverage
>> >as CDMA, but it should towards the end of 2008, after which CDMA will be
>> >decommissioned.
>> >
>> >Then you get the likes of "Michael" in a Usenet newsgroup who claims
>> >that all CMDA towers have 3G 850 cells that are now operational.
>> >
>> >So, who do you believe - some character on Usenet or a major media
>> >outlet who you would hope has researched the basics with its news
>> >article?
>> >
>>
>>
>> Been a bit bemused by the lack of response to my query.
>> Thanks for yours.
>>
>> Still not sure about the accuracy of the ZDnet article, Like, will
>> rural NextGen be carried on GSM.
>> Telstra's news releases suggests it will have the same range and
>> coverage of the old CDMA network. I don't believe that the GSM network
>> could match those.
>>
>> Also, a bit curious....Telstra salesman who cancelled my contract on
>> my "old" G3 phone and is sending me a replacement, says I can use it
>> as a modem to replace my steam-powered dialup.
>>
>> Anyone give me some low-tech stuff on that.
>> I am an old bloke.
>
>Technically, she is right. You "could" use it as a dialup replacement,
>but you need a ****load of $'s to do so. Let's do some quick math:
>
>Browsing the net with dialup: ~7-8mb/hour (depending on sites visited
>of course)
>Browsing + downloading with dialup: 20mb/hr
>For sake of argument, and to make the maths easy let's assume you'd do
>100mb per day on dialup. (5 hours of heavy downloading a day)
>
>Total monthly usage in Gb per month: 100 * 30 = 3Gb (or 3000mb)
>
>On this thing, 1Gb of usage is $130 then 70c/mb after that - if you
>managed your 3Gb on Telstra's "nextG" it would cost $1,400.
>
>Equivalent broadband plan is about $40/mth from most carriers (5Gb
>limit).
>Equivalent dialup plan is about $20/mth or less for unlimited usage.
>
>It's expensive. You'd have to be *very* careful not to go over 1Gb,
>but first, you have to be able to afford $130/mth + voice call plan
>cost. If your that wealthy, good luck to you!
>Cheers,
>Jason



Thanks, Jason. As I expected.
And, no....not that wealthy at all.

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