calling telstra mobile

"Michael" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Anthony Horan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 08:05:05 GMT, Michael wrote:
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>> > "Anthony Horan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> >> On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:28:04 +0800, Mike wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Cheaper way is telstra prepaid after 9pm and weekends. That means
>> >>> redialling every 10 mins (35c), but hangup and redial on a mobile is
>> >>> much faster than from a landline.
>> >>
>> >> Except for the eternity it takes for the call to be set up each time,
> of
>> >> course.
>> >
>> > 5 seconds is an eternity? What planet do you live on?
>>
>> Guess that depends which mobile network you're on. Optus seems to take up
>> to 20 seconds to connect a call more often than not.
>
> Might be a bit of congestion in your, or there, area

Where?

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"Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Anthony Horan <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 08:05:05 GMT, Michael wrote:
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>>> "Anthony Horan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>>> On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:28:04 +0800, Mike wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Cheaper way is telstra prepaid after 9pm and weekends. That means
>>>>> redialling every 10 mins (35c), but hangup and redial on a mobile
>>>>> is much faster than from a landline.
>>>>
>>>> Except for the eternity it takes for the call to be set up each
>>>> time, of course.
>>>
>>> 5 seconds is an eternity? What planet do you live on?
>>
>> Guess that depends which mobile network you're on. Optus seems to
>> take up to 20 seconds to connect a call more often than not.
>
> Bull****. And that is hardly an eternity anyway.

20 seconds would be very unlikely but 10 or so seconds I have seen before
(still uncommon). On average Optus should take slightly longer to page a
particular subscriber because they use the maximum PRP interval (trade off
is greater PCH capacity & improved battery life for the subscriber).

"Anthony Horan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:10:02 GMT, Michael wrote:
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> > "Anthony Horan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >> On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 08:05:05 GMT, Michael wrote:
> >>
> >>> "Anthony Horan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >>> news:[email protected]...
> >>>> On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:28:04 +0800, Mike wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Cheaper way is telstra prepaid after 9pm and weekends. That means
> >>>>> redialling every 10 mins (35c), but hangup and redial on a mobile is
> >>>>> much faster than from a landline.
> >>>>
> >>>> Except for the eternity it takes for the call to be set up each time,
> > of
> >>>> course.
> >>>
> >>> 5 seconds is an eternity? What planet do you live on?
> >>
> >> Guess that depends which mobile network you're on. Optus seems to take
up
> >> to 20 seconds to connect a call more often than not.
> >
> > Might be a bit of congestion in your, or there, area
>
> I'd thought that, but I'm bang in the middle of the CBD, surrounded by
> cells and microcells.
>
> I'd actually wondered if my calls were being "de-prioritised" because I'm
> on prepaid. Optus has always taken a somewhat punitive approach with their
> prepaid users (no call waiting, no call forwarding, etc etc).

The call has to go through the prepaid server first, that may certainly add
to the delay but 20 secs is a bit too much

"Lohn J. Deister" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > "Anthony Horan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >> On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 08:05:05 GMT, Michael wrote:
> >>
> >> > "Anthony Horan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >> > news:[email protected]...
> >> >> On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:28:04 +0800, Mike wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> Cheaper way is telstra prepaid after 9pm and weekends. That means
> >> >>> redialling every 10 mins (35c), but hangup and redial on a mobile
is
> >> >>> much faster than from a landline.
> >> >>
> >> >> Except for the eternity it takes for the call to be set up each
time,
> > of
> >> >> course.
> >> >
> >> > 5 seconds is an eternity? What planet do you live on?
> >>
> >> Guess that depends which mobile network you're on. Optus seems to take
up
> >> to 20 seconds to connect a call more often than not.
> >
> > Might be a bit of congestion in your, or there, area
>
> Where?

There, or here.

Hi,

Seems as if no one has offered you a real solution... so here is one.

Step 1. Buy a telstra prepaid plus handset
Step 2. Buy a "Coke Live 06" sim starter kit
(Steps 1 and 2 can be combined by buying a coke live v3)
Step 3. Set up the phone as per the instructions in the starter kit
Step 4. Nominate your friends number as one of the telstra numbers you
wante to call
Step 5. Make sure u don't exceed 2500 minutes per month, but otherwise,
stay on the phone for as long as you want.

Enjoy.

Sorry for all the details, just thought you may want a complete
solution.


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