Telstra moves to ensure 'smooth' CDMA transition

From
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...section=justin
Telstra is taking steps to try to ensure it is able to close off its CDMA
mobile phone network by the new April deadline.

Telstra was due to switch to the Next G network by the end of this month,
but postponed it after the Federal Government said the company could not
guarantee an equivalent service.

The company says it is now sending out nearly 60 Telstra staff across the
country to help people, particularly farmers, make a smooth transition to
the network.

Telstra countrywide group managing director, Geoff Booth, the staff are
making home visits to CDMA customers to help them make the switch.

"They'll take out with them aerials, and they'll take out with them car kits
and they'll show the customers the devices actually working, where they
currently have the CDMA network," he said.

"It's designed to prove to people that this network is performing very
well."

Alan Parkington <alan.parkington@team.telstra.com> wrote:

> From
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...section=justin
> Telstra is taking steps to try to ensure it is able to close off its CDMA mobile phone network by the new April
> deadline.

It would be a hell of a lot more surprising if it didnt, ****wit.

> Telstra was due to switch to the Next G network by the end of this month, but postponed it after the Federal
> Government said the company could not guarantee an equivalent service.

They got no choice on that.

> The company says it is now sending out nearly 60 Telstra staff across the country to help people, particularly
> farmers, make a smooth transition to the network.

And I bet that that wont work.

> Telstra countrywide group managing director, Geoff Booth, the staff
> are making home visits to CDMA customers to help them make the switch.

And I bet that that wont work.

> "They'll take out with them aerials, and they'll take out with them
> car kits and they'll show the customers the devices actually working, where they currently have the CDMA network," he
> said.

We'll see...

> "It's designed to prove to people that this network is performing very well."

We'll see...