NextG in the Bush.

I have a ZTE850.
I get good numbers in the coverage thingy.
In fact, I get a full five bars on my wireless internet connection.

But, with the phone, I get complaints that my transmission is soft and
fades.
I hear the other party, ok.

So, on Monday, I rang the you-beaut 1800 number.
After 58 minutes on my ZTE (will I pay for that?) it was agreed that
the phone wasn't suited to my location.
Someone will ring me "within 10 days" to organize a "blue tick" (I
thought they were American hunting dogs) phone replacement.

Next problem,I suspect, will be delivery.
Last four Telstra packages came by courier....."guaranteed delivered
to my door".
Each time, courier dumped the package at my post office and I had to
collect.
Seems the 4 klm trip off the nearest main road is just too far.
PO is 15 klms for me.

These days, I don't have a car. Have to rely on landlord's truck to
shop at weekends. No PO at weekends.
So, I guess, if the phone isn't delivered as promised, I will let it
go.

Funny thing is that the ZTE was a replacement for a Moto V3X that
Telstra sold me before NextG was rolled out.
Selling point was all the fun I could have when NextG came in.
Of course it doesn't work on NextG.

No worries....Moto works fine with my Optus GSM SIM.

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> So, on Monday, I rang the you-beaut 1800 number.
> After 58 minutes on my ZTE (will I pay for that?) it was agreed that

Nope, all calls to 1800 888 888 from a Telstra service are free. You wont
even see the call on your bill.

On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:54:28 GMT, "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote:

>> So, on Monday, I rang the you-beaut 1800 number.
>> After 58 minutes on my ZTE (will I pay for that?) it was agreed that
>
>Nope, all calls to 1800 888 888 from a Telstra service are free. You wont
>even see the call on your bill.
>
>


Thanks!

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On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:14:18 +1030, Horry <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:37:54 GMT, brian w edginton wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:54:28 GMT, "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>> So, on Monday, I rang the you-beaut 1800 number.
>>>> After 58 minutes on my ZTE (will I pay for that?) it was agreed that
>>>
>>>Nope, all calls to 1800 888 888 from a Telstra service are free. You wont
>>>even see the call on your bill.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>
>I thought you'd left?


Several times.
Can't give up smoking, either.....and that's almost as bad for me.

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"brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:54:28 GMT, "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>> So, on Monday, I rang the you-beaut 1800 number.
>>> After 58 minutes on my ZTE (will I pay for that?) it was agreed that
>>
>>Nope, all calls to 1800 888 888 from a Telstra service are free. You wont
>>even see the call on your bill.
>>
>>
>
>
> Thanks!

you are most welcome
>
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>
>
> Death is Nature's way of telling you you aren't
> needed, any more.

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:32:48 GMT, "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:54:28 GMT, "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>> So, on Monday, I rang the you-beaut 1800 number.
>>>> After 58 minutes on my ZTE (will I pay for that?) it was agreed that
>>>
>>>Nope, all calls to 1800 888 888 from a Telstra service are free. You wont
>>>even see the call on your bill.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>
>you are most welcome
>>
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>>


Well...when I spoke to them last week (Monday), consultant (level 2, I
was told) agreed the phone needed to be replaced and would be.
"Someone will ring you within 10 days to organize delivery details".

Ten days for a phone call seemed excessive. But, what the heck?

Anyway, no call today...Friday.
Had a few beers and rang them, again.
"Ten days" means "ten working days".
They didn't say "working days" before.

Like...ten working days for a simple phone call?
They know who I am and where I live.

Bloke reckoned they are VERY busy.
I guess that means the shift to NextGen isn't going so smoothly?

Actually, I don't need the frigging phone and wish the contract was
nearer to ending so I could give it a swim in the dam.

Come to think of it........................


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brian w edginton wrote...

>Actually, I don't need the frigging phone and wish the contract was
>nearer to ending so I could give it a swim in the dam.

How far off is that? It might be cheaper in the long run, to pay it out
and flog the phone on Ebay or something.